10. January 2022.
Based on the Pandora Papers leaks, Albanian prosecutors are to probe 3.6 million euros that the company that built the electricity interconnection line to Kosovo paid to a small UAE-baed consultancy from 2013 to 2019.
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5. January 2022.
Serbia’s Interior Ministry has launched a disciplinary procedure after policemen in the town of Priboj were filmed celebrating to a song that glorifies the Srebrenica genocide and other wartime crimes.
24. December 2021.
The Albanian authorities’ efforts to locate the graves of thousands people killed by the country’s former Communist dictatorship have stalled, causing disillusionment and anger among the families of the disappeared.
22. December 2021.
In focussing on the threat from religious extremism and Islamic radicalisation, North Macedonia risks underestimating the dangers of the far-right.
21. December 2021.
BIRN has identified 135 Chinese-linked projects in the Balkans worth more than 32 billion euros. Few have come without controversy.
21. December 2021.
Kosovo is trying to reintegrate returnees from the Islamic State. But its strategy on religious extremism must evolve too, experts say.
9. December 2021.
BIRN has identified a handful of self-proclaimed ‘expert’ security organisations in Serbia that promote the police, military and right-wing tropes while enjoying ties to the country’s ruling party.
7. December 2021.
China’s Huawei has come to dominate the 5G rollout in Cyprus, with risks for data security and independent policymaking that go far beyond the island’s shores, experts warn.
6. December 2021.
From Marcos and Soldado to Tito and Chiquito, the drug trafficking ties between Colombia and the Balkans run deep.
29. November 2021.
Toughly worded resolution on Thursday called the well-known paramilitary body a 'proxy of the Russian state' – and urged sanctions on the Group and its affiliates.
Sva prava zadržana BIRN BiH.