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.
Who we are
BIRN Consultancy is an analysis, advisory and corporate investigation consultancy with a regional focus on the Balkans. Unlike our competitors, we are based in the Balkans, in close proximity to the variety of information that our clients need to navigate the web of complexity that the region represents from a political, business, regulatory and compliance point of view. Uniquely, our team of analysts and experts combines a mix of deep local knowledge together with an understanding of the needs and best practices of our clients based outside the region.
News
- Bosnian Serb Nationalist Indicted for Genocide Denial
The Bosnian state prosecution charged Serb nationalist activist Vojin Pavlovic with inciting ethnic and religious hatred by putting up posters and making a speech that denied the Srebrenica genocide.
- Greek Court Convicts Six of Negligence over Wildfire Deaths
Six out of 21 defendants were found guilty of homicide by negligence and other offences over a wildfire in Mati in Greece’s Attica region in 2018 that left 104 people dead, but political officials were cleared of responsibility.
- Wanted Romanian Prince Detained at Maltese Resort
Police arrested the fugitive Prince Paul-Philippe of Romania, who has been trying to evade a jail sentence for corrupt activities in his home country, at a resort in Malta.
- Media Freedom Near ‘Breaking Point’ in Many EU Countries, Says Liberties Survey
Given the pattern that where the rule of law is eroding, so too is media freedom, it’s unsurprising CEE member states figure highly in the report.
Premium Content
- Serbia Opposition’s Collapse Will Cost it Dearly in Elections
Serbia’s main opposition coalition has fallen apart because its members could not agree on whether to go to the polls in June – and the risk is that they will now win far fewer votes.
- Albania Parliament’s Disinformation Committee: Welcome Vigilance – or Threat to Free Expression?
While addressing disinformation is a crucial task, the concern is that Albania's new parliamentary committee could be just another tool to silence critical voices.
- Croatia’s Election-Winner Faces Tough Dilemma Over Potential Partners
The relative election winner, the HDZ, is negotiating with the far-right Homeland Movement but it also wants to keep national minorities – who the far-right reject – on board.
- Iraqi Kurdish Boy ‘Pushed’ From Hungary Finds His Place in Serbia
Almost seven years since being unlawfully ejected from Hungary as an unaccompanied minor, Iraqi Kurd Karoh Pistevan has made a life for himself in Serbia.