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
- Croatian Ex-Football Star Dario Simic Arrested in Corruption ProbeFormer AC Milan and Croatia defender is suspected of illegally obtaining permits to operate a campsite business with the aid of a former head of a county tourism department.
- Protected Danube Sturgeon Still Risk Decimation by PoachingNew World Wide Fund for Nature report says strict legal protections are failing to reverse the decline of the famous caviar-producing fish in the Lower Danube region covering Bulgaria, Romania and Ukraine.
- Hungary’s Parliament Votes to Remove Orban-Appointed President from OfficeTamas Sulyok now faces a stark choice: either he signs his own dismissal within five days or faces impeachment.
- BIRN’s ‘Bowie from Srebrenica’ Film Now Free to Watch OnlineBIRN Bosnia and Herzegovina’s documentary about rock guitarist Samir ‘Bowie’ Mehic, looking back on his wartime life in besieged Srebrenica before his death in the July 1995 genocide, is available on YouTube.
Premium Content
- When a Flag Becomes a Crime in BosniaA push by the Serb-led Republika Srpska entity to outlaw the wartime flag of the Bosniak-led Army of Bosnia and Herzegovina is part of a bigger struggle over who gets to define the country’s past, present and future.
- Albanian Journalists Complain of Unwritten ‘Red Lines’ and ‘Untouchable Topics’Self-censorship is rife among Albanian journalists and news editors who fear crossing powerful, politically connected media moguls, a BIRN survey reveals.
- Vote Weary: Can Fear of Another Election Conjure Compromise in Kosovo?Kosovo’s Kurti is preaching compromise in the search for a deal on the country’s next president, but his task is complicated by the turmoil inside the opposition LDK.
- Letter from Brussels: No EU ‘Super Tuesday’ for Accession Laggard SerbiaAs Albania and Montenegro surge ahead, the EU is split on whether to move Serbia forward on the path to accession in the absence of tangible progress.