Overview
- North Macedonian referees Slave Nikolov and Gjorgji Nachevski were removed from the officiating roster and will not travel to the tournament.
- The European Championship runs January 15 to February 1 across Denmark, Sweden and Norway, prompting late pre-tournament compliance checks.
- Referee pairs were required to upload videos of a Multistage Fitness Test eight and four weeks before the event as part of fitness verification.
- Analyses by EHF fitness partner Fitgood Pro and integrity partner Sportradar concluded the submitted recordings were likely manipulated.
- The EHF says 17 referee pairs remain in place, while the case stays under investigation with potential legal or disciplinary steps reserved.