Dirk Auer, Simone Böcker:
Tito Superstar -
Sehnsucht nach jugoslawischen Zeiten?
Südwestrundfunk, 7.5.2012,
8.30 Uhr
"We save where we can" - New Poverty in Greece
Chrissi Wilkens
Because of the crisis, large parts of the greek population impoverished. The "new poor" move as homeless by the cities or loot homes.
Cicero Online, 9.11.2011
The struggle of Bulgarian environmentalists against the construction mafia
Simone Böcker
Ski holidays in Bulgaria is an insider tip. But the construction of hotels and ski lifts is destroying the nature.
Die Presse, 20.10.2011
"The end of media pluralism in Macedonia"
Dirk Auer
On 3 July 2011, three macedonian dailies - Shpic, Vreme and Koha e Re - closed down. The newspapers allegedly owe one million Euros in unpaid taxes. Meanwhile, the country’s only critical national TV station, A1, also faces closure for the same reason.
Deutschlandfunk, 16.7.2011
Refugee crisis in Igoumenitsa
Chrissi Wilkens
About 500 paperless immigrants and refugees are living in the mountains around the Greek port of Igoumenitsa. The police is arresting anyone who dares to enter the city.
Berliner Zeitung, 10.6.2011
Macedonia before the parliamentary elections
Dirk Auer
On 5 June, Macedonians are again called to the polls. Even though ethnic conflicts in the multi-ethnic state are now largely resolved: The Macedonian society has become extremely polarized.
Deutschlandfunk, 4.6.2011
"We have no time to wait for real democracy" - Five years after the independence of Montenegro
Simone Böcker
Five years ago Montenegro declared its independence from the State Union Serbia-Montenegro. Since 2010, the country is an EU candidate. But NGOs and journalists criticize that the EU is looking too little behind the pretty facade of the Adriatic country.
Deutschlandfunk, 3.6.2011
Violent incident in front of mosque in Sofia
Simone Böcker
Bulgaria is due to the largely peaceful coexistence between Christians and Muslims considered as a model of tolerance. But the ultra-nationalist Ataka party tries to disrupt the peace: with sticks Ataka supporters attacked Muslims at Friday prayers - to utilize it as political capital for the coming elections.
Deutschlandfunk, 31.5.2011
Religious life is returning
Simone Böcker
A new museum in Skopje is showing the long history of Jewish life in the Balkan region, to the almost complete obliteration of the Second World War. That this museum came about at all, is the merit of a small but very active community.
Deutschlandradio, 27.5.2011
Back to Bulgaria
Simone Böcker
The brain drain of young and qualified people is a serious problem for Bulgaria. But lately more and more Bulgarians are returning back after graduation or their first experience of working abroad - with entrepreneurial spirit and ideas of how things could change also in their home country: They are involved in social projects, collect old clothes, offer free guided tours or soup shops and yoga studios opening.
Deutschlandradio, 17.4.2011
Review: "History of Yugoslavia in the 20th Century"
Dirk Auer
The "History of Yugoslavia in the 20th Century" by Marie-Janine Calic is the first comprehensive account of the history of Yugoslavia in German. Ethnic tensions, says the author, were not the cause of the collapse of Yugoslavia, but the consequence of a much earlier structural crisis.
Deutschlandfunk, 13.3.2011
The anger is growing
Chrissi Wilkens
The hunger strike by immigrants in Greece has attracted wide international attention. But not only migrants protest against the policies of the socialist government. Last week was the tenth general strike taking place within a year.
jungle world, 3.3.2011
Gangster-Baroque: The architecture of Bulgaria's nouveau rich
Simone Böcker
The so-called "Mutro"-Barock belongs unmistakably to the Bulgarian transition period: kitschy palaces and estates, when the rich and famous in Bulgaria were still on taste search.
Deutschlandradio Kultur, 27.2.2011
Refugee crisis in the Evros region
Dirk Auer and Chrissi Wilkens
90 percent of all refugees and migrants who seek protection or simply a better life are entering Europe on the Turkish-Greek border - particularly in the region of Evros in northeastern Greece. The conditions in the local detention centers are catastrophic.
Deutschlandfunk, 15.2.2011
O Kosmos tou Ependiti (Pdf-Download)
Wrong country. The deportation of the Roma to Kosovo
Dirk Auer
From Kosovo is the largest group of refugees who have lived for years with a toleration status in Germany. Most of them are Roma. Uprooted from their lives in their german home towns, they end up from one day to the other in the muddy Roma settlements in Kosovo - without work and welfare, and often without passport. By the locals they are called "Germans" because they are simply different, they do not even know the language correctly and in their homes, even years after their deportation, they are still watching exclusively German television programs.
Deutschlandfunk, 1.2.2011
Compensation for the victims of Distomo - Greece is going to court in The Hague
Simone Böcker
In 1944 the german "Wehrmacht" killed 218 people in the Greek village of Distomo. It was one of the most brutal massacres of the Second World War. The International Court of Justice in The Hague will now decide whether Germany must pay compensation.
Deutschlandfunk, 24.1.2011
Bulgaria's abandoned children
Simone Böcker
The number of institutionalized children in Bulgaria is high and the conditions in the homes are oft criticized. So far there are few alternatives. That should change. Foster care is the new concept. But that is hardly known in Bulgaria.
Aktion Mensch, 1/2011 (Pdf-Download)
Endless Odyssey
Dirk Auer
Many of the deported Roma families from Germany leave Kosovo again soon. They go back to Germany illegally or move on to Montenegro or Serbia. A visit of a deported family, which is now stranded in Subotica.
Deutschlandfunk, 29.12.2010
Schengen entry for Bulgaria at risk
Simone Böcker
In March, Bulgaria should join the Schengen zone. But Germany and France have announced plans to block the accession. The reason: Lack of progress in the fight against corruption and organized crime.
Deutschlandfunk, 23.12.2010
Christmas in the shadow of crisis
Chrissi Wilkens
Many Greeks have experienced hard income cuts because of the financial crisis. Purchasing power has declined by more than 20 percent. Feodorou family is one of hundreds of thousands, where children will wait in vain for Christmas gifts this year.
Märkische Allgemeine, 22.12.2010
With special courts against organized crime
Simone Böcker
The Bulgarian government now wants to take up the fight against organized crime by setting up special courts. These "Anti-Mafia tribunals" are supposed to deal exclusively with high-level crimes. But the plans are controversial.
Deutschlandfunk, 26.10.2010
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| Simone Böcker: Notizen aus dem toten Winkel Europas. Im Dreiländereck zwischen Bulgarien, Türkei und Griechenland Deutschlandfunk, 25.2.2012 |
| Dirk Auer: Alltag im Niemandsland. Zankapfel Nordkosovo Deutschlandfunk, 28.1.2012 |
| Dirk Auer und Simone Böcker: Schweres Erbe. Muslime in Bulgarien Deutschlandfunk, 27.8.2011 |
| Simone Böcker u. Chrissi Wilkens: Der Hafen von Piräus. Chinesische Investoren planen das "Rotterdam des Südens" Deutschlandfunk, 9.7.2011 |
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| Dirk Auer u. Chrissi Wilkens: Allein nach Europa. Minderjährige Flüchtlinge in Griechenland Deutschlandfunk, 28.8.2010 |
| Simone Böcker: Exodus. Die Vertreibung der bulgarischen Türken vor 20 Jahren Südwestrundfunk, 29.12.2009 |
| Dirk Auer u. Simone Böcker: Tauziehen um Mazedonien. Zum Namensstreit zwischen FYROM und Griechenland Deutschlandfunk, 22.8.2009 |
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| Simone Böcker: Mutra - Die Fratze. Organisierte Kriminalität in Bulgarien Deutschlandfunk, 24.1.2009 |
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Dirk Auer u. Boris Kanzleiter: Sehnsucht nach Normalität. Serbien und das schwere Erbe des Krieges Dirk Auer u. Simone Böcker: Jugend, Freundschaft, Hoffnung. Vom Leben in Sofias Plattenbauten Dirk Auer u. Boris Kanzleiter: Die "Faust Gottes" vor dem UN-Tribunal. Freiheitskampf und organisierte Kriminalität im Kosovo Dirk Auer u. Boris Kanzleiter: Vergessene Opfer. Die Vertreibung der Roma aus dem Kosovo |
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"Kein Wort stand in den Geschichts- büchern", darin: Dirk Auer über ein vergessenes KZ und Simone Böcker über die zweischneidige Geschichte der Rettung der bulgarischen Juden. Download |
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Sonderheft der Flüchtlingsräte (2010) zu Antiziganismus, darin: Dirk Auer: Vertreibung, Blei und Straflosigkeit. Der Krieg und die Tragödie der Roma im Kosovo |
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Ausstelungskatalog "Blick zurück nach vorn". Ein Fotoprojekt mit abgeschobenen Jugendlichen aus Deutschland |
