AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoB9 Summit Push for Air Defence: Fifteen heads of state and senior officials will meet in Bucharest on May 13 for the Bucharest Nine format, co-chaired by Romania’s Nicusor Dan and Poland’s Karol Nawrocki, with NATO chief Mark Rutte and Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelenskyy among the key speakers—Slovakia’s Peter Pellegrini is set to attend as talks focus on regional transatlantic security, especially air defence and military mobility. Slovak Defence Spotlight: An F-16 was moved overnight along Bratislava’s D1 highway to Incheba ahead of the IDEB Defence & Security fair, with organisers promising a first low-altitude flypast over the city. EU Travel Rules Hit Airlines: EasyJet is warning travellers about EES-related border delays and says passengers may face longer waits on arrival, while Ryanair is cutting winter capacity in Greece—700,000 seats and 12 routes gone as its Thessaloniki base closes and Athens charges bite. Ryanair Summer Disruption: More cancellations are being flagged across multiple countries, adding to a busy week of airline schedule shake-ups. Ukraine War Diplomacy Noise: After Russia’s scaled-down Victory Day parade, Vladimir Putin again floated the idea of talks—while Slovakia’s Robert Fico continues to argue for direct dialogue with Moscow.
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