Counter-drone know-how for the Baltics: Ukraine says it will send specialist teams to Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia and Romania to share lessons from drone defense, including interceptor-related expertise. Regional security hardware ramp-up: Latvia’s new Defence Minister Raivis Melnis says drones entering Latvian airspace must be intercepted and destroyed, and calls for a wider surveillance-to-interception network, not just a single system. Defense industry scale in Estonia: Estonia is building hundreds of ammunition storage facilities as part of a major national defense push, with construction work expected to keep local firms busy. Digital resilience for Estonian finance: A TalTech master’s thesis warns that Estonia’s e-state banking backbone depends on international undersea links, so financial institutions should prepare independent local payment options for communications crises. Fintech strategy debate: Finance Estonia’s Ian Kalla argues every company will become fintech, challenging the old banks-vs-startups framing and pointing to Estonia’s strengths and remaining ecosystem bottlenecks. EU policy direction: The European Commission’s 2026 European Semester Spring Package sets a roadmap for EU resilience, skills, competitiveness and fiscal discipline. Local environment watch: Tartu cleared large amounts of algae from Anne Canal ahead of summer swimming, linking the bloom to nutrients and water conditions.