AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoRetail Shake-up: Tesco will sell its Czech and Slovak businesses to Ahold Delhaize for €1.7 billion, subject to regulatory approval, with completion expected in 2027. The deal includes stores, offices and distribution centres. Black Sea Security: Bulgaria’s President Iliana Iotova proposed a forum involving all six Black Sea states to seek a halt to hostilities and protect shipping amid the war in Ukraine. Ukraine and Central Europe: An investigation reports growing hostility toward Ukrainians in Germany and other host countries, with online anti-Ukrainian narratives amplified by popular local politicians. Separately, an explosion at a Spanish ammunition factory supplying Ukraine injured three; the plant is owned by Slovakia’s MSM Group, part of Czech defense company Czechoslovak Group. Hungary’s Energy Ties: Prime Minister Péter Magyar’s government is moving to make an Orbán-era nuclear cooperation deal with the US binding, while Budapest and Washington also agreed to expand energy cooperation and US supplies to Central Europe. V4 Cooperation: Parliamentary representatives from Hungary, Poland, Czechia and Slovakia backed closer coordination on energy, emissions trading and family support.
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