AGP Executive Report
Last update: 12 hours agoEurovision in Vienna turns into a political flashpoint: The contest starts Tuesday, but five countries—including Slovenia—are boycotting over Israel’s participation, while pro-Palestinian demonstrations and heightened security set a tense tone in the city. Human rights under pressure: A new EU-focused warning says governments increasingly buy spyware and surveillance tools, threatening activists, journalists and democratic space—an issue tied to EU-based tech firms. Slovenia’s energy and climate squeeze: Regulated fuel prices stay put for another week even as a CO2 levy is reintroduced; meanwhile, a cold front brings rain and bora winds, and eastern Slovenia faces a slow-onset drought with river flows down to about 40% of normal in April. Local environment fight: Slovenia’s Administrative Court overturned a decision that an environmental impact assessment wasn’t needed for a C0 sewerage pipeline, backing NGO Alpe Adria Green. Nature and innovation: Portugal gets its first confirmed record of a wasp species, while rangelands worldwide are being pushed as biodiversity allies through digital tools.
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