AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoAI Policy & Industry: Nine Central and Eastern European countries agreed in Prague to deepen AI cooperation, linking “AI factories/gigafactories,” coordinating EU positions, and exchanging know-how to strengthen their role in Europe’s AI rules. EU Budget & Security: European Council President António Costa met Bulgaria’s leaders in Sofia to push agreement on the 2028–2034 long-term EU budget, while Bulgaria stressed “industrial cohesion,” energy security, and backing common defence initiatives like the European Air and Space Shields. NATO & Eastern Flank Tensions: Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya warned Russia could use Belarus for provocations and hybrid attacks, naming Lithuania, Poland and Latvia as targets of cyber, drones and disinformation. Aviation Expansion: Wizz Air added eight airports across Europe and North Africa, including new links in Romania, Greece, Croatia, Spain, Turkey and Egypt. Climate & Science: Scientists traced ash across Northern Europe to a buried supervolcano system beneath England, dating it to about 454 million years ago. Migration Watch (Balkans): Bosnia police said they stopped nearly 100 migrants trying to cross into Croatia, seizing boats and arresting suspected smugglers. Energy/Trade: Russia’s wheat exports are shifting toward Baltic routes as Black Sea loadings drop sharply, while dry bulk shipping rates jumped toward multi-year highs.
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