Focus
Balkans: Regional Reporting & Sustainable Training
Years active: 1999-2010
This programme supports long-term democracy, conflict resolution and European integration in the Balkans by creating a regional network of investigative reporting institutions - the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network - to conduct cross-border research, reporting and dialogue projects, practical training and supportive collaborations with local media outlets.
Bosnia: EU Hopes Hit by Serb Police Reform Rejection
Republika Srpska kicks Bosnia’s plans to open talks on joining the European Union into the long grass.
Albanians Scorn Belgrade's New South Serbia Boss
Ethnic Albanians warn Rasim Ljajic not to count on their help in dealing with this ethnically divided corner of Serbia.
Tomb Raiders Strike Gold in Macedonia
Experts voice alarm at the brisk trade in looted archaeological finds, which flourishes because of lack of funds and protection.
Power Cuts Plague Kosovo
After hundreds of millions of euro were channeled into Kosovo’s ailing energy sector, people are angry that so little has improved.
Bosnian Serbs Surrender Their Own Army
Fear of sanctions prompts reluctant Republika Srpska to agree to a fully unified army in Bosnia.
Kosovo: AIDS Fears
Doctors believe prostitution may account for the growing number of HIV cases in the protectorate.
Serbia: Mladic Arrest Key to NATO Membership
Belgrade's plans to join NATO's Partnership for Peace programme threatened by reluctance to surrender Mladic to The Hague.
Abductions Rattle Macedonians
Government and opposition blame each other over spate of kidnappings
Macedonia: Ohrid Accord Breakthrough
The Skopje authorities aim to have peace deal in place by 2004.