AGP Executive Report
Last update: 11 hours agoGovernment Shake-Up: German Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced a cabinet reshuffle, moving CDU general secretary Carsten Linnemann to health and naming Nina Warken as his new chief of staff, after Jens Spahn quit over a surrogacy controversy. Top Court on Asylum: Germany’s constitutional court ruled that promised Afghan intake places can’t be cancelled in bulk and must be reviewed case by case. Economy Pulse: A Germany PMI survey showed private-sector activity returning to growth in July, with manufacturing driving the rebound, though Middle East tensions cloud the outlook. Security & Prisons: Federal prison statistics found foreign nationals make up about 45% of people held in German prisons, with the share highest in Berlin and Hamburg. Defense Industry: Rheinmetall began building one of Europe’s biggest modern powder plants in Aschau, expanding propellant production with gradual output from 2027. Business & Tech: Intel reported strong quarterly growth tied to AI data-centre demand and signaled a better outlook, while investors reacted nervously to heavy AI spending elsewhere.
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