AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoUkraine: EU leaders rallied behind Volodymyr Zelensky in Brussels, pledging continued military and financial aid and tougher pressure on Russia. Kyiv says winter energy supplies and air defences are urgent; leaders again debated using frozen Russian assets. EU Budget: The summit ended without agreement on the €1.76tn budget for 2028–34, exposing a sharp split between net contributors seeking cuts and countries defending cohesion and farm funding. Energy and Climate: Leaders called for action on high energy prices, while Hungary joined Italy, Poland and Czechia in seeking a delay to carbon pricing for heating and transport. Most governments resisted. The EU is also weighing stronger gas reserves after storage levels fell to record lows. France: Marine Le Pen says she would cap France’s net contribution to the EU at €5bn if elected, about half its current level. Student protests over unequal school conditions and teacher shortages have also spread across the country.
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