AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEU trade defence vs China: EU leaders backed stronger trade defences after a surge in Chinese exports, while still calling for “constructive dialogue” with Beijing and asking the Commission to expand its trade-defence toolbox. Ukraine accession push: The EU opened the first negotiating cluster for Ukraine and urged all remaining chapters to follow quickly, alongside renewed sanctions planning and talks on possible diplomatic channels with Russia. Refugee numbers steady: A new study says the EU and Britain’s refugee and asylum-seeker population levelled off at 9.59m in 2025 as asylum applications fell for a second year. Israel-EU rupture: Israel’s foreign minister cut contact with EU top diplomat Kaja Kallas over alleged “apartheid” remarks, adding friction to already strained EU-Israel relations. Europe’s defence readiness: EU leaders also stressed ramping up defence readiness by 2030, including air and missile defence, drones and defence production. Public health and air: UK health bodies urged treating air pollution as a public health emergency, warning of major health and economic costs.
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