| EU Balkan Battlegroup HELBROC | |
|---|---|
 Coat of arms | |
| Active | 1 July 2007– present |
| Country |  Greece Bulgaria Cyprus Romania Ukraine (since 2011) Serbia (since 2016) |
| Allegiance |  European Union |
| Branch | EU Battlegroup |
| Type | Regiment |
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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, and Serbia. During its third and fourth standby period in the second half of 2011 and 2014, the Balkan Battlegroup was joined by Ukraine, while Serbia signed its participation in 2016.[1][2][3]
- ^ Leigh Turner (11 July 2011). "Ukraine joins EU battle group". Foreign Office blogs. Foreign and Commonwealth Office. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ Nestoras, Antonios (19 May 2015). The Common Security and Defence Policy: National Perspectives. Academia Press. p. 62. ISBN 978-9038225241. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "Serbia became a part of the EU BATTLE GROUP: What is HELBROC". Telegraf. 28 September 2017.