AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 minutes agoEU Budget Fight: Seventeen EU leaders, including Italy’s Giorgia Meloni, signed a joint push to protect Cohesion Policy and the Common Agricultural Policy from proposed cuts, warning reductions would weaken the EU and undermine support. Red Sea Security: Italy says it will add ships to the EU Aspides mission only if other European countries match the effort, as EU leaders admit the escort shortage is leaving merchant traffic waiting. Food Prices: The UN FAO reports global food prices rose in September toward a four-year high, driven by grains and sugar disruptions linked to shipping routes and climate shocks. Italy in International Security: The US and Italy co-chaired a Rome meeting of the Global Coalition to Defeat ISIS/Daesh, with pledges of over $75 million for counterterrorism and humanitarian support in Iraq and Syria. Ustica Crash Files: Italy welcomed a move by French authorities to hand over defense documents tied to the Ustica plane crash investigation, seen as a potential breakthrough for families and prosecutors.
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