Armenia Support Package: The EU is preparing short-term financial help for Armenia and preferential trade terms as Russia tightens restrictions on Armenian imports, with Brussels also pushing trade and energy connectivity in the South Caucasus. Consumer & Retail Safety: France hit Shein with record fines over consumer-rights and return-policy breaches, while Europe also faces a crackdown wave on cannabis foods and flowers as regulators tighten rules. Digital Markets & Consumer Tech: The EU General Court partially annulled Meta’s DMA gatekeeper status for Marketplace (but kept Messenger), and Nintendo says it will prepare EU Switch 2 versions with user-replaceable batteries to meet 2027 rules. Energy & Infrastructure: The Commission set minimum energy-efficiency standards for data centres amid AI-driven power demand growth, and it’s also pushing a digitalisation and AI-in-energy roadmap under tech sovereignty. Business Funding & Platforms: Semble raised £30m to expand its healthcare care-orchestration platform, and Innovorder secured €20m to grow restaurant digitalisation software across Europe. Mobility & Manufacturing: Nissan and Chery plan to build Chery-branded cars in Britain using spare capacity at Sunderland, while SEAT/CUPRA’s Martorell plant starts production of new electric models for Europe. Labour Rights Spotlight: Italy’s migrant farmworker killings have reignited scrutiny of labour exploitation and the caporalato system feeding European supply chains.