AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoEU Summit: Giorgia Meloni joined a bloc opposing carbon-pricing rules that could raise energy bills, as EU leaders failed to agree on an energy response and argued over the next long-term budget. Council President António Costa warned that missing a year-end deadline could delay a deal until late 2027; Meloni says Italy will reject cuts to farm, fisheries and cohesion funding. Italy’s Budget: Rome plans to raise nearly €11 billion from the financial sector through 2029 to help fund its 2027 budget. Banking: UniCredit won ECB approval to take control of Germany’s Commerzbank, advancing a major cross-border takeover. Rome Summit: Belgium backed moving an EU leaders’ meeting to Rome on March 25, 2027, for the 70th anniversary of the Treaty of Rome; all member states must still approve. Pope’s Recovery: Pope Leo XIV is walking independently and has resumed some duties after lung cancer surgery in Rome, though his planned South America visit remains uncertain.
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