AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoAsia Partnerships: Chancellor Friedrich Merz met Japan’s prime minister to discuss trade, security and cooperation on semiconductors, critical minerals and hydrogen. Berlin is also weighing a role in Japan’s next-generation fighter programme, as Merz courts Asian investors and calls for wider EU trade ties. Development Cooperation: German Vice Minister Bärbel Kofler reaffirmed Berlin’s long-term partnership with Bangladesh, highlighting climate change, energy security and economic reform as shared priorities. Climate Finance: Germany pledged €15 million for nature protection in African and Asian landscapes. Domestic Politics: The AfD’s rising influence was underscored by its election of a parliamentary speaker in Saxony-Anhalt, a first for a far-right party since World War II; it holds 150 of 630 Bundestag seats. Local Governance: Germany, KfW, the EU and Swiss Cooperation renewed support for Benin’s decentralization fund, which will finance public services across 77 municipalities and resilience projects in the north.
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