AGP Executive Report
Last update: 7 hours agoCybersecurity for SMEs: WatchGuard’s 2026 Cybersecurity Hygiene Report flags “shadow AI” and unsafe habits as a real business risk: 64% of SME employees admit using unauthorised AI tools, while many reuse passwords, use public Wi‑Fi, and access corporate systems without VPNs—problems that can quickly turn into breaches. Cloud & digital sovereignty: Airbus plans to move about 70 critical applications off AWS to France-based Scaleway over the next three years, a move aimed at reducing reliance on non-European infrastructure and tightening control over sensitive engineering and supply-chain data. EU defence innovation for SMEs: MEPs and the Council agreed on AGILE, a €115m EU programme to fund fast defence tech development by SMEs and start-ups, with quicker grants plus testing and certification support. Lab capacity in Germany: Merck and MilliporeSigma opened a new €25m BioReliance testing facility in Darmstadt to expand GMP-compliant release and stability testing for biopharma customers. Work visas & labour shortages: Germany published nine in-demand sectors for foreign talent, highlighting easier pathways via work visas and the Opportunity Card (Chancenkarte).
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