AGP Executive Report
Last update: 9 hours agoChannel Tunnel Competition: The Dutch rail regulator ORR has cleared Virgin Trains to run up to 20 daily return services from London to Paris, Brussels and Amsterdam from 2030, ending Eurostar’s decades-long monopoly. Dutch Energy Watch: Dutch coal plants are ramping up to the highest output in years, driven by high prices and rising electricity demand from Belgium. Innovation Box Scrutiny: A new analysis says the Netherlands’ Innovation Box tax break is heavily concentrated, with a handful of firms (including Organon, Adyen and Wolters Kluwer) taking most of the relief. Public Health Research: An Amsterdam study links automated “brain age” MRI measures to higher dementia risk in people with subjective memory complaints. Wildfire Fallout (Belgium): Rain has eased parts of Belgium’s record wildfire, but evacuations and cross-border firefighting support continue. Football & Transfers: Ajax winger Steven Berghuis clashes with questions on rotation after a 2-2 draw; Tottenham interest in Dutch striker Cody Gakpo also keeps bubbling. F1 Dutch GP: Formula 1 heads back to Zandvoort for the Dutch Grand Prix, with viewing details circulating ahead of the race.
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