—🇪🇺❌🇷🇸 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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—🇨🇭/🇺🇸 NEW: Switzerland will stop issuing permits for companies exporting weapons to the United States in response to US attacks on Iran.

➡️ This decision was taken in accordance to its neutrality policy, the Swiss government said in a statement.

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—🇬🇷 WATCH: In Greece, a migrant burst into an Orthodox Church and tried to disrupt the liturgy.

🔗 Visegrád 24

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—🇭🇷❌🇺🇸🇮🇱 NEW: Nearly 80% of Croatian citizens oppose US and Israeli attacks on the Islamic Republic of Iran, according to a new poll by Croatian National Television (HRT).

➡️ The survey found 77.4% do not approve of the strikes, 10.1% support them, and 12.5% are neutral or undecided.

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—🇦🇱 Tirana, Albania, is rapidly transforming into a "Manhattan of the Balkans" by shifting from a low-rise, post-communist city to a high-rise, modern metropolis with a skyline featuring buildings over 150 meters by 2030

🔗 Dominus Albaniae

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—🇦🇱 WATCH: The start of Eid was celebrated with a drone show in Albania's capital, Tirana.

🔗 kos_data

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—🇪🇺/🇹🇷 NEW: The European Union has proposed that Türkiye join the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), a 41-country framework that makes cross‑border euro transfers as fast and cheap as domestic payments.

➡️ EU officials say the move could generate significant savings for Turkish businesses, consumers and the large diaspora by slashing fees and transfer times.

➡️ Ankara’s official response remains unclear and the offer is under review by the Finance Ministry.

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—🇸🇮 FACT: The most densely differentiated Slavic language, Slovenian, is spoken by a population of less than two million; however, its dialects are more variegated than those of Russian, spoken by a population of more than a hundred million.

🔗 Luka Lisjak

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#BREAKING | 🇹🇷 🇶🇦 — The Turkish Ministry of Defense has confirmed that 1 Turkish soldier and 2 ASELSAN technicians were killed in a Qatari military helicopter crash, along with 4 Qatari soldiers.

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—❗🛢🇸🇮 Reuters: Slovenia limits fuel purchases as pumps run dry.

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