Politics● LowSep 18 · Sep 18, 2026, 3:40 PM
EU President to Skip Serbia and Bosnia on Balkan Tour
GlobeAlert Desk · curated from Balkan Insight · Eastern Europe
The EU said Ursula von der Leyen's Balkan visit will miss Serbia and Bosnia – citing elections – but Serbia's president dismissed this as ‘elegant’ excuse for a no-show after controversy over Ratko Mladic's funeral.
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