EU Housing Rules: A proposed EU “Affordable Housing Act” would let towns declare “housing stress” zones and restrict holiday-home purchases, potentially hitting Britons buying second homes in hotspots including Croatia. First-Home Support: Croatia reports 7,479 applications for state help to buy/build a first home, with 4,881 approved for payment and thousands still being processed. Robotaxi in Zagreb: Pony.ai and Verne have started fully driverless public robotaxi rides in Zagreb, booked via Uber, using Chinese Arcfox vehicles with remote monitoring. Energy Cost Relief: Croatia adopted an 11th package of measures worth nearly €260m to shield households and SMEs from higher energy prices from Oct 1 to Mar 31. EU-Serbia Tensions: Croatia’s parliament speaker warns Serbia it can’t count on Zagreb’s EU support if it continues the political line tied to Ratko Mladić’s funeral. Defense Deal: Croatia signed a €411.8m contract with Hanwha Aerospace for 18 Chunmoo K239 MLRS systems, expanding long-range artillery capacity. Safety & Crime: A student stabbed a classmate and a janitor in a Zagreb high school; the attacker was detained. Tourism by Air: Eurocontrol says Europe saw record summer air traffic, with Croatia among countries seeing strong growth. Sports: Swansea winger Zeidane Inoussa joins Gornik Zabrze on loan; Luka Modrić is named in Croatia’s Nations League squad.