Heatwave resilience in Luxembourg’s hospitals: After late-June extremes, Luxembourg’s Health Directorate and hospitals say they’re still catching up on cooling. New air-conditioning units have been installed in emergency waiting areas, but some children’s rooms still hit around 28°C and other patient rooms exceeded 30°C, pushing staff and emergency departments hard. Water stress and fire risk: With prolonged dryness, Luxembourg has issued a nationwide water-saving alert and even banned extraction from rivers, streams and ponds in parts of the country. The same conditions are driving an “extremely high” vegetation fire risk: CGDIS reports multiple blazes across the week, with firefighters using beaters and intensive mop-up to stop flare-ups. Drought impacts farming: Farmers report clear water stress, with corn leaves curling and winter crops harvested early; unless rain arrives soon, losses could spread to livestock feed supplies. Digital euro pilot expands across the euro area (including Luxembourg): The ECB has selected 36 payment service providers for the digital euro pilot starting in 2H 2027, aiming to test technical operations and user experience before any possible issuance. Climate wellbeing scoreboard: The Happy Planet Index shows uneven progress toward climate goals, with Costa Rica topping the list by combining strong life expectancy and wellbeing with a moderate ecological footprint. Space and climate monitoring links: SES and Airbus Netherlands will build an optical ground station near ESA’s ESTeC for EAGLE-1, using laser links for quantum-safe keys—while ESA’s Altius mission is also advancing with precision components made in Ireland.