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
- Belgrade Mayor’s Call for Memorial to Serbian Chetnik Leader CriticisedHistorian says mayoral plan to install a monument to Dragoljub 'Draza' Mihailovic is part of a campaign to rehabilitate war criminals and the 'Greater Serbian' ideology – and denigrate the social achievements of the Communist era.
- US Sanctions Spyware Enablers at Centre of Greek Wiretapping ScandalThe US Treasury has expanded its sanctions on people and companies associated with the misuse of the spyware Predator, which was at the centre of a scandal in Greece over the surveillance of politicians and journalists.
- Kosovo, Montenegro, Albania Among World’s Worst in Household Waste Disposal – ReportNew report lists three Balkan states among the ten countries worldwide where fewest people separate their household waste, causing problems for the environment and risks to health – with a lack of awareness largely to blame.
- Activists Arrested Helping Migrants on Bulgarian Border Allege Police ‘Abuse’A member of a group of international activists who were arrested while trying to aid distressed migrants on the Bulgarian-Turkish border said the border police abused and threatened them.
Premium Content
- Bulgaria’s Political Landscape Shifts as Turkish-Focused Party SplitsThe feud between rival factions of the Movement for Rights and Freedoms is gravely weakening a party that’s long been a kingmaker in Bulgarian politics.
- ‘Click Here’: Investigators Struggle to Shed Light on Balkan-Wide Phishing ScamHundreds of people across the Balkans have been targeted in an apparently coordinated SMS phishing scam based on fake postal delivery notifications. The perpetrators have yet to be identified and there is no sign of a regional response.
- ‘We’re Taking on Russian Propaganda’: Why a Romanian Media Outlet Came to MoldovaVeridica's publisher, Marian Voicu, tells BIRN that as Russian disinformation efforts in Moldova intensify, the country needs media that are experienced in tackling the avalanche of fake news.
- A Visa-Free Bargain: Bosnia’s Tourist Trade Enjoys Surge in Turkish HolidaymakersWeary of high prices at home and hassles over EU visas, the number of Turkish tourists taking summer holidays in Bosnia is rising fast.