—🪖🇮🇱🤝🇬🇷 Israel's Channel 14: Israel advances major deal with Greece worth tens of millions of euros for four Israeli defense systems, most focused on air defense.

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—🇪🇺/🇲🇪 European Commissioner for Enlargement:

Montenegro is the most advanced candidate country on the road to the EU.

Today we closed another negotiation chapter, bringing the total to 14.

But much work still lies ahead. Now is the moment to keep up the pace of reforms, with a strong focus on the rule of law.

🔗 Marta Kos

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—🇪🇸🤝🇦🇱 NEW: Spanish FM José Manuel Albares reaffirmed Madrid’s “firm support” for Albania’s EU accession during a meeting in Madrid with his Albanian counterpart Ferit Hoxha.

➡️ The talks also focused on boosting trade and investment, particularly in renewables and infrastructure.

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—🪖🇷🇸/🇽🇰 WATCH: Serbia has deployed paratroopers and helicopters in military drills over the Albanian-majority Presheva Valley near the border with Kosovo.

➡️ Albanian National Council Chairman Ragmi Mustafa called the exercises a dangerous intimidation aimed at pressuring Albanians to leave the area.

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—🇪🇺❌🇷🇸 NEW: The European Union is considering sanctions against Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić over Belgrade’s lack of progress on key EU-related reforms, including rule of law, media freedom, or democratic standards.

➡️ Some MEPs warn of measures that could hit Serbia’s political and economic interests and signal that Brussels’ patience is running out.

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—❗️🇲🇩/🇪🇺/🇲🇩 NEW: Moldova has presented in Brussels a draft concept on the gradual reintegration of the Transnistrian region.

➡️ Chisinau stresses the document is a non-binding discussion paper for EU partners rather than an official settlement blueprint.

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—🇪🇺❌🇷🇸 European Commissioner for Enlargement:

I told Serbian Speaker that the recent steps taken by Serbia's authorities to curb the independence of its judiciary are a great concern.

We expect the implementation of the new judiciary laws to be put on hold until the Venice Commission issues its opinion, and for Serbia's authorities to respect the opinion & revise the laws accordingly.

I have informed the Speaker about our ongoing assessment whether Serbia still meets the conditions for payments under the EU's financial instruments.

I also urged an end to attacks on civil society and journalists.

🔗 Marta Kos

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇭🇺 NEW: Serbian Armed Forces have been deployed to guard the pipeline transporting Russian gas from Turkey to Hungary in the Žabari area.

➡️ Special forces will counter potential ground threats and the 250th Rocket Brigade is providing air defense coverage.

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—❗️🛢🇷🇸 BREAKING: Serbia is extending the ban on exports of oil and motor fuels until April 2.

—🇽🇰❌🇷🇸 Kosovo PM Kurti on Serbia's military drills near the administrative border:

It's a provocation. Serbia attempts to undermine the sovereignty & territorial integrity of our Republic.

But it's also an expression of their powerlessness. They cannot stop us, no matter what their plans are.

🔗 Admirim

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—🇧🇬/🇷🇴/🇺🇦/🇲🇩 NEW: A European Group for Territorial Cooperation bringing together local and regional authorities from Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine and Moldova is being created in Constanta.

➡️ It's the first structure of its kind on the EU’s eastern border, gathering over 150 local representatives.

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—🇸🇮/🇪🇺 POLITICO: Slovenia’s PM Robert Golob has urged European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen to investigate accusations that Israeli spy firm Black Cube interfered in the country’s election campaign.

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—🇲🇰 NEW: The Iran war is expected to trigger an economic crisis in North Macedonia, with experts warning of rising energy costs, higher inflation, and pressure on already fragile public finances.

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—🇧🇦/🇺🇸 Polymarket: Suspected Bosnian war criminal arrested by U.S. Marshals in Alabama, where he sold eggs to Walmart.

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