Alumni Articles
15 Dec 2010 / 10:10
Report Links Top Kosovo Officials to Organ Harvesting
A damning report obtained by Balkan Insight names the Kosovo premier as the boss of a crime gang that sold body parts, carried out assassinations and dealt drugs.
Turkey’s Balkan Shopping Spree
PristinaAnkara is investing in strategic sectors in the Balkans in order to increase its economic and political influence, but what’s on Turkey’s must-buy list?
Economics Override History for Belgrade and Ankara
BelgradeAfter a long period of distant, often frosty relations, Turkey and Serbia appear to be finally warming to each other. But will the Serbian people put aside historic grievances dating back to the Ottoman Empire and welcome Ankara’s Balkan renaissance?
Albanian Muslims grapple with religious identity
TiranaA Turkish brand of Islam now dominates the country’s religious institutions, as local Muslims struggle to find their own spiritual path.
Albanians question "negative" view of Ottomans
TiranaAggressive invader or friendly administration? The portrayal of the Ottoman Empire in Albania’s history books remains the subject of fierce debate for Albanians and Turks alike.
Ottoman past haunts Turkey's Balkan image
Ohrid, MacedoniaAnkara must be careful projecting itself as a player in a region where the word “Turk” still carries a good deal of historical baggage.
Turkey-EU row stymies Serb export deal
BelgradeA 3m euro beef export deal between Serbia’s impoverished Sandzak region and Turkey has been blocked because of a trade dispute between Ankara and the EU.
‘Balkans stability impossible without Serbia’
BelgradeTurkey’s former ambassador to Belgrade says relations with Serbia are at an all time high, but warns his successor’s to-do list is long and difficult. He gives Balkans Insight his end of term report.
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
17 Apr 2013 / 08:59
BIRN Fellowship Participant Wins European Reporting Prize
Sorana Stanescu, one of the alumni from last year’s Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence programme, has won the 2013 Academic Association for Contemporary European Studies, UACES award for her article ‘Cheap and Far from Free’.
04 Apr 2013 / 09:30
BIRN Fellowship Alumnus Wins Journalism Prize
19 Feb 2013 / 04:32
Conference Criticises “Discriminatory” EU Labour Curbs
11 Feb 2013 / 12:03
Bucharest Conference To Probe EU Labour Curbs
22 Jan 2013 / 17:46
Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence Shortlisted for European Press Prize
26 Nov 2012 / 16:27
Balkan Fellowship Alumni Meet in Macedonia
06 Sep 2011 / 15:44
ERSTE Stiftung Community Gathers in 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
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