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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.
Macedonia: Albanian Parties Form United Front
After months of silence, Macedonia's Albanian parties have backed calls by the country's former guerrilla leader Ali Ahmeti to form a united front
Macedonia: EC Aid Under Fire
Independent report damns misuse of European aid for Balkans
Serbia: Reforms Alarm Judiciary
Have Serbian judges escaped the iron grip of Milosevic only to be confronted by new masters?
Hopes Fade for Missing Macedonians
Families of Macedonians who went missing during last year's ethnic conflict say the government is not doing enough to find out what happened to their loved ones.
Serbia: Chinese Marriage Scam
Chinese men are paying a small fortune for marriages of convenience to stay in the country and pursue their growing business interests.
Montenegro Embraces Euro
Podgorica hopes euro will help resolve its chronic financial crisis
Bosnia: Suicides on the Rise
Bosnians traumatised by the horrors of war are being driven to suicide.
Romanians Free to Roam
With the lifting of EU visa restrictions, Romanians no longer feel like second-class travellers.
About-turn for Macedonian Politicians
Political policies have turned upside down amid efforts to bring peace to the country.