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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.
Kosovo: Rexhepi Offers Serbs Olive Branch
Premier attempts to build bridges between Kosovo's rival communities in an effort to gain favour with the international community.
Macedonia: Trade War with Serbia Erupts
Tit-for-tat measures have undercut a free trade deal between the two states and inflicted real damage on Macedonian exports.
Croatia: HDZ Reformer Hamstrung by Old Guard
The new moderate leader of the opposition HDZ party may find his hands tied by old guard nationalists as he tries to cast off Tudjman's authoritarian legacy.
Montenegro: Disillusionment with Political Leaders Mounts
Public frustration with the country's main political parties likely to lead to a poor turn out in forthcoming local poll.
Romania: 'Golden Girls' Myth Shattered
Female gymnasts were persecuted to promote the country's communist image.
Macedonian Nationalists Exploit Hague Fears
A campaign to protect the interior minister from war crimes charges seems rooted in domestic electioneering.
Bosnia: Ashdown Faces Huge Challenge
The new High Representative's top task is to weed out widespread fraud and lawlessness.
Croatia: Serb Property Restitution Held Up
Government efforts to return property to Serbs who fled the Krajina region are dogged with problems.
Serbia: Census Deal Resolves Presevo Crisis
Hardliners among Serbs and Albanians have lost out in southern Serbia, where a remarkable political deal has dampened down the fires of ethnic conflict