Eurozone Inflation Cooling: Eurostat’s flash estimate shows eurozone inflation fell to 2.8% in June (from 3.2% in May) and prices dipped 0.1% month-on-month, with core inflation easing to 2.4%—a sign energy-driven pressure is fading. Malta Economic Risk Watch: Malta’s Fiscal Advisory Council links the Middle East conflict to higher imported inflation risks for Malta via energy and food shocks, plus weaker external demand and uncertainty. MiCA Push in Malta’s Crypto Scene: Strike secured full MiCA authorization via Malta’s MFSA, giving it access across all 27 EU states, while Binance faces service restrictions after missing the July 1 deadline. Film Workforce Upskilling: Malta Film Commission launched a €2m scholarship fund and a first Screen Industry Standards Framework to raise crew skills and set clearer professional benchmarks. Food Safety Enforcement: Malta’s Food and Safety Authority ordered destruction of an Albania-to-Malta consignment after checks found non-compliant temperatures, missing labelling, and absent traceability documents. Maritime Security Diplomacy: Greece and Malta co-hosted a UN event on counter-terrorism in the maritime domain, stressing threats to shipping, ports and supply chains. Productivity Challenge for Malta: Commentary highlights Malta’s shift from growth to productivity as a key next economic hurdle, echoing MFAC concerns about weak efficiency gains. Planning Court Update: Court of Appeal scrutiny has reopened the legal fight over Villa St Ignatius in St Julian’s, where a heritage-to-hotel conversion permit was annulled.