The Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence was awarded on March 20 to ten journalists from around Southeast Europe, following their selection from almost 70 applications received.

The chosen journalists are:

• Aleksandra Stankovic from Serbia,
• Andrea Gheorghe from Romania,
• Dalibor Dobric from Croatia,
• Darko Duridanski from Macedonia,
• Gjergj Erebara from Albania,
• Lavdim Hamidi from Kosovo,
• Magda Munteanu from Romania,
• Mirsad Bajtarevic from Bosnia,
• Stanimir Ivanov Kumurdijev from Bulgaria and
• Zvezdana Crnogorac from Serbia .

They will participate until the end of the year in an intensive programme of training, research and reporting, beginning with a week-long seminar in Berlin on April 18.

Information on their experiences will be regularly posted on the Fellowship website.