V4 Budget Push: Visegrád Four leaders met in Bratislava to coordinate EU positions for the next seven-year budget, cohesion and agriculture, energy prices, competitiveness, enlargement and migration—while Hungary’s Péter Magyar clashed over “double standards” on border funding and insisted Budapest won’t soften its strict asylum stance. Hungary-Ukraine Accession Link: Magyar told Ukraine it must implement concrete rights for the Hungarian community in Transcarpathia before more EU accession clusters open, arguing progress is missing on earlier chapters. EU Digital Sovereignty: SAFENet, a European alliance to cut reliance on foreign cloud and networking, doubled to nine members after adding firms from Germany, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands. Poland Border Enforcement: Poland proposed mandatory, non-discretionary three-month driving license suspensions for passing red signals at railway level crossings after a fatal crash and rising incidents. Climate Pressure on Alps: Record heat and lack of freezing are forcing Alps operators to shut down summer lift-access skiing, with glaciers and safety at stake. Industry Expansion: Scanfil plans a 20% expansion of its Mysłowice electronics system-integration plant, adding 6,000 sq m for operations in early 2028.