AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoAI Data Centre Backlash: Protests are spreading across Europe, with 75 groups planning a march in Edinburgh and activists breaching a Microsoft construction site in Amsterdam. Campaigners want public consultation over the centres’ energy and environmental costs. Digital Rules: The European Commission says TikTok’s “For You” feed may breach EU law by steering users into harmful content and has ordered changes, with fines possible. Climate and Energy: The EU climate monitor says 2026 is virtually certain to be the second-hottest year on record as COP31 opens in Türkiye. Ankara’s new energy plan backs a major expansion of renewables but sets no date to quit coal. Car Emissions: A European Parliament committee has backed looser 2035 emissions targets, which could allow some petrol, diesel and hybrid cars to remain on sale; the proposal is not yet final. Green Finance: The EIB is backing €100 million in Hungarian clean-energy investment and an €80 million Danish business loan programme that includes green technology. Research Links: India and the EU have concluded talks on India joining Horizon Europe, opening the way for deeper cooperation on research and innovation. Cybersecurity: European intelligence agencies are probing possible Russian links to a wave of bomb hoaxes that disrupted flights and targeted newsrooms; Moscow’s role has not been established.
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