Digital Adoption Watch: Cyprus tops the EU social media adoption league for 2025, with 79.94% of enterprises using platforms in daily operations—well above the EU average (63.6%), while small firms lag (60.6%) behind medium (76.2%) and large (89.1%). SME Finance Push: A new SME Fund is launched to back women- and youth-led micro, small and medium businesses, with eligibility tied to registration, ownership and turnover caps. Aviation & Defence Manufacturing: Germany’s Aerodata is moving toward flight testing of its AeroForce X MALE UAS, aiming to become a domestic European player in a sector where Europe has struggled. Trade Remedies: India’s WTO-compliant anti-dumping duties are framed as a restrained, consistent tool—used to protect domestic industry and limit downstream price impact. Local Business Growth & Jobs: London Tech Week highlights a UK push for AI investment, including funding for chips and hardware—aimed at helping firms “start, scale and stay.” SME Compliance Scrutiny: The US SBA expands audits of socio-economic contracting programs, now including women-owned small business checks. Crypto Regulation: Poland’s president vetoes a MiCA implementation bill for the third time, risking a legal squeeze for crypto service providers serving EU clients after July 1. Meta Outage Hits Work & Commerce: WhatsApp Web and other Meta services suffered major global disruptions, underlining the operational risk for SMEs relying on social and messaging tools.