AGP Executive Report
Last update: 4 hours agoDigital Euro Talks: The European Parliament has approved its negotiating position to start final talks on a digital euro, with rules aimed at privacy, offline use, and free “basic services” for customers—while requiring most businesses to accept it, but carving out small and micro-enterprises that don’t already use other digital payment options. Pharma Competitiveness: Spain’s Industry and Tourism minister backed the Profarma Plan, stressing industrial investment and a coordinated strategy across Industry, Health and Science to strengthen drug manufacturing and strategic medicines. Startup Funding (Cyber ID): Madrid’s 8Layers closed a $1.1m pre-seed extension, bringing total early-stage funding to $2.9m, to expand its identity security and compliance platform across Europe. Startup Funding (Space IoT): Spain invested €1.5m in Madrid satellite startup Fossa Systems via the state-backed SETT. SME/Entrepreneurship Pulse: ICEX says Spain’s entrepreneurship ecosystem is worth ~€125bn, with 5,000+ startups and 17 unicorns, plus 376 funding rounds in 2025 totaling €3.108bn. Tourism Enforcement: Balearic Islands moves to crack down on illegal holiday lets with daily fines up to €5,000, aiming to speed up sanctions and protect licensed operators.
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