MIL-OSI China: China plans to create new catalog to make innovative drugs more affordable

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

BEIJING, July 11 — China will compile a new catalog of innovative drugs to make such medicines more affordable to the public, the country’s medical insurance authority has announced.

According to a document recently released by the National Healthcare Security Administration (NHSA), the new catalog will include innovative medicines of high clinical value that can benefit patients with certain diseases.

Once compiled, the catalog will serve as a reference for commercial medical insurers and other stakeholders within China’s multi-level medical insurance system to include these medicines in their coverage.

Apart from basic medical insurance, China’s multi-level medical insurance system also consists of commercial insurers, charities, and others stakeholders.

Many newly developed drugs enter the market at high prices, making it difficult for the existing basic medical insurance drug list to provide coverage, said Huang Xinyu, an NHSA official.

Huang added that the new catalog will help protect the innovations of medicine developers while making these medicines more affordable for patients in need.

According to the NHSA, the compilation work of the new catalog will take place simultaneously with the renewal of the existing list.

In the past seven years, China’s medical insurance authority has continuously updated the list, adding 853 new drugs.

MIL OSI China News –

July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Secretary for Health commences visit to Nanjing (with photos)

Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region

Secretary for Health commences visit to Nanjing
During the meeting with the Commissioner of the Jiangsu Commission of Health, Ms Tan Ying, Professor Lo introduced the efforts of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) Government in promoting the international inheritance and innovation of Chinese medicine, as well as the high-quality development of public hospitals.

Professor Lo said, “The HKSAR Government is committed to developing Hong Kong into a bridgehead for the internationalisation of Chinese medicine and promoting the high-quality and high-standard development of Chinese medicine in Hong Kong on all fronts. Jiangsu and Hong Kong have established a solid foundation in Chinese medicine academic inheritance and talent exchange. By the end of this year, the two flagship projects, namely the Chinese Medicine Hospital of Hong Kong (CMHHK) and the permanent Government Chinese Medicines Testing Institute building, will commence services in phases. This will further strengthen the co-operation between the two places in the areas of Chinese medicine services, talent development and testing research.”

Regarding the high-quality development of public hospitals, Professor Lo emphasised that the HKSAR Government will continue to promote the accreditation of more public hospitals under the China’s International Hospital Accreditation Standards (2021 Version), with a view to maintaining the high standard of hospital management and services in the HKSAR while aligning with the national healthcare service system. Apart from Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital and Prince of Wales Hospital, which have been successfully accredited in December last year and March this year respectively, the Hospital Authority will launch the accreditation programme at Queen Mary Hospital, United Christian Hospital and Tuen Mun Hospital this year, and plans to implement the programme at one major acute hospital under each of the seven hospital clusters by 2026. The participation of public hospitals in the relevant accreditation programme can serve as a demonstration to the international community of the national hospital accreditation standards, with Hong Kong acting as a gateway to facilitate the national standards going global. In this connection, both sides also explored ways to further encourage more hospitals in the two places to pursue accreditation under the relevant standards to amplify the impact of national standards.

Professor Lo also visited Simcere Pharmaceutical Group headquartered in Nanjing earlier. He introduced the senior management of the company to the initiatives put forward by the HKSAR Government in developing Hong Kong into an international health and medical innovation hub, including strengthening the approval regimes for drugs and medical devices, as well as promoting the development of the clinical trial industry.

He said, “The Chief Executive announced in his 2023 and 2024 Policy Addresses to develop Hong Kong into an international health and medical innovation hub. We will set up the Hong Kong Centre for Medical Products Regulation by the end of next year to accelerate the clinical use of new drugs and medical devices. Moreover, the HKSAR Government will make full use of the Greater Bay Area International Clinical Trial Institute located in the Hong Kong Park of the Hetao Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Co-operation Zone, and working in collaboration with the Greater Bay Area International Clinical Trials Center in the Shenzhen Park to jointly establish a one-stop clinical trial collaboration platform.”

Professor Lo encouraged Mainland pharmaceutical companies to make good use of the “1+” mechanism and “primary evaluation” for new drug registration, which will be rolled out in phases starting next year, to introduce newly developed drugs into Hong Kong to meet local healthcare needs and access international markets through Hong Kong. He also welcomed Mainland pharmaceutical companies to conduct clinical trials in Hong Kong, fully leveraging the multiple unique advantages of the HKSAR to facilitate the translation and clinical application of advanced biomedical technologies.

Professor Lo will attend the 13th Nanjing Academic Symposium on Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation and visit a local hospital in Nanjing tomorrow.
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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI: Orezone Lodges Prospectus to Raise A$75 Million as Part of ASX Listing

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

NOT FOR DISTRIBUTION TO U.S. NEWS WIRE SERVICES OR DISSEMINATION IN THE UNITED STATES

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE, OTCQX: ORZCF) (the “Company” or “Orezone”) is pleased to announce that it has today lodged a prospectus (“Prospectus”) with the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (“ASIC”) for an initial public offering to raise proceeds of A$75.0 million (before associated costs) (“Offer”). The Prospectus will assist the Company to meet the requirements of the Australian Securities Exchange (“ASX”) and satisfy Chapters 1 and 2 of the ASX Listing Rules, as part of the Company’s application for admission to the official list of the ASX.

Under the Prospectus, the Company is offering 65,789,474 CHESS Depository Interests (“CDIs”) over fully paid common shares in the capital of the Company (“Shares“) at an offer price of A$1.14 per CDI (the “Offer Price”) to raise gross proceeds of A$75.0 million. Each CDI represents a beneficial interest in one Share.

The Company has entered into an underwriting agreement (“Underwriting Agreement”) with Canaccord Genuity (Australia) Limited (“Canaccord”) under which Canaccord has been appointed as lead manager, bookrunner and underwriter to the Offer. Canaccord has agreed, subject to customary conditions, to underwrite applications for all CDIs under the Offer.

Euroz Hartleys Limited, Argonaut Securities Pty Limited, SCP Resource Finance LP and BMO Capital Markets Corp. have been appointed as co-managers to the Offer.

Patrick Downey, President and CEO stated, “We look forward to the ASX listing which will raise the Company’s profile by broadening its shareholder base and increase trading liquidity for all shareholders. The listing also represents an exciting opportunity for investors to participate in the Company’s growth strategy as we execute on our staged hard rock expansion at the Bomboré Mine which will significantly increase our annual gold production. First gold from the stage 1 hard rock plant is scheduled for Q4-2025 and production in 2026 from the combined oxide and stage 1 hard rock operations is forecasted to be 170,000 to 185,000 ounces. The stage 2 expansion is forecasted to increase the overall gold production profile at the Bomboré Mine to 220,000 to 250,000 ounces per annum. Subject to funding, ongoing studies and final Board approval, the stage 2 hard rock expansion will commence in H2-2025, with commissioning expected in Q4-2026.”

The net proceeds of the Offer will be used for the ongoing advancement of stage 2 of the hard rock expansion, including procurement of mechanical and electrical equipment, freight to site, engineering design and construction plus commissioning of stage 2, as well as ongoing exploration at the Bomboré Mine, in addition to administration and working capital purposes.

Additional details of the Offer and the ASX Listing

The Offer opened on July 11, 2025 and is expected to close on July 21, 2025.
Trading on the ASX is expected to commence on a normal settlement basis on or about August 8, 2025 under the ASX code “ORE” (subject to the Company satisfying ASX’s listing requirements, which it is currently working towards).
Using an exchange rate of A$0.895 = C$1.00, the Offer Price per CDI is approximately C$1.02 and the gross proceeds of the Offer is approximately C$67.1 million.
The Offer Price represents a 7.2% discount to Orezone’s closing price of C$1.10 on the Toronto Stock Exchange (“TSX”) on July 9, 2025, and an 8.5% discount to the five-day volume-weighted average price (“VWAP“) of C$1.115.

In accordance with section 734(6) of the Australian Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), the Company advises in respect of the Offer of CDIs under the Prospectus:

The issuer of the CDIs is Orezone Gold Corporation (ARBN 686 478 875).
The Prospectus is available online for Australian residents only at: www.computersharecas.com.au/oreipooffer.
The Offer will only be made in, or accompanied by, a copy of the Prospectus.
A person should consider the Prospectus in deciding whether to acquire the CDIs.
Anyone who wishes to acquire the CDIs under the Offer will need to complete the application form that will be in, or will accompany, the Prospectus.
The Offer under the Prospectus will only be made available to persons receiving the Prospectus in Australia and certain investors in New Zealand, Hong Kong, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the European Union (excluding Austria), Switzerland, Canada (Alberta, British Columbia and Ontario) and the United States.

The Offer is subject to certain conditions including, but not limited to, receipt of all necessary regulatory approvals, including any approvals of the ASX, TSX and applicable securities regulatory authorities.

The Prospectus has not been filed with any securities commission in Canada and the CDIs may not be offered or sold within Canada or for the account of any Canadian residents except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the prospectus and registration requirements of applicable Canadian securities laws.

A copy of the Prospectus, containing full details of the Offer, will be available on SEDAR+ (www.sedarplus.ca) under Orezone’s profile.

About Orezone Gold Corporation

Orezone Gold Corporation (TSX: ORE OTCQX: ORZCF) is a West African gold producer engaged in mining, developing, and exploring its 90%-owned flagship Bomboré Gold Mine in Burkina Faso. The Bomboré mine achieved commercial production on its oxide operations on December 1, 2022, and is now focused on its staged hard rock expansion that is expected to materially increase annual and life-of-mine gold production from the processing of hard rock mineral reserves. Orezone is led by an experienced team focused on social responsibility and sustainability with a proven track record in project construction and operations, financings, capital markets, and M&A.  

The technical report entitled Bomboré Phase II Expansion, Definitive Feasibility Study is available on SEDAR+ and the Company’s website.

Contact Information

Patrick Downey
President and Chief Executive Officer

Kevin MacKenzie
Vice President, Corporate Development and Investor Relations

Tel: 1 778 945 8977
info@orezone.com / www.orezone.com

For further information please contact Orezone at +1 (778) 945 8977 or visit the Company’s website at www.orezone.com.

The Toronto Stock Exchange nor the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization neither approves nor disapproves the information contained in this news release.

Cautionary Note – United States

The securities referred to in this news release have not been, nor will they be, registered under the United States Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the U.S. Securities Act), or the securities laws of any state or other jurisdiction in the United States, and may not be offered or sold within the United States except in transactions exempt from, or not subject to, the registration requirements of the U.S. Securities Act and applicable US state securities laws. This news release does not constitute an offer for sale of securities, nor a solicitation for offers to buy any securities in the United States, nor in any other jurisdiction in which such offer, solicitation or sale would be unlawful. Any public offering of securities in the United States must be made by means of a prospectus containing detailed information about the company and management, as well as financial statements.

Cautionary Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements

This press release and the Prospectus contain “forward-looking statements” and “forward-looking information”, including statements and forecasts which include (without limitation) expectations regarding the financial position of the Company, production targets, the Offer and the terms thereof, ASX listing, the stage 1 and stage 2 hard rock expansions, industry growth and other trend projections, future strategies, results and outlook of the Company and the opportunities available to the Company. Often, but not always, forward-looking information can be identified by the use of words such as “plans”, “expects”, “is expected”, “is expecting”, “budget”, “outlook”, “scheduled”, “target”, “estimates”, “forecasts”, “intends”, “anticipates”, or “believes”, or variations (including negative variations) of such words and phrases, or state that certain actions, events or results “may”, “could”, “would”, “might”, or “will” be taken, occur or be achieved. Such information is based on assumptions and judgments of the Company regarding future events and results. Readers are cautioned that forward-looking information involves known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors which may cause the actual results, targets, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from any future results, targets, performance or achievements expressed or implied by the forward-looking information.

Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance and involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties, assumptions and other important factors, many of which are beyond the control of the Company, the Directors and management of the Company. Past performance is not a guide to future performance. Key risk factors associated with an investment in the Company are detailed in Section 4 of the Prospectus. These and other factors could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements.

Forward-looking information and statements (including the Company’s belief that it has a reasonable basis to expect it will be able to fund the hard rock expansion at the Bomboré Mine, the Offer and the ASX listing) are (further to the above) based on the reasonable assumptions, estimates, analysis and opinions of the Company made in light of its perception of trends, current conditions and expected developments, as well as other factors that the Company believes to be relevant and reasonable in the circumstances at the date such statements are made, but which may prove to be incorrect. Although the Company believes that the assumptions and expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements and information (including as described throughout the Prospectus) are reasonable, readers are cautioned that this is not exhaustive of all factors which may impact on the forward-looking information. The Company does not undertake to update any forward-looking information or statements, except in accordance with applicable securities laws. Due to the risks, uncertainties and assumptions contained herein, investors should not place undue reliance on forward-looking information.

The MIL Network –

July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI Russia: “Projects of the Future”: IPMET Successfully Defended Final Qualification Theses

Translation. Region: Russian Federal

Source: Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University –

An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.

The Institute of Industrial Management, Economics and Trade successfully defended their final qualification works “Project as a Final Qualification Work”. 21 projects were completed in a special format: nine complex and 12 group projects, in which 57 final-year students took part (48 undergraduate, nine specialist and master’s students).

A group final qualifying work is a coordinated development or research carried out by a team of students united by one object and common problems. A comprehensive final qualifying work is a joint development or research carried out by a team of students within the framework of a common topic.

Since 2023, our institute has been actively and successfully implementing projects for the preparation and defense of final qualification works of bachelors, specialists and masters commissioned by industrial partners, government agencies and commercial organizations in the format of “Project as a final qualification work”. A special feature of our projects is that they are all carried out by multipotential teams consisting of students from different educational programs, and in most cases, from different fields of study. I would like to note the great interest on the part of students: they not only demonstrate qualifications in their field, but also acquire new related knowledge and skills, including in teamwork, – notes Vladimir Shchepinin, Director of IPMEIT.

In 2023, the institute completed three group final qualification works commissioned by partners: Power Machines — Leningrad Metal Plant, TGK-1, and TD-Materik. Last year, 13 project final qualification works were presented (four integrated and nine group). The list of customers, in addition to industrial enterprises, included representatives of retail and the public sector.

This year, IPMET has carried out a lot of preliminary work on interaction with potential customers and received requests for projects to be carried out by multipotential teams from more than 20 employer representatives. These are Eurostil, the Center for Competence in Tourism and Hospitality, the ASI All-Russian Accelerator for Industrial Tourism, MKT, the Krasnogvardeisky District Center for Scientific and Technical Information, the Rosfinmonitoring Regional Office for the Northwestern Federal District, and the PlaceMarket restaurant chain.

Significant contributions were made by the directors of the higher schools of IPMEiT Olga Kalinina, Dmitry Rodionov, Olga Voronova, Olga Nadezhina, as well as those responsible for project activities in the structural divisions.

Projects developed and implemented by students allow for a significant expansion of resource capabilities. Students actively generate ideas, exchange knowledge and experience, and improve their teamwork skills. They need to constructively resolve disagreements and make decisions collectively to achieve results. All this is extremely important for a specialist entering active working life, emphasized Yulia Akimova, Head of the Center for Team Building and Project Solutions at IPMET.

All projects received high marks from customers, and final qualifying works were awarded “excellent” marks by state examination committees.

The Institute implements defenses of final qualification works in various formats, providing high-quality methodological and organizational support. Our team of managers, consultants and mentors in close cooperation with qualified customers are always ready to help student teams, competently organize their work and focus on the result, – emphasized the Deputy Director of IPMET for educational and methodological work Anna Chernikova.

Most of the students participating in “projects like final qualifying work” are already employed or have received offers from customers.

Please note: This information is raw content obtained directly from the source of the information. It is an accurate report of what the source claims and does not necessarily reflect the position of MIL-OSI or its clients.

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI Banking: Samsung Days Sale Kicks Off on July 12: Will Unlock AI-Powered Living with Unbeatable offers across Categories

Source: Samsung

Samsung, India’s largest consumer electronics brand, announced the launch of the Samsung Days Sale, going live on July 12, exclusively on Samsung.com, Samsung Shop App and Samsung Experience Stores. This highly anticipated campaign, which will continue until July 18, 2025, brings to customers – the best offers, exclusive exchange deals, and a truly unparalleled shopping experience.

Unlock the Power of AI with Samsung
This year, Samsung Days puts a spotlight on Samsung’s cutting-edge AI-powered products —from Smartphones to TVs, Tablets, Refrigerators, and Laptops & Washing Machines — empowering customers to make their lives easier with the latest intelligent technology.

Fabulous Smartphones and Laptops Deals up for Grab
As the sale kicks off, customers can pre-order the latest Galaxy Z Fold7 & Galaxy Z Flip7 512 GB version at the price of a 256 GB version. Those purchasing the Galaxy Z Flip7 FE will get the 256GB version at the price of 128 GB. Customers can also pair up the latest Galaxy Z Fold7 & Galaxy Z Flip7 with all new Galaxy Watch8 series and get up to INR 15000 off. Whether it is the latest foldables or powerful camera-centric models, there is something for every tech enthusiast. In addition, select Galaxy tablets, accessories and wearables will be available at discount of up to 65% off, making it the perfect time to complete your Galaxy ecosystem.

Not just that, users seeking a seamless and versatile tablet-like experience can avail up to 35% off on select Galaxy Book5 and Book4 laptops and elevate their workflow with Galaxy AI.

Big Screen Luxury at Incredible Prices
For those looking out to upgrade their TV viewing experience – there are some amazing offers on Vision AI TVs – such as the Neo QLED 8K TVs, OLED TVs & QLED TVs. Customers can get a Free TV or Soundbar with select TVs, up to 20% Instant Bank discount and Exchange Bonus up to ₹ 5000. Those pairing the TV with an Audio device can get up to 40%* Off on MRP of Select Audio Devices

Smart Savings on Digital and Premium Home Appliances
Samsung is also rolling out exclusive offers on its full suite of digital appliances. Shoppers can enjoy deals across refrigerators, washing machines & microwaves. For those seeking top-tier performance and design, select models of side-by-side refrigerators, French-door refrigerators will be up for grab at an exclusive deal of up to 49% off.

Select models of washing machines will be available at up to 50% off. Additionally, they will get a generous 20-year warranty on the Digital Inverter Motor for both Fully Automatic Front Loading and Fully Automatic Top Loading machines. For easy access, the affordable EMI option is also available starting at just INR 1990 for Fully Automatic Front Loading, INR 990 for Fully Automatic Top Loading, and INR 890 for Semi-Automatic Washing Machines

Upgrade to AI, Upgrade Your Life
With Samsung’s AI-powered innovations, customers can enjoy smarter entertainment, effortless productivity, and immersive audio-visual experiences. Don’t miss your chance to upgrade and enjoy exclusive benefits, only on Samsung.com, Samsung Shop App and Samsung Experience Stores

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Mark your calendars for July 12th and experience the best of Samsung, where innovation meets irresistible offers!

Note: All offers are valid exclusively on Samsung.com, Samsung Shop App and Samsung Experience Stores during Samsung Days, starting July 12th, 2025. Upgrade to Samsung’s latest AI-powered products and enjoy smarter productivity, entertainment and sound experiences.

MIL OSI Global Banks –

July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI Asia-Pac: Light public housing tenders invited

Source: Hong Kong Information Services

The Housing Bureau today invited tenders for two Light Public Housing (LPH) operation and management contracts pertaining to Phase 2 of the project at Olympic Avenue in Kai Tak.

The two contracts are for the operation and management of about 4,500 and 3,200 units at the Olympic Avenue LPH project. This includes the management of property and occupants, daily maintenance, provision of social services, and the management and operation of ancillary facilities.

To encourage participation by different stakeholders in the community, the bureau said it welcomes tenders from all capable and experienced service providers, including non-government organisations and those with a valid property management company licence, or collaborations between different organisations.

The bureau remarked that two separate contracts are being drawn up due to the project’s relatively scale, and to encourage participation from different organisations.

To ensure service quality, the bureau will carry out technical assessments based on organisations’ management capabilities, relevant experience and past service performance, as well as their proposed modes of operation and management, the social services they will provide, the feasibility of their exit plans, and their intended use of innovation and information technology. The tender price will then be evaluated to form a consolidated assessment before the contracts are awarded.

Interested organisations can download the tender documents from the bureau’s website or via the e-Tendering System. They may also contact the Dedicated Team on Light Public Housing directly.

The tender references are HB2025/OPR-LPH-OA2 and HB2025/OPR-LPH-OA3.

Tenderers must submit their tenders by noon on August 29, either electronically via the e-Tendering System or by deposit in the Government Secretariat Tender Box situated at the lobby of the public entrance on Ground Floor, East Wing, Central Government Offices, 2 Tim Mei Avenue, Tamar. Late tenders will not be accepted.

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI Africa: African Representation at National Basketball Association (NBA) 2K26 Summer League 2025

Source: APO

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The NBA 2K26 Summer League 2025 (www.NBA.com) will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, from July 10-20 and once again feature a strong presence of African players, coaches and referees, including:

Six former NBA Academy Africa players
23 coaches from 15 African countries as part of the Africa Coaches Program
Three referees from the 2025 Basketball Africa League (BAL) season

The participation of these players, coaches and referees is part of NBA Africa and the BAL’s commitment to developing talent and expertise throughout the African basketball ecosystem and contributing to the continued growth of the game across the continent.

Below are storylines about the African players, coaches, and referees participating in this year’s Summer League, which will air live in Africa on NBA League Pass, the league’s premium live game subscriptions service available via the NBA App:

PLAYERS

Six former NBA Academy Africa players have joined Summer League rosters:
- Ibou Badji (Denver Nuggets; Senegal)
- Jean-Jacques Boissy (Milwaukee Bucks; Senegal)
- Ulrich Chomche (Toronto Raptors; Cameroon), who was selected 57^th overall in the 2024 NBA Draft.
- Nelly Joseph Junior (Atlanta Hawks; Nigeria)
- Khaman Maluach (Phoenix Suns; South Sudan; ties to Uganda), who was selected 10^th overall in the 2025 NBA Draft, becoming the highest-drafted former NBA Academy Africa and Basketball Africa League (BAL) player ever.
- Babacar Sané (Minnesota Timberwolves; Senegal)
Three players who participated in the 2025 BAL season will compete in Summer League:
- Boissy – 2025 BAL champion and MVP with Alahli Tripoli (Libya), Boissy averaged 18.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 2.2 steals, and 1.9 assists per game.
- Aliou Diarra (Mali; Dallas Mavericks) – Two-time Dikembe Mutombo BAL Defensive Player of the Year (2023 and 2025) and the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA G League International Draft, Diarra will join the No. 1 overall pick in the 2025 NBA Draft – Cooper Flagg – on the Mavericks’ Summer League roster.
- Sané – 2025 All-BAL Second Team as a member of US Monastir (Tunisia).

COACHES:

Twenty-three coaches from 15 African countries have been selected to participate in Summer League as part of the Africa Coaches Program, which is part of NBA Africa and the BAL’s ongoing commitment to developing coaching talent across the continent. The 23 coaches (full list below) include:
- Four who previously played in the BAL: two-time BAL champion with Zamalek (2021) and US Monastir (2022) Solo Diabate (Bucks; Côte d’Ivoire), 2024 BAL champion with Petro de Luanda Carlos Morais (New York Knicks; Angola), as well as Marawan Sarhan (Miami Heat; Egypt) and Mostafa Kejo (Los Angeles Lakers; Egypt), both of whom competed for Al Ahly (Egypt) during the 2024 BAL season.
- Two female coaches: Fenan Atobrhan (Eritrea; Houston Rockets) and Ruth Bibeyi (Gabon; Indiana Pacers). Atobrhan served as an assistant coach with APR during the 2025 BAL season when the team finished third, its best-ever finish in the BAL. Bibeyi served as head coach of Espoir Basket Club (Gabon) during the 2023 Road to the BAL qualifying tournament, was part of the coaching staff at the 2025 BAL Combine, and has served as a mentor as part of BAL4HER, the league’s platform for advancing gender equality in the African sports ecosystem.

REFEREES

Three referees who have officiated in the BAL will serve as Summer League officials: Claudio Eiuba (Angola), Vitalis Gode (Kenya) and Erick Otieno (Kenya).

Please see below for the complete list of African coaches participating in the NBA 2K26 Summer League 2025 as part of the Africa Coaches Program:

Name	Country	NBA Team
Lamine Krideche	Algeria	Cleveland Cavaliers
Carlos Morais	Angola	New York Knicks
Francois Enyegue	Cameroon	Charlotte Hornets
Antonio Moreira	Cape Verde	Atlanta Hawks
Solo Diabate	Côte D’Ivoire	Milwaukee Bucks
Pierrot Ilunga	Democratic Republic of the Congo	Detroit Pistons
Mostafa Kejo	Egypt	Los Angeles Lakers
Marawan Sarhan	Egypt	Miami Heat
Wael Badr	Egypt	Portland Blazers
Haytham Kamel	Egypt	Utah Jazz
Fenan Atobrhan	Eritrea	Houston Rockets
Ruth Bibeyi	Gabon	Indiana Pacers
Reda Rhalimi	Morocco	Denver Nuggets
Akil Driss	Morocco	Toronto Raptors
Mohammed Abdulrahman	Nigeria	Washington Wizards
Prosper Naci	Rwanda	Philadelphia 76ers
Abdallah Mbaye	Senegal	Chicago Bulls
Matar Mbodji	Senegal	Dallas Mavericks
Samba Fall	Senegal	San Antonio Spurs
Moratiemang Jr. Mmoloke	South Africa	Boston Celtics
Igor Lunnemann	South Africa	New Orleans Pelicans
Lindokuhle Sibankulu	South Africa	Sacramento Kings
Amine Rzig	Tunisia	LA Clippers

Distributed by APO Group on behalf of National Basketball Association (NBA).

MIL OSI Africa –

July 11, 2025

We missed no targets in Pakistan; not even a glass pane broken in India: NSA Doval on Operation Sindoor

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

National Security Advisor (NSA) Ajit Doval on Friday delivered a sharp rebuke to the foreign media’s reporting on Operation Sindoor, challenging it to produce any credible evidence of damage on the Indian side.

Speaking at the 62nd convocation of IIT Madras, Doval praised the Indian armed forces for carrying out precision strikes on terror infrastructure inside Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in under 23 minutes.

Doval said satellite imagery provided clear proof of what happened between May 6 and May 10, yet foreign outlets continued to claim there was damage on the Indian side — without being able to produce a single image, not even of a broken window.

“Foreign press said that Pakistan did this and that. You show me one photograph, one image, which shows any damage done to any Indian structure — even a glass pane being broken,” Doval stressed.

“These satellite images are available all over the world. They (The New York Times and others) brought out images and published them. The images only showed that 13 airbases in Pakistan before and after May 10 were destroyed, whether in Sargodha, Rahim Yar Khan or Chaklala,” he said.

“I am only telling you what the foreign media put out on the basis of imagery — where is the damage? We are capable of doing that (destroying terror bases and inflicting damage on Pakistani airbases),” Doval added.

Indian security forces launched Operation Sindoor in the intervening night of May 6–7, decimating nine terror camps, including the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Hizbul Mujahideen, inside Pakistan as well as in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK).

The strikes were carried out in retaliation for the deadly terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam on April 22, in which Pakistan-sponsored terrorists killed 26 civilians.

—IANS

July 11, 2025

NHAI tightens norms for reporting and blacklisting ‘Loose FASTags’

Source: Government of India

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The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has strengthened its mechanism for reporting and blacklisting ‘Loose FASTags’ – commonly referred to as “tag-in-hand” – in a bid to enhance tolling efficiency and ensure the authenticity of FASTag usage.

As India gears up for initiatives like the Annual Pass System and Multi-Lane Free Flow (MLFF) tolling, the move aims to curb misuse and operational disruptions caused by FASTags that are not affixed to vehicle windscreens.

Such practices have led to lane congestion, false chargebacks, and misuse in closed-loop systems, hampering the overall efficiency of the Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) network.

To tackle the issue, NHAI has issued instructions to toll collecting agencies and concessionaires to promptly report loose FASTags via a dedicated email ID. Based on these reports, the authority will take swift action to blacklist or hotlist the identified tags.

With a FASTag penetration rate of over 98%, NHAI’s latest move is expected to further streamline toll operations and ensure seamless travel for National Highway users.

July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Over £1bn in investment deals as UK-France launch new Industrial Strategy Partnership

Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

Press release

Over £1bn in investment deals as UK-France launch new Industrial Strategy Partnership

The UK and France have launched a new Industrial Strategy Partnership following a successful UK-France Summit, where over £1 billion worth of investment deals into the UK have been confirmed.

New Partnership is first of its kind in Europe, boosting UK-France collaboration in key high growth sectors.  
Follows a successful UK-France Summit, where leading firms announced a billion pounds worth of investment creating thousands of highly skilled jobs. 
Deals are the latest vote of confidence and show the Plan for Change is working – as recent survey puts UK as joint-top global investment destination.

A new partnership between the UK and France will deepen economic collaboration and unlock billions in valuable investment into high growth-driving sectors – boosting the economy and delivering on the Plan for Change.

The announcement comes following yesterday’s 37th UK-France Summit, where leading French companies announced investments worth over £1 billion into the UK, creating thousands of highly-skilled jobs across the country – helping to put more money in people’s pockets.

This builds on the tidal wave of investment the government has welcomed into the UK since taking Office, worth over £100 billion, alongside 384,000 jobs created since the election.

The partnership forms part of the UK’s recent modern Industrial Strategy – a new approach that will create a more connected, high-skilled and resilient economy to kickstart an era of economic prosperity, the central mission in the government’s Plan for Change.

This partnership is a collaboration in key growth sectors including in technology, clean energy industries and advanced manufacturing, supporting a quicker green and digital transition and building our economic resilience to drive economic growth and innovation.

It advances a cross-Channel trade relationship worth £104 billion in 2024 and reaffirms the UK’s position as a global investment destination, the same week a Deloitte survey found that international finance leaders see the UK as the joint-most attractive destination when it comes to investment.

It also builds on the strong collaboration which already exists between the UK and France across vital areas including energy, aviation, tech and finance – all of which fall under the key growth sectors identified in the government’s modern Industrial Strategy.

Today’s announcement follows Wednesday’s roundtable attended by leading French and British firms hosted by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves, Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds, French Economy, Finance and Industry Minister Eric Lombard and French Digital Affairs Minister Clara Chappaz.

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves said: 

This is our first Industrial Strategy Partnership with a major European partner, and will combine our joint expertise across energy, advanced manufacturing, technology and more, helping deliver our Plan for Change by boosting growth to deliver more money in people’s pockets.

Business and Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds said:

This milestone is an exciting new chapter in our already strong relationship with France and will boost both countries’ key sectors by driving two-way innovation and investment, delivering on our Plan for Change.” 

Our Modern Industrial Strategy is a 10-year plan to kickstart an era of economic prosperity and this partnership will serve as a welcome anchor at a time of significant geopolitical uncertainty. It is built on the best of foundations, with both our businesses and citizens sharing deep links.

Today’s deals show that the UK is open for international companies to expand their businesses in a wide range of priority sectors, including: 

Veolia has announced a £70 million investment to transform an existing, disused industrial facility to a state-of-the-art plastics sorting and recycling facility in Shropshire, creating more than 130 local jobs.
Thales, in conjunction with partners, is planning £40 million of AI-focussed R&D investment as part of its CortAIx UK AI Accelerator, which will employ 200 people.
Comand AI are investing £35 million over the next five years to set up an office in the UK, in their first step to becoming a pan-European defence company. 
Pernod Ricard is investing a further £17.5 million in its Scotch whisky producer, Chivas Brothers, to create two new bottling lines at its Kilmalid site near Glasgow.  
LVMH will operate at least twenty Sephora stores by 2028, with a need of 800 additional recruitments.  
EDF confirmed earlier this week that thousands of UK jobs and apprenticeships will be created as it announced it will take a 12.5% stake in Sizewell C – in a major boost for UK growth and energy security. Assystem will double its nuclear workforce in the UK, creating 1,000 new engineering, digital and project management jobs. Urenco also signed a 15-year deal with EDF to produce fuel for nuclear power stations, supporting Urenco UK’s workforce of more than 1,400 people.
French company Ardian has also in the last week finalised its acquisition of an additional 10% stake in London Heathrow as a gateway for growth with a further £888 million investment, taking their investment into the airport to £2.85 billion, supporting the site’s 80,000 jobs.

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds also met with French Economy, Finance and Industry Minister Éric Lombard yesterday, to discuss the importance of French investment in the UK and how this new partnership will enable more collaboration in key sectors such as clean energy, tech and economic resilience.

UK companies are also continuing to succeed in the French market, delivering on the government’s AI opportunities action plan, from capability to R&D. British tech unicorns are winning tens of millions of pounds in significant contracts with French corporates, driving jobs and growth at home.

This includes Synthesia’s new partnership with Decathlon to create a pioneering AI avatar lab, ElevenLabs’ collaboration with M6 and TV5 Monde, and Darktrace’s contract with GL Events, a French major events operator. BT is also connecting more than 80 French-headquartered companies including Alstom and Michelin in France, with operations totalling approximately £130 million last financial year.

The refresh of the Lancaster House defence partnership is also creating new opportunities in the UK’s aerospace and defence sectors, supporting over 2,750 highly skilled jobs and representing billions to the UK and French economies through joint export promotion and capability projects which benefit the UK’s defence industries, including MBDA and Airbus.

The agreement with France follows the Industrial Strategy Partnership committed to between the UK and Japan in March, preceding publication of the Strategy in June.

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Be prepared as agency issues Amber alert for hot weather

Source: City of Wolverhampton

It will be in force from 12pm today (Friday 11 July, 2025) until 9am on Tuesday 14 July, 2025, with the warmest weather forecast to climb to over 30C over the next 48 hours.

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) warns that the hot weather is likely to bring increased pressures on health and social care services, could lead to a possible rise in deaths – particularly among those aged 65 or over or with health conditions – and is a health risk to the wider population.

Councillor Obaida Ahmed, the City of Wolverhampton Council’s Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Community, said: “While many people enjoy hot weather, high temperatures such as those forecast over the coming days can be dangerous, especially for people who may be particularly vulnerable such as older people, young children and those with serious illnesses.

“Everyone can enjoy the sun safely by keeping out of the heat at the hottest time of the day, avoiding sunburn and staying hydrated with plenty of cool, non-alcoholic drinks.

“Older people and those with long term illnesses are particularly vulnerable to the effects of very hot weather, so I’d urge people to look out for them and keep indoor areas as cool as possible.”

Top tips for being sun safe include:

try to keep out of the sun between 11am to 3pm
wear UV sunglasses, preferably wraparound, to reduce UV exposure to the eyes, walk in the shade, apply sunscreen of at least sun protection factor 15 with UVA protection
wear light, loose fitting cotton clothes, a hat and light scarf, which will help minimise the risk of sunburn
drink plenty of water – and note that sugary, alcoholic and caffeinated drinks can make you more dehydrated
look out for others especially vulnerable groups such as the older people, young children and babies and those with serious illnesses
never leave anyone in a closed, parked vehicle, especially infants, young children or animals
avoid deep water, such as canals and lakes
keep bedroom and living space cool by closing the curtains on windows that receive the sun and opening windows at cooler times of the day and overnight. Turn off non-essential lights and electrical items as these generate heat
health and social care workers should regularly check on vulnerable patients, share sun safety messages, make sure room temperatures are set below 26°C and ensure patients have access to cold water and ice.

For more advice, please visit Heatwave: how to cope in hot weather.

To keep an eye on the weather forecast for Wolverhampton, visit Met Office.

There are 4 levels of warning deployed by UKHSA – Green, Yellow, Amber and Red – an amber warning means the whole health service is likely to be affected by the hot weather.

Among examples given by UKHSA are difficulties managing medicines, the ability of the workforce to deliver services and internal temperatures in care settings exceeding the recommended thresholds.

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI Russia: Five people, including newlyweds, killed in road accident in Afghanistan

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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

KABUL, July 11 (Xinhua) — Five people, including a newlywed couple, were killed and another injured in a road accident in Afghanistan’s northern Badakhshan province on Thursday evening, regional police spokesman Ehsanullah Kamgar said on Friday.

According to him, the accident occurred in Kasham district on Thursday night when the newlyweds were driving home. Five people died on the spot. E. Kamgar said careless driving was the cause of the accident.

A woman from the same family suffered serious injuries and was taken to hospital, a police spokesman said.

On July 6, in the eastern province of Panjshir, three people were killed and seven were injured in a similar incident. –0–

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI Russia: China will play constructive role in promoting dialogue between Thailand and Cambodia: Wang Yi

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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

KUALA LUMPUR, July 11 (Xinhua) — China and Thailand celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic ties in 2025, and China is willing to work with Thailand to advance the building of a community with a shared future to a higher level, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi, a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and a member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, said during talks with Thai Foreign Minister Marit Sangyampong on the sidelines of the China-ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting here on Thursday.

Wang Yi told his interlocutor that China is ready to play a constructive role in promoting dialogue and de-escalating border tensions between Thailand and Cambodia.

The construction of a China-Thailand community with a shared future continues to advance. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations, the “golden jubilee of China-Thailand friendship,” he said.

China firmly supports Thailand in pursuing a development path suited to its national conditions and always gives priority to China-Thailand ties in its diplomatic relations with neighbors, Wang said. China is willing to work with Thailand to bring the building of a community with a shared future to a higher and more meaningful level, he added.

The Chinese minister advocated closer alignment of development strategies and further integration of interests between the two sides, proposing to build new growth engines in areas such as the digital economy, artificial intelligence, cross-border e-commerce and green development to support the modernization efforts of both countries. He also called for accelerating the construction of the China-Thailand railway to give full play to the stimulating effect of model large-scale projects and realize the vision of interconnected development among China, Laos and Thailand.

On global trade, Wang Yi stressed that the US had undermined the free trade system and disrupted global production and supply chains by imposing tariffs unilaterally. He expressed confidence that Thailand and other ASEAN countries would protect their legitimate interests and oppose unilateralism, power politics and bullying. Beijing intends to sign the China-ASEAN Free Trade Area 3.0 protocol by the end of the year to expand the common market and demonstrate joint support for WTO rules and the multilateral trading system through concrete actions, the minister added.

Touching upon the border issue between Thailand and Cambodia, Wang Yi noted that both countries are good neighbors and friends of China. He expressed hope that the parties will resolve the issue through dialogue and consultations in good faith, striving to de-escalate tensions and restore stability as soon as possible. China will adhere to an objective and impartial position and play a constructive role in promoting peaceful relations between the two countries, the Foreign Minister added.

In turn, M. Sangyampong said that China is a reliable friend of Thailand. Over the 50 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations, the countries have maintained mutual trust and respected each other’s core interests, he stressed. The principle of “Thailand and China are as close as one family” has stood the test of time, and the construction of a Thai-Chinese community with a common destiny continues to bear rich fruit, the minister added.

Thailand firmly adheres to the one-China principle and looks forward to strengthening high-level exchanges and practical cooperation in the areas of connectivity, trade, agriculture and combating transnational crime, Sangyampong said.

Bangkok firmly supports multilateralism and the multilateral trading system and calls for an early restoration of normal trading order, he said.

Border and territorial issues should not be resolved by force, the Foreign Minister stressed, expressing gratitude to China for its objective and balanced position on disputes, as well as for its mediation role and efforts to promote dialogue. Thailand is ready to resolve disputes with Cambodia through bilateral channels in the spirit of good neighborliness and goodwill, M. Sangyamphong said. –0–

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: Have your say on council Housing Allocations Policy

Source: City of Wolverhampton

The official public consultation is now open and will run until Wednesday 3 September, 2025.

The allocations policy outlines how the council prioritises and allocates housing to applicants, in accordance with Section 166A of the Housing Act 1996. It ensures that homes are allocated fairly and transparently to those in the greatest need.

Significant changes were last introduced in 2021. However, further updates are now being proposed to:

Ensure the policy remains aligned with its core objectives
Reflect current legislation, government policy, and statutory guidance
Maintain a strong focus on those with the most urgent housing needs
Support regeneration initiatives and the delivery of new homes
Help prevent homelessness and reduce reliance on temporary accommodation

City of Wolverhampton Council Deputy Leader and Cabinet Member for City Housing, Councillor Steve Evans, said: “We are delivering better homes for local people across the city and improving council housing.

“Of course, due to national factors and the financial pressures all councils are facing, we have limited housing stock – and this consultation is a vital piece of work to help frame how we best go about allocating our council homes.

“It is important people have their say and I would urge them to take part in the consultation on this policy, which addresses the challenges being experienced by residents.

“The objective is to ensure local people with the greatest housing need have the best opportunity to access suitable housing that best meets their needs, in a fair and transparent way.”

To take part in the consultation, please visit Housing Allocations Policy.

In addition, there will be in person events across the city to speak directly with residents, stakeholders, and partners. Dates and venues for these events will be confirmed and advertised during the consultation period.

All feedback gathered during the consultation will be thoroughly reviewed and carefully considered. The insights shared will directly inform the development of the revised policy, ensuring it reflects the needs, priorities, and aspirations of residents and communities.

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI Russia: RUDN University Master and His Wife Win the Title of “Best Student Family in Russia”

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Dmitry and Diana Gubina, a future landscape architect and educational program methodologist, met at a summer camp in Kazan. There, the boys fell in love, got married after school, and went to study at Moscow universities. On Family, Love, and Fidelity Day, their couple won the Best Student Family of Russia competition.

The competition took place from April 21 to July 8, with a total of 210 couples taking part. At the first stage, the jury assessed the participants’ portfolios and their video business cards.

“Diana and I attached our diplomas with achievements to the portfolio. My wife has the status of a silver and gold medalist of the student competition “I am a professional”, she is a student of the Moscow City Pedagogical University. I attached my honors bachelor’s degree from RUDN and successes in grant competitions and olympiads. There was nothing super creative in our video business card, we just sincerely and heartily told about ourselves,” – Dmitry Gubin (Landscape Architecture, Master, 2nd year).

Love and charity

Dmitry and Diana are not only gnawing at the granite of science together, but are also involved in a charity project. The couple created an autonomous non-profit organization, the Educational Center STEP. The organization provides free education and exam preparation for schoolchildren from low-income families and families in difficult life situations, orphans and children from orphanages. “We also have mentoring programs. During group classes, children develop their flexible skills, and mentors help them choose interesting areas for study, participate in competitions, and get vouchers to children’s centers. Recently, our ANO received a grant from Rosmolodezh for 500 thousand rubles,” — Dmitry Gubin (Landscape Architecture, Master’s student, 2nd year).

Such an important project could not leave the jury members indifferent. Dmitry and Diana made it to the finals, where they competed with 28 other couples on the Gzhel State University site in the Moscow region from July 6 to 8.

Parade of talents

In the final, the children took part in intellectual games, demonstrated their physical fitness and even prepared several delicious dishes.

“We passed the GTO standards: we pumped up our abs, lifted weights, did push-ups… Then there was the creative numbers stage. We told the story of our family through dance, which was accompanied by audio and video. And we presented the jury with pine cone jam, because this is our tradition – every year we collect pine cones and make jam. Another creative stage was a master class, where my wife and I created wax candles. We added aromatic oils, dried lavender and currants to them to make our work unique. And in the culinary talents competition, my wife and I prepared a “Sunny” salad, similar to the Greek one, cucumber and cream cheese rolls in the form of snails and a fruit dessert,” – Dmitry Gubin (Landscape Architecture, Master’s degree, 2nd year).

Family trail

An important stage of the final was teamwork with other participants of the competition. The contestants were divided into groups and developed proposals for organizing all-Russian educational and leisure events for students. The ideas that made it into the top 3 were presented at the plenary session to the Deputy Head of the Ministry of Education and Science of Russia Olga Petrova.

“Our team presented the project “Family Path”: this is a festival in the form of a journey through time for young families and couples. Its essence is to allow participants to immerse themselves in the life of different peoples of the country through historical and ethnographic reconstruction, as well as to study their crafts and customs. We also proposed to establish an all-Russian Family Center. Families will be able to come here for festivals, training courses and meetings dedicated to the history, crafts and way of life of their ancestors,” – Dmitry Gubin (Landscape Architecture, Master’s student, 2nd year).

Students’ initiatives will be implemented within the framework of the federal project “Family Support”.

Cruiser to the future

The RUDN Agrarian and Technological Institute is proud of the married couple’s victory.

“Dmitry is an excellent student not only in terms of his studies, but also in matters of extracurricular activities. He annually takes part in grant stories and Olympiads, successfully combines his studies in the Master’s program and his professional path. In a word, he is the pride of the institute. And now he and his wife have the title of “Best Student Family of Russia”. I want to wish Dmitry and Diana not to stop there, because they have a huge number of bright and memorable moments of family life ahead of them. I am glad that for the guys, family is not just a stamp in the passport, but a real cruiser paving the way to the future,” – Alexandra Dmitrieva, Deputy Director for Work with Students of the RUDN Agrarian and Technological Institute.

The competition “The Best Student Family of Russia” was held within the framework of the federal project “Family Support” of the national project “Family”.

Organizers:

Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation; Tambov State University named after G.R. Derzhavin.

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI China: Beijing unveils 24 measures to boost consumption

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

Beijing on Thursday announced a comprehensive action plan with 24 measures aimed at driving consumption and enhancing the city’s role as an international consumption center.

By 2030, Beijing targets an average annual consumption growth rate of about 5% and plans to build two to three major integrated commercial landmarks with annual sales exceeding 100 billion yuan ($13.94 billion).

The plan places income growth at the core of consumption expansion. Measures include promoting reasonable wage increases, implementing an employment-first strategy to support job creation, and establishing a more dynamic minimum wage adjustment mechanism.

To make it easier to purchase housing, the plan introduces reforms to housing provident fund policies. Buyers will be allowed to withdraw provident fund balances directly for home down payments, while new regulations will be developed to enable second-hand home transactions with existing mortgages to be settled via provident fund loans, streamlining the process for both buyers and sellers.

In the automotive sector, Beijing will optimize the allocation of license plate quotas to better serve family demand for vehicles, strengthen second-hand vehicle trading platforms, and simplify cross-regional transactions.

Emerging trends like anime, collectibles, and youth culture, known locally as the “Guzi Economy,” will receive policy support. The city also plans to develop a “Future Beauty City” by attracting cosmetic and medical aesthetic business.

Beijing is also expanding online healthcare services. As of June, 307 local medical institutions offered online services. A total of 1.11 million online consultations were recorded in the first half of this year, up 45% year on year.

New tourism projects, including the second phase of Universal Studios and cultural routes along the Great Wall and the Grand Canal, will further enrich leisure options. Public spaces and old venues will be revitalized to create more vibrant commercial areas.

Beijing will boost consumption around its two main airports. Plans include building a world-class shopping and tourism complex near Beijing Daxing International Airport and turning the airports into gateways for foreign shoppers.

Duty-free shops will offer more premium Chinese goods, and cross-border e-commerce will be expanded, making it easier for shoppers to buy online and pick up in person.

In addition, the city will promote greater use of Olympic venues and major sports events to stimulate spending. A series of premium international and domestic sporting events will be held to drive sports-related consumption, according to the plan.

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI China: Cutting-edge technologies revitalize Beijing Central Axis

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

As the Beijing Central Axis approaches the first anniversary of its inscription on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), cutting-edge technologies have empowered efforts to protect and preserve its cultural heritage. Meanwhile, a host of new cultural-tourism scenarios have emerged along the axis.

The Yongdingmen Gate tower, the southern terminus of Beijing Central Axis, stands as a witness to both the traditional urban management systems of the Ming and Qing dynasties (1368-1911) and historical events across different eras.

Since the Beijing Central Axis gained the UNESCO World Heritage status, Yongdingmen Gate has become a must-visit landmark. Its historical exhibition, enhanced with modern display technologies, has drown tens of thousands of visitors to the ancient gate tower.

“In the second half of this year, the Yongdingmen Gate tower is scheduled for restoration,” said Chen Yanqing, deputy director of Dongcheng District Cultural Heritage Research Center. “Upon completion of this comprehensive conservation effort, its exhibitions will also undergo upgrades to better accommodate visitor needs.”

From Yongdingmen Gate, the journey northward along the axis leads to Zhengyangmen Gate. The efforts to restore the Arrow Tower in Zhengyangmen have incorporated the the 3D laser scanning technology.

“For severely damaged architectural components, we conducted comprehensive 3D scanning to create digital models,” said Chen Liang, an official of the Beijing Central Axis Heritage Conservation Center. “These informed the precise reconstruction of lintels, railings, and other elements using traditional molds — strictly adhering to original materials, designs, craftsmanship, and techniques.”

In the Arrow Tower, there is a multi-function weather station to monitor microclimatic conditions around the ancient structure. Adjacent to it, an integrated BeiDou monitoring station uses advanced data signals to detect potential subsidence in the building’s foundation.

The tower is equipped with five distinct monitoring systems, employing remote sensing satellites and online data transmission to enable precision conservation management. It also includes a hydrostatic level, an intelligent video deflectometer, and wireless accelerometers to measure settlement, detect displacement, and monitor vibrations, respectively.

The Drum Tower at the northern anchor of the Beijing Central Axis now features a VR experience zone. In this digital realm, visitors embark on a space-time journey back to the founding era of the Yuan dynasty’s Dadu capital. This immersive voyage reveals the axis’ origins and the Chinese wisdom behind its design, allowing visitors to learn about traditional Chinese philosophy.

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI China: Capital Intl Exhibition & Convention Center Hotel opens

Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News

The Capital International Exhibition and Convention Center Hotel opened recently, marking the full operation of the center and its supporting facilities, according to its operator Beichen Group on Thursday.

The five-star hotel has a total floor area of 69,000 square meters, with eight floors above ground and one underground level. It offers 410 guest rooms and a 1,000-square-meter banquet hall, catering to accommodation, banquets, and conferences associated with the exhibition center.

The exhibition center itself began operation in February this year. As Beijing’s largest standalone exhibition and convention venue, it offers comprehensive functions and features cutting-edge technologies, marking a significant upgrade to the city’s exhibition capacity.

The center comprises a convention center, a hotel, nine exhibition halls, and three registration halls. It provides an indoor exhibition area of about 210,000 square meters and an outdoor exhibition area of around 50,000 square meters.

Since July, the center has hosted seven medium- and large-scale industry events, including three conventions in automotive manufacturing, food, and healthcare, serving a total of 17,000 attendees.

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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI: CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2025 Results

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

BROOKFIELD, Wis, July 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. (the “Company” or “CIB Marine”) (OTCQX: CIBH), the holding company of CIBM Bank (the “Bank”), announced its unaudited results of operations and financial condition for the quarter and six months ended June 30, 2025. During the quarter, net interest income and mortgage operations both improved operating results on a quarterly and year-to-date basis as further outlined below.

Net income for the quarter was $0.7 million, or $0.50 basic and $0.48 diluted earnings per share, compared to $0.5 million, or $0.34 basic and $0.25 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2024 excluding the effects of the sale-leaseback transaction gain on sale reported in the second quarter of 2024. Net income for the six months ended June 30, 2025, was $1.0 million, or $0.74 basic and $0.71 diluted earnings per share, compared to $0.6 million, or $0.80 basic and $0.35 diluted earnings per share, for the same period of 2024 also excluding the effects of the sale-leaseback transaction gain on sale.

Financial highlights for the quarter and six months ended June 30 include:

Net interest margin increased to 2.69% from 2.62% in the first quarter of 2025 and 2.38% in the second quarter of 2024. The cost of funds declined 51 basis points compared to the same quarterly period last year, due to the repricing of interest-bearing liabilities in a lower-cost interest rate environment, while yields on earning assets declined by 16 basis points. The net interest margin improved to 2.65% for the six months ended June 30, 2025, compared to 2.34% for the same period of 2024 as the cost of funds declined 45 basis points compared to a 10 basis point decline in yields on earning assets. Net interest income rose $0.3 million for the quarter compared to the same period of 2024, and $0.6 million for the six months ended June 30^th compared to the same period of 2024.
Although quarter-end loan balances declined $19 million from March 31, 2025, and $32 million from December 31, 2024, the allowance for credit losses to loans rose from 1.26% at December 31, 2024, and 1.29% at March 31, 2025, to 1.32% at June 30, 2025, primarily due to continued deterioration in the Federal Reserve’s economic forecasts used in the Company’s credit loss analysis. Non-performing assets to total assets were 0.68% and non-accrual loans to loans were 0.85% on June 30, 2025, compared to 0.67% and 0.84% on March 31, 2025, and 0.68% and 0.81% on December 31, 2024, respectively. Business plans continue to include higher loan balances by year-end 2025, primarily driven by anticipated growth in the commercial segments. Non-performing loans, other real estate loans, modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty and loans 90 days or more past due but still accruing to total assets increased to 1.85% at June 30, 2025, compared to 0.97% at March 31, 2025, and 0.98% at December 31, 2024. The increase was primarily due to two commercial loans—one in the transportation industry and the other in manufacturing—that were both 90 days or more past due but still accruing interest and in the collection process. Since June 30, 2025, one of the loans has been brought current and the adjusted ratio would be 1.43%.

The Banking Division reported net income of $1.6 million for the six months ended June 30, 2025, a $0.4 million improvement over the same period in 2024 excluding the sale-leaseback transaction gain on sale, driven primarily by higher net interest margins and continued cost controls. The Mortgage Division’s $0.1 million net loss for the six months ended June 30, 2025, is an improvement of $0.1 million from the prior year. This modest progress reflects the decline in lending staff noted in the first-quarter earnings release. The net remaining Other Division, comprised primarily of parent company operations, had a net loss of $0.5 million with roughly one-third of that amount attributed to subordinated debt interest expense. Although the parent company has a $2 million line of credit, no draws have been made on that potential funding source to date.

Mr. J. Brian Chaffin, CIB Marine’s President and CEO, commented, “Net interest margins continue to improve as we actively manage our cost of funds in a lower rate environment compared to last year. This contributed to stronger operating results from our Banking Division. While loan balances declined again, our commercial group continues to build the loan pipeline, and we anticipate higher balances by year-end. The Mortgage Division showed modest improvement despite ongoing challenges in the residential mortgage market. Although mortgage production is expected to be lower than last year due to lender staff reductions, our current team is well-positioned to maintain consistent performance in a competitive market. Expense controls continue to support improved operating results.”

He added, “In February, we launched our 2025 common stock repurchase program, authorizing up to $1 million in share buybacks. During the second quarter of 2025, we repurchased 8,083 shares through open market transactions for a total of $262,000, at an average price of $32.37 per share. Year to date, we have repurchased 15,512 shares for a total of $497,000, at an average price of $32.02 per share. Barring unforeseen factors, we intend to complete our 2025 common stock repurchase program during the second half of the year, using available resources including $0.7 million in cash on hand at the parent company, our $2 million line of credit, and other potential sources such as a possible capital distribution from CIBM Bank.”

CIB Marine Bancshares, Inc. is the holding company for CIBM Bank, which operates nine banking offices in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Indiana, and has mortgage loan officers and/or offices in six states. More information on the Company is available at www.cibmarine.com, including recent shareholder letters, links to regulatory financial reports, and audited financial statements.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
CIB Marine has made statements in this release that may constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. CIB Marine intends these forward-looking statements to be subject to the safe harbor created thereby and is including this statement to avail itself of the safe harbor. Forward-looking statements are identified generally by statements containing words and phrases such as “may,” “project,” “are confident,” “should be,” “intend,” “predict,” “believe,” “plan,” “expect,” “estimate,” “anticipate” and similar expressions. These forward-looking statements reflect CIB Marine’s current views with respect to future events and financial performance that are subject to many uncertainties and factors relating to CIB Marine’s operations and the business environment, which could change at any time.

There are inherent difficulties in predicting factors that may affect the accuracy of forward-looking statements.

Stockholders should note that many factors, some of which are discussed elsewhere in this Earnings Release and in the documents that are incorporated by reference, could affect the future financial results of CIB Marine and could cause those results to differ materially from those expressed in forward-looking statements contained or incorporated by reference in this document. These factors, many of which are beyond CIB Marine’s control, include but are not limited to:

operating, legal, execution, credit, market, security (including cyber), and regulatory risks;
economic, political, and competitive forces affecting CIB Marine’s banking business;
the impact on net interest income and securities values from changes in monetary policy and general economic and political conditions; and
the risk that CIB Marine’s analyses of these risks and forces could be incorrect and/or that the strategies developed to address them could be unsuccessful.

These factors should be considered in evaluating the forward-looking statements, and undue reliance should not be placed on such statements. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date they are made. CIB Marine undertakes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise. Forward-looking statements are subject to significant risks and uncertainties and CIB Marine’s actual results may differ materially from the results discussed in forward-looking statements.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT:
J. Brian Chaffin, President & CEO
(217) 355-0900
brian.chaffin@cibmbank.com

CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Selected Unaudited Consolidated Financial Data

	At or for the
	Quarters Ended															6 Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
		2025			2025			2024			2024			2024			2025			2024
	(Dollars in thousands, except share and per share data)
Selected Statement of Operations Data:
Interest and dividend income	$	11,017		$	10,941		$	11,408		$	12,283		$	12,052		$	21,958		$	23,853
Interest expense		5,541			5,652			6,259			6,707			6,897			11,193			13,737
Net interest income		5,476			5,289			5,149			5,576			5,155			10,765			10,116
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		9			42			(332	)		(113	)		10			51			(18	)
Net interest income after provision for
(reversal of) credit losses		5,467			5,247			5,481			5,689			5,145			10,714			10,134
Noninterest income (1)		1,765			1,552			1,724			2,897			6,904			3,317			8,531
Noninterest expense		6,311			6,373			6,678			7,163			6,904			12,684			13,325
Income before income taxes		921			426			527			1,423			5,145			1,347			5,340
Income tax expense		253			105			123			347			1,361			358			1,378
Net income (loss)	$	668		$	321		$	404		$	1,076		$	3,784		$	989		$	3,962

Common Share Data:
Basic net income (loss) per share (2)	$	0.50		$	0.24		$	0.60		$	0.79		$	2.79		$	0.74		$	2.94
Diluted net income (loss) per share (2)		0.48			0.23			0.54			0.59			2.06			0.71			2.17
Dividend		0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00			0.00
Tangible book value per share (3)		59.55			58.46			57.37			57.80			55.36			59.55			55.36
Book value per share (3)		59.59			58.51			57.42			56.06			53.61			59.59			53.61
Weighted average shares outstanding – basic		1,349,613			1,348,995			1,357,737			1,357,259			1,356,255			1,344,573			1,348,440
Weighted average shares outstanding – diluted		1,397,365			1,396,274			1,507,344			1,833,586			1,833,881			1,392,090			1,826,911
Financial Condition Data:
Total assets	$	838,441		$	852,018		$	866,474		$	888,283		$	901,634		$	838,441		$	901,634
Loans		665,393			684,787			697,093			707,310			719,129			665,393			719,129
Allowance for credit losses on loans		(8,793	)		(8,818	)		(8,790	)		(8,973	)		(9,083	)		(8,793	)		(9,083	)
Investment securities		126,795			124,109			120,339			120,349			123,814			126,795			123,814
Deposits		684,480			692,028			692,378			747,168			768,984			684,480			768,984
Borrowings		59,292			67,214			81,735			33,583			28,222			59,292			28,222
Stockholders’ equity		80,492			79,309			77,961			92,358			89,008			80,492			89,008
Financial Ratios and Other Data:
Performance Ratios:
Net interest margin (4)		2.69	%		2.62	%		2.44	%		2.55	%		2.38	%		2.65	%		2.34	%
Net interest spread (5)		2.06	%		1.99	%		1.74	%		1.80	%		1.71	%		2.03	%		1.67	%
Noninterest income to average assets (6)		0.83	%		0.73	%		0.82	%		1.25	%		3.09	%		0.78	%		1.91	%
Noninterest expense to average assets		3.00	%		3.05	%		3.06	%		3.17	%		3.09	%		3.02	%		2.98	%
Efficiency ratio (7)		87.24	%		93.65	%		96.17	%		85.32	%		57.19	%		90.35	%		71.34	%
Earnings (loss) on average assets (8)		0.32	%		0.15	%		0.19	%		0.48	%		1.69	%		0.24	%		0.88	%
Earnings (loss) on average equity (9)		3.36	%		1.65	%		1.94	%		4.71	%		17.92	%		2.52	%		9.38	%
Asset Quality Ratios:
Nonaccrual loans to loans (10)		0.85	%		0.84	%		0.81	%		0.44	%		0.47	%		0.85	%		0.47	%
Nonperformance assets to total assets (11)		0.68	%		0.67	%		0.68	%		0.38	%		0.41	%		0.68	%		0.41	%
Nonaccrual loans, modified loans to borrowers experiencing
financial difficulty, loans 90 days or more past due and still
accruing to total loans (12)		2.33	%		1.21	%		1.19	%		1.62	%		1.38	%		2.33	%		1.38	%
Nonaccrual loans, OREO, modified loans to borrowers
experiencing financial difficulty, loans 90 days or more past
due and still accruing to total assets (12)		1.85	%		0.97	%		0.98	%		1.32	%		1.14	%		1.85	%		1.14	%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to total loans (10)		1.32	%		1.29	%		1.26	%		1.27	%		1.26	%		1.32	%		1.26	%
Allowance for credit losses on loans to nonaccrual loans,
modified loans to borrowers experiencing financial difficulty loans
and loans 90 days or more past due and still accruing (10)		56.76	%		106.25	%		105.95	%		82.53	%		91.24	%		56.76	%		91.24	%
Net charge-offs (recoveries) annualized
to average loans (10)		-0.02	%		-0.01	%		-0.01	%		-0.01	%		0.03	%		-0.01	%		0.03	%
Capital Ratios:
Total equity to total assets		9.60	%		9.31	%		9.00	%		10.40	%		9.87	%		9.60	%		9.87	%
Total risk-based capital ratio		13.55	%		13.34	%		13.02	%		14.54	%		13.90	%		13.55	%		13.90	%
Tier 1 risk-based capital ratio		10.82	%		10.62	%		10.33	%		11.89	%		11.27	%		10.82	%		11.27	%
Leverage capital ratio		8.54	%		8.40	%		8.14	%		9.30	%		8.93	%		8.54	%		8.93	%
Other Data:
Number of employees (full-time equivalent)		144			152			165			170			172			144			172
Number of banking facilities		9			9			9			9			9			9			9

(1) Noninterest income includes gains and losses on securities.
(2) Net income available to common stockholders in the calculation of earnings per share includes the difference between the carrying amount less the consideration paid for redeemed preferred stock of $0.4 million for the quarter ended December 31, 2024.
(3) Tangible book value per share is the stockholder equity less the carry value of the preferred stock and less the goodwill and intangible assets, divided by the total shares of common outstanding. Book value per share is the stockholder equity less the liquidation preference of the preferred stock, divided by the total shares of common outstanding. Book value measures are reported inclusive of the net deferred tax assets. As presented here, shares of common outstanding excludes unvested restricted stock awards.
(4) Net interest margin is the ratio of net interest income to average interest-earning assets.
(5) Net interest spread is the yield on average interest-earning assets less the rate on average interest-bearing liabilities.
(6) Noninterest income to average assets excludes gains and losses on securities.
(7) The efficiency ratio is noninterest expense divided by the sum of net interest income plus noninterest income, excluding gains and losses on securities.
(8) Earnings on average assets are net income divided by average total assets.
(9) Earnings on average equity are net income divided by average stockholders’ equity.
(10) Excludes loans held for sale.
(11) Nonperforming assets includes nonaccrual loans and securities and other real estate owned.
(12) A large loan 90 days or more past due and still accruing was brought current after June 30, 2025. The adjusted ratio to total loans would be 1.80% and to total assets 1.43%.

CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Balance Sheets (unaudited)

	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,
		2025			2025			2024			2024			2024
	(Dollars in Thousands, Except Shares)
Assets
Cash and due from banks	$	10,363		$	7,717		$	6,748		$	13,814		$	10,690
Reverse repurchase agreements		–			–			–			–			–
Securities available for sale		124,618			121,939			118,206			118,145			121,687
Equity securities at fair value		2,177			2,170			2,133			2,204			2,127
Loans held for sale		7,733			7,685			13,291			19,472			17,897

Loans		665,393			684,787			697,093			707,310			719,129
Allowance for credit losses on loans		(8,793	)		(8,818	)		(8,790	)		(8,973	)		(9,083	)
Net loans		656,600			675,969			688,303			698,337			710,046

Federal Home Loan Bank Stock		3,401			2,607			2,607			2,238			2,238
Premises and equipment, net		1,660			1,486			1,570			1,526			1,569
Accrued interest receivable		2,733			2,680			2,651			2,926			3,230
Deferred tax assets, net		12,160			12,529			12,955			12,796			14,840
Other real estate owned, net		–			–			200			211			283
Bank owned life insurance		6,536			6,486			6,437			6,388			6,340
Goodwill and other intangible assets		64			64			64			64			64
Other assets		10,396			10,686			11,309			10,162			10,623
Total assets	$	838,441		$	852,018		$	866,474		$	888,283		$	901,634

Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity
Deposits:
Noninterest-bearing demand	$	87,479		$	98,403		$	86,886		$	95,471		$	95,457
Interest-bearing demand		74,921			77,620			84,833			90,095			86,728
Savings		226,663			232,046			224,960			234,969			244,595
Time		295,417			283,959			295,699			326,633			342,204
Total deposits		684,480			692,028			692,378			747,168			768,984
Short-term borrowings		49,514			57,444			71,973			23,829			18,477
Long-term borrowings		9,778			9,770			9,762			9,754			9,745
Accrued interest payable		1,656			1,614			1,911			2,101			2,145
Other liabilities		12,521			11,853			12,489			13,073			13,275
Total liabilities		757,949			772,709			788,513			795,925			812,626

Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $1 par value; 5,000,000 authorized shares at periods prior to December 31, 2024; 7% fixed rate noncumulative perpetual issued; 14,633 shares of series A and 1,610 shares of series B; convertible; $16.2 million aggregate liquidation preference		–			–			–			13,806			13,806
Common stock, $1 par value; 75,000,000 authorized shares; 1,385,842 and 1,372,642 issued shares; 1,351,397 and 1,358,473 outstanding shares at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively (1)		1,386			1,383			1,372			1,372			1,372
Capital surplus		181,908			181,801			181,708			181,603			181,486
Accumulated deficit		(98,498	)		(99,167	)		(99,487	)		(100,297	)		(101,373	)
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss), net		(3,273	)		(3,939	)		(5,098	)		(3,592	)		(5,749	)
Treasury stock, 35,167 shares on June 30, 2025 and 14,791 shares December 31, 2024 (2)		(1,031	)		(769	)		(534	)		(534	)		(534	)
Total stockholders’ equity		80,492			79,309			77,961			92,358			89,008
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	838,441		$	852,018		$	866,474		$	888,283		$	901,634

(1) Both issued and outstanding shares as stated here exclude 46,686 shares and 42,259 shares of unvested restricted stock awards at June 30, 2025 and December 31, 2024, respectively.
(2) Treasury stock includes 722 shares held by subsidiary bank CIBM Bank.

CIB MARINE BANCSHARES, INC.
Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)

	At or for the
	Quarters Ended															6 Months Ended
	June 30,			March 31,			December 31,			September 30,			June 30,			June 30,			June 30,
		2025			2025			2024			2024			2024			2025			2024
	(Dollars in thousands)

Interest Income
Loans	$	9,653		$	9,623		$	9,999		$	10,573		$	10,582		$	19,276		$	20,976
Loans held for sale		149			137			215			300			213			286			355
Securities		1,186			1,150			1,151			1,183			1,217			2,336			2,448
Other investments		29			31			43			227			40			60			74
Total interest income		11,017			10,941			11,408			12,283			12,052			21,958			23,853

Interest Expense
Deposits		4,795			5,029			5,638			6,354			6,466			9,824			12,693
Short-term borrowings		625			504			500			232			310			1,129			803
Long-term borrowings		121			119			121			121			121			240			241
Total interest expense		5,541			5,652			6,259			6,707			6,897			11,193			13,737
Net interest income		5,476			5,289			5,149			5,576			5,155			10,765			10,116
Provision for (reversal of) credit losses		9			42			(332	)		(113	)		10			51			(18	)
Net interest income after provision for
(reversal of) credit losses		5,467			5,247			5,481			5,689			5,145			10,714			10,134

Noninterest Income
Deposit service charges		65			59			55			63			67			124			133
Other service fees		(10	)		(9	)		(5	)		(5	)		1			(19	)		(4	)
Mortgage banking revenue, net		1,424			1,140			1,564			2,264			2,166			2,564			3,375
Other income		279			177			192			150			273			456			436
Net gains on sale of securities available for sale		0			0			0			0			0			0			0
Unrealized gains (losses) recognized on equity securities		7			36			(71	)		78			(14	)		43			(32	)
Net gains (loss) on sale of SBA loans		0			161			0			420			0			161			202
Net gains on sale of assets and (writedowns)		0			(12	)		(11	)		(73	)		4,411			(12	)		4,421
Total noninterest income		1,765			1,552			1,724			2,897			6,904			3,317			8,531

Noninterest Expense
Compensation and employee benefits		4,060			4,066			4,344			4,852			4,700			8,126			8,989
Equipment		583			559			467			504			457			1,142			919
Occupancy and premises		519			549			500			495			391			1,068			827
Data Processing		212			221			220			243			208			433			420
Federal deposit insurance		101			129			144			182			219			230			418
Professional services		218			278			240			254			219			496			418
Telephone and data communication		57			52			74			51			51			109			107
Insurance		75			64			71			78			80			139			161
Other expense		486			455			618			504			579			941			1,066
Total noninterest expense		6,311			6,373			6,678			7,163			6,904			12,684			13,325
Income from operations
before income taxes		921			426			527			1,423			5,145			1,347			5,340
Income tax expense		253			105			123			347			1,361			358			1,378
Net income (loss)		668			321			404			1,076			3,784			989			3,962
Preferred stock dividend		0			0			0			0			0			0			0
Discount from repurchase of preferred stock		0			0			406			0			0			0			0
Net income (loss) allocated to
common stockholders	$	668		$	321		$	810		$	1,076		$	3,784		$	989		$	3,962

The MIL Network –

July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI: Form 8.3 – [ALPHA GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC – 10 07 2025] – (CGAML)

Source: GlobeNewswire (MIL-OSI)

FORM 8.3

PUBLIC OPENING POSITION DISCLOSURE/DEALING DISCLOSURE BY
A PERSON WITH INTERESTS IN RELEVANT SECURITIES REPRESENTING 1% OR MORE
Rule 8.3 of the Takeover Code (the “Code”)

1. KEY INFORMATION

(a) Full name of discloser:	CANACCORD GENUITY ASSET MANAGEMENT LIMITED (for Discretionary clients)
(b) Owner or controller of interests and short positions disclosed, if different from 1(a): The naming of nominee or vehicle companies is insufficient. For a trust, the trustee(s), settlor and beneficiaries must be named.	N/A
(c) Name of offeror/offeree in relation to whose relevant securities this form relates: Use a separate form for each offeror/offeree	ALPHA GROUP INTERNATIONAL PLC
(d) If an exempt fund manager connected with an offeror/offeree, state this and specify identity of offeror/offeree:	N/A
(e) Date position held/dealing undertaken: For an opening position disclosure, state the latest practicable date prior to the disclosure	10 JULY 2025
(f) In addition to the company in 1(c) above, is the discloser making disclosures in respect of any other party to the offer? If it is a cash offer or possible cash offer, state “N/A”	N/A

2. POSITIONS OF THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

If there are positions or rights to subscribe to disclose in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 2(a) or (b) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security.

(a) Interests and short positions in the relevant securities of the offeror or offeree to which the disclosure relates following the dealing (if any)

Class of relevant security:	0.2p ORDINARY
	Interests		Short positions
	Number	%	Number	%
(1) Relevant securities owned and/or controlled:	1,323,000	3.1273
(2) Cash-settled derivatives:
(3) Stock-settled derivatives (including options) and agreements to purchase/sell:
TOTAL:	1,323,000	3.1273

All interests and all short positions should be disclosed.

Details of any open stock-settled derivative positions (including traded options), or agreements to purchase or sell relevant securities, should be given on a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions).

(b) Rights to subscribe for new securities (including directors’ and other employee options)

Class of relevant security in relation to which subscription right exists:
Details, including nature of the rights concerned and relevant percentages:

3. DEALINGS (IF ANY) BY THE PERSON MAKING THE DISCLOSURE

Where there have been dealings in more than one class of relevant securities of the offeror or offeree named in 1(c), copy table 3(a), (b), (c) or (d) (as appropriate) for each additional class of relevant security dealt in.

The currency of all prices and other monetary amounts should be stated.

(a) Purchases and sales

Class of relevant security	Purchase/sale	Number of securities	Price per unit
0.2p ORDINARY	SALE	15,000	3346.3854p

(b) Cash-settled derivative transactions

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. CFD	Nature of dealing e.g. opening/closing a long/short position, increasing/reducing a long/short position	Number of reference securities	Price per unit
NONE

(c) Stock-settled derivative transactions (including options)

(i) Writing, selling, purchasing or varying

Class of relevant security	Product description e.g. call option	Writing, purchasing, selling, varying etc.	Number of securities to which option relates	Exercise price per unit	Type e.g. American, European etc.	Expiry date	Option money paid/ received per unit
NONE

(ii) Exercise

Class of relevant security

Product description
e.g. call option

Exercising/ exercised against

Number of securities

Exercise price per unit

(d) Other dealings (including subscribing for new securities)

Class of relevant security	Nature of dealing e.g. subscription, conversion	Details	Price per unit (if applicable)
NONE

4. OTHER INFORMATION

(a) Indemnity and other dealing arrangements

Details of any indemnity or option arrangement, or any agreement or understanding, formal or informal, relating to relevant securities which may be an inducement to deal or refrain from dealing entered into by the person making the disclosure and any party to the offer or any person acting in concert with a party to the offer:
Irrevocable commitments and letters of intent should not be included. If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(b) Agreements, arrangements or understandings relating to options or derivatives

Details of any agreement, arrangement or understanding, formal or informal, between the person making the disclosure and any other person relating to:
(i) the voting rights of any relevant securities under any option; or
(ii) the voting rights or future acquisition or disposal of any relevant securities to which any derivative is referenced:
If there are no such agreements, arrangements or understandings, state “none”

NONE

(c) Attachments

Is a Supplemental Form 8 (Open Positions) attached?

NO

Date of disclosure:	11 JULY 2025
Contact name:	MARK ELLIOTT
Telephone number:	01253 376539

Public disclosures under Rule 8 of the Code must be made to a Regulatory Information Service.

The Panel’s Market Surveillance Unit is available for consultation in relation to the Code’s disclosure requirements on +44 (0)20 7638 0129.

The Code can be viewed on the Panel’s website at www.thetakeoverpanel.org.uk.

The MIL Network –

July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: IAGCI seeks reviewer to evaluate coverage of healthcare and medical treatment in Home Office country information

Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

News story

IAGCI seeks reviewer to evaluate coverage of healthcare and medical treatment in Home Office country information

Experts on comparative international healthcare provision are invited to submit expressions of interest by the close of 22 August 2025.

Section 48(2)(j) of the UK Borders Act 2007 provides that the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) shall:

consider and make recommendations about … the content of information about conditions in countries outside the United Kingdom which the Secretary of State compiles and makes available, for purposes connected with immigration and asylum, to immigration officers and other officials.

To assist the Independent Chief Inspector in fulfilling this statutory role, a body of experts sitting as the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information (IAGCI) regularly reviews the Country of Origin Information (COI) products that are produced by the Home Office. The Home Office refers to COI where conditions in a foreign country are relevant to an immigration or asylum decision, for example when considering a claim for international protection under the Refugee Convention or immigration applications based on a human rights claim. The IAGCI’s reviews assess whether the content of COI is accurate, balanced, objective, and up-to-date, and they serve as the basis for an ICIBI inspection report.

In addition to reviewing the Home Office’s country policy and information notes (CPINs) and responses to country of origin information requests (COIRs) relating to individual countries, the IAGCI examines the way that ‘cross-cutting’ themes are dealt with across all of the COI issued by the department. In the past, thematic reports commissioned by the IAGCI examined coverage of such topics as issues related to children, sexual orientation and gender identity or expression, and statelessness.

At a forthcoming meeting, the IAGCI intends to consider the coverage of healthcare (including mental healthcare) and medical treatment in the COI produced by the Home Office. Country information on the availability and quality of healthcare and medical treatment is presented in numerous CPINs, including the following, which focus specifically on this area:

In its consideration of this coverage, the IAGCI wishes to assess the quality, accuracy, and completeness of the information provided on healthcare and medical treatment in individual countries; to evaluate the overall approach taken to compiling and presenting information on this area across the range of relevant CPINs; and to identify any significant gaps in the coverage of medical provision issues in Home Office COI.

To inform this discussion, the IAGCI seeks to commission a review paper to be prepared by an expert with in-depth knowledge of comparative healthcare systems. The reviewer commissioned to undertake this project will be an experienced researcher with demonstrated expertise in international healthcare. They will not be expected to be an expert on all countries concerned, but they should have an understanding of the relevance of information about healthcare and medical treatment to immigration and asylum decisions.

Description of work

The review paper will be a substantial piece of research that provides an assessment of the coverage of healthcare (including mental healthcare) and medical treatment in existing COI products, commenting on their:

Completeness: the extent to which relevant available information on healthcare (including mental healthcare) and medical treatment has been reflected in relevant CPINs. Additional publicly available sources should be identified where appropriate.
Accuracy and balance: whether relevant information from source material has been accurately and appropriately reflected in the CPIN, noting any specific errors or omissions.

Though the review paper need not necessarily provide a comprehensive assessment of every relevant CPIN, it should offer a comparative summary, noting the strengths and weaknesses of the available reports. The review paper should also comment, and offer any relevant recommendations, on the Home Office’s overall approach to compiling and presenting information on healthcare and medical treatment. In addition, the review paper should seek to identify where coverage of healthcare and medical treatment in Home Office COI could usefully be expanded, whether that might be within existing CPINs or through the production of new CPINs covering additional countries or covering specific healthcare and medical issues in greater depth.

While there is room for individual discretion in the way the researcher approaches the task and prepares a review, the IAGCI requires that these guidelines be followed:

The format and scope of the review should be agreed with the Chair of the IAGCI, and the reviewer will be expected to address any comments or suggestions the Chair may have on the final draft of the review.
The COI under review should be assessed in terms of the situation in the country up to the stated ‘cut off’ date for inclusion of information in the relevant CPIN; if the reviewer wishes to recommend reference to more recent material, the review should make clear that that material was not available at the time the relevant CPIN was produced.
Any suggestions for additional information (or corrections to information in the document) must be referenced to a source document for the Home Office to be able to use it. If no published source is available to support the suggested information, the reviewer may supply a letter providing the information for use as a source document.

The reviewer will be expected to attend the IAGCI meeting at which their review will be considered. Representatives from the Home Office will also attend the meeting to provide responses to comments and recommendations made in the review.

Reviews commissioned by the IAGCI may be used as source documents for future CPINs and other COI products.

Payment for this work will be set at £6,000, payable following acceptance by the IAGCI Chair of the completed review and the reviewer’s participation in the IAGCI meeting to discuss the review. Contractual terms will be confirmed in a short-form contract.

How to Apply

Researchers interested in completing this review should submit:

a brief letter setting out (1) their relevant experience and expertise as a researcher with expert knowledge of international healthcare systems, (2) any relevant background demonstrating knowledge of how considerations around healthcare (including mental healthcare) and medical treatment relate to immigration and asylum decision-making, and (3) how they would approach the task of reviewing Home Office COI pertaining to healthcare (including mental healthcare) and medical treatment
their c.v.

Expressions of interest should be submitted to IAGCI@icibi.gov.uk by close of 22 August 2025 and will be judged with reference to the bidder’s demonstrated knowledge and expertise of comparative standards of healthcare provision; their awareness of the relevance of information on healthcare and medical treatment to immigration and asylum decision-making; their research experience, including any relevant experience of reviewing country of origin information; and the soundness of their proposed approach to carrying out the review.

It is expected that the successful bidder will be notified by 29 August 2025. The completed review will be due by the close of 5 December 2025 and will be discussed at an IAGCI meeting planned for early 2026.

Published 11 July 2025

MIL OSI United Kingdom –

July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI United Kingdom: IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Afghanistan, Colombia, and India

Source: United Kingdom – Executive Government & Departments

News story

IAGCI invites tenders to evaluate Home Office country information products on Afghanistan, Colombia, and India

Potential reviewers of country of origin information are invited to submit expressions of interest by the close of 22 August 2025.

Section 48(2)(j) of the UK Borders Act 2007 provides that the Independent Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration (ICIBI) shall:

consider and make recommendations about … the content of information about conditions in countries outside the United Kingdom which the Secretary of State compiles and makes available, for purposes connected with immigration and asylum, to immigration officers and other officials.

To assist the Independent Chief Inspector in fulfilling this statutory role, a body of experts sitting as the Independent Advisory Group on Country Information (IAGCI) regularly reviews the country of origin information (COI) products that are issued by the Home Office. These reviews assess whether the content of COI is accurate, balanced, objective, and up-to-date, and they serve as the basis for an ICIBI inspection report.

Country of origin information

The Home Office refers to COI products in procedures that assess claims of individuals for refugee status or other forms of international and humanitarian protection. COI is also used in policy formulation. COI is contained in:

country policy and information notes (CPINs)
responses to country of origin information requests (COIRs)

CPINs are generated on an ongoing basis, generally focusing on countries from which asylum claims are most commonly received. These reports may provide general background information on a country, address aspects of conditions in a country that are relevant to common types of asylum claims, and/or describe the current humanitarian or security situation in a country. CPINs are compiled from material produced by a range of recognised external information sources (such as news reports, academic literature, independent research reports, and fact-finding reports from UK government or from other governments). CPINs also contain Home Office policy on the recommended position to be taken with respect to various types of claims, based on the available and accepted country information.

COIR responses are prepared to address specific queries from caseworkers or other Home Office officials. These relate to information that is not covered in the CPINs.

Description of work

IAGCI commissions country experts or experienced researchers to evaluate and report upon the information contained in Home Office COI products. The IAGCI requires an expert to review the following COI products on Afghanistan, Colombia, and India (3 separate tenders; 1 for each country):

Tender 1 (Afghanistan)

Country policy and information note: unaccompanied children, Afghanistan, November 2024
Country policy and information note: fear of the Taliban, Afghanistan, August 2024
Country policy and information note: humanitarian situation, Afghanistan, August 2024
Up to 10 COIR responses on conditions in Afghanistan

Tender 2 (Colombia)

Country policy and information note: internal relocation, Colombia, February 2025
Country policy and information note: actors of protection, Colombia, January 2025
Country policy and information note: armed groups and criminal gangs, Colombia, November 2024
Up to 10 COIR responses on conditions in Colombia

Tender 3 (India)

The successful bidder will review, in addition to up to 10 COIR responses on conditions in India, 3 of the CPINs below (to be agreed with the IAGCI prior to the commencement of work):

The reviewer will be asked to evaluate the extent to which the material under review provides an accurate, balanced, and up-to-date summary of the key available sources regarding conditions in the country concerned and to identify any areas where the COI can be improved. Specifically, the review should entail:

assessing the extent to which information from source documents has been appropriately and accurately reflected in the CPIN reports
identifying additional sources detailing relevant aspects of current conditions in the country
noting and correcting any specific errors or omissions of fact
making recommendations for general improvements regarding, for example, the structure of the report, its coverage, or its overall approach
ensuring no reference is made to an individual source which could expose them to risk

The reviewer should follow these guidelines:

the review should focus exclusively on the country of origin information contained within the document, and not pass judgment on the policy guidance provided
CPINs should be reviewed in the context of their purpose as set out above. It should consider the situation in the country up to the stated ‘cut off’ date for inclusion of information
when suggesting amendments, rather than ‘tracking changes’ on the original CPIN, a list of suggested changes should be provided as part of a stand-alone review paper, and each report should be reviewed separately. A reporting template will be provided to the reviewer
any suggestions for additional information (or corrections to information in the document) must be referenced to a source document (preferably open source) for the Home Office to be able to use it. The Home Office may use foreign language source documents, but only if the information is considered essential and is not available in an English-language source

Previous reviews of COI products can be consulted on the ICIBI website.

The selected reviewer will be expected to consult with the Chair of the IAGCI in advance of commencing work on the review and to address any comments or suggestions the Chair may have on the final draft. The reviewer will also be expected to attend an IAGCI meeting at which the review will be discussed. Representatives from the Home Office will also attend the meeting to provide responses to comments and recommendations made in the review.

Reviews commissioned by the IAGCI will be published and may be used as source documents for future CPINs or other Home Office COI products.

Payment for this work will be set at £3,000, payable following acceptance by the IAGCI Chair of the completed review and the reviewer’s participation in the IAGCI meeting to discuss the review. Contractual terms will be confirmed in a short-form contract.

How to Apply

Experts interested in conducting one of these reviews should submit:

a brief letter setting out (1) their relevant experience and expertise, including knowledge of human rights and/or asylum issues, pertaining to Afghanistan, Colombia, or India; and (2) how they would approach the task of reviewing the selected COI.
their c.v.

Expressions of interest should be submitted to IAGCI@icibi.gov.uk by the close of 22 August 2025 and will be judged with reference to the bidder’s demonstrated country knowledge and expertise; their awareness of human rights and/or asylum issues; their research experience, including any relevant experience of reviewing country of origin information; and the soundness of their proposed approach to carrying out the review.

It is expected that the successful bidder will be notified by 29 August 2025. The final review will be due by the close of 24 October 2025 and will be discussed at an IAGCI meeting planned for later in the year.

Published 11 July 2025

MIL OSI United Kingdom –

July 11, 2025

Semicon India 2025 to feature global pavilions, country roundtables, and record participation

Source: Government of India

Source: Government of India (4)

The fourth edition of Semicon India 2025, scheduled for September 2–4 at Yashobhoomi (India International Convention and Expo Centre), New Delhi, will see the largest-ever global participation, the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology (MeitY) announced on Friday.

Jointly organised by the India Semiconductor Mission (ISM) and SEMI, the event aims to showcase India’s expanding capabilities across the microelectronics and semiconductor value chain. This year’s theme is ‘Building the Next Semiconductor Powerhouse’.

According to the ministry, over 300 companies from 18 countries will exhibit at Semicon India 2025 — the highest to date. The event will, for the first time, feature four international pavilions from Japan, South Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia. Eight country roundtables are also planned to promote bilateral partnerships between India and key semiconductor markets.

In line with India’s push to strengthen its talent pipeline, the event will include dedicated skilling and workforce development programmes. Students and engineers will have access to training, upskilling sessions, and career counselling. A dedicated Semiconductor Design Startup Pavilion will highlight innovation-driven chip design firms, while the number of State Government Pavilions has risen to nine from six in the last edition.

The three-day conference will bring together global CXOs, technology leaders, and policy experts to share insights on manufacturing trends, supply chain strategies, and emerging technologies.

The Centre has been working to position India as a trusted semiconductor hub, supported by the Semicon India programme — a ₹76,000-crore initiative to build a robust domestic semiconductor and display manufacturing ecosystem. The government recently revised the programme to keep pace with aggressive incentives offered by other countries and the limited number of companies with advanced node technologies.

In a related development, the Union Cabinet has approved India’s sixth semiconductor manufacturing unit, which will come up near Jewar Airport in Uttar Pradesh through a joint venture between the HCL Group and Taiwan’s Foxconn. The facility, with a capacity of 20,000 wafers per month, is expected to produce 36 million chips monthly and create employment for around 2,000 people.

Meanwhile, work is underway on the other five approved units, one of which is expected to be inaugurated later this year.

To further boost the sector, the government recently amended Special Economic Zone (SEZ) rules to address the unique requirements of semiconductor and electronics component manufacturing. Given the capital-intensive nature and longer gestation periods of these industries, the changes are intended to attract pioneering investments and strengthen India’s position in the global semiconductor landscape.

July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI Europe: Minutes – Thursday, 10 July 2025 – Strasbourg – Final edition

Source: European Parliament 2

PV-10-2025-07-10

EN

iPlPv_Sit

Minutes
Thursday, 10 July 2025 – Strasbourg

IN THE CHAIR: Christel SCHALDEMOSE
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 09:00.

2. Council positions at first reading (Rule 64)

– Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste – Adopted by the Council on 23 June 2025 (06978/2/2025 – COM(2025)0388 – C10-0139/2025 – 2023/0234(COD))
referred to committee responsible: ENVI

The three-month period available to Parliament under Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union for it to adopt its position would begin the following day, 11 July 2025.

3. Post-2027 common agricultural policy (debate)

Commission statement: Post-2027 common agricultural policy (2025/2791(RSP))

Christophe Hansen (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Herbert Dorfmann, on behalf of the PPE Group, Dario Nardella, on behalf of the S&D Group (the President reminded the speaker of the rules on conduct), Raffaele Stancanelli, on behalf of the PfE Group, Carlo Fidanza, on behalf of the ECR Group, Elsi Katainen, on behalf of the Renew Group, Thomas Waitz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luke Ming Flanagan, on behalf of The Left Group, Arno Bausemer, on behalf of the ESN Group, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Cristina Maestre, Mathilde Androuët, Veronika Vrecionová, Barry Cowen, Anna Strolenberg, Arash Saeidi, Sarah Knafo, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Siegfried Mureşan, André Rodrigues, Mireia Borrás Pabón, who also answered a blue-card question from Ana Miranda Paz, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Asger Christensen, Giuseppe Antoci, David Cormand, Norbert Lins, Camilla Laureti, Gilles Pennelle, Waldemar Buda, Christine Singer, who also answered a blue-card question from Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Cristina Guarda, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Daniel Buda, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Valérie Deloge, Benoit Cassart, Martin Häusling, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Maria Grapini, Ton Diepeveen, Jacek Ozdoba, Ciaran Mullooly, Pär Holmgren, Péter Magyar, Marko Vešligaj, Barbara Bonte, Michal Wiezik, Jessika Van Leeuwen, Csaba Dömötör and Céline Imart.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Gabriel Mato, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ana Miranda Paz, Maria Zacharia, Nina Carberry and Arkadiusz Mularczyk.

IN THE CHAIR: Pina PICIERNO
Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Francisco José Millán Mon, Maria Walsh, Stefan Köhler and Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos.

The following spoke: Christophe Hansen.

The debate closed.

4. European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ (debate)

European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ (2025/2655(RSP)) (Rule 228(8))

Francesco Ventola and Bogdan Rzońca presented the European Citizens’ Initiative.

The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Iuliu Winkler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alex Agius Saliba, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kinga Gál, on behalf of the PfE Group, Antonella Sberna, on behalf of the ECR Group, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, on behalf of the Renew Group, Vladimir Prebilič, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Siegbert Frank Droese, on behalf of the ESN Group, Gabriella Gerzsenyi, Marcos Ros Sempere, André Rougé, who also answered a blue-card question from Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Guillaume Peltier, Joachim Streit, Kathleen Funchion, Volker Schnurrbusch, Fidias Panayiotou, Daniel Buda, Hannes Heide, Rody Tolassy, Nora Junco García, Irmhild Boßdorf, who also answered a blue-card question from Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Sabrina Repp, Alexandra Mehnert, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Loránt Vincze, Isilda Gomes, Łukasz Kohut, Sandra Gómez López, Andi Cristea and Sofie Eriksson.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Gabriel Mato, Viktória Ferenc, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Nikolina Brnjac and Sebastian Tynkkynen.

The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 11:51.)

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA
President

5. Resumption of the sitting

The sitting resumed at 12:00.

⁂

The President thanked the Members and Parliament’s staff for their work during the first year of the current parliamentary term.

6. Voting time

For detailed results of the votes, see also ‘Results of votes’ and ‘Results of roll-call votes’.

6.1. Motion of censure on the Commission (vote)

Motion of censure on the Commission B10-0319/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I) (2025/2140(RSP))

(Majority of two thirds of the votes cast, constituting a majority of Parliament’s component Members)

MOTION OF CENSURE (Rule 131)

Rejected

(‘Results of votes’, item 1)

⁂

Özlem Demirel, on the admissibility of an amendment concerning one of the items in voting time (the President gave explanations).

6.2. Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (vote)

Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0328/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0328/2025, B10-0333/2025, B10-0336/2025, B10-0340/2025 and B10-0341/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2796(RSP))

(Majority of the votes cast)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0161)

(‘Results of votes’, item 2)

6.3. Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (vote)

Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0327/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0323/2025, B10-0327/2025, B10-0334/2025, B10-0339/2025 and B10-0342/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2797(RSP))

(Majority of the votes cast)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0162)

(Motion for a resolution B10-0323/2025 fell.)

(‘Results of votes’, item 3)

6.4. Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus (vote)

Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0335/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0325/2025, B10-0335/2025, B10-0338/2025, B10-0343/2025, B10-0344/2025, B10-0345/2025, B10-0346/2025 and B10-0347/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2798(RSP))

(Majority of the votes cast)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0163)

(Motions for resolutions B10-0325/2025, B10-0338/2025 and B10-0343/2025 fell.)

(‘Results of votes’, item 4)

6.5. Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies [COM(2025)0258 – C10-0089/2025 – 2025/0129(COD)] – Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Antonio Decaro (A10-0134/2025)

(Majority of the votes cast)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved (P10_TA(2025)0164)

Parliament’s first reading thus closed.

(‘Results of votes’, item 5)

6.6. Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness (vote)

Report on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness [2025/2008(INI)] – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Hildegard Bentele (A10-0123/2025)

(Majority of the votes cast)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0165)

The following had spoken:

Hildegard Bentele, before the vote, to make a statement pursuant to Rule 165(4).

(‘Results of votes’, item 6)

6.7. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (vote)

Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0324/2025/REV1, B10-0324/2025, B10-0326/2025, B10-0329/2025, B10-0330/2025, B10-0331/2025 and B10-0332/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I) (2025/2800(RSP))

(Majority of the votes cast)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0166)

(Motion for a resolution B10-0326/2025 fell.)

(‘Results of votes’, item 7)

(The sitting was suspended at 12:18.)

IN THE CHAIR: Younous OMARJEE
Vice-President

7. Resumption of the sitting

The sitting resumed at 15:00.

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

9. Composition of committees and delegations

The non-attached Members had notified the President of the following decisions changing the composition of the committees and delegations:

– FEMM Committee: Fernand Kartheiser

– Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Fernand Kartheiser

The decisions took effect as of that day.

10. Endometriosis: Europe’s wake-up call on the gender health gap (debate)

Commission statement: Endometriosis: Europe’s wake-up call on the gender health gap (2025/2795(RSP))

Hadja Lahbib (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: András Tivadar Kulja, on behalf of the PPE Group, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, on behalf of the PfE Group, Chiara Gemma, on behalf of the ECR Group, Billy Kelleher, on behalf of the Renew Group, Majdouline Sbai, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Catarina Martins, on behalf of The Left Group, Tomasz Froelich, on behalf of the ESN Group, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Evelyn Regner, who also answered a blue-card question from Petras Gražulis, Marie Dauchy, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Tilly Metz, Günther Sidl and Maria Grapini.

The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib.

The debate closed.

11. Oral explanations of votes (Rule 201)

11.1. Motion of censure on the Commission (B10-0319/2025)
Cristian Terheş

11.2. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (RC-B10-0324/2025)
Günther Sidl

12. Explanations of votes in writing (Rule 201)

Explanations of votes given in writing would appear on the Members’ pages on Parliament’s website.

13. Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted

In accordance with Rule 208(3), the minutes of the sitting would be put to the House for approval at the start of the next sitting.

With Parliament’s agreement, the texts adopted during the part-session would be forwarded to their respective addressees without delay.

14. Dates of the next part-session

The next part-session would be held from 8 September 2025 to 11 September 2025.

15. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 15:47.

16. Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

Alessandro Chiocchetti	Roberta Metsola
Secretary-General	President

LIST OF DOCUMENTS SERVING AS A BASIS FOR THE DEBATES AND DECISIONS OF PARLIAMENT

I. Motions for resolutions tabled

Motion of censure on the Commission

Motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 131:

MOTION OF CENSURE ON THE COMMISSION (2025/2140(RSP)) (B10-0319/2025)
Gheorghe Piperea, Adrian-George Axinia, Claudiu-Richard Târziu, Georgiana Teodorescu, Şerban Dimitrie Sturdza, Fidias Panayiotou, Daniel Obajtek, Ivan David, Patryk Jaki, Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Fernand Kartheiser, Nikolaos Anadiotis, Volker Schnurrbusch, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Irmhild Boßdorf, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Dostál, Cristian Terheş, Christine Anderson, António Tânger Corrêa, Emmanouil Fragkos, Milan Mazurek, Alexander Jungbluth, Siegbert Frank Droese, Petar Volgin, Rada Laykova, Stanislav Stoyanov, Arno Bausemer, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Milan Uhrík, Mary Khan, Tomasz Froelich, Hans Neuhoff, Alexander Sell, René Aust, Petr Bystron, Jacek Ozdoba, Galato Alexandraki, Kosma Złotowski, Waldemar Buda, Tobiasz Bocheński, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Marlena Maląg, Mariusz Kamiński, Dominik Tarczyński, Anna Zalewska, Jadwiga Wiśniewska, Maciej Wąsik, Michał Dworczyk, Alvise Pérez, Luis-Vicențiu Lazarus, Erik Kaliňák, Judita Laššáková, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Ewa Zajączkowska-Hernik, Jaak Madison, Anja Arndt, Marcin Sypniewski, Markus Buchheit, Filip Turek, Friedrich Pürner, Kateřina Konečná, Ľuboš Blaha, Thierry Mariani, Jan-Peter Warnke, Thomas Geisel, Branislav Ondruš, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Monika Beňová, Marc Jongen, Nikola Bartůšek, Grzegorz Braun, Sarah Knafo, Petras Gražulis, Piotr Müller, Gerald Hauser

Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai

Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

on the case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (2025/2796(RSP)) (RC-B10-0328/2025)
(replacing motions for resolutions B10-0328/2025, B10-0333/2025, B10-0336/2025, B10-0340/2025 and B10-0341/2025)
Sebastião Bugalho, Seán Kelly, Tomáš Zdechovský, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Tomas Tobé, Wouter Beke, Davor Ivo Stier, Łukasz Kohut, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere
on behalf of the PPE Group
Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Aodhán Ó Ríordáin
on behalf of the S&D Group
Adam Bielan, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Marlena Maląg, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
on behalf of the ECR Group
Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Engin Eroglu, Olivier Chastel, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
on behalf of the Renew Group
Villy Søvndal
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic

Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

on the arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (2025/2797(RSP)) (RC-B10-0327/2025)
(replacing motions for resolutions B10-0327/2025, B10-0334/2025, B10-0339/2025 and B10-0342/2025)
Sebastião Bugalho, Wouter Beke, Ingeborg Ter Laak, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev, Tomas Tobé, Tomáš Zdechovský, Davor Ivo Stier, Łukasz Kohut, Liudas Mažylis, Vangelis Meimarakis, Loránt Vincze, Seán Kelly, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere
on behalf of the PPE Group
Yannis Maniatis, Kathleen Van Brempt, Francisco Assis
on behalf of the S&D Group
Adam Bielan, Jaak Madison, Alexandr Vondra, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Michał Dworczyk, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Assita Kanko, Marlena Maląg, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
on behalf of the ECR Group
Hilde Vautmans, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Benoit Cassart, Olivier Chastel, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Lucia Yar
on behalf of the Renew Group
Saskia Bricmont
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus

Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 150(5) and Rule 136(4):

on the urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus (2025/2798(RSP)) (RC-B10-0335/2025)
(replacing motions for resolutions B10-0335/2025, B10-0344/2025, B10-0345/2025, B10-0346/2025 and B10-0347/2025)
Sebastião Bugalho, Ingeborg Ter Laak, David McAllister, François-Xavier Bellamy, Andrzej Halicki, Wouter Beke, Željana Zovko, Isabel Wiseler-Lima, Andrey Kovatchev, Tomas Tobé, Ioan-Rareş Bogdan, Tomáš Zdechovský, Davor Ivo Stier, Sander Smit, Elissavet Vozemberg-Vrionidi, Eleonora Meleti, Vangelis Meimarakis, Georgios Aftias, Dimitris Tsiodras, Emmanouil Kefalogiannis, Antonio López-Istúriz White, Matej Tonin, Massimiliano Salini, Łukasz Kohut, Loránt Vincze, Seán Kelly, Mirosława Nykiel, Michał Wawrykiewicz, Inese Vaidere, Michalis Hadjipantela, Miriam Lexmann
on behalf of the PPE Group
Yannis Maniatis, Francisco Assis, Marco Tarquinio, Hana Jalloul Muro, Evin Incir, Nikos Papandreou
on behalf of the S&D Group
Adam Bielan, Reinis Pozņaks, Alexandr Vondra, Veronika Vrecionová, Ondřej Krutílek, Guillaume Peltier, Marion Maréchal, Nicolas Bay, Laurence Trochu, Małgorzata Gosiewska, Aurelijus Veryga, Bogdan Rzońca, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Waldemar Tomaszewski, Assita Kanko, Marlena Maląg, Carlo Fidanza, Alberico Gambino, Joachim Stanisław Brudziński
on behalf of the ECR Group
Nathalie Loiseau, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Karin Karlsbro, Jan-Christoph Oetjen, Urmas Paet, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
on behalf of the Renew Group
Hannah Neumann
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group
Nikolas Farantouris

Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions

Motions for resolutions tabled under Rule 136(2) to wind up the debate:

on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0324/2025)
Hildegard Bentele
on behalf of the PPE Group

on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0326/2025)
Martin Schirdewan
on behalf of The Left Group

on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0329/2025)
Beata Szydło
on behalf of the ECR Group

on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0330/2025)
Bart Groothuis, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Svenja Hahn, Ľubica Karvašová, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Lucia Yar
on behalf of the Renew Group

on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0331/2025)
Ville Niinistö, Michael Bloss, Majdouline Sbai, Maria Ohisalo, Markéta Gregorová, Sara Matthieu
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (B10-0332/2025)
Kathleen Van Brempt
on behalf of the S&D Group

Joint motion for a resolution tabled under Rule 136(2) and (4):

on tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (2025/2800(RSP)) (RC-B10-0324/2025/REV1)
(replacing motions for resolutions B10-0324/2025, B10-0329/2025, B10-0330/2025, B10-0331/2025 and B10-0332/2025)
Hildegard Bentele
on behalf of the PPE Group
Kathleen Van Brempt
on behalf of the S&D Group
Beata Szydło, Mariusz Kamiński
on behalf of the ECR Group
Bart Groothuis, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Petras Auštrevičius, Malik Azmani, Dan Barna, Engin Eroglu, Christophe Grudler, Svenja Hahn, Ľubica Karvašová, Michał Kobosko, Ilhan Kyuchyuk, Nathalie Loiseau, Marie-Agnes Strack-Zimmermann, Hilde Vautmans, Marie-Pierre Vedrenne, Lucia Yar
on behalf of the Renew Group
Ville Niinistö
on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group

II. Petitions

Petitions Nos 0818-25 to 1048-25 had been entered in the register on 4 July 2025 and had been forwarded to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 232(9) and (10).

The President had, on 4 July 2025, forwarded to the committee responsible, in accordance with Rule 232(15), petitions addressed to Parliament by natural or legal persons who were not citizens of the European Union and who did not reside, or have their registered office, in a Member State.

III. Documents received

The following documents had been received:

1) from other institutions

– Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2014/45/EU on periodic roadworthiness tests for motor vehicles and their trailers and Directive 2014/47/EU on the technical roadside inspection of the roadworthiness of commercial vehicles circulating in the Union (COM(2025)0180 – C10-0072/2025 – 2025/0097(COD))
In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
referred to committee responsible: TRAN

– Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the registration documents for vehicles and vehicle registration data recorded in national vehicle registers and repealing Council Directive 1999/37/EC (COM(2025)0179 – C10-0073/2025 – 2025/0096(COD))
In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
referred to committee responsible: TRAN
opinion: IMCO

– Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2024/1348 as regards the application of the ‘safe third country’ concept (COM(2025)0259 – C10-0088/2025 – 2025/0132(COD))
referred to committee responsible: LIBE

– Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) No 765/2008, (EU) 2016/424, (EU) 2016/425, (EU) 2016/426, (EU) 2023/1230, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/1781 as regards digitalisation and common specifications (COM(2025)0504 – C10-0090/2025 – 2025/0134(COD))
In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
referred to committee responsible: IMCO
opinion: ENVI

– Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2000/14/EC, 2011/65/EU, 2013/53/EU, 2014/29/EU, 2014/30/EU, 2014/31/EU, 2014/32/EU, 2014/33/EU, 2014/34/EU, 2014/35/EU, 2014/53/EU, 2014/68/EU and 2014/90/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council as regards digitalisation and common specifications (COM(2025)0503 – C10-0091/2025 – 2025/0133(COD))
In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
referred to committee responsible: IMCO
opinion: ENVI, TRAN

– Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EU) 2016/679, (EU) 2016/1036, (EU) 2016/1037, (EU) 2017/1129, (EU) 2023/1542 and (EU) 2024/573 as regards the extension of certain mitigating measures available for small and medium-sized enterprises to small mid-cap enterprises and further simplification measures (COM(2025)0501 – C10-0092/2025 – 2025/0130(COD))
In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
referred to committee responsible: ECON, ENVI, LIBE
opinion: INTA, ITRE, IMCO

– Proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directives 2009/43/EC and 2009/81/EC, as regards the simplification of intra-EU transfers of defence-related products and the simplification of security and defence procurement (COM(2025)0823 – C10-0120/2025 – 2025/0177(COD))
In accordance with Rule 151(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee on the proposal.
referred to committee responsible: SEDE, IMCO
opinion: ITRE

– Proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulations (EC) No 1907/2006, (EC) No 1272/2008, (EU) No 528/2012, (EU) 2019/1021 and (EU) 2021/697 as regards defence readiness and facilitating defence investments and conditions for defence industry (COM(2025)0822 – C10-0121/2025 – 2025/0176(COD))
In accordance with Rules 151(1) and 152(1), the President consults the European Economic and Social Committee and the Committee of the Regions on the proposal.
referred to committee responsible: SEDE, ENVI, ITRE
opinion: IMCO

2) from Members

– Mathilde Androuët, Gerolf Annemans, Jordan Bardella, Nikola Bartůšek, Christophe Bay, Barbara Bonte, Paolo Borchia, Mireia Borrás Pabón, Marie-Luce Brasier-Clain, Anna Bryłka, Jorge Buxadé Villalba, Susanna Ceccardi, Anna Maria Cisint, Marie Dauchy, Valérie Deloge, Mélanie Disdier, Csaba Dömötör, Marieke Ehlers, Viktória Ferenc, Anne-Sophie Frigout, Angéline Furet, Jean-Paul Garraud, Catherine Griset, András Gyürk, Enikő Győri, Kinga Gál, Roman Haider, Gerald Hauser, György Hölvényi, Virginie Joron, Ondřej Knotek, Vilis Krištopans, Afroditi Latinopoulou, Fabrice Leggeri, Julien Leonardelli, András László, Thierry Mariani, Jorge Martín Frías, Tiago Moreira de Sá, Aleksandar Nikolic, Philippe Olivier, Gilles Pennelle, Pascale Piera, Pierre Pimpie, Jaroslava Pokorná Jermanová, Julie Rechagneux, Julien Sanchez, Silvia Sardone, Ernő Schaller-Baross, Pál Szekeres, Hermann Tertsch, Pierre-Romain Thionnet, Rody Tolassy, Isabella Tovaglieri, Filip Turek, António Tânger Corrêa, Matthieu Valet, Roberto Vannacci, Alexandre Varaut, Séverine Werbrouck and Margarita de la Pisa Carrión. Motion for a resolution on combating the establishment of transnational Islamist networks in Europe (B10-0279/2025)
referred to committee responsible: LIBE

– Zsuzsanna Borvendég, Siegbert Frank Droese, Milan Mazurek, Volker Schnurrbusch and Petar Volgin. Motion for a resolution on the escalation in the Middle East following Israel’s attack on Iran (B10-0301/2025)
referred to committee responsible: AFET
opinion: SEDE, LIBE

IV. Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports

Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 55)

(Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 2 July 2025)

ECON Committee

– Competition policy – annual report 2025 (2025/2134(INI))

– Banking Union – annual report 2025 (2025/2136(INI))

EMPL Committee

– Addressing subcontracting chains and the role of intermediaries in order to protect workers’ rights (2025/2133(INI))
(opinion: IMCO)

LIBE Committee

– Situation of fundamental rights in the European Union in 2024 and 2025 (2025/2135(INI))

– Public access to documents – report covering the years 2022-2024 (2025/2137(INI))

PETI Committee

– Activities of the European Ombudsman – annual report 2024 (2025/2138(INI))

SANT Committee

– An EU cardiovascular diseases strategy (2025/2132(INI))

– Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan (2025/2139(INI))

(Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 8 July 2025)

SEDE Committee

– European defence readiness 2030: assessment of needs (2025/2142(INI))
(opinion: BUDG, ECON, ITRE)

– Tackling barriers to the single market for defence (2025/2143(INI))
(opinion: ECON, ITRE, IMCO)

– Flagship European defence projects of common interest (2025/2144(INI))
(opinion: ITRE, IMCO)

Decisions to draw up own-initiative reports (Rule 47)

(Following the Conference of Presidents’ decision of 2 July 2025)

EMPL Committee

– Just transition directive in the world of work: ensuring the creation of jobs and revitalising local economies (2025/2131(INL))

SANT Committee

– EU rare disease action plan (2025/2130(INL))

V. Consent procedure

Reports with a motion for a non-legislative resolution (consent procedure) (Rule 107(2))

(Following notification by the Conference of Committee Chairs on 2 July 2025)

INTA Committee

– Digital Trade Agreement between the European Union and the Republic of Singapore (2025/0009M(NLE) – 2025/0009(NLE))

ATTENDANCE REGISTER

Present:

Aaltola Mika, Abadía Jover Maravillas, Adamowicz Magdalena, Aftias Georgios, Agirregoitia Martínez Oihane, Agius Peter, Agius Saliba Alex, Alexandraki Galato, Allione Grégory, Anadiotis Nikolaos, Anderson Christine, Andersson Li, Andresen Rasmus, Andrews Barry, Andriukaitis Vytenis Povilas, Androuët Mathilde, Angel Marc, Annemans Gerolf, Annunziata Lucia, Antoci Giuseppe, Arias Echeverría Pablo, Arłukowicz Bartosz, Arnaoutoglou Sakis, Arndt Anja, Arvanitis Konstantinos, Asens Llodrà Jaume, Assis Francisco, Attard Daniel, Aubry Manon, Auštrevičius Petras, Axinia Adrian-George, Azmani Malik, Bajada Thomas, Baljeu Jeannette, Ballarín Cereza Laura, Bardella Jordan, Barley Katarina, Barna Dan, Barrena Arza Pernando, Bartulica Stephen Nikola, Bartůšek Nikola, Bausemer Arno, Bay Nicolas, Bay Christophe, Beke Wouter, Beleris Fredis, Bellamy François-Xavier, Benifei Brando, Benjumea Benjumea Isabel, Beňová Monika, Bentele Hildegard, Berendsen Tom, Berger Stefan, Berg Sibylle, Berlato Sergio, Bernhuber Alexander, Biedroń Robert, Bielan Adam, Bischoff Gabriele, Blaha Ľuboš, Blinkevičiūtė Vilija, Blom Rachel, Bloss Michael, Bocheński Tobiasz, Boeselager Damian, Bogdan Ioan-Rareş, Bonaccini Stefano, Bonte Barbara, Borchia Paolo, Borrás Pabón Mireia, Borvendég Zsuzsanna, Borzan Biljana, Bosanac Gordan, Boßdorf Irmhild, Bosse Stine, Botenga Marc, Boyer Gilles, Boylan Lynn, Brandstätter Helmut, Brasier-Clain Marie-Luce, Brejza Krzysztof, Bricmont Saskia, Brnjac Nikolina, Brudziński Joachim Stanisław, Bryłka Anna, Buczek Tomasz, Buda Daniel, Buda Waldemar, Bugalho Sebastião, Buła Andrzej, Bullmann Udo, Buxadé Villalba Jorge, Bystron Petr, Bžoch Jaroslav, Camara Mélissa, Canfin Pascal, Carberry Nina, Carême Damien, Casa David, Caspary Daniel, Cassart Benoit, Castillo Laurent, del Castillo Vera Pilar, Cavazzini Anna, Ceccardi Susanna, Cepeda José, Ceulemans Estelle, Chahim Mohammed, Chaibi Leila, Chastel Olivier, Chinnici Caterina, Christensen Asger, Ciccioli Carlo, Cifrová Ostrihoňová Veronika, Ciriani Alessandro, Cisint Anna Maria, Clausen Per, Cormand David, Corrado Annalisa, Costanzo Vivien, Cotrim De Figueiredo João, Cowen Barry, Cremer Tobias, Crespo Díaz Carmen, Cristea Andi, Crosetto Giovanni, Cunha Paulo, Dahl Henrik, Danielsson Johan, Dauchy Marie, Dávid Dóra, David Ivan, Decaro Antonio, de la Hoz Quintano Raúl, Della Valle Danilo, Deloge Valérie, De Masi Fabio, De Meo Salvatore, Demirel Özlem, Deutsch Tamás, Devaux Valérie, Dibrani Adnan, Diepeveen Ton, Dieringer Elisabeth, Dîncu Vasile, Di Rupo Elio, Disdier Mélanie, Dobrev Klára, Doherty Regina, Doleschal Christian, Dömötör Csaba, Do Nascimento Cabral Paulo, Donazzan Elena, Dorfmann Herbert, Dostalova Klara, Dostál Ondřej, Droese Siegbert Frank, Düpont Lena, Dworczyk Michał, Ecke Matthias, Ehler Christian, Ehlers Marieke, Eriksson Sofie, Erixon Dick, Eroglu Engin, Estaràs Ferragut Rosa, Everding Sebastian, Ezcurra Almansa Alma, Falcă Gheorghe, Falcone Marco, Farantouris Nikolas, Farreng Laurence, Farský Jan, Ferber Markus, Ferenc Viktória, Fernández Jonás, Fidanza Carlo, Fiocchi Pietro, Firmenich Ruth, Fita Claire, Flanagan Luke Ming, Fourlas Loucas, Fourreau Emma, Fragkos Emmanouil, Freund Daniel, Frigout Anne-Sophie, Fritzon Heléne, Froelich Tomasz, Fuglsang Niels, Funchion Kathleen, Furet Angéline, Furore Mario, Gahler Michael, Gál Kinga, Galán Estrella, Gálvez Lina, Gambino Alberico, García Hermida-Van Der Walle Raquel, Garraud Jean-Paul, Gasiuk-Pihowicz Kamila, Geadi Geadis, Gedin Hanna, Geese Alexandra, Geier Jens, Geisel Thomas, Gemma Chiara, Georgiou Giorgos, Gerbrandy Gerben-Jan, Germain Jean-Marc, Gerzsenyi Gabriella, Geuking Niels, Gieseke Jens, Giménez Larraz Borja, Girauta Vidal Juan Carlos, Glavak Sunčana, Glück Andreas, Glucksmann Raphaël, Goerens Charles, Gomart Christophe, Gomes Isilda, Gómez López Sandra, Gonçalves Bruno, Gonçalves Sérgio, González Casares Nicolás, González Pons Esteban, Gosiewska Małgorzata, Gotink Dirk, Gozi Sandro, Grapini Maria, Gražulis Petras, Gregorová Markéta, Grims Branko, Griset Catherine, Gronkiewicz-Waltz Hanna, Groothuis Bart, Grossmann Elisabeth, Grudler Christophe, Guarda Cristina, Guetta Bernard, Guzenina Maria, Győri Enikő, Gyürk András, Hadjipantela Michalis, Hahn Svenja, Haider Roman, Halicki Andrzej, Hansen Niels Flemming, Hassan Rima, Hauser Gerald, Häusling Martin, Hava Mircea-Gheorghe, Heide Hannes, Heinäluoma Eero, Herbst Niclas, Herranz García Esther, Hohlmeier Monika, Hojsík Martin, Holmgren Pär, Homs Ginel Alicia, Humberto Sérgio, Ijabs Ivars, Imart Céline, Incir Evin, Inselvini Paolo, Iovanovici Şoşoacă Diana, Jamet France, Jarubas Adam, Jerković Romana, Jongen Marc, Joński Dariusz, Joron Virginie, Jouvet Pierre, Joveva Irena, Juknevičienė Rasa, Junco García Nora, Jungbluth Alexander, Kabilov Taner, Kalfon François, Kaliňák Erik, Kaljurand Marina, Kalniete Sandra, Kamiński Mariusz, Kanev Radan, Karlsbro Karin, Kartheiser Fernand, Karvašová Ľubica, Katainen Elsi, Kefalogiannis Emmanouil, Kelleher Billy, Keller Fabienne, Kelly Seán, Kemp Martine, Kennes Rudi, Khan Mary, Kircher Sophia, Knafo Sarah, Knotek Ondřej, Kobosko Michał, Köhler Stefan, Kohut Łukasz, Kokalari Arba, Kolář Ondřej, Kollár Kinga, Kols Rihards, Konečná Kateřina, Kopacz Ewa, Körner Moritz, Kountoura Elena, Kovatchev Andrey, Krištopans Vilis, Kruis Sebastian, Krutílek Ondřej, Kubín Tomáš, Kuhnke Alice, Kulja András Tivadar, Kulmuni Katri, Kyllönen Merja, Kyuchyuk Ilhan, Lagodinsky Sergey, Lakos Eszter, Lalucq Aurore, Lange Bernd, Langensiepen Katrin, Laššáková Judita, László András, Latinopoulou Afroditi, Laurent Murielle, Laureti Camilla, Laykova Rada, Lazarov Ilia, Lazarus Luis-Vicențiu, Le Callennec Isabelle, Leggeri Fabrice, Lenaers Jeroen, Leonardelli Julien, Lewandowski Janusz, Lexmann Miriam, Liese Peter, Lins Norbert, Loiseau Nathalie, Løkkegaard Morten, Lopatka Reinhold, López Javi, López-Istúriz White Antonio, Lövin Isabella, Luena César, Łukacijewska Elżbieta Katarzyna, Lupo Giuseppe, McAllister David, Madison Jaak, Maestre Cristina, Magoni Lara, Magyar Péter, Maij Marit, Maląg Marlena, Manda Claudiu, Mandl Lukas, Maniatis Yannis, Mantovani Mario, Maran Pierfrancesco, Marino Ignazio Roberto, Marquardt Erik, Martín Frías Jorge, Martins Catarina, Martusciello Fulvio, Marzà Ibáñez Vicent, Mato Gabriel, Matthieu Sara, Mavrides Costas, Maydell Eva, Mayer Georg, Mazurek Milan, Mažylis Liudas, Mebarek Nora, Mehnert Alexandra, Meimarakis Vangelis, Meleti Eleonora, Mendes Ana Catarina, Mendia Idoia, Mertens Verena, Mesure Marina, Metsola Roberta, Metz Tilly, Mikser Sven, Millán Mon Francisco José, Miranda Paz Ana, Molnár Csaba, Montero Irene, Montserrat Dolors, Morace Carolina, Morano Nadine, Moratti Letizia, Moreira de Sá Tiago, Moreno Sánchez Javier, Moretti Alessandra, Mularczyk Arkadiusz, Müller Piotr, Mullooly Ciaran, Mureşan Siegfried, Muşoiu Ştefan, Nagyová Jana, Nardella Dario, Navarrete Rojas Fernando, Negrescu Victor, Nemec Matjaž, Nerudová Danuše, Nesci Denis, 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July 11, 2025

MIL-OSI Europe: Minutes – Thursday, 10 July 2025 – Strasbourg – Final edition

Source: European Parliament 2

PV-10-2025-07-10

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iPlPv_Sit

Minutes
Thursday, 10 July 2025 – Strasbourg

IN THE CHAIR: Christel SCHALDEMOSE
Vice-President

1. Opening of the sitting

The sitting opened at 09:00.

2. Council positions at first reading (Rule 64)

– Position of the Council at first reading with a view to the adoption of a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2008/98/EC on waste – Adopted by the Council on 23 June 2025 (06978/2/2025 – COM(2025)0388 – C10-0139/2025 – 2023/0234(COD))
referred to committee responsible: ENVI

The three-month period available to Parliament under Article 294 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union for it to adopt its position would begin the following day, 11 July 2025.

3. Post-2027 common agricultural policy (debate)

Commission statement: Post-2027 common agricultural policy (2025/2791(RSP))

Christophe Hansen (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: Herbert Dorfmann, on behalf of the PPE Group, Dario Nardella, on behalf of the S&D Group (the President reminded the speaker of the rules on conduct), Raffaele Stancanelli, on behalf of the PfE Group, Carlo Fidanza, on behalf of the ECR Group, Elsi Katainen, on behalf of the Renew Group, Thomas Waitz, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Luke Ming Flanagan, on behalf of The Left Group, Arno Bausemer, on behalf of the ESN Group, Carmen Crespo Díaz, Cristina Maestre, Mathilde Androuët, Veronika Vrecionová, Barry Cowen, Anna Strolenberg, Arash Saeidi, Sarah Knafo, Katarína Roth Neveďalová, Siegfried Mureşan, André Rodrigues, Mireia Borrás Pabón, who also answered a blue-card question from Ana Miranda Paz, Bert-Jan Ruissen, Asger Christensen, Giuseppe Antoci, David Cormand, Norbert Lins, Camilla Laureti, Gilles Pennelle, Waldemar Buda, Christine Singer, who also answered a blue-card question from Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Cristina Guarda, Konstantinos Arvanitis, Daniel Buda, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, Valérie Deloge, Benoit Cassart, Martin Häusling, Paulo Do Nascimento Cabral, Maria Grapini, Ton Diepeveen, Jacek Ozdoba, Ciaran Mullooly, Pär Holmgren, Péter Magyar, Marko Vešligaj, Barbara Bonte, Michal Wiezik, Jessika Van Leeuwen, Csaba Dömötör and Céline Imart.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Gabriel Mato, Sebastian Tynkkynen, Ana Miranda Paz, Maria Zacharia, Nina Carberry and Arkadiusz Mularczyk.

IN THE CHAIR: Pina PICIERNO
Vice-President

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Francisco José Millán Mon, Maria Walsh, Stefan Köhler and Lefteris Nikolaou-Alavanos.

The following spoke: Christophe Hansen.

The debate closed.

4. European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ (debate)

European Citizens’ Initiative ‘Cohesion policy for the equality of the regions and sustainability of the regional cultures’ (2025/2655(RSP)) (Rule 228(8))

Francesco Ventola and Bogdan Rzońca presented the European Citizens’ Initiative.

The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib (Member of the Commission).

The following spoke: Iuliu Winkler, on behalf of the PPE Group, Alex Agius Saliba, on behalf of the S&D Group, Kinga Gál, on behalf of the PfE Group, Antonella Sberna, on behalf of the ECR Group, Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, on behalf of the Renew Group, Vladimir Prebilič, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Siegbert Frank Droese, on behalf of the ESN Group, Gabriella Gerzsenyi, Marcos Ros Sempere, André Rougé, who also answered a blue-card question from Raquel García Hermida-Van Der Walle, Guillaume Peltier, Joachim Streit, Kathleen Funchion, Volker Schnurrbusch, Fidias Panayiotou, Daniel Buda, Hannes Heide, Rody Tolassy, Nora Junco García, Irmhild Boßdorf, who also answered a blue-card question from Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Rosa Estaràs Ferragut, Sabrina Repp, Alexandra Mehnert, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Loránt Vincze, Isilda Gomes, Łukasz Kohut, Sandra Gómez López, Andi Cristea and Sofie Eriksson.

The following spoke under the catch-the-eye procedure: Gabriel Mato, Viktória Ferenc, Arkadiusz Mularczyk, Oihane Agirregoitia Martínez, Diana Iovanovici Şoşoacă, Nikolina Brnjac and Sebastian Tynkkynen.

The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib.

The debate closed.

(The sitting was suspended at 11:51.)

IN THE CHAIR: Roberta METSOLA
President

5. Resumption of the sitting

The sitting resumed at 12:00.

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The President thanked the Members and Parliament’s staff for their work during the first year of the current parliamentary term.

6. Voting time

For detailed results of the votes, see also ‘Results of votes’ and ‘Results of roll-call votes’.

6.1. Motion of censure on the Commission (vote)

Motion of censure on the Commission B10-0319/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I) (2025/2140(RSP))

(Majority of two thirds of the votes cast, constituting a majority of Parliament’s component Members)

MOTION OF CENSURE (Rule 131)

Rejected

(‘Results of votes’, item 1)

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Özlem Demirel, on the admissibility of an amendment concerning one of the items in voting time (the President gave explanations).

6.2. Case of Ryan Cornelius in Dubai (vote)

Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0328/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0328/2025, B10-0333/2025, B10-0336/2025, B10-0340/2025 and B10-0341/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2796(RSP))

(Majority of the votes cast)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0161)

(‘Results of votes’, item 2)

6.3. Arbitrary arrest and torture of Belgian-Portuguese researcher Joseph Figueira Martin in the Central African Republic (vote)

Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0327/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0323/2025, B10-0327/2025, B10-0334/2025, B10-0339/2025 and B10-0342/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2797(RSP))

(Majority of the votes cast)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0162)

(Motion for a resolution B10-0323/2025 fell.)

(‘Results of votes’, item 3)

6.4. Urgent need to protect religious minorities in Syria following the recent terrorist attack on Mar Elias Church in Damascus (vote)

Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0335/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I), B10-0325/2025, B10-0335/2025, B10-0338/2025, B10-0343/2025, B10-0344/2025, B10-0345/2025, B10-0346/2025 and B10-0347/2025 (minutes of 9.7.2025, item I) (2025/2798(RSP))

(Majority of the votes cast)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0163)

(Motions for resolutions B10-0325/2025, B10-0338/2025 and B10-0343/2025 fell.)

(‘Results of votes’, item 4)

6.5. Amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies ***I (vote)

Report on the proposal for a regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU) 2023/1542 as regards obligations of economic operators concerning battery due diligence policies [COM(2025)0258 – C10-0089/2025 – 2025/0129(COD)] – Committee on the Environment, Climate and Food Safety. Rapporteur: Antonio Decaro (A10-0134/2025)

(Majority of the votes cast)

COMMISSION PROPOSAL and AMENDMENTS

Approved (P10_TA(2025)0164)

Parliament’s first reading thus closed.

(‘Results of votes’, item 5)

6.6. Future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness (vote)

Report on the future of the EU biotechnology and biomanufacturing sector: leveraging research, boosting innovation and enhancing competitiveness [2025/2008(INI)] – Committee on Industry, Research and Energy. Rapporteur: Hildegard Bentele (A10-0123/2025)

(Majority of the votes cast)

MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0165)

The following had spoken:

Hildegard Bentele, before the vote, to make a statement pursuant to Rule 165(4).

(‘Results of votes’, item 6)

6.7. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (vote)

Motions for resolutions RC-B10-0324/2025/REV1, B10-0324/2025, B10-0326/2025, B10-0329/2025, B10-0330/2025, B10-0331/2025 and B10-0332/2025 (minutes of 10.7.2025, item I) (2025/2800(RSP))

(Majority of the votes cast)

JOINT MOTION FOR A RESOLUTION

Adopted (P10_TA(2025)0166)

(Motion for a resolution B10-0326/2025 fell.)

(‘Results of votes’, item 7)

(The sitting was suspended at 12:18.)

IN THE CHAIR: Younous OMARJEE
Vice-President

7. Resumption of the sitting

The sitting resumed at 15:00.

8. Approval of the minutes of the previous sitting

The minutes of the previous sitting were approved.

9. Composition of committees and delegations

The non-attached Members had notified the President of the following decisions changing the composition of the committees and delegations:

– FEMM Committee: Fernand Kartheiser

– Delegation to the OACPS-EU Joint Parliamentary Assembly: Fernand Kartheiser

The decisions took effect as of that day.

10. Endometriosis: Europe’s wake-up call on the gender health gap (debate)

Commission statement: Endometriosis: Europe’s wake-up call on the gender health gap (2025/2795(RSP))

Hadja Lahbib (Member of the Commission) made the statement.

The following spoke: András Tivadar Kulja, on behalf of the PPE Group, Vytenis Povilas Andriukaitis, on behalf of the S&D Group, Margarita de la Pisa Carrión, on behalf of the PfE Group, Chiara Gemma, on behalf of the ECR Group, Billy Kelleher, on behalf of the Renew Group, Majdouline Sbai, on behalf of the Verts/ALE Group, Catarina Martins, on behalf of The Left Group, Tomasz Froelich, on behalf of the ESN Group, Sirpa Pietikäinen, Evelyn Regner, who also answered a blue-card question from Petras Gražulis, Marie Dauchy, Mariateresa Vivaldini, Tilly Metz, Günther Sidl and Maria Grapini.

The following spoke: Hadja Lahbib.

The debate closed.

11. Oral explanations of votes (Rule 201)

11.1. Motion of censure on the Commission (B10-0319/2025)
Cristian Terheş

11.2. Tackling China’s critical raw materials export restrictions (RC-B10-0324/2025)
Günther Sidl

12. Explanations of votes in writing (Rule 201)

Explanations of votes given in writing would appear on the Members’ pages on Parliament’s website.

13. Approval of the minutes of the sitting and forwarding of texts adopted

In accordance with Rule 208(3), the minutes of the sitting would be put to the House for approval at the start of the next sitting.

With Parliament’s agreement, the texts adopted during the part-session would be forwarded to their respective addressees without delay.

14. Dates of the next part-session

The next part-session would be held from 8 September 2025 to 11 September 2025.

15. Closure of the sitting

The sitting closed at 15:47.

16. Adjournment of the session

The session of the European Parliament was adjourned.

Alessandro Chiocchetti	Roberta Metsola
Secretary-General	President