Life in Kosovo discusses the boards of public enterprises
This Thursday, Life in Kosovo broadcasts a debate on the performance of the boards of public enterprises.
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Every Thursday starting from 20:30, Radio Television Kosovo, RTK, broadcasts the TV debate show "Life in Kosovo", a joint production of BIRN and RTK.
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KEK Exports as Consumers Face Blackouts
01 07 2011
Report questions utility company’s full use of state subsidy to import electricity and keep power on 24/7
By Petrit Collaku and Kanarina Shehu
The article was published in Prishtina Insight, edition 65, June 3-17, 2011.
How Wealthy are Kosovo Politicians Really?
01 07 2011
Prishtina Insight has uncovered a number of apparent inconsistencies in the declaration of assets of high ranking political leaders.
By Majlinda Aliu
Published in Prishtina Insight, edition 65, June 3-17, 2011, in Balkan Insight, June 7, 2011. The article was also translated in Albanian language and republished in an online new web portal:
http://kosova.info/2011/06/sa-te-pasur-jane-realisht-politikanet-kosovare/
Kosovo Misses Out On Mineral Bonanza
01 07 2011
Kosovo is failing to cash in on precious reserves of indium, whose price has rocketed more than tenfold in recent years as a result of its use in such electronic goods as iPads.
By Petrit Collaku
The article was published in Prishtina Insight, edition 60, March 25-April 7, 2011. It was published in Balkan Insight too, March 24, 2011 and re-published in daily newspaper Zeri, in Albanian language, May 22, 2011
Brussels Pulls Plug on Prizren in Sports Row
01 07 2011
Kosovo city set to lose millions in funds after European Commission halts cooperation in dispute over running of EU-funded ‘free’ sports centre.
By Petrit Collaku
This story was published in Prishtina Insight, edition 61, April 8-21, 2011. It was also published in Balkan Insight, same day, April 8, 2011
Cock-up or Conspiracy? The Arrest of Kosovo’s Central Bank Governor
01 07 2011
A BIRN investigation can reveal that Central Bank Governor Rexhepi was forced from his post on the basis of charges that were full of errors - and following a concerted campaign against him by Kosovo’s political elite.
By Lawrence Marzouk & Jeta Xharra
The investigative article was published in Prishtina Insight, edition 62, April 22- May 5, 2011, and it was also published in Balkan Insight, April 27, 2011
INVESTIGATION: Ex-Policemen Run Kosovo Passport Scam
01 12 2006
While it is hard for most Kosovars to get
papers to travel abroad, racketeers can solve everything for a fee.
By Krenar Gashi in Pristina and BIRN teams in Kosovo, Serbia and Montenegro (Balkan Insight, 1 Dec 06)
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INVESTIGATION: Kosovo Airport Sackings Spark Cover-Up Row
22 05 2006
Two low-ranking officials recently fired from their posts at Pristina
Airport claim they were sacked by the airport's international managers
in order to protect senior management from allegations of fraud and mismanagement.
By
Arbana Xharra in Pristina (Balkan Insight, 22 May 06)
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Investigation: Kosovo’s Wild West
18 02 2005
Vigilante law reigns in a part of Kosovo where justice doesn’t quite reach.
By Jeta Xharra, Muhamet Hajrullahu and Arben Salihu (BCR No 542, 18-Feb-05)
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THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS AND REAPPOINTMENTS OF JUDGES AND PROSECUTORS
The report on the process of judicial appointments and reappointments analysis the flow of this process, specifically focusing on the bright and dark sides that have marred the process to its final stages.
COURT MONITORING ANNUAL REPORT APRIL 2010 - FEBRUARY 2011
Court monitoring report is published as a result of a continuous monitoring of all municipal and districts courts of Kosovo. The findings of this report are based on the monitoring of 2,147 court hearings, by BIRN monitors.
THE PROCESS OF JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS
This report presents the results of part of BIRN's court monitoring project, specifically on the process for the appointment and reappointment of judges and prosecutors.
Follow the Paper Trail
\"Follow the Paper Trail\", a guide to document-based journalism in Kosovo, explains relevant laws, access to public documents, how to publish safely, where to find databases on investigative journalism, and how to locate documents online through various search engines.
Courts Monitoring Report 2010
A detailed analytical report about the work and administration of the courts in Prishtina, Peja, Prizren, Gjilan, Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Gjakova, Decan, Vushtrri, Poduleva, Lipjan, Klina and Istog. The report contains important information, collected by the network of monitors, placed in the major municipalities of Kosovo and aims to identify the key problems and issues that the justice system in Kosovo is facing.
REPORT: Monitoring the Courts 2009
Monitoring the work and administration of courts in Prishtina, Peja, Mitrovica, Gjilan, Ferizaj, Vushtrri and Skenderaj.
DIRECTLY ELECTED MAYOR SYSTEM IN LOCAL GOVERNANCE
The report on Directly Elected mayor System in Local Governance aims to provide a critical overview of the rationale and feasibility of the implementation of a municipal governance system that places the mayor as the central executive figure, during the third year of its application. The efficiency of this system was assessed based on the following pillars: the relationship between local government bodies, accountability of the municipal executive, respect for the law, the link between the mayor and the citizens, provision of public services (water supply and waste management, capital investments (in school and road projects)), level of transparency, public consultation and citizen participation in decision-making.
BIRN Report on Monitoring the Education System
Report on monitoring the elementary and high schools in Prishtina: Mitrovica, Ferizaj, Peja and Gjilan
Analytical report of the situation and the problems in the University of Prishtina
Report on Kosovo`s Healthcare System
Monitoring report on all primary, secondary and tertiary (University Clinical Center of Kosovo, UCCK) healthcare institutions in Pristina, Prizren, Peja, Mitrovica, Gjilan, Ferizaj, Gjakova, Klina, Decan, Istog and Vushtrri.
Situation and the Problems at the University of Prishtina
Analytical report of research into the standards and problems at the University of Prishtina. Ten years since the end of the war in Kosovo, the University of Prishtina (UP) continues to suffer from a variety of problems, resulting in persistently low quality courses being offered. For this reason, BIRN conducted research into the problems faced by UP students. The data gathered suggests that, out of the many issues reported, the most significant are: the non-implementation of contemporary teaching and assessment methods, the lack of practical work for students, the lack of appropriate academic literature, arbitrary assessments by
professors and generally poor relationships between students and their professors.
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