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.
Who we are
BIRN Consultancy is an analysis, advisory and corporate investigation consultancy with a regional focus on the Balkans. Unlike our competitors, we are based in the Balkans, in close proximity to the variety of information that our clients need to navigate the web of complexity that the region represents from a political, business, regulatory and compliance point of view. Uniquely, our team of analysts and experts combines a mix of deep local knowledge together with an understanding of the needs and best practices of our clients based outside the region.
News
- Kosovo Guerrilla Leadership Didn’t Order Abductions, US Diplomat TestifiesThe former head of the US Kosovo Diplomatic Observer Mission, Shaun Byrnes, told the war crimes trial of ex-President Hashim Thaci and three other former Kosovo Liberation Army officers that he never had evidence that they ordered abductions.
- Kosovo Edges Closer to Council of Europe MembershipThe Council of Europe’s Parliamentary Assembly Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy voted to recommend that Kosovo joins the international human rights organisation, despite Serbia’s strong opposition.
- Moldova Court Says Fugitive Oligarch’s Candidates Can Run in ElectionsMoldova's top court has ruled that changes to the electoral code adopted last year – banning fugitive oligarch Ilan Shor's candidates from elections – were unconstitutional.
- Serbia Uses ‘Amber Alert’ for First Time After Girl DisappearsThe Serbian version of Amber Alert, introduced in the country last year, was activated on Tuesday for the first time after a two-year-old girl disappeared in the town of Bor.
Premium Content
- Montenegrin Govt Seeks to Sooth Concerns over LNG PlanEnvironmental groups say a planned LNG terminal in the port of Bar is contradictory to Montenegro’s climate goals, but the project has US and EU backing.
- Croatian President Lobs Political Hand-Grenade, and Ignites an ElectionCroatia’s Zoran Milanovic knew the courts would knock down his bid to run for the premiership while simultaneously serving as president, but in just raising the idea he has ignited an election campaign that seemed destined to end in another win for his arch rival.
- It’s Time Kosovo’s Govt Condemned its Army of Cyber-BulliesThe growing use by Balkan governments, including Kosovo’s, of ‘digital vigilantes’ to smear and harass critics and opponents online is contaminating the digital space and eroding press freedom.
- Samuele Kaplun: Tech Companies Should Prioritise Citizens Over GovernmentsProton VPN’s Samuele Kaplun tells BIRN why they’re offering free services in elections to democratically backsliding countries like Turkey – and why tech companies should value their role as essential tools of free speech.