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—❗️🇹🇷/🇩🇪 NEW: A new report by Berlin's state intelligence office has named Turkey as one of the top four foreign powers conducting extensive espionage operations in the German capital.
➡️ The 140-page assessment warns that these intelligence services are actively engaging in cyberattacks, disinformation campaigns, and sabotage, marking a rare and stark public rebuke of a fellow NATO ally.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English
| 2 | —🇪🇺❌🇦🇱 POLITICO: "The European Parliament has urged Albania to suspend construction in protected areas, piling pressure on PM Edi Rama over a proposed Jared Kushner-linked luxury resort that has sparked the country’s largest protests in decades."
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 273 |
| 3 |  —🇪🇺/🇽🇰 WATCH: A newly adopted resolution calls on Cyprus, Greece, Romania, Slovakia, and Spain to formally recognize Kosovo without delay.
➡️ The measure passed with 412 votes in favor, 174 against, and 58 abstentions.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 603 |
| 4 |  —❗️🇷🇸 (🇧🇦) WATCH: In a recent interview with journalist Lara Logan, Republika Srpska leader Milorad Dodik claimed that al-Qaeda founder Osama bin Laden and Iranian IRGC commander Qasem Soleimani were present in Bosnia during the 1990s conflict.
➡️ Dodik alleged that foreign Islamist fighters and Iranian operatives played a significant role in the war, stating that hundreds of IRGC members operated in the country under diplomatic cover while foreign jihadists fought alongside Bosnian Muslim forces.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 536 |
| 5 | —🇦🇱 THE ECONOMIST: "Albania’s new protest movement is dominated by the young—some call it a Gen Z revolt. But demonstrations without strong leaders and concrete plans may end up achieving little."
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 558 |
| 6 |  —❗️🇧🇬/🇪🇺 WATCH: Bulgarian FM Velislava Petrova-Chamova stated that Sofia will not fully support the 21st EU sanctions package against Russia.
➡️ She emphasized that Bulgaria opposes energy-related sanctions to protect its national energy stability, as well as measures targeting Patriarch Kirill, warning that such "symbolic" sanctions could be exploited for anti-EU propaganda.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 649 |
| 7 | —❗️🇪🇺/🇷🇺 POLITICO: "A member of European Council President António Costa’s cabinet reached out to open a channel of communication with the Kremlin, an EU official has told POLITICO."
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 653 |
| 8 |  +3—🇷🇸/🇬🇪 NEW: Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić is currently on an official visit to Georgia for high-level diplomatic talks.
➡️ His agenda includes meetings with Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili, PM Irakli Kobakhidze, Parliament Speaker Shalva Papuashvili, and Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia Shio III.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 663 |
| 9 |  —🇧🇬/🇪🇺/🇲🇰 WATCH: Bulgarian President Iliana Yotova has raised alarms over last-minute efforts in the European Parliament to remove references to the Bulgaria-North Macedonia Joint Historical Commission from Skopje’s EU progress report.
➡️ She also strongly condemned the recent arson of Bulgarian embassy vehicles in Skopje, describing the incident as a direct attack on the Bulgarian state.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 808 |
| 10 | —🇦🇱 POLITICO: Albanian PM Edi Rama railed against the “Flamingo Revolution” yesterday, criticizing the crowds’ actions and referring to a faction of the protesters as “hajvan” — an Albanian term roughly meaning “stupid.”
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 852 |
| 11 | —I bet Niger and Tonga have better things to do. | 842 |
| 12 |  +1—❗️🇧🇹/🇭🇷 NEW: The Kingdom of Bhutan officially recognized the Republic of Croatia today.
➡️ Following this diplomatic milestone, only two countries in the world—Niger and Tonga—have yet to formally recognize the European nation.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 6 264 |
| 13 |  —🇦🇱 WATCH: "Paradise or profit? On Albania’s coast, locals are fighting plans for a luxury resort backed by Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner, warning it could threaten one of the country’s most pristine natural areas."
🔗 TVP WORLD
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 841 |
| 14 |  +1—❗️🇪🇺/🇲🇩 NEW: The European Union has officially added Irina Vlah, the former Governor of Moldova's autonomous region of Gagauzia, to its sanctions list.
➡️ Brussels accuses Vlah of participating in actions aimed at destabilizing the Republic of Moldova.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 864 |
| 15 |  —❗️🇦🇱 WATCH: Villagers in Librazhd, eastern Albania, have torn down fences erected as part of the construction of a local hydroelectric power plant.
➡️ Village representatives stated that the barriers had blocked access to their primary source of drinking water for six months, adding that ongoing construction works in the area have contaminated the water supply.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 930 |
| 16 | Test | 13 |
| 17 | —❗️🇷🇸 NEW: Spectacular scenes in Novi Sad as hundreds of youth support the 'Serbia Wins' campaign.
➡️ Recent days have seen impressive displays of support across the country, including in Novi Sad, as part of the ongoing campaign.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 1 |
| 18 | Sziget festival in Budapest will feature an unprecedented number of regional artists in 2026, attracting attention from the Balkan audience. More details on the lineup can be found here: https://www.danas.rs/kultura/regionalni-izvodjaci-na-sziget-2026/ ✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 1 |
| 19 |  +1—❗️🇺🇸/🇷🇴 NEW: US tech giant NVIDIA is considering a $4 billion investment to establish a major artificial intelligence data center in Romania.
➡️ The country was reportedly selected for the project due to its highly skilled IT specialists, competitive energy costs, and strategic geographic location.
✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 948 |
| 20 | Serbia and Hungary have announced new cooperation on border security, focusing on migration control and regional security coordination, according to official statements. ✅ @balkanspectator — the leading Balkan news channel in English | 1 |
