BIRN's advancing sustainability project promotes the democratisation process in the region by training journalists and publishing quality content.
Through its Balkan Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence programme, BIRN works within the region to foster quality reporting, initiate regional networking among journalists and advance balanced coverage on topics that are central to the region as well as to the EU.
BIRN's Initiative for Cultural Cooperation, Exchange and Development aimed to improve the situation in the region by strengthening cultural life and cross-cultural cooperation as an important element of a participatory, open and dynamic civil society.
BIRN Serbia's Eye on Public Finances programme aims to increase government transparency and accountability in the sphere of public finances by generating public demand and creating opportunities for constructive debate among stakeholders, and increasing citizen participation.
BIRN BiH's Justice Series programme is the organisation's flagship effort that was launched in 2005, which aims to increase understanding of and support for the work of the war crimes trials in Bosnia and Herzegovina and the region.
BIRN Kosovo conducts a variety of projects as part of its media production programme, including TV debates, court monitoring and reporting, and investigative journalism. The projects aim to provide momentum to the democratic transition in Kosovo by promoting accountability, rule of law and policy reform.
BIRN Kosovo monitors public services in the country, focusing on three main areas: the rule of law, education and health. The team drafts reports based on its findings and makes recommendations for improvements.
The programme aims to contribute to the reconciliation process in the region by raising awareness of transitional justice issues among the citizens of the former Yugoslav republics.
BIRN Kosovo's 2011 research and publications programme worked to encourage reform in the country's public services by providing systematic monitoring of the courts in all seven regions of Kosovo.
BIRN Kosovo carries out a training programme that aims to combat corruption in the country by improving reporting on corruption issues and holding institutions to account.