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S&P keeps Romania investment grade with negative outlook
The agency affirmed Romania at BBB-/A-3 but warned that prolonged political paralysis could obstruct fiscal consolidation in 2027 and 2028.
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Politics / Bosnia and Herzegovina · United States · Russia
Bosnia enters election silence before biometric vote
Election silence began ahead of the 4 October vote, the first national election to use biometric voter identification and ballot scanners.
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Kosovo coalition talks end without presidential agreement
Albin Kurti and PDK leader Bedri Hamza failed to reach a deal before parliament's 6 October deadline to elect a president.
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EU presses North Macedonia on constitutional changes
Ursula von der Leyen called the amendments the key step toward opening the first negotiating cluster as Skopje seeks talks with Bulgaria.
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Montenegro signs €50 million EBRD loan for Bar railway
The loan forms part of a package exceeding €225 million to modernise 39 kilometres of the rail link between Golubovci and Bar.
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Romania investigates possible drone fall near Plauru
An object described by authorities as a possible aerial drone fell near Plauru and started a fire, with no casualties or reported damage.
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Romania and Poland link SAFE cooperation to loitering munitions
A bilateral letter of intent covers Romanian procurement of a loitering-munition strike system through the EU's SAFE instrument.
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Moldova approves 2050 strategy to cut energy import dependence
The government targets a reduction in imported energy and a large expansion of domestic renewable electricity by mid-century.
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Rubio to lead US-Greece Strategic Dialogue in Athens
The planned sixth round will cover defence cooperation, energy and regional security during an announced 6–7 October visit.
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Thousands rally against convictions of former KLA leaders
A largely peaceful protest in Pristina challenged the Kosovo Specialist Chambers' September verdicts as EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen visited.
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US extends NIS operating licence to 30 October
The one-month reprieve keeps Serbia's Pančevo refinery running while MOL continues negotiations over the Russian-held majority stake.
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Hîrbovăț drone blast damages communications mast
Police said fragments were scattered over about 265 metres and the explosion marked a civilian communications structure, without disrupting service.
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Serbia extends Russian gas arrangement through 2026
Srbijagas chief Dušan Bajatović said the arrangement with Gazprom was extended under the same terms through the end of the year.
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Moldova recovers drone fragments near Briceni border
Border police found fragments 1.7 kilometres inside Moldova; an explosives team reported no explosive substances and removed the debris for examination.
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Moldovan police secure drone fragments near Volintiri
Residents alerted authorities to debris from an unmanned aircraft outside Volintiri in Ștefan Vodă district on 26 September.
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Data briefRomania raises its 2026 drone-incursion tally to 30
The defence ministry's 29 September dashboard also lists 82 attacks near the border, 65 aircraft scrambles and 43 drone-or-fragment cases this year.
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Small drone crashes near Solca after entering Romanian airspace
Romania says the target remained in its airspace for about four minutes before crashing in Suceava County without casualties or damage.
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Romania investigates possible drone debris found near Gropeni
Fragments were found after an object fell and briefly burned on farmland in Brăila County; authorities reported no casualties or property damage.
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EU draft proposes safeguards for future members
A Commission draft seen by Reuters considers temporary limits and suspension tools as Montenegro, Albania, Moldova and Ukraine advance their bids.
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Vučić resigns and hands Serbia's presidency to Ana Brnabić
Aleksandar Vučić formally left office before the October 25 parliamentary election; parliament speaker Ana Brnabić is serving as acting president.
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