AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoPresidency: Chancellor Friedrich Merz has backed Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner to become Germany’s first female president, though the largely ceremonial role still requires election. Ukraine: Merz is threatening to block the EU’s 2028–34 budget unless members agree to cover Kyiv’s funding shortfall. As US-brokered talks begin in Abu Dhabi, Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul says Europe must have a say; Germany says it cannot supply Ukraine with more Patriot systems for now. Jobs and defence: Vodafone plans to cut about 2,300 jobs in Germany over two years. Separately, Berlin has agreed to buy a 50% stake in KNDS, maker of Leopard tanks, in a major defence-industry move. Antisemitism: At Kristallnacht commemorations, Merz called the rise in antisemitism a historic test for Germany, while Berlin’s archbishop warned that Jewish life is under threat.
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