AI Infrastructure Push: The EU has launched a tender call for up to seven AI Gigafactories, backed by as much as €10bn in EU and national funding and aiming to unlock at least €20bn in private investment—meant to expand Europe’s computing capacity for training and deploying advanced AI. Energy & Water Crisis: Record-low Danube levels and a Central European heatwave have forced Hungary to shut down Paks I for the first time in 44 years, threatening electricity supply and raising pressure across the region’s power and cooling systems. Slovakia–Hungary Support: Slovak PM Robert Fico says Slovakia is ready to help Hungary as the Paks shutdown risk grows, noting Slovak nuclear plants in Mochovce and Jaslovské Bohunice are not facing the same cooling-water problem. AI Content Rules: Under the EU AI Act, companies must label realistic AI-generated content (images, audio, video and text) with visible disclosures and digital marking, with deadlines starting this August. Industrial Mobility Tech: WeRide and Denmark’s GreenMobility announced a strategic partnership to deploy Level 4 autonomous shared mobility in Denmark, targeting a public service launch in the first half of 2027, with Slovakia already in the rollout mix. Automotive Market Signal: Kia and Hyundai’s European EV results show Kia’s EV3 leading the group in H1 2026 while Hyundai faces pressure from missing small EV demand.