AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEU Defence & Industry: France and Germany have ended the €100bn FCAS joint fighter-jet effort after industrial disputes, with leaders reportedly concluding the companies can’t align on leadership and work-sharing. Inequality & Corporate Power: An Oxfam Intermón report says Europe’s 100 biggest firms sent about 70% of profits to shareholders (2022-24), while wage gaps and climate spending lag. Wildlife Crime Crackdown: An EU-supported taskforce seized 735.5kg of pangolin scales in Liberia, arresting two suspects and pointing to trafficking links toward Asian markets. Energy & Infrastructure: SONATRACH broke ground on Algeria’s section of the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline, aiming to move Nigerian gas to Europe via Niger and existing Mediterranean routes. Tech & Research: Cursor will open a London HQ and hire ~200 for AI coding tools; SK Telecom joins an EU Horizon Europe quantum security project. Armenia Politics: Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil Contract won again, keeping him in office but with weaker majority support. Albania Protests: “Flamingo Revolution” demonstrators oppose a Kushner-linked luxury resort over EU-rule and environmental concerns. Aviation Decarbonisation: Technip Energies, Airbus, Safran and Tereos back a Dunkirk Alcohol-to-Jet SAF venture targeting 160,000 tons/year.
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