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Croatia’s Mediterranean summit was meant to align nine southern governments before the European Council. The two largest arrive weakened, and one does not arrive at all

Zagreb says the tall ship Jadran is only part of a claim covering vessels, submarines and other assets that shifted from Croatian to Montenegrin locations after 1990

U.S. Treasury sanctioned Russian platform A7, accusеd of helping sanctioned entities move money through the international financial system

Giorgia Meloni and Nicușor Dan rally the Friends of Cohesion against further cuts in the 2028–2034 budget, setting up a clash with the six frugal countries

United List’s record result positions Prime Minister Andris Kulbergs to form a majority with the National Alliance, locking in high defence spending and continued military aid to Kyiv

Germany announces more than €1.3 billion in new aid, including air defence and energy support

Emergency stock draw, coordinated by the IEA over four months, follows U.S. pressure to curb rising fuel prices while sanctions on Russia stay in place

Turkish president calls for a “year of the Constitution” as debate over the possibility of another presidential candidacy gains momentum

In parallel, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Finnish President Alexander Stubb signed a “Drone Deal” in New York

The EU has the instruments to cover much of the gap, but Kyiv must first deliver on judiciary reform, prosecutorial independence and the fight against corruption

Protests and an attack on EULEX follow the verdict, as leaders denounce an “unacceptable injustice” - a reminder that the scars of the Yugoslav wars still run deep on both sides

PROGRESS IV sinks in Romania’s EEZ but President Nicușor Dan said that it was not known what struck it or who was responsible