—❗️🛢🇧🇬 NEW: Fuel prices in Bulgaria have risen by 37% since the war between the US and Iran.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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—🇧🇬 UPDATE: The agreement became a big scandal in Bulgaria.

➡️ Apparently, the caretaker government took the initiative to sign this agreement without the knowledge of the Presidency or the Council of Ministers.

➡️ The current president, Iliana Iotova, has denounced the PM, stating that the caretaker government does not possess such powers or liberty without an active and elected parliament.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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—❗️🇺🇸/🇷🇸 NEW: A US delegation led by Donald Trump Jr. arrived at the Banski Dvor Cultural Center in Banja Luka, seat of the Republika Srpska authorities, for a panel discussion with entity President Milorad Dodik and other officials.

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—🇪🇸/🇹🇷/🇮🇹 NATO’s Mediterranean Triad is officially rising:

1. Spain helps Turkey build a carrier;
2. Turkey fills it with homegrown drones;
3. Italy partners with Turkey in aerospace;
4. Italy buys those drones for its own carrier;

NATO’s southern flank is rewriting the playbook!

🔗 Soner Cagaptay

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—🇮🇱/🇷🇸 NEW: Israel and Serbia are tightening defense ties as Belgrade prepares to manufacture drones in cooperation with Israeli arms giant Elbit Systems.

➡️ This comes together with expanded Serbian arms exports that include major orders for Elbit-produced artillery, missiles and advanced UAVs, according to Israel’s Haaretz daily.

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—🇧🇬 NEW: With each election cycle, the Ministry of Interior conducts police operations targeting vote-buying practices.

➡️ Following the launch of the campaign for the April elections, more than 50 individuals have already been detained in connection with vote-buying schemes representing a 300–400% increase compared to the 2024 elections.

➡️ Notably, these are the first elections in which the party led by Delyan Peevski is participating independently, after splitting from Ahmed Dogan.

➡️ Observers suggest that this development may be a contributing factor to the reported rise in vote-buying activities.

ℹ️ Information reported by our source in Bulgaria.

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—🇲🇩/🇪🇺/🇲🇩 NEW: Moldova has proposed that the EU assume temporary external administration of the breakaway region of Transnistria to facilitate its peaceful reintegration into Moldova.

➡️ Brussels would manage a convergence fund focused on social aid and key infrastructure projects in the territory.

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—❗️🇪🇺❌🇷🇸 NEW: Serbia risks losing up to €1.5 billion in EU funding as the European Commission considers suspending payments over democratic backsliding, judicial concerns and Belgrade’s close ties with Russia, according to Politico.

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—🇺🇸/🇷🇸 (🇧🇦) WATCH: Donald Trump Jr said Republika Srpska has “great energy potential” and educated, hardworking people, calling it a major opportunity for US companies to invest during an interview with filmmaker Boris Malagurski in Banja Luka.

➡️ His visit, framed around business and investment outreach, highlighted hydropower and cheap electricity as key advantages for the entity in attracting American capital.

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—🇧🇦/🇺🇸 NEW: The House of Representatives of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has amended the Law on the Southern Interconnection, clearing the way for a U.S. investor to build a new pipeline to bring American gas into the country.

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