EU Outer Regions Strategy: The European Commission has adopted a new strategic vision for the EU’s outermost regions, including Guadeloupe, proposing targeted rule changes to better fit local realities and constraints, with a regulatory package covering areas like agriculture, fisheries, migration, and taxation. The plan aims to boost competitiveness and access to the single market, strengthen resilience (including climate adaptation and protection of strategic infrastructure like ports), and improve social equity for the roughly 5 million people living across the nine outermost regions. Sport & Infrastructure Finance: Former FIFA Chief Member Associations Officer Kenny Jean-Marie has joined the Advisory Board of African Collaborations Group (ACG), a platform focused on developing bankable sport and entertainment district ecosystems across Africa—bringing experience from FIFA’s FIFA Forward investment and governance work. Tourism & Mobility Watch: Cruise itineraries are expanding across the Caribbean, making it easier for travelers to reach more remote Southern Caribbean ports—good news for regional tourism planning and logistics. Environment & Coastal Impacts: A new report-style roundup highlights the ongoing sargassum problem, with floating seaweed disrupting tourism and fishing across the Caribbean and beyond, raising health and cleanup pressures for coastal economies. Disaster Preparedness: UNESCO warns of a near-100% chance of a Mediterranean tsunami over the next 30 years, underscoring the need for faster coastal evacuation planning and public readiness.