AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoCoalition Strains: Labour Minister Bärbel Bas has resigned, citing personal grief and mounting attacks from coalition partners. Her departure adds uncertainty to pension reform as Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s government faces weak polls and election setbacks. Russia Policy: Berlin is standing by sanctions despite a reported US-Russia diesel deal, while AfD and BSW politicians push to resume Russian energy imports. A CDU lawmaker, meanwhile, says Germany and Europe should support Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil refineries. Espionage Probe: The arrest of a former German intelligence chief on suspicion of treason has shaken the country’s security services; reports allege he passed secrets to a Chinese general. Political Fault Lines: The AfD’s gains are testing Germany’s political centre, while British Prime Minister Andy Burnham says Merz told him the party has links to Russia. Industry: GlobalFoundries marked a milestone in its €1.1 billion Dresden expansion, which aims to lift annual capacity above one million wafers by 2028.
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