Spring 1999 was the beginning of freedom for Albanian communities in Kosovo and a sad period for Serbian communities. In Pristina we meet Egzon Mustafa, a rock musician playing in a band which brings together the communities.

28-year-old Marko Rakic runs an NGO in the Serbian area of Mitrovica. It helps young people to access training and supports social and cultural projects. He sees Serbians in Kosovo as second-class citizens, neglected by both Pristina and Belgrade.

Fitore Gashi is a primary school teacher in Prizren in southern Kosovo. The school brings together two ethnic groups, Albanians and Romas. In a society with a lot of discrimination, it takes trust to convince parent to allow their children to be taught by a teacher of another ethnicity.

The War in Kosovo has left behind around 4,500 landmines and 90,000 explosive remains. Deminers such as 29-year-old Donjeta Krasniqi are working hard to make the land safe, a dangerous job that she finds highly rewarding.

Kosovo is the only state in Europe without visa liberalisation meaning very few can leave the country. Perparim Kryeziu was one of the lucky few able to study outside of Kosovo with the Erasmus programme. He is determined to use his intellect and education to open up opportunities for young Kosovans

Mitrovica is still a divided city with Serbians on the North side and Albanians on the south side with EU peacekeepers still present. Jelena Zafirovic is a musician whose band crosses the ethnic divide.

Language is a major obstacle in overcoming cultural barriers in Kosovo. Most Albanians don’t speak Serbian and Serbs don’t speak Albanian. Bojan Stamenkovic speaks both languages fluently and he is breaking down barriers with his language classes.

When the euro finally arrived in January 2002, many in the Eurozone felt that prices rose sharply. In reality price inflation  was minimal.

Giovanni comes from a small town near Venice in Italy. He has come to Poland to study at the illustrious Łódź film school and dreams of working in cinema.

Ionut is one of the 20% of Romanians working in another European country.