EU AI Regulation: OpenAI will roll out an invisible watermark for EU-generated ChatGPT/Codex text to meet the EU AI Act, with detection limited at first and clear limits on what it can prove. EU-China Trade: Trade Commissioner Šefčovič heads to talks with China on market access, shipments and rare-earth export controls as the dispute spreads into defence. EU Budget Fight: Commission chief von der Leyen warns “frugal” states against large cuts to the next long-term budget, saying priorities like competitiveness and defence are at stake. Energy Costs & Climate Rules: The EU plans to delay new methane limits to ease energy price pressure, while also pushing work on refineries. Enlargement Roadmap: The Commission is set to present a new pre-enlargement strategy, including possible changes to how newcomers would be treated, and plans clearer routes for Albania, Montenegro, Moldova and Ukraine. Security & Defence: Lithuania says it will cover costs for a permanent US troop presence; Germany’s Air Force ends a Latvia election airspace mission. Trade & Food Safety: The EU suspends fresh meat imports from Namibia over foot-and-mouth disease fears. Tech & Privacy: Italy’s Meloni files to trademark her voice to fight AI deepfakes. Transport & Industry: A study finds German air hubs are losing passenger traffic as airlines route more via non-EU hubs, citing EU emissions costs.