News: The Council of the EU appointed new Special Representatives for Kosovo and Bosnia and Heregovina.

The new EU Special Representative in Kosovo is Aivo Orav, an Estonian diplomat who has previously served as Head of EU Delegations to Montenegro and North Macedonia. Orav took up his duties on 1 September 2024 for an initial period of two years.

The new EU Special Representative is Luigi Soreca, succeeding Johann Sattler. He also took up his duties on 1 September 2024. Soreca was previously the Head of the EU Delegation to Albania. Furthermore, Miroslav Lajčák, the EU Special Representative for the Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue and other Western Balkans regional issues, had his mandate extended until 31 January 2025.