Balkan eye in the sky

Between 2010-2012 cafebabel ran a successful pilot version and sequel of the Orient Express Reporter programme; young journalists from EU, Balkans and Turkey hosted each other to produce a series of reports in each others cities. One year on, this group of veterans maintains that close network of young talents, and collaborates to share news, ideas, information, and a mutual identity with a forward-looking mentality. Our similarities are our differences. It's not science fiction!

Calendar 2013: EU/ Balkan cities confirmed for 'EUtopia' reporting missions

Published on January 30, 2013 — by Nabeelah Shabbir

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Burak Pekoglu: 'Buildings made with love and passion will always stand out'

Published on January 2, 2013 — by Cansu Ekmekcioglu

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What happened when a Turk tried to enter German borders in 2012?

Published on November 12, 2012 — by Nabeelah Shabbir

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Does Turkish food in Berlin taste like Turkish food in Turkey?

Published on November 8, 2012 — by elif

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Turkey: if you can't EU them, why not BRIC them

Published on November 5, 2012 — by Natalia Román Morte

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Istanbul's criminal, cosmopolitan activity to sit outside bars

Published on October 19, 2012 — by Nabeelah Shabbir

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Erasmus students in Izmir discuss Turkey-EU accession

Published on October 18, 2012 — by Quentin.P

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Popara: eating leftovers in Bosnia-Herzegovina

Published on September 25, 2012 — by sale202

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Social entrepreneurs, social media: how to innovate in Istanbul

Published on September 7, 2012 — by Nabeelah Shabbir

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Leman, Penguen or Uykusuz: Turkey's comic books vs. Erdoğan

Published on September 3, 2012 — by Jens Wiesner

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Book review: ‘The Accident’ by Ismail Kadare

Published on August 27, 2012 — by Heather McRobie

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Watching 'How I Met Your Mother' in German, in Bosnia

Published on August 16, 2012 — by Rabea Ottenhues

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‘Million Dollar Baby’ Istanbul - no hurdle to being a woman in sport

Published on August 2, 2012 — by carolev

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Internet, a tool to transform Bosnia's politics

Published on August 1, 2012 — by Simon Benichou

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Street performance: fight apathy, love Sarajevo

Published on July 24, 2012 — by Joao Marques

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Children of Sarajevo: Opening movie of the SFF 2012

Published on July 13, 2012 — by Katha Kloss, artur.k, Jasmina

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Should I stay or should I go - The effect of EU integration on brain drain in Serbia

Published on May 9, 2012 — by shadow

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Rise of Turkish soap operas in Greece

Published on April 25, 2012 — by Krisztian Gal

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Ethnic violence in Skopje: Macedonian magic circle

Published on April 19, 2012 — by Boris Kaeski

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‘Hidden treasures of Europe’: comparing Balkans, Turkey to EU in one minute

Published on March 14, 2012 — by Katha Kloss

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Nikola Djukic: 'Bosnia may have to wait until 2022 for EU membership'

Published on January 24, 2012 — by Tetyana Kostyuk

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan, three-time Turkish prime minister in 2011

Published on December 14, 2011 — by Nicola Accardo

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Ivana Simic Bodrozic and co: more women on Croatia literary scene

Published on December 5, 2011 — by Nabeelah Shabbir, Sladjana Perkovic

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Heartbreaking Movies Of Staggering Bosnian Conflicts

Published on October 15, 2011 — by Sladjana Perkovic

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I like Mostar: are there really no tourists who want to go to Bosnia?

Published on October 13, 2011 — by Tania Gisselbrecht

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ABV guide to learning your Serbian (from your Croatian, Montenegrin and Bosnian)

Published on October 5, 2011 — by Nabeelah Shabbir

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Balkan basketball: Macedonia honour and no 'hate thy neighbour' syndrome

Published on September 16, 2011 — by shadow

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Book trade faces bust in Balkans

Published on August 23, 2011 — by Ruth Halkon

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Concert hype review: Amy Winehouse in Belgrade vs Die Antwoord in La Coruna

Published on July 25, 2011 — by shadow, Fernando Garcia

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First McDonalds in Sarajevo opens on 20 July

Published on July 20, 2011 — by North Campbell

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Serb general and 'Bosnia defect' Jovan Divjak under arrest since March

Published on July 18, 2011 — by Matthieu Amaré

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Expats: from London to Srebrenica this July

Published on July 11, 2011 — by Cafebabel ENG (NS)

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Albanophobia: land for Harry Potter villains?

Published on June 21, 2011 — by shadow

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Croatian writer Olja Savicevic: 'We have never lived in a normal society'

Published on May 31, 2011 — by katharina kloss

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Under EU status pressure? Ratko Mladic arrested in Serbia: live from Belgrade and Sarajevo

Published on May 26, 2011 — by Nabeelah Shabbir

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Zagreb’s Miss Independents

Published on May 19, 2011 — by Cafebabel ENG (NS), Milena Stosic

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Istanbul 'sex bus': student beaten for defending couple speaks

Published on May 17, 2011 — by Aleksandra Sygiel

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Censorship: EU vs Turkey's 138 internet domain name ban

Published on May 11, 2011 — by Cafebabel ENG (NS), Albacon

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Canvas, Otpor, Pora: Serbia's brand is non-violent revolution

Published on March 31, 2011 — by shadow

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Gaddafi, Tito, UN: Libyan crisis impact on Balkans

Published on March 29, 2011 — by Miguel González Lázaro

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Social networking in Sarajevo: analyse this (over Bosnian coffee)

Published on March 22, 2011 — by Nabeelah Shabbir

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Nikola Tesla: unknown inventor, national hero in Balkans

Published on February 24, 2011 — by Yvonne Pöppelbaum

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Life as a journalist in Montenegro: punchbags and missionaries itching to do their job

Published on February 21, 2011 — by Emmanuel Haddad

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View from Belgrade's historical museum: Serbia, Europe and obsessions with history

Published on February 21, 2011 — by Aaron Rowlands

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EU-Turkey: Atatürk and Charlemagne on your euro notes

Published on February 8, 2011 — by Hatice Sitki

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Vox-pop: Being a young journalist in Montenegro

Published on January 19, 2011 — by marko vesovic, Jovana Zivkovic

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Headscarfs and gags: Visa liberalisation view from Sarajevo

Published on December 13, 2010 — by Nabeelah Shabbir

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Bridges in Belgrade: why citizens should have a 26-hour-day

Published on November 30, 2010 — by Aca Todorovic hadesnx01

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Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I: ‘Young people in Europe feel unsafe’

Published on November 22, 2010 — by Georgios Kokkolis, Ozcan Tikit, Angelina

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Getting to grips with Byzantium, Constantinople, Istanbul and Europe

Published on November 17, 2010 — by Argemino Barro

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