AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoSports Scandal: A Southampton intern told an independent commission he was pressured by senior club figures to spy on opponents, with the panel calling the use of junior staff “deplorable” and linking the conduct to sporting sanctions—raising fresh questions about head coach Tonda Eckert’s position. EU Politics: Serbia’s EU track record is under the spotlight again: EU enlargement commissioner Marta Kos welcomed Serbia’s passage of four electoral laws after ODIHR recommendations, while Prime Minister Robert Fico rejected Germany’s idea of associate EU membership for Ukraine. Economy Watch: The European Commission cut its forecast for Serbia’s 2026 growth to 2.8% (from 3.3% earlier), citing EXPO 2027 investment as the rebound engine to 3.9% in 2027. Belgrade-Ukraine Ties: Serbia and Ukraine signed a statement to keep negotiating a free trade agreement, with talks also covering trade, energy and infrastructure. Tech & Business: CCIS and Orion Telekom launched work on a Serbian business language model using NVIDIA tech. Regional Energy/Trade: Serbia’s NIS stake sale talks remain politically tense as Russia urges “official comments” and Vucic says negotiations with MOL “are not going well.”
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