EU Deal for San Marino: The EU Council has greenlit the signing and provisional application of a comprehensive association agreement with Andorra and San Marino, aiming for closer ties and San Marino’s participation in an enlarged internal market on a level playing field, with progressive access for financial services tied to regulatory assessments. Local Diplomacy & EXPO 2027: Serbia’s finance and trade ministers met San Marino’s tourism minister Federico Pedini Amati in Belgrade to discuss potential participation in EXPO 2027, with Serbia highlighting its new EXPO city and the scale of confirmed participants. San Marino in European Football: UEFA qualifiers brought San Marino clubs into the spotlight: Tre Fiori were eliminated by Larne (2-1, 3-1 on aggregate), while La Fiorita fell to Una Strassen (0-2 away, 0-2 home), underscoring how tough the next steps are for Sammarinese sides. San Marino Spotlight in the U.S.: A local U.S. story put “San Marino” on the map with a rare coin hunt theme and a look at the San Marino Unified School District’s record year, plus a viral engagement at the Huntington’s corpse flower bloom.