EU Budget Talks: Ireland will present a draft seven-year EU budget on Saturday for the Brussels summit, with a hard fight between “frugal” net contributors (including Austria) pushing smaller totals and more on competitiveness/defence, and others seeking to protect agriculture and cohesion spending. Vienna Security & Terror Fears: A joint German-Austrian investigation says an alleged Hamas network may have targeted Jewish sites in Vienna, with prosecutors also linking suspects to weapons procurement and planned attacks. Politics in Austria: Warner Bros. Discovery’s Gerhard Zeiler is widely seen as a potential new face in Austrian Social Democracy after signaling he wants to lead the SPÖ, as vice-chancellor Andreas Babler prepares to step down. Vienna, Georgia Shooting: Authorities in Vienna, Georgia say no arrests have been announced after a homecoming block party shooting left two dead and 35 injured, with more than 50 shots fired and the suspect still at large. Local Life & Services: Upper Austria’s BBOO network is opening to Magenta Telekom for residential services, expanding access for more than 100,000 households. Catholic Pro-Life Push: Cardinal Gerhard Müller urges Catholics to attend the March for Life in Vienna and other European rallies, warning that “protection zones” around abortion facilities threaten religious freedom.