AGP Executive Report
Last update: an hour agoEU Summit: Leaders in Brussels made little progress on the bloc’s 2028–34 budget, casting doubt on a year-end deal as Belgium also settles for a one-year national budget. Ukraine: Volodymyr Zelenskyy met King Philippe in Brussels and said Ukraine is counting on Belgium for F-16s and ammunition to help counter Russian drones. He also urged Europe to keep Russian assets frozen. Belgian Probe: Police searched properties linked to family members and associates of DR Congo President Félix Tshisekedi in a money-laundering investigation tied to alleged mining-sector abuses. Public Health: West Nile virus has killed two people in Belgium as cases spread north across Europe during the EU’s worst season on record. Jobs and Research: GSK is planning more than 1,200 job cuts at Belgian sites as part of a restructuring. A new Belgian startup, Armed Cell Therapeutics, has acquired Galapagos’s CAR-T research programmes. Science: Belgian scientist Francis Halzen has won the Nobel Prize in Physics.
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