AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoPublic-Sector Strike: Belgium’s second day of nationwide industrial action partly shut public services on Monday, disrupting rail and other transport, schools and public broadcasting as unions protested budget cuts. Prime Minister Bart De Wever’s coalition has yet to agree on a federal budget, delaying his planned parliamentary address. Food Safety: Belgium flagged cadmium in frozen raspberries from Serbia. The alert was classified as information for attention, with no serious health risk identified; details on the brand and contamination level were not released. Royal Visit: King Philippe and Queen Mathilde are in Kazakhstan on the first Belgian royal state visit to Central Asia, aiming to deepen political and economic ties. Brussels and Europe: EU foreign ministers adopted sanctions targeting nearly 1,600 people and entities linked to Russia’s military industry, while Brussels confirmed a 350,000-a-year cap on Chinese hybrid car imports. Tens of thousands also marched in Brussels over the weekend, calling for urgent climate action.
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