Hotel & Logistics Expansion: Leonardo Hotels is buying four properties in Germany at once—two in Berlin (Alexanderplatz) plus Düsseldorf and Dortmund—adding 1,040 rooms and boosting its MICE and corporate travel offering. Energy & Grid Stress: Record-low Danube water levels forced thermal plants across Central Europe to cut output; Hungary’s Paks fell to 9% and Romania’s Cernavodă shut down, underscoring cooling-water limits. Security & Airspace Tensions: NATO says drone incursions into the eastern flank are now happening weekly; Lithuania reported NATO jets destroyed a drone entering from Belarus. Chemicals & Rail Freight: DP World is investing €50m in Wolfenbüttel, adding a 30,000m² chemicals warehouse for battery storage and a new rail terminal to shift hazardous goods from road to rail. Cross-Border Rail: A new high-speed TGV link will run from Paris CDG straight to Strasbourg and Basel, extending existing services without train changes. Border Controls: Austria extends internal border checks with Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary and Slovenia through March 2027 to target smuggling and irregular migration. Energy Markets: Uniper agreed to sell its 20% stake in the Opal gas pipeline, moving closer to regulator bailout conditions. Rail Industry: Siemens is building its first Rail Service Center in Poland near Poznań, opening in 2027 to maintain locomotive fleets for Central Europe. Nuclear Diplomacy: Rosatom says Paks II construction is progressing despite drought concerns, while Iran’s nuclear chief was barred from a Vienna IAEA conference after a US objection. Business & Industry: Poland’s diesel hit record highs, adding pressure to transport and logistics costs.