AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoEU Space Security: The Commission and SpaceRISE have signed the IRIS² “Rendezvous 1” implementation deal, authorising work on a 348-satellite secure broadband network with a dedicated 66-satellite defense layer, aiming for launches from 2029 and higher secure government capacity. R&D Funding Watch: Eurostat reports EU governments boosted public R&D budgets by 60.5% since 2015 to €130.2bn in 2025 (0.69% of GDP), with Luxembourg leading at €917.2 per person. Digital Euro Pilot: Worldline (Luxembourg-based) was selected for the ECB’s digital euro pilot, covering payments processing and merchant acceptance ahead of a 2027 launch. AI in Finance: Pictet Asset Management hit $5bn in AI-driven strategies and launched AI-enhanced equity index active ETFs in Europe. Health Tech & Food Science: Cytolab in Karlsruhe moved cervical screening to Techcyte SureView®, while Imperial College researchers engineered tobacco and lettuce to produce myoglobin for improved plant-based meat. Cyber Accountability: Experts say proving state involvement in cyberattacks is hard, even when traces exist—speed doesn’t equal certainty. Climate Signals: A major butterfly study finds climate change already driving range shifts, with tropics still poorly monitored.
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