AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoEIB & Airbus Industrial Push: The European Investment Bank announced its biggest-ever commercial loan: €3bn to Airbus to fund R&D through 2030 across commercial aviation, security and defence, as Europe tries to boost technological sovereignty. EU Trade Tensions: The EU is bracing for a fresh clash with the US after Donald Trump threatened 100% tariffs on countries imposing digital services taxes, just as Brussels defended its “sovereign” right to tax. Greece Energy Move: Greece approved new offshore hydrocarbon exploration tendering in Western and Southern Greece, aiming to create non-exclusive 2D/3D seismic data to cut risk for firms. Romania NATO Air Defence: Romania is advancing Rafael’s SPYDER short-range air defence system under a ~€2.04bn seven-year framework to counter drones and cruise missiles on the Black Sea flank. Cyprus Migration Shift: Cyprus says asylum benefit recipients have dropped by 50% to about 2,000, citing lower illegal migration and faster processing. EU Labour Agenda: EU ministers met on worker safety in extreme heat, alongside social policy and labour mobility priorities. Ukraine Reconstruction Funding: EU envoy Katarina Mathernova expects further Ukraine Facility payments by end of summer, adding to the latest €3.2bn tranche. Digital Health Approvals: CHMP issued positive opinions for AbbVie’s upadacitinib in non-segmental vitiligo and severe alopecia areata, pending final EU approval.
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