Programmes

Governing with Integrity: Promoting Accountable Leadership in Kosovo

Kosovo
October 2023 – June 2024
BIRN Kosovo

Dealing with conflict legacy in Kosovo

Kosovo
September 13, 2023 – February 12, 2025
BIRN Kosovo

Resilient Community Programme

Kosovo
December 2023 – June 2026
BIRN Kosovo

Western Balkans Media for Change

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
October 2023 – March 2025
BIRN HUB

Sustainable Energy Journalism Award for Western Balkans 2023

Sustainable Energy Journalism Award for Western Balkans 2023

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
September 2023 – December 2023
BIRN HUB

Open Data and Digitalisation in the Western Balkans

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
October 2023 – October 2024
BIRN HUB

Paper Trail to Better Governance IV

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
September 2023 – August 2026
BIRN Kosovo

Surveillance and Censorship in the Western Balkans (WB6)

Surveillance and Censorship in the Western Balkans (WB6)

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia
October 2023 – October 2025
BIRN Hub

Under the Spotlight: Infrastructure Projects in Serbia

Serbia
January 2023 – January 2024
BIRN Serbia

Strengthening Quality News and Independent Journalism in Western Balkans and Türkiye II

Strengthening Quality News and Independent Journalism in Western Balkans and Türkiye II

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Serbia and Türkiye.
January 2023- January 2026
BIRN Hub

The project aims to provide systemic support to improve the quality and professionalism of journalism in the Western Balkans and Türkiye. It is based on a successful model established by BIRN and its partners over the past four years, which enables journalists to produce relevant, high-quality content independently, broadening citizens’ perspectives on issues of public importance and increasing trust in the media. The project includes capacity building for mid-career and young journalists, ensuring quality in journalism study programs, supporting the production of quality news, TV and cross-border investigation stories, providing investigative resource desk support, and promoting these stories through awards. Additionally, the project aims to ensure that the quality of journalism study programs is maintained for future generations.

Reporting Digital Rights and Freedoms

Reporting Digital Rights and Freedoms

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia and Turkey
January 2023 – January 2026
BIRN Kosovo

The aim of this project is to enhance the knowledge and skills of media and civil society to monitor digital rights violations and disinformation, assert the right to information and respond to abuses in the digital sphere. The project will work on improving the capacities of journalists and organizations by providing them with mentorship, editorial guidance, legal and grant support to increase policy and advocacy efforts, and equip target groups with the skills to track and respond to digital rights violations.