AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoBulgaria: Iliana Yotova has won the presidential runoff with about 58% of the vote, initial counts show, making her the country’s first elected female president. Her support for dialogue with Moscow and opposition to military aid for Ukraine put the result in focus as Black Sea attacks raise regional security concerns. Poland: A standoff over the Constitutional Tribunal has deepened, with President Karol Nawrocki returning early from abroad for crisis talks. The European Commission says parliament has authority to appoint judges, backing the government’s position. France: After hundreds of thousands protested over living costs and public services, prosecutors opened an attempted-murder probe into petrol-bomb attacks on police. Student groups are also planning school and university blockades. Germany: Youth demonstrations over living costs and education turned violent in Frankfurt; more than 100 officers were injured and 54 people arrested. UK–EU ties: Rachel Reeves says Britain’s future lies in the EU, while Andy Burnham’s government is weighing an annual cap of 80,000 young Europeans and lower university fees as it seeks a deal with Brussels. France’s centre-right: Édouard Philippe rejected a proposed presidential primary, saying it would deepen division.
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