AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoAI & Privacy: Italy’s draft AI decree would let police collect and store biometric face data from people entering “sensitive” public areas, with automatic deletion after seven days unless a crime occurs—while the data watchdog says parts don’t fit the EU AI Act. Migration at Sea: SOS Méditerranée and the Italian coast guard report 11 migrant bodies found off Libya, raising alarms as deaths in the central Mediterranean climb. Security in the Sky: NATO says an Italian Eurofighter shot down an unidentified drone after it entered Latvian airspace; Latvia is searching for wreckage. Tourism Disruption: Sicily’s Catania airport stays shut as Mount Etna ash continues, with hundreds of flights cancelled and tourists stranded during peak holiday week. Industry & Trade: Shares in Hanwha and Fincantieri jump after Trump’s memo temporarily allows foreign shipbuilders to build some vessels in parent yards for faster delivery. Diplomacy Row: India’s MEA urges “mutual respect” in the fallout over remarks involving Italy’s PM Giorgia Meloni. Economy Watch: Bank of Italy data shows Italy’s general government debt hits a record €3.2 trillion in June.
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