AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoNetherlands in the spotlight abroad: President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. received credentials from Netherlands ambassador-designate Roderick Wols in Manila, as the two countries mark 75 years of diplomatic ties and highlight economic cooperation. EU trade & Israel-linked pressure: Israel says it will help settlement-based firms find “alternative markets” after European bans on goods, naming countries including the Netherlands among the few with effective boycotts. Rotterdam industry push: Fieldlab Industrial Electrification opened a pilot facility at SubZero in Rotterdam to test electrification, hydrogen and Power-to-X tech with early programmes on electrolysis, direct air capture and fuel-cell integration. Tech & finance infrastructure: EPAM says it helped build the EU’s EuroCTP cloud-native infrastructure for a consolidated real-time market data system. Sports & national mood: Virgil van Dijk hit back at claims he influenced Dutch tactics at the World Cup, calling them “utter nonsense,” ahead of Nations League matches vs Germany and others. Local legal/business: A Dutch court banned Lidl from selling copycat Birkenstock sandals.
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