AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoBelgium Security: Belgian prosecutors say they’ve held a 52-year-old man with dual Chinese-Belgian nationality in pre-trial detention since May over alleged semiconductor espionage. He was arrested at Zaventem while planning a flight to Beijing, and prosecutors allege he illegally transferred gallium nitride chip trade secrets and IP while also acting as a director of a Chinese firm. EU Defence Politics: Kaja Kallas’s planned launch of a new high-level EU defence group in Brussels has been scrapped after objections from member states, with officials now looking for a different way to involve capitals. FIFA Governance: Belgium’s football federation says it won’t back Gianni Infantino’s next term unless FIFA gives clear answers on the Balogun red-card handling and other governance concerns. Heat Impact: Sciensano reports more than 200 excess deaths in Brussels and over 2,500 across Belgium linked to this summer’s heatwaves. Brussels Sports Spotlight: Rumesh Tharanga won the men’s javelin at the Brussels Diamond League Final with 89.04m, becoming the first Sri Lankan to win a Diamond League final.
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