AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoClinical Trials Push: Czechia says 2025 was a “turning point” for clinical research, with SÚKL reporting 380 EU CTIS trial applications and more advanced-therapy studies as gene and cell work expands. EU Ukraine Deadlock: EU leaders issued joint Ukraine conclusions despite Hungarian and Slovak refusal to sign over a €90bn loan package, with Orbán’s veto power increasingly seen as weakening. Media Habits: A Reuters Institute report finds social media and video platforms have overtaken TV and news sites as the top way people get news, underscoring the platformisation shift. Czech-Asia Tech Links: South Korea and Czechia are deepening ties beyond nuclear, adding robotics, EV-battery and future mobility cooperation around the Dukovany project. Slovakia Politics: Robert Fico faces a confidence vote tied to fiscal rules after debt hit 60%+ of GDP, with the outcome seen as a referendum on his broader course. Central Europe Security/Industry: Poland and Germany are moving to sign a new defence cooperation deal, while Hungary’s 4iG SDT and Brazil’s CONDOR plan a non-lethal systems production and testing hub in Hungary. Environment & Heat: Hungary joins a European forest conservation declaration, as forecasts warn Central and Western Europe could see extreme heat near 40°C.
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