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Outdated laws in the field of culture, delays in adopting new legislation a lack of transparency, insufficient budget for cultural activity, partitocracy in cultural institutions – election of leaders based on political affiliation rather than expertise, a lack of tax benefits for investment in culture, poor regulations of the art market, vague criteria for the award of funds finance in 'open competition', a lack of long term financing for projects and institutions, marginalisation of productions in the independent cultural scene.
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Balkan Fellowship team members are engaged in selecting the best candidates for this year’s programme, on the topic of ‘Taboo’. The exact number of eligible applications received per country is the following: Serbia 42, Romania 27, Croatia 19, Bulgaria 15, Albania 12, Bosnia & Herzegovina 10, Kosovo 6, Macedonia 6, and Montenegro 6.
Maja Hrgovic, winner of the 1st Fellowship for jounalistic exellence prize for 2009, has recently published her first book, complilation of fiction stories.
This Thursday, the TV show Life in Kosovo discusses war veterans of Kosovo Liberation Army, KLA.
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A project towards the contribution to political stability and conflict prevention through an open debate and discussion of solutions to the problems related to the regionalisation and the fear of separatism in Serbia.
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Life in Kosovo broadcasts a debate on the process of appointing and reappointing judges and prosecutors in the judicial system of Kosovo.
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Belgrade meeting as a part of BICCED
Candidate short-listing underway
Fellowship Winner Published First Book
Life in Kosovo Discusses War Veterans
BIRN Regional to implement project in Serbia supported by UK Government’s Strategic Programme Fund.
Life in Kosovo debates the process of appointing judges and prosecutors
2010 Programme Promotion in full swing
First fellowship alumni meeting to be held in 2010
2009 Overview of “Building public awareness in Multiethnic Areas” programme
Job Vacancy: International Programme Development Coordinator
BIRN network publishes a `Guide for Investigative Journalists in the Balkans`
At the beginning of 2010 BIRN network published Digging Deeper - A Guide for Investigative Journalists in the Balkans, written in cooperation with Sheila Coronel, Director of the Stabile Center for Investigative Journalism and professor of professional practice at Columbia University, New York.
