Alumni Articles

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15 Dec 2010 / 08:45

Ottoman past haunts Turkey's Balkan image

Marcus Tanner Ohrid, Macedonia

Ankara must be careful projecting itself as a player in a region where the word “Turk” still carries a good deal of historical baggage.

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15 Dec 2010 / 08:40

Turkey-EU row stymies Serb export deal

Aleksandra Stankovic Belgrade

A 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.

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15 Dec 2010 / 08:35

‘Balkans stability impossible without Serbia’

Aleksandra Stankovic Belgrade

Turkey’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

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06 Sep 2011 / 15:44

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.

19 Apr 2011 / 10:10

Alumni Roma Project Launches

19 Apr 2010 / 13:30

Alumni gathering in Montenegro