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Holding power to account. Exposing wrongdoing. Empowering people to make informed choices. Uncompromising cross-border journalism by @BIRN_Network
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In this edition, #TWiCE talks to Bea Bakó, a postdoctoral researcher at the Law Faculty of Charles University in Prague and co-author of the Hungarian newsletter Gemišt. Listen to it now:
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OPINION by Fron Nahzi I Whoever forms Kosovo’s next government after the recent elections, they will have to deal with a more transactional US foreign policy in the Balkans that is likely to favour Serbia. Read the opinion:
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Croatia has the highest rate of inflation in the Eurozone, triggering protests as well as concern for the impact on the vital tourism sector. Subscribe to Balkan Insight Premium to read the article:
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Intrusive video and audio surveillance equipment can easily be bought by the public in Serbia, and absent regulations governing sales, purchase and use, it means anyone can spy on anyone. Read our investigation:
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Read more about deepening Romania-Ukraine defence ties:
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Dalibor Spasic became the first person to be sentenced for the May 2023 attacks on journalists during protests by Serbs in Zvecan, northern Kosovo, receiving a six-month jail term that was converted into a fine.
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"Swimming was very unpopular back in 2005, 2006, and 2007… it was mainly done in open waters and lakes," Rita Zeqiri, Head of the Kosovo Swimming Federation, told BIRN. Subscribe to Balkan Insight Premium to read the interview.
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RT @Rept_Democracy: In this edition, #TWiCE talks to Bea Bakó, a postdoctoral researcher at the Law Faculty of Charles University in Prague…
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RT @BIRN_BTJ: Former KLA commander Sylejman Selimi told Hashim Thaci's war crimes trial in The Hague that the guerrilla force's General Sta…
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OPINION by Bea Bakó I Over the coming days, the EU’s Legal Affairs Committee will consider a request from Hungary's government to lift the immunity of two MEPs, including the leader of the main opposition party. Read the opinion:
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Four ministerial inspectors are under arrest for negligence in relation to the fire in January at a retirement home near Belgrade, which killed eight people. Read more:
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OPINION by Fron Nahzi I Whoever forms Kosovo’s next government after the recent elections, they will have to deal with a more transactional US foreign policy in the Balkans that is likely to favour Serbia. Read the opinion:
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Multiple Bulgarian migrant workers in the Netherlands have told BIRN about workplace injuries, unfair treatment and job insecurity. Read our investigation:
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The rally was held to back prosecutors and judges who are facing pressure from both sides of the country's political divide. Photo: BIRN
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As support for the far-right AfD rises ahead of elections in February, members of Germany's large Turkish community are being encouraged to go to the polls and vote for democratic parties.
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RT @BIRN_Network: 🔔 Together with @ECPMF, we're organizing an insightful webinar, Rights in the Digital Space 2024! 📅 February 20, 2 pm (C…
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Rita Zeqiri made history in 2016 when she represented Kosovo in the first Olympics it took part in. Now head of the country’s Swimming Federation, she has big dreams for the future of a once marginal sport.
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Croatia has the highest rate of inflation in the Eurozone, triggering protests as well as concern for the impact on the vital tourism sector.
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