Heat & Health: Europe’s heatwaves are reshaping daily life and business, with hotels in southern Europe spending more on cooling and water management as guests shift to cooler seasons and destinations. Extreme Heat Warning: The UN and WMO say extreme heat is intensifying, with El Niño expected to worsen impacts across Western, Central and Southern Europe and hit vulnerable communities hardest. Wildfire Risk: Portugal is bracing for a tougher summer after storms left huge amounts of fallen trees, boosting fuel loads and forcing wider surveillance and biomass removal to prevent fast, hard-to-control forest fires. Pollution & Public Health: A Bankwatch report says Western Balkans coal plants breached sulphur dioxide limits in 2025—6.6 times over in total—while dust pollution also spiked, underlining the ongoing cost of coal dependence. Data Centers & Water Use: A UN report urges AI data centers to disclose full environmental footprints as electricity demand could nearly double by 2030 and water use could soar, raising pressure on water-stressed regions. Green Building in Montenegro: Bouygues is set to build a 562-bed hospital in Podgorica aiming for LEED Silver and nearly zero-energy standards, with construction planned to start in 2027. EU Pathway: Montenegro’s push toward EU membership remains in focus after a major EU-Western Balkans summit in Tivat highlighted momentum on negotiating chapters. Energy & Crime Policy (EU): The European Commission proposes stronger Europol and Eurojust mandates and updates legal tools to tackle cross-border digital crime and terrorism.