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Diplomacy / Serbia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · European Union
Bosnia's foreign minister says the two officials complied with expulsion orders; three Bosnian embassy employees are due back from Belgrade for consultations.
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The 131 MW first phase is planned as North Macedonia's first private utility-scale wind project without state support.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Serbia · Bosnia and Herzegovina · Montenegro · North Macedonia · European Union
Organisers paused the regional freight action after reporting progress with the EU on special visas, but said the protest was not cancelled.
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The election commission reported fast result transmission and 97.37% fingerprint verification, while ballot-delivery failures prevented testing in 14 municipalities.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Bosnia and Herzegovina · Turkey
The BAM 53 million deal covers two photovoltaic plants and associated works at the Gračanica coal-mine site near Bugojno.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Romania · Serbia
The Romanian utility plans a 64 MW, 434.76 MWh storage facility at the Danube hydropower plant, with investment put at €56.5 million.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Croatia · Kazakhstan · Serbia
The pipeline operator agreed to join the Shygys project company and commit up to €43.68 million in additional funding.
Read story ↗Defence / Croatia · South Korea · Poland
The procurement moves from approval to signed contracts, with 18 launchers and deliveries planned over the next two to three years.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Albania
A newly announced memorandum envisages a regional supply route, not a completed terminal or final investment decision.
Read story ↗Defence / Moldova · Romania · Ukraine
The government’s account describes a temporary airspace closure; a separate claim of a near hit lacks proximity details.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Romania
Two funding programmes target on-site renewable power and storage, with applications due to open on 11 September.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Croatia
Measures running from October to March aim to hold down electricity, gas and heating costs.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Bulgaria
The proposed financing would renew public transport fleets and upgrade roads and tram infrastructure.
Read story ↗Defence / Moldova · Ukraine
Two civilians were killed on the Ukrainian side; local reporting later said traffic had resumed.
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Thales and OiV will deliver a 2026–2030 programme supporting secure Rafale communications.
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A €0.04-per-kilogram levy will initially apply for six months while the investigation continues.
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The energy minister’s latest reported timetable keeps the construction tender and loan agreement in the planning stage.
Read story ↗Defence / Romania · Russia
Romanian authorities detained a Russian citizen accused of gathering information on military, NATO-linked and critical-infrastructure sites.
Read story ↗Politics / Bulgaria
The opposition party also says it will not offer unsolicited support to another contender ahead of the October 25 vote.
Read story ↗Economy & energy / Bulgaria
Data briefGDP rose 0.7% from the previous quarter and 2.8% year on year, while quarterly investment and exports weakened.
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