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KOTOR - Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Thursday the Western Balkan region would probably wait for six more years to join the EU, but noted that that was "alright."

BELGRADE - A UN General Assembly debate on a Srebrenica resolution will most likely be postponed again until May 22, Tanjug learns.

This means Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic will be travelling to Kotor, Montenegro, for a May 16 summit of EU and Western Balkan leaders.

BELGRADE - Serbian basketball champions Red Star Belgrade have become the first team to qualify for the final of the regional ABA League after a 2-0 win over Serbian outfit Mega in the semi-final series.

In the second game of the series, Red Star won 94-69 at Belgrade's Ranko Zeravica Sports Hall on Tuesday evening to advance to their ninth consecutive final in the competition.

The citizens of North Macedonia no longer consider Greece as a threat to their country but they remain concerned about Bulgaria and Russia, a survey of five Balkan countries has found.

The opinion poll, conducted by Ipsos on behalf of the US-based International Republican Institute (IRI), also found that Albanians consider Greece a serious threat to their country.

Meglena Plugchieva, the foreign policy advisor to Acting Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev, has tendered her resignation, announced the press service of the Council of Ministers.

Fighters taking part in the Iniochos 2024 multinational air exercise fly over the coast of the southwestern Peloponnese on Thursday. The 10-day exercise lasted 10 daysn and eight countries, besides Greece, took part: Cyprus, France, Montenegro, Qatar, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Spain and the UK.

Economic growth in the six Western Balkan countries is projected to rise 3.2% this year and 3.5% in 2025, going back to pre-pandemic averages but still too low for faster convergence with the European Union, the World Bank has said in a report.

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis reaffirmed Greece's commitment to supporting the European Union integration efforts of Western Balkan countries during his Wednesday meeting with Montenegro's Prime Minister Milojko Spajic.

Mariya Gabriel, the former Foreign Minister, has passed on her duties to Stefan Dimitrov. This transition marks the only change in the caretaker cabinet composition, as announced by Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev during the ministerial presentation.

In a decisive move, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev has signed decrees ushering in a new caretaker government and altering the voting process, with a notable change in the foreign ministry leadership. Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev will lead the interim administration, set to tackle crucial tasks ahead of upcoming elections.