AGP Executive Report
Last update: 6 hours agoCarpathian Eight Launch: Ukraine kicked off the “Carpathian Eight” (C8) summit in Bukovel, bringing together Ukraine, Romania, Serbia, Poland, Slovakia, the Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary plus the EU, with a focus on energy resilience, transport and logistics, cross-border trade and regional security. Zelenskyy says the bloc is presenting a single investment offer: €40bn across 95 projects, with 50 deals worth over €1bn ready for signing, and energy taking about half the portfolio. Slovakia Waste-to-Energy Setback: Environment Minister Tomas Taraba definitively cancelled plans for a waste incinerator near Dudince after an appeal, arguing such facilities should be placed in industrial areas, not spa towns. EU Renewables Snapshot: Eurostat reports renewables generated 54.1% of EU electricity in Q2 2026; Slovakia sits at 19.8%, among the lowest in the bloc. IAEA Role for Slovakia: Slovakia won a seat on the IAEA Board of Governors for 2026–2028, highlighting its nuclear safety and safeguards expertise. Construction Output Mixed: Eurostat says construction production was stable in the euro area but down 0.3% across the EU in July.
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