AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFrance on edge: The government is deploying 70,000 police as protests over living costs and school conditions threaten to flare again. Curfews and demonstration bans have sparked a civil-liberties dispute. Tensions rose after a gunman killed one person and wounded five near Paris; investigators are examining a possible racist motive, and President Macron called it a terrorist attack. Black Sea tensions: A civilian vessel off Romania was struck, leaving one crew member dead and three missing. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen blamed Russia, while Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky said Moscow was using attacks and other pressure to weaken European support for Kyiv. EU enlargement: The EU and six Western Balkan partners agreed to deepen research and innovation ties, framing cooperation as a step towards membership. Single market: EU governments backed a proposed “EU Inc” company regime, which would let startups register online and operate across the bloc under one legal framework. Rule of law: The Commission opened a consultation to inform its 2027 report on rule-of-law developments in member states.
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