Hungary’s public control shift: The government has started dismantling Orbán-era public-interest asset management foundations (KEKVA), moving universities and other institutions back under state control as part of a push to unlock frozen EU funds. Heatwave disruption: Tui cancelled a Budapest river cruise after an air-conditioning fault on the Skyla; passengers were moved to hotels and flown home, with refunds and vouchers. Energy & flexibility: A mid-year EU power-sector review says record clean generation cushioned Europe from a gas-price shock, but highlights a growing need for storage and grid flexibility as solar output varies. Healthcare court fight: Doktor24 filed objections in Hungarian courts against a liquidation order, arguing the process was irregular despite claiming it remains profitable. AI for culture: MOME is developing an image/video AI platform aimed at more accurate representation of Hungarian and other low-resource languages using museum and archive data. Telecom leadership: Magenta Telekom named Nemanja Žilović as Chief Commercial Officer for B2C from Aug. 1. Regional business: TATUUM opened its first Baltic store in Lithuania, extending its Central and Eastern Europe retail push. Serbia sanctions update: The US extended NIS’s temporary licence to July 31, keeping talks on the Gazprom stake sale to MOL on track.