EU Energy Push: The European Investment Bank approved €9.2bn to back EU competitiveness and energy autonomy, with major support for companies and SMEs in Slovakia plus grid, solar and district-heating projects. Education Reform Watch: Slovak President Peter Pellegrini urged education reforms to keep going beyond elections, stressing quality improvements—not just higher pay—for the next phase from 1 September. Online Safety Law: Slovakia’s government backed a bill to ban social network use for children under 16, with age checks aligned to EU rules. Heat & Food Security: The EU’s JRC warns persistent heat and drought are hitting summer crops and fodder supply across western and central Europe, including Slovakia. Health Study: Research links overuse of short-acting reliever inhalers in asthma and COPD with higher cardiovascular disease risk and death. Security & NATO: NATO is reshaping its eastern flank plans for faster readiness, with the Arctic, Baltic and Black Sea treated as one theatre. Local Tech in Slovakia: Smart DRS says its automated deposit-return system has processed 150,000+ reusable cups, including stations in Bratislava. Regional Tech/Industry: Video Games Europe and EGDF published new Europe-wide market facts, expanding coverage to 16 countries and updating PEGI rules for online interactions.