AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSugarcane support in Réunion: The French State has released over €6.19m in the 2025-2026 “aid per tonne of cane delivered” scheme, with a second payment expected soon, to back growers hit by high costs, insularity constraints, and Cyclone Garance impacts. French politics & EU tensions: Jean-Luc Mélenchon officially kicked off his 2027 presidential campaign in Saint-Denis, attacking EU treaties, free-trade deals, and “war economy” policies while pushing a moratorium on laws he says conflict with voters’ mandates. EU climate & ocean monitoring: The EU is funding OceanEye with €92m to expand ocean observation via drones and satellites, as the US signals cuts to its ocean sensor network. Digital ticketing disruption: Ticketmaster paused sales for Céline Dion’s Paris concerts after detecting “suspicious activity,” leaving fans stuck in queues while tickets were temporarily inaccessible. Heritage across the Indian Ocean: Mauritius hosted a workshop to strengthen preservation and documentation of indentured labour heritage, linking communities and sites across the region.
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