—🇧🇬 NEW: Bulgaria's PP-DB coalition splits hours before first parliamentary session.

➡️ The political coalition PP-DB has officially announced a "divorce," increasing the number of political formations in the Bulgarian parliament to six.

➡️ The split is widely seen as a strategic move to boycott the election of a new Supreme Judicial Council, which requires 160 out of 240 votes.

➡️ With Radev currently commanding 131 seats, the fragmentation of PP and DB complicates his path to a majority; even with the support of another political group, he would likely fall one vote short at 159.

➡️ While support from the nationalist Revival party could potentially push the judicial council vote through, broader systemic reforms are now expected to face significant hurdles.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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🇷🇺📞🇷🇸🇧🇦 — Russian Media says that Military-purpose products are still being supplied from Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to Ukraine via third countries, said a source.

Despite the fact that the Serbian authorities have imposed an official ban on the export and transit of military products, Serbian companies are finding new ways to circumvent these restrictions

At the same time, the agency's interlocutor emphasized - it is indicative that not a single Serbian enterprise has so far been "punished for illegal deliveries".

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—🇦🇱 NEW: Major call center fraud ring dismantled in Tirana.

➡️ Europol has announced the successful takedown of a massive fraud network operating out of call centers in Tirana, Albania.

➡️ The ring is reportedly linked to approximately €50 million in global losses, targeting victims through sophisticated financial schemes.

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🇦🇲 🇧🇬⚡️— Armenia and Bulgaria have signed a joint declaration on a strategic partnership, Pashinyan announced on social media.

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—🇬🇷/🇷🇸 NEW: Greece to ease border measures for Serbian tourists this summer.

➡️ Serbian citizens traveling to Greece between June 1 and August 30 will experience smoother border crossings as wait times are minimized.

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—🇦🇱/🇽🇰/🇲🇪 NEW: Albania emerging as a real estate economy, World Bank analysis reveals.

➡️ A new analysis by the World Bank identifies Albania, alongside Kosovo and Montenegro, as a region where economic growth is increasingly driven by tourism and property investment.

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇪🇺/🇺🇸 NEW: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic stated that relations between the European Union and the United States have reached a point of no return following the withdrawal of US troops from Germany.

➡️ Vucic added that he expects the confrontation between Germany and the United States to escalate rapidly in the wake of this strategic shift.

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—❗️🇷🇸/🇨🇳 NEW: The National Bank of Serbia has maintained its position as the sole buyer of gold produced at the Bor mine in eastern Serbia, operated by the Chinese-owned company Serbia Zijin Copper.

➡️ According to data from the central bank reported by Forbes Serbia, a record 344 gold bars weighing a total of 4.3 tons were purchased last year.

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