AGP Executive Report
Last update: 3 hours agoDrought Preparedness: Germany has put about 180 organizations through a simulated heat and water emergency, testing how authorities would respond to empty supermarket shelves, disrupted deliveries and pressure on emergency services. Labour Dispute: IG Metall has called a two-hour strike at Mercedes’ Ludwigsfelde plant near Berlin on Monday, demanding a 5% pay rise after talks stalled. Defence: Boris Pistorius says Germany cannot send more Patriot systems or missiles to Ukraine without weakening its own air defences. Politics: Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s conservatives have backed Bavarian politician Ilse Aigner for president; if elected, she would be Germany’s first woman in the role. Industry: Müller plans to close plants in two German states, even as industrial output and orders rose in September amid warnings that recovery remains fragile. Berlin Protests: Hundreds demonstrated against German arms exports to Israel, calling on the government to halt sales.
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