AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoGerman Politics & Elections: A YouGov poll says 48% of Germans expect Chancellor Friedrich Merz to be replaced by year-end, as CDU faces a potential near-miss in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Berlin politics tightens after AfD’s Saxony-Anhalt surge. AfD & Immigration Backlash: A Reuters report from Rostock finds migrants increasingly facing anti-immigrant abuse as AfD support rises and migration returns to the center of debate. Fuel Relief Deal: Berlin’s federal government and states agreed on a fuel tax cut and a price cap to ease record-high petrol and diesel costs, with relief of about 17 cents per liter and an estimated €2.5bn price tag. Defense & Security: Latvia’s defence firms met German industry and Defence Ministry representatives in Berlin to plug into European supply chains for drones and dual-use tech. US-Europe Troop Debate: US media reports Washington is considering reducing its military presence in Europe after allies refused US use of airbases for the Iran war. International Spotlight: Poland’s PM Donald Tusk says Warsaw is negotiating to join an integrated anti-ballistic missile coalition led by Denmark, France, Germany and others.
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