Healthcare & Infrastructure: Mater Dei will start Monday evening on a €120m Emergency Department extension, adding a “state-of-the-art” acute mental health unit and other facilities to expand Malta’s A&E capacity. Energy Policy & Cost of Living: A Eurofound review of the 2026 energy price spike shows EU and Norway responses combining short-term relief with longer-term moves to diversify supply and cut dependency. Digital Government Services: The new servizz.gov portal reorganises services around “life events” and adds an AI chatbot using official government information. AI Skills for Industry: A Microsoft exec argues Southern Europe’s next AI leap will be won by skills and ecosystem readiness, not just tools. Arts & Creative Economy: A Malta study finds artists are already using AI, but they’re pushing for stronger safeguards on copyright, integrity and livelihood sustainability. Electricity Reliability & Public Trust: A week of power-cut debate continues, with commentary highlighting how outages hit households and businesses during peak summer heat. Transport & Consumer Impact: Reports on a Ryanair Malta-to-Birmingham flight allege passengers were left on a sweltering plane without air-conditioning, with some fainting and vomiting. Quantum Communications: PRISM concludes, delivering Malta’s first quantum communications testbed for secure national networking and public engagement. Sustainability & Connectivity: Melita’s sustainability report flags progress on ESG, including more electric vehicles and growth in IoT for resource efficiency. Tourism & Events: Calvin Harris closed the sold-out SummerDaze festival in Ta’ Qali after Lewis Capaldi headlined earlier.