AGP Executive Report
Last update: 8 hours agoSocial Media Crackdown: France’s parliament has approved a landmark ban on social media for children under 15, making it the first EU country to do so. New accounts are blocked from September 1, and existing under-15 accounts must be closed by January 2027, with platforms required to verify ages using tools cleared by France’s privacy regulator. Environment & Farming Fallout: Environment minister Monique Barbut announced she will resign after lawmakers backed an emergency farm bill that temporarily reintroduces two bee-harming pesticides, allowing conditional use of acetamiprid and flupyradifurone. Wildfire Update (South): A fast-moving blaze in Var has burned about 2,550 hectares; it’s contained but hotspots remain, with hundreds evacuated and thousands left without power. Justice & Abuse Allegations: A French modelling scout linked to Jeffrey Epstein, Daniel Siad, has been found dead outside Paris; prosecutors opened an investigation into the cause. Tour de France (Stage 16/17): Remco Evenepoel won the Lake Geneva time trial, cutting into Tadej Pogačar’s lead, as the race heads toward the final Alpine stretch. Business Ties: Qatar Financial Centre and CCI France Qatar signed an MoU to boost trade and investment links between the two countries.
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