Government Reshuffle: North Macedonia’s Parliament approved a cabinet reshuffle after a nearly 12-hour session, dismissing eight ministers and two deputies and giving confidence to the replacements, including Jeton Shasivari as justice minister and Sasho Klekovski as health minister. EU Enlargement Momentum: In Brussels, EU enlargement talks advanced for Albania, Montenegro, Moldova and Ukraine, with North Macedonia’s reform progress highlighted by the European Commission’s Growth Plan tracking. EU Path Reforms: EC enlargement director Gert Jan Koopman said implementation of Western Balkans Growth Plan reforms is about 50% for North Macedonia, noting it has “accelerated” and is catching up. Ukraine Security Link: North Macedonia joined the “Coalition of the Willing” in Paris, where leaders also backed anti-ballistic missile efforts such as FREYJA and discussed winter energy preparations. Court Ruling on Gruevski Case: Skopje’s Criminal Court acquitted former PM Nikola Gruevski in a retrial tied to alleged abuse of office over his party HQ, limiting the state’s ability to seek confiscation. Legal Rights Case: The Court of Appeal in Bitola upheld a suspended sentence against Ljubco Georgievski over online racial hatred charges, with his lawyer saying an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights is next. Energy Market Overhaul: The government approved strict new fuel rules to ban low-quality petrol and diesel and standardize compliance across oil companies.