Drug Interdiction: German customs seized over 8 metric tons of cocaine worth about €500m from a container meant to carry cacao beans, with two suspects arrested in Spain. Aviation & Costs: Ryanair cut flights from multiple airports, including Germany, citing rising costs and disruption from the Middle East conflict plus EU entry/exit processing delays. Defense Industry: Rheinmetall signed a €5.7bn Romania deal for Lynx vehicles, Skyranger air defense, ammunition and naval vessels, with deliveries from 2028 to 2030 and major local subcontracting. Industrial Skills: Salzgitter’s Ilsenburger Grobblech opened a new training and communication centre in the Harz region to expand industrial mechanics apprenticeships amid steel’s energy-transition shift. Employment Snapshot: Destatis said Germany’s employment was broadly flat in April, but unemployment rose year-on-year. Economy Mood: Euro zone private-sector activity shrank again in May, with Germany and France contracting, raising odds of Q2 slowdown. Tech & AI Business: USU’s SAP license-management tool for S/4HANA Cloud got SAP “clean core” certification, supporting audit-ready automation. Corporate Expansion in Romania: ebm-papst Romania opened a ~€30m Oradea factory integrating production, R&D and services.