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—🇪🇺❌🇧🇦 NEW: N1 reported that the European Investment Bank (EIB) “has suspended financing” to Motorways of FBiH for Corridor Vc, quoting EIB confirmation of an investigation and enhanced monitoring amid suspected corruption. ✅ @balkanspectator — the leading…
—UPDATE: The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) describes suspected manipulation of the tender (committee changes, altered evaluations, directed bid changes) in return for financial and other benefits, and notes that the investigation was triggered by an EIB report of procurement irregularities.

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—🪖🇷🇸 WATCH: Serbia’s state arms exporter Yugoimport SDPR has released new footage confirming advanced testing of the domestically developed Gavran 145 loitering munition, marking a concrete step in the Serbian Armed Forces’ shift toward long-range, precision unmanned strike capabilities.

➡️ The system features a range of 120–150 km with up to 3 hours loiter time, 15 kg payload, multiple warhead options including tandem HEAT and heavy blast, INS/GPS/GLONASS plus TV/IIR guidance, and launch from an 8–27 tube volley system.

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—🤝🇷🇸/🇸🇮 WATCH: Belgrade was illuminated in the colors of the Slovak flag as Slovak President Peter Pellegrini visited Serbia for talks with President Aleksandar Vučić, in a gesture highlighting the Slovak minority in Vojvodina and broader Slavic ties. ➡️…
—🤝🇷🇸/🇸🇰 NEW: Serbia to finance Slovak House in Novi Sad.

➡️ Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić and Slovak President Peter Pellegrini agreed that Serbia will fully fund the construction of a Slovak House in Novi Sad, an investment estimated at 6 to 7 million euros, during a meeting with representatives of the Slovak minority in Bački Petrovac.

➡️ Vučić said the project is a “major thing” for both Slovakia and the Slovak community in Serbia and thanked Bratislava for its continuous political and economic support to areas inhabited by ethnic Slovaks.

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—🚇🇷🇸/🇨🇳 NEW: Serbia signs €720M contract with PowerChina for Belgrade Metro Line 1, Lot 2. The deal covers design and construction (including tunnel boring machines procurement), aiming to cut travel from Železnik to Mirijevo to just over 30 minutes; construction…
—🚇🇷🇸 NEW: Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić said Belgrade will have a functioning metro in “two to three years”, noting that despite “some technical problems” the project is moving ahead and promising a comfortable, modern system with stations that will be “small masterpieces”.

➡️ He added that the metro should allow passengers to travel from Mirijevo to Čukarica in about five minutes once operational.

🔗 Office for Public and Cultural Diplomacy of Serbia

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—💸🇧🇬 At 00:00, January 1st, 2026, Bulgaria will officially be adopting the Euro, and all banking services will be blocked for a few hours (3-4 hours approximately).

➡️ All citizens have 20 days to exchange their levs for euros, there are already talks about a protest during new year.

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🇹🇷⚔🇬🇷 Seven Greek airspace violations by Turkish aircraft!

On December 22, two Turkish F‑16s and one ATR‑72 flew over the northern and northeastern Aegean.

According to the Greek National Defense Directorate, one violation was by an F‑16 and six by the ATR‑72.
The same aircraft also committed two air‑traffic rule violations.

All Turkish aircraft were detected and intercepted under international procedures.

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🔴 Greece received the first Belharra Frigate this month
>https://archive.ph/wip/EJF8E

🔸 Greece has received the first of its 4 Next Generation Frigate built by France's "Naval Group"

🔸 The first frigate called "Kimon" was received and is already operational, being the most advanced ship in the eastern mediterranean

‼️ The Greek Government has purchased a fourth unit that will be delivered in 2028, named "Themistocles"

⚠️ The 3 initial frigates "Kimon", "Nearchos" and "Formion" will be equipped with Scalp Naval (MdCN), a cruise missile with an effective range of 1000 Kilometers (621.37 miles). The next two will be delivered in 2026

🔍 The frigates also have the integrated sensor network PSIM (Panoramic Sensor Intelligence Module), where almost all of the warship’s sensor systems are gathered, the advanced anti-submarine warfare sonar, type CAPTAS-4 and the full digital Sea Fire radar

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—☦️ 🇷🇸 WATCH: A short video of a Serbian family celebrating the Orthodox feast of St. Nicholas has gone viral after some American users mocked their simple food and modest home, prompting a wave of online reactions defending their faith, family bonds and resilience.…
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—☦️ 🇷🇸 WATCH: After a Serbian family was mocked online for their modest living conditions, supporters and diaspora charity group 28. Jun mobilized donations to improve their situation, prompting a wave of solidarity on social media.

➡️ As a result, the family will receive a new home!

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—❗️🪖🇷🇸 NEW: Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić has announced that Serbia’s first major drone factory will open between late March and early April 2026, producing highly sophisticated drones to bolster the Serbian Armed Forces.

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—❗️🇸🇮/🇪🇺 NEW: Slovenian Foreign Minister stated that "Europe plays a weak role in a multipolar world where China, the US, and Russia have great influence".

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—2️⃣0️⃣2️⃣6️⃣ Happy new year to all of you, dear friends!
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🇬🇷🇹🇷⚡️From Samos, the Greek Minister of Defense Nikos Dendias' message to Turkey: "Greece is absolutely determined!"

26.12.25

"Our Homeland threatens no one. Greece has not expressed a revisionist speech, has not formulated a threat to any of our neighbors. However, our country is absolutely determined to defend its sovereignty and its sovereign rights. This is the constitutional obligation of the Armed Forces, this is the obligation of every Greek woman and man. On these holy days, along with the wishes, we also send a message of national self-confidence, based on our History, our traditions, but also on our obligation towards the next generations of Greeks."


(From the statement after the visit to the headquarters of the 79th ADTE in Samos.)

🔗 Nikos Dendias
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—❗️🪖 🇦🇱 NEW: Albania unveils “historic” military overhaul and defense industry push.

➡️ PM Edi Rama said Albania’s army now fields Javelin missile systems, three Italy-donated patrol vessels, and new radar systems supplied through cooperation with France, while claiming it is now the best-paid military in the region, surpassing Serbia.

➡️ He announced that Albania has launched a “Made in Albania” defense industry with domestic production of armored vehicles and ammunition, and from 2026 plans to roll out combat drones, anti-drone systems, military uniforms for export, and expanded naval and aerospace contracts.

➡️ The goal is reaching NATO averages in both military pay and defense spending.

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—❗️🛩 🇭🇷 NEW: From January 1, Croatia’s Rafale fighters have assumed full 24/7 air-policing of national airspace, taking over from Italian and Hungarian jets that temporarily protected Croatian skies during the Rafale training and transition period, according to our source in the country.

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🇹🇷🇸🇴 - Turkey is building a spaceport in Somalia for year-round space satellite launches.

Potentially, the facility might be used for spaceships as well.
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Croatia has joined the PURL initiative alongside Romania

According to Zelensky, the initiative is important as it helps purchase U.S. weapons and strengthen Ukraine’s defense.

“In particular, these include Patriot missiles and other systems we need. Thanks to this, we have already been able to form eight aid packages, and two more are currently being prepared,” Zelensky said.

In total, 24 countries have already supported the initiative, contributing $4.3 billion, including nearly $1.5 billion in December alone.

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#BREAKING | 🇷🇺 — Russian Post is "temporarily" suspending ground delivery to:

— 🇱🇻 Latvia,
— 🇱🇹 Lithuania,
— 🇸🇮 Slovenia,
— 🇭🇷 Croatia,
— 🇪🇪 Estonia.

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