AGP Executive Report
Last update: 10 hours agoEnergy Security: Germany confirmed plans for a strategic gas reserve equal to 10% of storage capacity, to be filled in 2027–2028 and funded via consumer levies—expected to add about €42 a year to household bills, with heavier hits for energy-intensive industry. Publishing & Books: German photobook publisher Steidl faces insolvency proceedings in Germany, raising fresh questions about financial pressure in the publishing world. AI & Media Regulation: Germany’s media regulator says Google’s AI Overviews must follow German media law, while the EU also moves against Google under the DMA—another reminder that tech platforms and publishers are in the same regulatory crosshairs. War & Memory: A new book project revisits Sheffield’s Blitz story with newly uncovered German material and archive film, showing how WWII history keeps getting rewritten by fresh sources. Culture & Illustration: Ukrainian illustrator Masha Foya won two Merit Awards, including work for Die Zeit—another strong signal of cross-border publishing talent.
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