Adrian Mogos is a journalist from Bucharest, Romania. He currently works at Jurnalul National as Head of the Investigative Department
Adrian is a member of the Romanian Centre for Investigative Journalism, and participates in several investigative projects, such as the Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project.
The subject of his proposed research was forged identities. Romania and Bulgaria are transit countries for illegal immigration and the trafficking of drugs and people. Therefore, Adrian’s project investigated the connection between forged identity cards and these types of criminal activities.
Fellow colleagues applauded his courageous investigation, which took him to Romania, Bulgaria and Germany.
Adrian's research was supervised by Marian Chiriac, an editor of BIRN's Balkan Insight publication.
Fake identity cards can easily be obtained in Romania and Bulgaria, and many illegal migrants use them to reach Western Europe.
The Alumni Network is an ever-expanding group of journalists who have all participated in the Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence.
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.
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?