AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoBattery Supply Chain in Focus: Volkswagen, PowerCo and China’s Gotion have agreed a €3.22bn plan for three battery joint ventures in Spain (Valencia), Slovakia (Šurany) and Morocco (Kenitra), targeting lithium-iron-phosphate (LFP) cells and cathode materials to build a Europe-based EV supply chain outside China. Slovakia’s Industrial Push: Vertiv is expanding its Nové Mesto nad Váhom campus with about 22,000 m² of new manufacturing space for power, switchgear and thermal management, aimed at rising AI and data-centre demand across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Water Infrastructure Pressure: Slovakia’s Supreme Audit Office warns of an €8–10bn renewal backlog for water infrastructure, saying current price regulation and investment levels are not keeping up. Food Logistics for SMEs: COOL-BORDER (Interreg CENTRAL EUROPE) starts its first phase to cut cross-border barriers for chilled and frozen food SMEs, including packaging, cold-chain logistics, documentation and waste reduction, with hubs across six Central European countries including Slovakia. Security and Industry: Slovak-linked GRU suspects were tied to thwarted arson plans near Prešov, while Estonia blames Russia for an arson attack on defence supplier Milrem Robotics in Tallinn.
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