EU Competition Watch: The European Commission cleared Paramount’s $111bn Warner Bros. Discovery bid after the company agreed to drop its Universal film distribution joint venture, while a US court is still weighing whether to freeze the deal. Belgium Business & Biotech: O’Melveny advises Samsung Biologics on its $1.8bn all-cash acquisition of Swiss peptide maker PolyPeptide, expanding beyond antibodies into peptide therapeutics with manufacturing sites including Belgium. EV Market Pulse: New AutoMotive data shows battery-electric registrations in 17 European markets jumped nearly 40% in June to 275,060, pushing EV share past 25% and first-half totals above 1.24m. Belgian Sports Economy: Jasper Philipsen ended a “horrible” Tour de France sprint drought with stage 17 victory, while US soccer’s post-World Cup push includes Tyler Adams’ mini-pitch project with Allstate and the U.S. Soccer Foundation. Tech & Consumer: Napster’s AI ticketing agent “Jack” for the Spa Grand Prix boosted checkout clickthroughs by 70% and generated €251k in extra revenue in its first month. Aviation & Logistics: Maersk suspended cargo acceptance at Ukraine’s Chornomorsk Fishing Port, rerouting via Romania’s Constanța as security risks persist. Belgium Society: A 10-year-old cat went missing after arriving at Brussels Airport, with the case now under investigation by ground handler Aviapartner.