perf: prevent bandwidth theft from non-critical preloads and strip InitialLoader chunk

app/[locale]/layout.tsx

@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ export default async function Layout(props: {
         <NextIntlClientProvider messages={clientMessages} locale={safeLocale}>
           <TransitionProvider>
             <CorporateBackground />
-            <InitialLoader shouldShowLoader={!hasSeenLoader} />
+            {!hasSeenLoader && <InitialLoader shouldShowLoader={!hasSeenLoader} />}
             {/* PageTransitionShutter loaded dynamically in TransitionProvider */}
             <SkipLink />
             <Header navLinks={navLinks} />

app/[locale]/page.tsx

@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ export default async function Home(props: { params: Promise<{ locale: string }>
   }
   
   setRequestLocale(locale);
-  preload('/germany-map.svg', { as: 'image', fetchPriority: 'high' });
   preload('/assets/videos/web/hero-kabelpflug-poster.webp', { 
     as: 'image', 
     fetchPriority: 'high',

components/decorations/EUFundingBadge.tsx

@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ export function EUFundingBadge() {
           alt="European Union Background"
           fill
           className="object-cover object-top"
-          priority
+          loading="lazy"
         />
       </div>