Article Archive: December 2025

How an IRL investigation uncovered inflated contracts, institutional complicity, and millions lost from North Macedonia’s state budget Maja Jovanovska and Bojan Stojanovski’s investigation for North Macedonia’s Investigative Reporting Lab (IRL), won the 2025 EU Investigative Journalism Regional award for exposing large-scale corruption involving public and private actors. This also marks the second regional award for the IRL team, as they were the first winners
Local media across the Western Balkans begin producing new content As part of the Small grants for media content production grant scheme under the SMS Facility – Small Media Support in Western Balkans project, 27 contracts have been signed with local media outlets across six Western Balkan countries, officially launching the implementation of new projects aimed at improving the quality of media content. This
From online anonymity to real-world accountability Investigative journalist Ardiana Thaçi Mehmeti, from Kiks Kosova, won first prize at the EU Investigative Journalism Awards 2025 in Kosovo for an investigation that exposed vast online networks of harassment, blackmail, and gender-based violence targeting women and girls.  What began as professional reporting on illicit Telegram groups evolved into a profoundly personal battle, revealing the real-world consequences of
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