AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoCzech Politics: Opposition parties kept their Senate majority as Prime Minister Andrej Babiš’s ANO failed to win any of the seats it contested. Turnout was about 21%, and the result is unlikely to threaten the government’s control of the lower house. Ukraine Ties: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said relations with Poland had improved, while Hungary’s Péter Magyar agreed to rebuild ties with Kyiv and said he would allow Ukrainian grain to transit Hungary. Zelenskyy has been invited to Budapest for Hungary’s 1956 anniversary, though Magyar doubts he will attend. Security: More than 1,500 British, French, German and Polish troops are expected to rehearse a possible post-ceasefire mission in Ukraine during November exercises in Poland. Germany’s Friedrich Merz pledged continued support for Kyiv, while hackers used a breached German CDU account to send phishing emails to about 6,500 contacts, including Merz. Industry: Finnish company UPM opened a €1.37-billion wood-based biorefinery in Leuna, Germany, designed to produce renewable chemicals as alternatives to fossil-based materials.
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