AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoUS–China Summit Prep: Trump lands in Beijing aiming to freeze the trade-war clock, but Iran and Taiwan are set to keep pressure on talks, with both sides reportedly chasing summit “deliverables” more than deep deals. Semiconductors & Software Access: Siemens is “democratising” EDA access via Chips JU, lowering barriers for European startups and SMEs to design and verify chips under clearer pricing terms. Industrial Energy Shock: Iran-war fuel spikes are pushing Asia toward rooftop solar, a demand surge that could further tilt manufacturing advantage toward China’s solar supply chain. EU Defence Ramp-Up Friction: Kaja Kallas says the EU’s defence industry isn’t scaling fast enough, pointing to procurement rules and member-state-by-member-state complexity as bottlenecks. Ukraine Labour Crunch: Ukraine’s factories are hiring fast but still face severe skilled-worker shortages as the war drains the workforce. Space & Earth Observation: Open Cosmos cleared a critical design step for eight new climate-disaster satellites for an Atlantic constellation backed by €30m.
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