AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoFrance: Authorities are deploying 70,000 security personnel for another weekend of cost-of-living protests, amid fears of violence and a tense run-up to next year’s presidential election. Fitch also cut France’s outlook to negative, citing debt pressures and political gridlock. Poland: A showdown over the Constitutional Tribunal escalated as police entered the court and President Karol Nawrocki cut short a trip abroad. The government says it is restoring the rule of law; opponents call the move a coup. EU–Canada: Leaders launched an “Alliance for the Future” covering trade, technology and security, and Canada pledged €500 million to the EU’s Ukraine loan. The summit statement stopped short of “associate membership,” but both sides aim to define a closer partnership by 2027. Spain: The death toll from the train collision near Toledo has reached 69. Leaked recordings suggest controllers told trains to resume service after a system malfunction; investigators are examining safety failures as the disaster weighs on the government. G20: European diplomats refused to pose alongside Russia’s foreign minister, prompting the US to cancel the traditional group photo and exposing deep divisions over Ukraine.
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