Wildfire Warning for the Western Balkans: Serbia is battling severe, climate-driven wildfires after a summer heatwave, with experts linking rising fire risk to hotter temperatures and longer droughts that are reshaping forests across the region. Adriatic Fisheries Science Boost: The GFCM has launched a new technical unit in Split to strengthen science-based, sustainable fisheries management across the Adriatic, with Montenegro among the participating countries. Water as a Regional Security Issue: A new look at Balkan geopolitics highlights how drought, demand, and transboundary river plans are turning water management into a cross-border flashpoint, from the Ibar–Lepenac system to broader regional river corridors. Montenegro-EU Equality Push: Montenegro’s EU affairs minister says Podgorica wants full-fledged membership “as an equal,” rejecting ideas of delayed or limited rights for new entrants. Montenegro–Mongolia Climate Cooperation: President Jakov Milatović’s state visit to Mongolia focuses on expanding ties including climate change and environmental protection. Transport Sector Protest Threatens EU Border Flow: Regional hauliers plan border blockades from 14 September over the Schengen stay-limit rules for professional drivers, warning of major disruption to supply chains. Media Freedom Concern: Journalists’ groups in Albania warn of recurring social-media restrictions and coordinated manipulation risks affecting public-interest accounts. Human Rights Accountability Call: A UK-led core group including Montenegro urges Sri Lanka to turn rights commitments into concrete action on enforced disappearances and victim-centred accountability.