AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoFood Tax Relief: Austria’s lower house has approved cutting VAT on “essential” foods like milk, bread, eggs, rice and some fruit/veg to 4.9% from 10%, aiming to ease inflation (about €400m cost; roughly €100 per household), with funding still partly tied to a levy on retail parcel deliveries. Public Health Watch: WHO says 13 Middle East countries are reporting new COVID-19 variants, with at least one of three more contagious variants detected across the region. World Cup Culture War: England’s World Cup squad debate is back after Thomas Tuchel named Ivan Toney, while broadcasters are set to treat the final’s flashy half-time show as mostly digital—Madonna, Shakira and BTS included. Vienna Angle: Vienna’s own search for a police chief and officers continues, while WWF released 30,000 critically endangered sturgeons into the Danube near Vidin. Arts & Identity: Cannes 2026 made history as Nepal’s “Elephants in the Fog” won Un Certain Regard.
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