AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoWildfires & climate pressure in the Western Balkans: Serbia is facing a severe wildfire crisis, with hotter, drier summers and climate change driving more frequent, damaging fires that also threaten distinctive landscapes. Water as a regional risk and opportunity: A new analysis warns Western Balkan rivers are becoming geopolitical assets as drought, energy demand, and cross-border plans reshape flows—calling for a Balkan Water Pact with shared data, environmental flows, and no major basin-shifting projects without downstream input. Adriatic salt heritage for sustainability: The Ston Salt Festival’s 10th anniversary wrapped an international symposium on how traditional Adriatic saltworks can be conserved and valorised while staying productive in a sustainable future. Montenegro’s EU path under pressure: Croatia is reportedly squeezing Montenegro’s EU accession bid by blocking a transport chapter and raising unresolved war-era and maritime border demands. Maritime capability with pollution-response potential: KERSHIP launched the first of Montenegro’s two OPV 60M offshore patrol vessels, Petar Njegoš I, with missions including maritime surveillance, border control, search and rescue, and pollution response. EU–Canada ties with climate policy on the agenda: EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen backed a plan for Canada to become the bloc’s first “associate member,” citing cooperation on climate policy and supply chains.
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