Retail & Leisure Openings: Tenerife’s new La Gran Manzana shopping centre (nearly 18,000m²) opens in Las Chafiras with brands like Kiabi, JYSK, Desigual and Primor, plus anchors such as Hipertrebol supermarket, major food outlets and Fitness Park. Consumer Safety: UK regulators warn of “veterinary antibiotics” in Graham’s Family Dairy semi-skimmed milk, triggering recalls across Tesco, ASDA, Morrisons, Waitrose and Sainsbury’s. Food & Health Regulation: The EU’s food safety watchdog cut the safe daily intake for “forever chemical” TFA in drinking water, lowering the acceptable daily intake to 0.014 mg/kg/day. E-commerce Crackdown: The EU hit AliExpress with a record €550m fine under the Digital Services Act over counterfeit and unsafe goods. Circular Economy Rules: The EU bans large companies from destroying unsold clothes and shoes, pushing repair, resale, recycling and tighter documentation. Energy Costs: Eurostat reports EU fuel and lubricants for private transport up 13.7% year-on-year in June, with Romania among the biggest risers. Digital Payments: Samsung Pay expands in France via BNP Paribas, adding contactless wallet payments. Public Health & Lifestyle: Spain is moving toward wider smoke-free zones (including terraces and beaches) with proposed fines up to €600. Climate Impact: Wildfires across Spain, France and Italy killed firefighters and forced thousands to flee amid extreme heat.