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โ€”๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท/๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฑ/๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡พ NEW: Erdogan accuses Israel of undermining Syrian stability with reckless attacks.

Turkish President Erdogan condemned recent Israeli strikes in Syria, calling Israel โ€œa mad beastโ€ acting irrationally and claiming it deliberately seeks to sabotage efforts to stabilize the region.

๐Ÿ“ฐ Source: Balkan Spectator Newsroom

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ URGENT: International community initiates process to remove High Representative Schmidt.

According to Istraga, multiple diplomatic sources confirm that U.S.-involved talks are underway to end Christian Schmidtโ€™s mandate by late 2025. At the same time, Croatian officials are urging him to use his Bonn Powers to impose permanent changes to Bosniaโ€™s Election Law that would secure HDZ's ability to appoint a Croat member of the Presidency.

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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ URGENT: International community initiates process to remove High Representative Schmidt. According to Istraga, multiple diplomatic sources confirm that U.S.-involved talks are underway to end Christian Schmidtโ€™s mandate by late 2025. At the same timeโ€ฆ
โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ NEW: Normalization in Bosnia and Herzegovina is possible only if the illegitimate High Representative Christian Schmidtโ€™s decisions are revoked, said Republic of Srpska President Milorad Dodik.

๐Ÿ”— The National Independent

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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ทโšก- "We are ready for full EU membership," - Recep Tayyip Erdogan, President of Turkey.
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โšก๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Central European Petroleum has announced Polandโ€™s largest oil discovery in decades, made at the Wolin East 1 (WE1) well near ลšwinoujล›cie on the Baltic Sea. Preliminary estimates suggest 22 million tonnes of recoverable crude and 5 bcm of gas at the site, with the wider concession holding over 33 million tonnes and 27 bcm respectively.

The discovery could more than double Polandโ€™s current oil reserves and reduce energy dependence. Officials have called the find historic, with CEPโ€™s CEO hailing it as a major opportunity for the Baltic region.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Is the โ€œSkopje 2014โ€ project making a comeback?

In August 2024, North Macedoniaโ€™s new government announced plans to revive the controversial urban project โ€œSkopje 2014โ€, an ambitious neoclassical transformation of the capitalโ€™s city center.

As of today, however, no significant progress has been made. The government has acknowledged that several structures remain unfinished and that their legal status and funding options are currently under review, with a view to possibly completing them in 2026.

Launched in 2010, the project aimed to symbolically link the country to ancient Macedonia and Alexander the Great, but was widely criticized for its high cost, kitsch aesthetics, and its role in heightening identity tensions with Greece and Bulgaria.

๐Ÿ‘‰ For now, โ€œSkopje 2014โ€ remains a static and controversial legacy, rather than an active development.

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๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท โ€ข Greek protesters block the disembarkation of an Israeli cruise ship on the island of Syros. Protestors chanting "From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free."

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด Carfil plant in Brasov has begun the procedure sign a contract to secure its firing ranges for pyrotechnics. This means that the production of drones and munitions for them will soon begin in large quantities and testing will occur
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๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บโŒ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ-Hungary Sanctions Ukrainian Generals Over Forced Mobilization

โžก๏ธ Hungary has banned entry for three top Ukrainian military officials, Foreign Minister Pรฉter Szijjรกrtรณ confirmed.

โžก๏ธ They are accused of involvement in forced mobilization and the death of an ethnic Hungarian in Zakarpattia.

โžก๏ธ Budapest acted without waiting for Brussels, with Szijjรกrtรณ calling Ukraineโ€™s actions a โ€œbrutal hunt for people.โ€
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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ NEW: Albania has been fined by FIFA again, for the match against Serbia.

FSHF has been hit with a 161,500 Swiss franc fine.

The punishment is due to repeated inappropriate and discriminatory fan behavior:

- Discriminatory chants
- Throwing objects
- Lighting fireworks
- Inappropriate gestures/messages
- Disruptions during national anthems

This is among the largest fines Albania has received.

FSHF has urged fans to follow the rules and avoid actions that harm the team.

๐Ÿ”— kos_data

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ โ€ข Despite the official policy of military neutrality and close relations with Russia, Serbia approved the transit of 960 artillery shells of 155 mm caliber produced in Bosnia and Herzegovina in June 2025, intended for a Czech company supplying the Ukrainian army.

The permit was issued by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, with the consent of the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, just a few days after the Russian SVR accused Serbia of indirect involvement in supplying Ukraine.

The shells were sold by the company Podin from Herzegovina, and it is believed they were produced in the Sarajevo factory Pretis, co-owned by the American company Regulus Global.

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๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ด President Dan critiqued the intelligence agencies (SRI and SIE) and said that the new civilian directors he will name for them will be atypical. Dan said they will not be individuals who were previously involved in politics or the intelligence agencies
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โ€”โ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ BREAKING: "Serbiaโ€™s central bank plans to bring all of its roughly $6 billion-worth of gold reserves onto its own soil to ensure the security of the hoard in periods of crisis.

That will make Serbia the first eastern European country not to hold any of its bullion in traditional hubs like Switzerland, the UK and the US." โ€” Bloomberg

๐Ÿ”— The National Independent via Bloomberg

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๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ธ โ€” A pro-Palestine protest was held in Tirana with Greta Thunberg as the special guest.

She was joined by feminists, LGBT activists, and members of the Muslim community.

Thunberg was seen chanting "Freedom for Palestine" in Albanian.

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โ€”๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ/๐Ÿ‡ฝ๐Ÿ‡ฐ BREAKING: Serbia is ready to make โ€œvery big compromisesโ€ in the dispute with Kosovo* and remains committed to fully normalizing relations, Serbian Minister of European Integration Nemanja Staroviฤ‡ said in an interview with Austriaโ€™s APA news agency.

Addressing the issue of aligning with EU sanctions against Russia, Staroviฤ‡ stated that Serbia would impose such measures โ€œonly when EU membership is within sight.โ€

๐Ÿ”— The National Independent

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