Analysis
We provide our clients with in-depth analysis of political, security and economic developments in the Balkans, both region-wide and country specific but always tailored to their needs. With our network of analysts embedded throughout the region and immersed in the latest information at its source, we not only explain to our clients specific events but also provide foresight regarding risks and opportunities.
Corporate Investigations
BIRN Consultancy handles a wide range of corporate investigations and integrity due diligence cases. Our clients come to us when considering a new business relationship or when they are worried about an existing one running into problems. We answer their questions but also point out issues which they might have missed.
Advisory
Whether our clients are entering a new market, expanding existing projects or exploiting other opportunities, we help them make informed decisions in uncertain political, regulatory and commercial conditions. Irrespective of whether our clients need to understand the wider business environment, a specific sector or map key decision makers, we carry out research and provide analysis based on their needs.
Tailored to your needs
Sometimes the needs of our clients require a mix of all of our services or relate to a niche problem that does not fall neatly into any of the above categories. Some problems require multi-jurisdictional investigations and analysis. Whatever the brief, we can assemble the most relevant expertise to provide answers for our clients based on their needs.
News
- Kosovo Police Station Failed to Process Hundreds of Reports of OffencesA police report seen by BIRN shows that 197 reports of crimes and 186 civil complaints were left unprocessed over more than a decade by the police station in Peje/Pec in western Kosovo.
- BIRN Launches Database and Film on Wartime Missing Children in BosniaBIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina presented a database of children who disappeared during the 1992-95 war as well as a documentary about the parents and relatives who are still looking for them.
- Greek Police Reveal EU Agricultural Subsidy Fraud Network’s Scam SystemAfter arresting 37 people all over the country, police explained how an organised crime group staged a sophisticated fraud to illegally obtain millions of euros in EU agricultural subsidies.
- Greek Opposition Protests Bill Tightening Security at Unknown Soldier’s TombIn response to a long hunger strike in front of the tomb by the father of a Tempi train crash victim, parliament approved a law assigning the monument's care to the Defence Ministry – and limiting rights of access.
Premium Content
- Delayed Energy Reforms Force Romania to Keep Burning CoalPersistent delays to energy reforms, financial uncertainties and political indecision threaten to derail Romania’s long-promised exit from hard coal energy production.
- Croatian Artist Documents ‘Dehumanisation’ of Migrants on EU’s FrontierA new book by Zagreb-based artist selma banich documents the violence, pushbacks and rights violations suffered by refugees and migrants trying to enter Croatia and the EU.
- Letter from Washington: US Action in the Balkans Vanishes Below the RadarIn the first of her monthly despatches from the United States capital, Jovana Djurovic explains that while US involvement in the Balkan region has become low-profile under Trump, Washington is still engaging – sort of.
- Eyeing Snap Elections, Kosovo’s Kurti Runs Down the Constitutional ClockWith a functioning parliament finally in place, Kosovo’s Albin Kurti now seems in no hurry to form a government.