EU AI Act & SME marketing risk: Anthropic says it added watermarks to Claude output to meet the EU AI Act enforcement deadline, a reminder that “deployers” face real penalties if they miss high-risk marketing duties or required disclosures. Online selling rules for SMEs: An EU lawmaker warns the PPWR could make cross-border e-commerce unaffordable for European SMEs, with extra registration, reporting and fees varying by country. Greece cost-of-living support: Greece’s PM Mitsotakis is set to unveil a €2bn+ package including tax breaks for the self-employed and small businesses, plus pension and minimum-wage rises. Spain tax uncertainty for self-employed: Spain’s growing foreign self-employed base highlights the challenge of explaining VAT/IRPF and filing rules in plain English without oversimplifying. Romania logistics for marketplaces: Temu signed an MoU with Poșta Română to streamline parcel collection, sorting and last-mile delivery for Romanian sellers. Sustainable building renovation push: Kingston University joins a Horizon Europe consortium launching a “Renovation-as-a-Service” model to speed up energy-efficient upgrades across Europe. Circularity pressure on jobs: South Africa’s auto union urges an end-of-life vehicle framework to protect jobs and keep access to Europe’s recycling-driven market. Trade friction hitting small exporters: A case study shows tariffs forcing a family furniture maker to consider moving production to the US to survive.