AGP Executive Report
Last update: 31 minutes agoSchengen & Ceuta Migration: Italy is moving to temporarily reintroduce border controls for travellers arriving from Spain after the Ceuta crisis, while EU leaders debate whether Schengen should be suspended or reinforced—Brussels says it’s ready to boost support to Spain via Frontex and coordination with Morocco, and Slovenia is among the signatories urging an urgent EU interior-ministers videoconference and tighter external-border measures. EU Energy & Heatwave Fallout: Hungary plans to shut its Paks nuclear plant next week due to record-low Danube water levels from the heatwave, echoing similar steps in Romania and adding pressure to regional water and electricity systems. Slovenia’s Legal-Environment Fight: Environment Minister Polona Rifelj says she will propose withdrawing the State Attorney’s Office authorisation and dropping a Supreme Court procedure in the C0 canal case to speed up a final decision focused on health and clean drinking water. Ljubljana Politics: A commentary argues the stalled Ljubljana parking referendum signals “the beginning of the end” of a long era, warning the mayor’s planned parking regime won’t be implemented before the end of his term. EU Defence Industry: The European Defence Agency selected five firms—including Slovenia’s C-Astral—for field testing in a Sentinel Strike Challenge for loitering munitions in Portugal. Business & Innovation: Ljubljana-based GenePlanet secured strategic investment from Lauxera Capital Partners to accelerate growth across global genetic-testing markets. Sports Governance: UEFA, backed by other confederations, escalates its boycott threat against FIFA’s plan to sell World Cup stakes to private investors, with Slovenian UEFA president Aleksander Čeferin at the center of the feud.
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