EU Accession Pressure: The European Parliament adopted North Macedonia’s 2025 progress report, backing EU membership but urging constitutional amendments to open the first negotiating cluster, with MEPs also keeping Paragraph 73 on the Bulgaria-North Macedonia historical commission. Diplomatic Fallout: An arson attack on Bulgarian Embassy vehicles in Skopje triggered strong Bulgarian reactions, including a Sofia summons of North Macedonia’s charge d’affaires and a briefing by Deputy FM Ivanka Tasheva to EU counterparts. EU-Western Balkans Politics: EU leaders discussed enlargement momentum and reforms, while MEPs and Bulgarian officials argued over why North Macedonia lags, with calls for Skopje to deliver rule-of-law and anti-corruption results. Border Tensions De-escalate: The Macedonia Foundation called off a planned June 21 civil blockade at three Bulgaria–North Macedonia border crossings after appeals from Bulgarian diplomats. Identity and EU Guarantees: PM Hristijan Mickoski renewed demands for EU guarantees on Macedonian identity, language and culture at a VMRO-DPMNE anniversary event, framing the struggle as long and difficult. Regional Democratic Resilience: Electoral authorities from Moldova, Ukraine, Albania and North Macedonia signed a memorandum to strengthen democratic resilience and cooperation, including against disinformation and hybrid threats.