Netherlands Recovery Push: The EU Commission has cleared the Netherlands’ fourth €661m payment request under NextGenerationEU, saying all milestones and targets tied to innovation, education and energy-efficiency are met. Carbon Capture in Zeeland: Europe’s largest CCS project is now operating at Yara’s Sluiskil plant, capturing up to 800,000 tons of CO₂ a year and shipping it to the Northern Lights storage site under the EU-Norway Green Alliance. EU Border Tech: IATA is urging the EU to keep temporary “safety valve” flexibility for biometric Entry/Exit System processing to avoid winter congestion as hardware and software issues ease. AI Identity Security: Saviynt announced a 12-city UNLOCK 2026 roadshow on AI identity security, starting in London and including Frankfurt and the Netherlands, with AWS as sponsor. Semiconductor Supply Chain Tension: China imposed provisional anti-dumping duties on Japanese semiconductor chemical dichlorosilane, with deposit rates up to 99.2%. Space Launch Milestone: Germany’s Isar Aerospace successfully launched Spectrum into orbit from Norway, marking the first orbital launch from continental Europe. Local Energy Tech: Germany’s “balcony power plants” keep spreading, with over 550,000 systems recorded by 2024 as renters plug in small solar setups.