AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoHeat & Drought Economics: Europe’s drought is hitting ports and businesses hard, with the Rhine at historic lows forcing Rotterdam to run cargo at about 30% capacity and pay for extra barges, while insurers and hospitality face a widening protection gap after heatwaves. Migration Clash: Italy says it will not accept Germany’s planned asylum transfers, escalating a Dublin-rule fight over responsibility for people who entered via Italy. EU Sanctions: EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas says a major expansion of Russia sanctions is coming this fall, aiming to add a third more Russian entities to the lists. Tech & Industry: Spain’s Openchip has made its RISC-V supercomputing chip BER10 available for validation, while Deutsche Bank highlights Momenta’s autonomous-driving progress in Europe and Pony.ai expands robotaxi plans with Uber. Finance & Society: Britain faces fresh recession warnings tied to soaring US debt costs, and Croatia’s personal wealth rose sharply over 2020-25, according to UBS. Culture & Crime: Italian police recovered stolen Renoir, Cézanne and Matisse works near Parma. Sports & Royals: King Charles and Kate reunited at Cancer Research UK’s 125th anniversary event; Liechtenstein changed succession rules to absolute primogeniture.
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