Aquaculture Push in Slovakia: With fish consumption far below the EU average and much supply imported, Slovak farmers are trying to boost local production, including trout and carp, to get more home-grown fish onto plates. Far-Right Memory Row in Austria: On Kahlenberg Hill, Austrian and Polish radical groups staged a far-right action tied to the 1683 Battle of Vienna, escalating a dispute over monuments and triggering protests and a diplomatic spat with Warsaw. V4 Budget Battle: Visegrád leaders met in Bratislava to coordinate positions for the EU’s next seven-year budget, cohesion and farm funding, energy prices, enlargement and migration—while tensions still surface over Hungary’s border fines and Ceuta. Hungary–Russia Crackdown: Hungary’s new government expelled 10 Russian diplomats for “unacceptable” activities, signaling a sharper break from the prior Orbán-era stance. Central Europe Industry Watch: Volkswagen’s job cuts and restructuring underline pressure on the region’s auto supply chain, while Poland’s Scanfil is expanding electronics system-integration capacity in Mysłowice. Energy and Trade Links: Hungary and Malaysia are deepening ties in green energy, semiconductors and advanced manufacturing, and Masdar struck new clean-energy deals involving Germany. Climate and Water Stress: Europe’s heat and drought are worsening, with record sea temperatures and low river flows affecting water, irrigation and energy.