Danube Drought Hits Industry: Serbia’s Djerdap 1 hydropower is down to about a third of normal output as record-low Danube levels cut fuel imports to just 25% of July targets and force barges and tankers to run at 30–40% capacity, with knock-on effects already seen at coal-fired Kostolac cooling systems. Construction Safety & Transparency: A Belgrade bridge project resumed after a crane collapse killed a Chinese worker, but questions remain over equipment ownership and wider patterns of fatal accidents and weak transparency in Chinese-backed projects across the region. Energy Policy Focus: Serbia’s government council chaired by PM Djuro Macut reviewed industrial production, investment and competitiveness, with special attention to agriculture and measures to combat African swine fever. Trade & Investment Links: Vucic discussed Serbia–Uzbekistan cooperation with a focus on industry, agriculture and modern technologies, while Serbia also pushed progress on US tariff removal criteria. Logistics Innovation: LPP Logistics deployed 948 Hai Robotics robots for e-commerce fulfillment across Southeastern Europe, signaling continued automation in regional warehousing. AI Governance Spotlight: Serbia’s wider tech ecosystem gets a boost from global AI governance momentum after WAIC wrapped in Shanghai, with calls for broader access to advanced AI products. Parcel Network Expansion: Austrian Post hit its 3,000th outlet and plans further growth in Serbia-relevant logistics corridors via denser pickup/drop-off infrastructure.