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Diplomacy / Greece · Turkey · Cyprus · France · European Union
Athens says it will issue the required navigation notices and work with France and the EU on the Greece-Cyprus cable; no physical obstruction has been reported.
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The National Security Council directed authorities to strengthen defences against drone and cyber threats and improve recovery arrangements for critical energy sites.
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Police said the operation was connected to the case known as the Group of Intellectuals; the suspects were ordered held for 48 hours.
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Serbia's energy minister says the financing will support a Niš-Velika Plana pipeline section intended to ease bottlenecks and diversify supply routes.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Montenegro · United States
The government says the prospective project combines motorway, gas-pipeline and telecom links; expressions of interest are not contract awards.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Bulgaria · Serbia
Serbia's energy regulator has licensed Bulgaria's state supplier for wholesale natural-gas activity; the decision does not itself document new deliveries.
Read story ↗Politics / Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Constitutional Court prohibits payments under a Canadian lobbying contract and similar work pursuing aims contrary to Bosnia's constitutional order.
Read story ↗Politics / Albania · Kosovo · European Union
Vlora Hyseni is suspected of disclosing classified information in a wider public-contract investigation; the allegations have not been adjudicated.
Read story ↗Defence / Turkey
The Turkish Navy says the drill involves 100 vessels, 50 aircraft and 14,000 personnel and is due to end on 25 September.
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The military pension fund says talks concern a stake in Güzel Enerji and should become clearer by early 2027; no agreement has been announced.
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The emergency takes effect on 26 September as drought cuts Dniester and Prut flows and imported energy costs rise; officials said the measure is preventive.
Read story ↗Defence / Romania · Ukraine
Two Romanian fighters responded to an aerial target near Vylkove in Ukraine on Tuesday night, but the defence ministry reported no breach of Romanian airspace.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Romania
Rețele Electrice România says the project raises installed capacity from 160 MVA to 200 MVA and completes the modernisation of its primary substations in the capital.
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The Borzești project in Bacău County is intended to support renewable integration and is expected to be completed within 12 months.
Read story ↗Diplomacy / Montenegro
Montenegrin and EU officials denied claims that five member states had sought to pause the country's accession process.
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An Antalya Pledge under development with the ITU would ask countries to align AI infrastructure growth with climate goals.
Read story ↗Defence / Romania · Turkey
Turkish air-defence units are taking part in Eastern Shield 2026, scheduled in Romania from 16 September to 2 October.
Read story ↗Defence / Serbia · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Land Forces units are training at multiple locations as the joint exercise continues into the first week of October.
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EPCG, CGES and CEDIS are commissioning a feasibility study for a shared facility at the former Željezara Nikšić steelworks.
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The energy regulator has published draft registration procedures and a standard membership agreement for public consultation.
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