Wildfire Insurance Shock (France/Europe): France’s insurers say wildfires are driving rising home premiums, with fire the biggest payout cause last year (€2.2bn) and a looming wave of claims as homeowners report damage. Drought & Water Costs (UK): Prime Minister Andy Burnham is set to block “surge pricing” for water during drought, after proposals to let bills rise when scarcity hits. Extreme Heat’s Fiscal Hit (EU): New analysis warns climate disasters are becoming a recurring drain on public budgets because most losses go uninsured, turning wildfire and flood costs into long-term fiscal pressure. Belgium Wildfire Near Germany (Belgium/Germany): A record blaze in Belgium burned into the High Fens toward the German border, with rain and aircraft support helping but recovery still uncertain. Biodiversity Data Lag (Europe): Six research projects urge fixes to speed up biodiversity monitoring, blaming slow, uneven data collection and hard-to-access records. EU Nature & Rivers Theme (ECB): The ECB launched a public survey on redesigned euro banknotes, with “Rivers and birds” among the themes. Organic Eggs Study (UK/Europe): Research finds organic free-range egg farming could be about twice as bad for the environment as caged systems, despite welfare benefits. EU Enlargement Agriculture (Ukraine/Moldova): A report highlights how agriculture is a tough EU accession hurdle, given the scale and vulnerability of farming systems.