CineLink Awards & Co-Production Funding: The 24th CineLink Industry Days at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival handed out €131,000 in prizes plus €60,000 in kind, with Serbia’s Wolf Days winning the Eurimages Co-Production Development Award (€20,000) and North Macedonia’s Labina Mitevska-backed The Taste of the Peach also taking a CineLink award (€10,000). Documentary Spotlight (Kočani): Macedonian director Milcho Manchevski discussed Good People, a documentary on survivors of the 16 March 2025 Kočani nightclub disaster, stressing a minimalist approach that keeps survivors’ voices central. Agriculture Trade Pressure: EU imports of greenhouse vegetables rose sharply, with Morocco and Turkey dominating supply; meanwhile imports from North Macedonia fell, signaling shifting regional competitiveness for producers. Energy & Infrastructure (Coal): Kosovo and North Macedonia’s state energy firms signed a three-year coal deal for about 3 million tonnes from Obiliq mine at €24.40/tonne, aimed at boosting North Macedonian power generation. Hydropower vs Nature (Sar Mountain): In Sar Mountain National Park, dismantling of infrastructure tied to the unfinished Pena 84 and Pena 85 small hydropower plans is underway to restore disturbed river ecosystems. EU Sanctions Alignment: North Macedonia joined EU restrictive measures against Belarus and later supported the EU’s extended sanctions against Iran, underlining continued policy alignment ahead of deeper integration.