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Leipzig start-up Urban Privacy is addressing AI surveillance with innovative fashion, including anti-tracking jackets designed to confuse AI cameras. Their products, like a smartphone pouch that blocks tracking, highlight the growing awareness of privacy issues amid increasing digital surveillance technologies.

The latest EU Bathing Water Report from the European Environmental Agency reveals that only 1.5 per cent of Europe’s bathing water sites were classified as poor in 2025. Coastal waters scored excellently at 88 per cent, with Austria, Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Greece leading in quality.

Serbia will host EXPO 2027, with 140 countries already signed up. Key topics at a recent Brussels conference included preparations for the event and Serbia’s EU accession talks, attended by prominent officials, including former Prime Minister Ana Brnabić, who addressed Serbia’s support for Ukraine amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.

Germany’s Explosive Ordnance Disposal Service has recovered a Soviet Second World War M1943 infantry gun from the Neisse River near Forst. Excavation work near the Polish border uncovered the well-preserved weapon, now set for disposal at the KMBD’s facility in Kummersdorf.

The European Commission has introduced five large-scale defence projects aimed at enhancing member states’ capabilities, particularly on the eastern flank. With a budget of €325 million, the projects focus on drones, maritime defence, air power, and missile defence, involving 18 member states and Ukraine in four initiatives.

Lithuanian President Gitanas Nauseda announced that top political leaders have agreed to amend the constitution, removing Article 137, which bans nuclear weapon deployment. Nauseda cited outdated geopolitical conditions, noting the presence of Russian nuclear capabilities in nearby Kaliningrad and Belarus as a pressing concern.

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