Balkan Battlegroup
| EU Balkan Battlegroup HELBROC | |
|---|---|
Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1 July 2007– present |
| Country | Greece Bulgaria Cyprus Romania Ukraine (since 2011) Serbia (since 2016) North Macedonia(since 2021) |
| Allegiance | European Union |
| Branch | EU Battlegroup |
| Type | Regiment |
The Balkan Battlegroup is an EU Battlegroup led by Greece. Originally referred to as HELBROC (an acronym of its first member States, namely HELlas, Bulgaria, ROmania, Cyprus), it consists of military units from Greece, Bulgaria, Romania, Cyprus, Ukraine,North Macedonia, and Serbia. During its third and fourth standby period in the second half of 2011 and 2014, the Balkan Battlegroup was joined by Ukraine. Serbia signed its participation in 2016 and North Macedonia signed its participation in 2021.