Defence Industry Expansion: UAE defence group EDGE opened EDGE Europe in Paris, with a Chaillot HQ for government partnerships and a Bordeaux engineering/manufacturing hub to build “sovereign” capabilities with European partners. Urban Resilience & Construction: Tallinn installed Estonia’s first modular public bomb shelter in Juhkentali 10, using a reinforced-concrete design used in Ukraine, as a pilot to test usability and possible wider rollout. Energy Storage Manufacturing: Tsirguliina’s 100 MW/200 MWh Zirgu BESS is set to be Europe’s first of its scale with key components made in Europe (LG batteries in Poland; inverters from Spain), aiming to strengthen grid reliability and black-start capability. Food & Manufacturing: E-Piim Tootmine’s bankrupt cheese assets are moving to public auction in August, with factories in Paide and Põltsamaa starting at €80m and Järva-Jaani at €8m. Health Tech & Biotech: Arima Genomics will present data in Tallinn showing Hi-C sequencing can detect lymphoma rearrangements missed by high-coverage whole genome sequencing. Policy & Finance: Estonia’s Riigikogu approved a nationwide loan register to improve lenders’ visibility of borrowers’ obligations. Security Tech & Influence: Estonia faces renewed scrutiny over alleged Kremlin-coordinated influence operations tied to Rosļikovs’ activities.