Healthcare Infrastructure: Bouygues Construction has been selected to design and build a 562-bed hospital in Podgorica on the site of Montenegro’s Clinical Centre, with 19 operating theatres, intensive care capacity, and a push for LEED Silver and nearly zero-energy standards; works are slated to start in 2027 in stages to keep the clinic running. China–Montenegro Business Push: Chinese Premier Li Qiang met Montenegro’s PM Milojko Spajic in Dalian, pledging expanded cooperation in trade, infrastructure, green energy, ICT, the digital economy and AI, while encouraging Chinese firms to invest and import more Montenegrin products. Regional Connectivity & Logistics: Montenegro’s President Jakov Milatović met Kazakhstan’s PM in Astana, focusing on transport and logistics links and the idea of integrating the Port of Bar into the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR). Agriculture Cold Storage: Plodovi Crne Gore is opening a public cold-storage program in Mataguži for growers until September, aiming to cut post-harvest losses and improve marketing flexibility, with set pallet-based storage fees. EU Security & Data Rules: The European Commission proposed new measures to strengthen Europol and Eurojust mandates and revise the European Investigation Order, alongside updates to data protection rules for EU bodies. Energy & Environment Watch: A Bankwatch report says coal plants across the Western Balkans breached sulphur dioxide limits in 2025, with SO₂ emissions 6.6 times above permitted levels.