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UN Security Council renews EUFOR Althea in Bosnia and Herzegovina for 12 months, the UK says unanimously
The Security Council extended the EU-led force in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a year on 30 October; the UK, which…
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The Security Council extended the EU-led force in Bosnia and Herzegovina for a year on 30 October; the UK, which…

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The container ship Contship Jet sank after three sea drones struck it off Cape Kaliakra on October 28 while the…

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Bulgaria’s defence minister says three naval drones hit a Greek-owned, Liberian-flagged container ship off Shabla on 28 October. The crew…

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Serbia’s snap parliamentary election on October 25 ended the era of dominance of former president Aleksandar Vučić: the Students’ List…

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The Council of the EU has announced that EU and Western Balkans leaders will meet in Brussels on 25 November,…

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Peter Due told the Security Council on 20 October that tensions and unresolved issues with Serbia are eroding trust in…

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At the UN Security Council on 20 October, the UK said Kosovo-Serbia normalisation is essential to stability, called for a…

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The European Commission condemned arson and attacks on state institutions in Tirana and other Albanian cities, while stressing the right…

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In conclusions adopted in Brussels on 16 October, EU leaders say enlargement is a geostrategic investment, keep the process merit-based…

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Cyprus already fields Serbian howitzers, armoured vehicles and rocket launchers. Our proposal is for Greece to go a step further:…

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Major General Roberto Vergori of Italy has taken over the NATO-led Kosovo Force from Türkiye's Major General Özkan Ulutaş at…

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The European Union provisionally closed three more accession negotiation chapters with Montenegro on Monday, October 12, and one with Albania…