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Presidential Notice 13219

Continuation of the National Emergency With Respect to the Western Balkans

President Obama extended for one year the national emergency declared in 2001 regarding the Western Balkans, citing ongoing threats from extremist violence and obstruction of peace agreements in Macedonia, Bosnia, and Kosovo. The continuation maintains existing sanctions and emergency measures under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.

Federal Register Open PDF 78 FR 37099

Impact dates

  1. Continued national emergency expires unless renewed

Key directives

  • Continue national emergency declared in EO 13219 for 1 year beyond June 26, 2013
  • Publish notice in Federal Register
  • Transmit notice to Congress

Timeline

Immediate

  • National emergency continues in effect beyond June 26, 2013
  • Existing sanctions and measures remain active

Near term (90d)

  • Federal Register publication
  • Congressional transmission

Long term

  • Emergency authority expires June 26, 2014 unless renewed again

Risks & tensions

  • Routinized emergency powers: 12th annual renewal suggests structural reliance on emergency authority
  • No updated threat assessment—relies on 2001 and 2003 predicates
  • Potential tension between sustained emergency and normalized regional politics in Balkans
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