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Kosovo: Ex-KLA Commander Home Searched in Bllaca Case

EULEX policemen

EULEX policemen

29 July 2010 The home of Azem Syla, a former Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander, was searched by the EU rule of law mission yesterday in connection with the Nazim Bllaca case.
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Serbia: Initiative Launched for Milosevic Memorial Park

Aleksinac after the NATO bombing

Aleksinac after the NATO bombing

28 July 2010 More than 800 residents of the Serbian town of Aleksinac have signed an initiative for the construction of a statue and memorial park named after former Serbian strongman Slobodan Milosevic.
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Kosovo Transport Official Arrested For Wiping Ministry Server

Armed EULEX officers outside the Ministry of Transport (archive)

Armed EULEX officers outside the Ministry of Transport (archive)

29 July 2010 An IT administrator has been arrested on suspicion of having wiped the Kosovo Ministry of Tranport’s server as the EU rule of law mission carried out corruption raids connected to the minister of transport, Fatmir Limaj.
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Romania to Cooperate With France on Roma Row

Serbia Launches Works on Corridor 11 Section

Serbia Submits Draft Resolution on Kosovo to UN

Montenegro: No Evidence of Mass Grave in Andrijevica

Ejup Ganic Returns Home to Hero’s Welcome

Morgan Freeman Arrives in Sarajevo for Film Fest

Serbia MPs Elect New Central Bank Governor

EU Appoints New Chief of Mission in Kosovo

Croatia Closes Two EU Accession Chapters

SFF Docu Corner Hosts Documentary Directors


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Investigation

Corruption Rows Stall Albania’s War on ‘Grey’ Economy

By Besar Likmeta and Gjergj Erebara


27 July 2010  Third official campaign to suppress cash-only economy by forcing companies to use registers looks like running into sand again - drawing complaints that the machines don’t work and claims of conflicts of interest.

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Comment

Kosovo Ruling Reveals World Court’s Darker Side

By Matthew Parish

Matthew Parish

Matthew Parish

28 July 2010  The Judges’ opinion will fuel suspicions that power, not law, is the fundamental factor behind the success or failure of secessionist movements.
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Summer School Application Close on August 9th

27 July 2010 Places are still available for the BIRN summer school for an all-inclusive course fee of €549, which covers tuition, accommodation, meals and activities. However, the August 9th deadline is approaching fast, so please submit your application without delay.
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Life in Kosovo Debates the Issue of Headscarves in Public Schools

28 July 2010 

This Thursday, Life in Kosovo discusses the issue of wearing headscarves in public institutions.


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Free Places for Balkan Journalists Still Available

22 July 2010 Journalists from South East Europe still have time to apply for full scholarship to attend BIRN’s unique Summer School of Investigative Reporting from August 22 to 28 within the Petrovaradin Fortress, in the stunning Fruska Gora National Park.
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Life in Kosovo debates discusses School school Textbookstextbooks

25 July 2010 Life in Kosovo broadcasted a debate on the quality and accuracy of school textbooks in Kosovo.
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Life in Kosovo discusses the implementation of the constitution

25 July 2010 Life in Kosovo discussed the implementation of Kosovo’s constitution in its second year since ratification.
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Reporting from Local Communities

  04 May 2010 On April 27 and 28 the Balkan Investigative Reporting Network, BIRN, in collaboration with USAID's Judicial Sector Development Programme, continued a training course for journalists from Bosnia and Herzegovina reporting on war-crimes trials conducted before cantonal and district courts.
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Training Strategy

Training is BIRN’s core activity, aimed to strengthen professional capacities of journalists and media outlets across the region.

BIRN training activities are designed to build journalists professional skill to produce relevant reporting that has an impact on societies, opinion-shapers and decision-makers in the Balkans.

Justice Report

Justice Report is a specialist reporting agency focusing on war crimes trials taking place before local courts; development of the local legal system; and efforts to come to terms with the past.

Minority Media Training and Reporting Project

The Minority Media Training and Reporting Project aims to improve standards of journalism in areas of Serbia with substantial minority populations and to improve understanding of minority issues among the mainstream population, thereby challenging the current mood of suspicion and misunderstanding.