AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoUkraine: EU leaders rallied behind Kyiv at the Brussels summit, with António Costa calling for more support and tougher pressure on Russia as Volodymyr Zelensky sought €70 billion for 2027. Russian drone strikes killed civilians and cut power to more than a million people. Slovakia and Hungary said they would opt out of a new EU funding mechanism, though they would not block others. EU Enlargement: Ukraine and Brussels agreed a task force on rule-of-law and anti-corruption reforms, after two accession clusters opened and Hungary eased its objections. Industry and Trade: France and Germany struck a deal to bolster Europe’s carmakers through investment and local production incentives. The Commission also plans wider safeguards against Chinese imports as the bloc’s trade deficit with China grows. Energy: Von der Leyen said fossil-fuel imports have cost the EU an extra €106 billion, renewing calls for home-grown energy and closer coordination. Ukraine has offered to store up to 10 billion cubic metres of European gas ahead of winter.
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