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The U.S. State Department said it is welcoming Serbia as the 69th country to join NASA's international space exploration partnership programme, the Artemis Accords, pledging its commitment to peaceful exploration and use of space.

The European Union (EU) and Moldova have opened accession negotiations on the external relations cluster, the Council of the EU said.

Serbia and Bulgaria have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on a new Gradina 2-Kalotina 2 border crossing to help ease traffic at the existing Gradina-Kalotina checkpoint, Serbia's interior ministry said.

The European Parliament (EP) approved the release of 14.34 million euro ($16.39 million) from the European Union Solidarity Fund (EUSF) to help Romania recover from severe flooding that struck the country last year.

Romania and Albania are among eight NATO countries that have committed to establishing the Defence, Security and Resilience Bank (DSRB), according to a joint statement published by the Romanian Presidential Administration.