Legislative elections in Serbia: first official results confirm the victory of the presidential camp
Serbian election officials confirm Serbian Progressive Party [SNS]'s victory in parliamentary elections, after announcing initial results from the weekend's polls; SNS earns roughly 46% of votes and leading opposition coalition secures just 23.5% of ballots
11 month agoProtests in Serbia have started after numerous elections irregularities
German Foreign Ministry: Serbia has voted, but @osce_odihr reports misuse of public resources, voter intimidation and cases of vote buying. This is unacceptable for a country with EU candidate status
11 month agoVučić: Good and open conversation with Viola von Kramon
11 month agoRomanian Navy increases the capability of its MCM forces in the Black Sea: Sandown class minehunter ROS Sublocotenent Ion Ghiculescu (x- @RoyalNavy HMS Blyth) transited Bosphorus towards Black Sea en route from Rosyth dockyard on Firth of Forth to Constanta
11 month agoSerbia, national parliament election:78.1% sample of CeSID / Ipsos parallel count: SNS -EPP: 46.5% ( 3.5); SPN-S&D G/EFA RE: 23.3% ( 4.9); SPS/JS~S&D: 6.8% (-4.6); NADA~NI: 4.8% (-0.6); Mi GIN- 4.8% (new); SSZ/Dveri~ID NI: 2.8% (-4.7);. /- vs. 2022
Szijarto: Hungary vetoes Sofia's entry into Schengen unless it abolishes the gas transit tax
The Kremlin considers that Ukraine and Moldova's accession to the European Union may "destabilize" its ranks
11 month agoSerbia's PM has conveyed in writing that Serbia will not implement the provisions of the Brussels & Ohrid agreements regarding the de-facto recognition of Kosovo, despite the explicit requests made by Scholz, Macron & Meloni.@JosepBorrellF & @MiroslavLajcak have yet to react
Charles Michel: The European Council has decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. EUCO granted candidate status to Georgia. And the EU will open negotiations with Bosnia and Herzegovina once the necessary degree of compliance with the membership criteria is reached and has invited the commission to report by March with a view to taking such a decision. A clear signal of hope for their people and for our continent
Another Russian drone crashed on Romania's territory, in an uninhabited area, after last night's attacks on Ukraine's port infrastructure on the Danube. Romanian Air Force and Allied fighter jets were scrambled to conduct monitoring missions. Romania informed all Allies and the Secretary General @jensstoltenberg and remain in close coordination. @MAERomania summoned the Russian ambassador to protest against these continued actions, which are in flagrant contradiction with the international law and an irresponsible escalation
11 month agoUkrainian Air defense shot down 41 of 42 Shahed drones overnight, also Russia launched 6 S-300 missiles from occupied part of Kherson region towards Mykolaiv region
11 month ago11 person wounded as result of Russian drone attack in Odesa region overnight
Shahed drones in the south of Odesa region towards Izmail and Reni
Shahed drones airbone over Odesa region towards Tatarbunary
.@avucic with ODIHR mission: I expect fair, democratic elections
Natural gas from Azerbaijan: Serbia-Bulgaria gas interconnector put in trial operation
Bulgaria to provide old anti-aircraft missile complexes and anti-aircraft missiles of different types to Ukraine, to be used to strengthen its counter-air defense. Bulgarian parliament overrode a presidential Radev veto on sending armoured vehicles to Ukraine as aid
Erdogan says the achievement of a fair solution to Cyprus "based on the realities on the island" will be for the benefit of the region
On his side, Erdogan says the two sides stated the need to maintain open channels of communication; says the Athens Declaration confirmed the will to develop bilateral relations; Turkey and Greece agreed to double bilateral trade
Mitsotakis reiterates that Athens recognizes the delineation of Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) and the continental shelf as the only only point of difference between Greece and Turkey
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan have signed a joint declaration of friendship and good neighborly relations
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says in joint statements with Erdogan that "Greece and Turkey have to live in peace, find solutions [to their problems], and those that cannot be resolved, they should not lead to crises" between the two countries
Brnabić: Vučić will not be lazy and watch Serbia return to the past
Erdogan hopes that Athens will open a "new page" in relations with Greece
Working on behalf of Russian Ministry of Defense @mod_russia owned Oboronlogistika (OFAC/SDN@USTreasury listed), Russian flag cargo vessel Pizhma transited Bosphorus towards Mediterranean Sea en route from Novorossiysk to Kaliningrad
Magnitude 5.1 earthquake hits sea south of Istanbul
11 month agoFollowing a recent string of similar provocations, Bosnian Serb secessionist Dodik says he was thwarted in declaring independence of BiH’s RS entity during first Trump admin by squeamishness of his advisors. Adds he would not delay to do so if Trump is re-elected
Moldovan Foreign Minister Nicu Popescu called on Russia to withdraw troops from Transnistria
