AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoEU Parliament & rights: MEPs adopted a resolution condemning the abduction, forced conversion and child marriage of minority girls in Pakistan, spotlighting 13-year-old Maria Shahbaz and urging legal protection and support for victims. Surveillance debate: The Parliament passed “chat control” allowing private-message scanning for child abuse material until 2028, despite a majority voting against stopping it, while also backing an end-to-end encryption exemption. EU foreign policy: The bloc backed closer East Asia cooperation in a resolution that mentions Taiwan dozens of times and calls for rejecting coercive unilateral status quo changes. Sanctions & courts: Ukraine’s Supreme Court refused to cancel NSDC sanctions against Petro Poroshenko. Trade & industry: EU and Mexico advanced their modernised trade deal, while EU opened an anti-dumping probe into Chinese Pekin duck imports. Markets & travel: Heathrow is close to losing its “Europe’s busiest airport” crown to Istanbul; Eurostar services are disrupted after a fire near Rotterdam Central. Energy & connectivity: The EU launched a South Asia energy connectivity project under Global Gateway. Finance: Serbia’s central bank held its key rate at 5.75%.
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