AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 minutes agoEU Sanctions Push: The EU formally agreed its 21st Russia package, adding 32 more banks to a financial transaction ban, targeting crypto-related services, freezing the Russian oil price cap at $44.10 for a year, and moving toward a formal entry ban for Russian combatants—after Greece secured a carve-out for Russian LNG shipping. Trade Tensions: As Trump’s 10% global duty nears expiry, the U.S. trade envoy is set to announce new tariff steps “very soon,” raising the stakes for EU-US talks. Big Tech Under Pressure: The European Commission fined Google €890m under the Digital Markets Act over search self-preferencing and Play Store restrictions, while EU countries also agreed to extend temporary rules allowing platforms to detect child sexual abuse material until April 2028. Ukraine-Ireland Business Link: Ukraine’s prime minister met Ireland’s PM to discuss Irish firms joining reconstruction and winter energy repairs, alongside progress on Ukraine’s EU accession clusters. Wildfire Crisis: Extreme heat drove mass evacuations and record wildfires across southern Europe, with Bulgaria among the hardest hit. Corporate Deals: The EU gave conditional approval to Paramount’s $110bn Warner Bros. Discovery takeover, requiring divestments and distribution limits in the EEA.
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