AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoEnergy & Storage Deal: Royal Vopak has acquired 79% of Green Energy Storage (GES) and approved a €230m, 200 MW/800 MWh battery project in Oosterhout, with construction set to start soon and operations planned for the first half of 2027. Heatwave Toll: France, Belgium and the Netherlands recorded at least 3,700 excess deaths from the late-June heatwave, with officials stressing the figures are preliminary and could rise further. Cybercrime Crackdown: Belgian police arrested a suspected leader of a €572k phishing gang using “vishing” phone scams, with proceeds allegedly laundered via crypto and suspects hit across Belgium and the Netherlands. Open-Source Governance: The Godot foundation blocked automated code submissions to protect repository review capacity and governance as machine-assisted contributions flooded the project. Schiphol Ground Handling: dnata secured a seven-year extension for ground-handling services at Amsterdam Schiphol, as the airport continues reshaping its concession model. Football & Oranje Aftermath: With the Netherlands knocked out by Morocco, attention turns to the fallout—Koeman’s exit and transfer talk—while Morocco advances to the World Cup last 16.
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