Alumni Articles
Vukovar Still Imprisoned by its Bloody Past
VukovarTwo decades after a Serbian siege almost reduced the town to rubble, Vukovar is an unsettled place, home to two communities that face separate ways.
Roma Funds Squandered in Romania
BucharestAs Brussels pressures Bucharest to improve living conditions for its Roma population, thousands of euros paid by the EU and Romanian government to do just that appears to have been wasted on inflated salaries and exorbitant rents and expenses, BIRN can reveal.
All Eyes on EU’s Roma Framework
SofiaIn the wake of last year’s expulsions from France, the EU’s Roma framework has promised to take a tougher line on monitoring member states’ efforts to integrate marginalised minorities. Not everyone is convinced.
EU Commissioner: Roma Exclusion ‘Getting Worse’
Living conditions for Europe’s Roma are worsening and all European states, including western ones, are responsible for changing that, says László Andor, the EU Commissioner for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion.
Little to Celebrate Halfway through Europe’s ‘Roma Decade’
SofiaDespite high expectations, the Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015 initiative is yet to make its mark and significantly improve the lot of Roma communities, say activists and campaigners.
The Bear Game
Unscrupulous Romanian hunters are accused of killing hundreds of protected bears each year through legal loopholes and bogus documentation.
Turkish Health Sector Eyes Balkan Market
IstanbulThe main entrance hall of the Acibadem Maslak Hospital in Istanbul’s European quarter is crammed with relatives of Turkish pop singer Ibrahim Tatlises, who is being treated here for gunshot wounds, and security guards, anxious to keep the press at bay.
21 Apr 2011 / 11:11
Davutoglu: ‘I’m Not a Neo-Ottoman’
Q&A with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu
French Payouts Tempt More Roma Immigrants
Bucharest and BeriniThe village of Berini lies 20 km south of the city of Timişoara in western Romania. The first historical record of the village, whose name means lamb in English, dates back to the 14th century.
18 Apr 2011 / 11:11
‘Roma Decade’ Passes Bulgarian Roma By
Nobody ever bothered building access roads to Block 20, an infamous housing estate in the south-eastern Bulgarian town of Yambol. Asphalt, electricity, running water and sewage pipes were abstract concepts for residents. Even windows were a rare luxury.
Projects
Turkey and the Balkans
The re-emergence of Turkey as a growing economic, political and religious power in the Balkans is the subject of the latest Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence Alumni Initiative project.
Roma Decade
Twelve countries, including several Balkan states, have signed up to the European Roma Decade 2005-2015 initiative. Halfway through the decade, has any real progress been made?
The Alumni Network
What is the Alumni Network?
The Alumni Network is an ever-expanding group of journalists who have all participated in the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence.
About the Programme
What is the Fellowship?
Journalists in the Balkans must now report on complex reform issues with regional and European dimensions. The fellowship provides editorial guidance, training and adequate funding to do so.
News and Events
ERSTE Stiftung Community Gathers in Alpbach
Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence alumni joined artists, journalists, researchers and activists taking part in ERSTE Foundation’s annual get together at the Tyrolean village of Alpbach.
21 Jun 2011 / 11:11
Alumni Win Milena Jesenská Fellowships
25 May 2011 / 14:03
Fellows Shortlisted for International Award
19 Apr 2011 / 10:10
Alumni Roma Project Launches
27 Jan 2011 / 12:10
2010 Fellow Scoops Albanian Reporting Award
30 Nov 2010 / 10:10
Alumni article praised by the Economist
19 Apr 2010 / 13:30
Alumni gathering in Montenegro
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