AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoTax and Financial Oversight: The EU has kept Vanuatu on its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions, even as it removed Panama and Vietnam. A new US sanctions round also designated the Vanuatu-flagged tanker Tina 5 over alleged Iranian oil shipments. Climate Diplomacy: Prime Minister Jotham Napat called for an ambitious, united Pacific position ahead of COP31, urging the Taku Pakasoa Declaration to reflect vulnerable countries’ needs. Australia’s Pacific renewable-energy package includes support for Vanuatu’s transition. Melanesian Cooperation: Napat joined MSG leaders in Fiji to discuss regional priorities, including West Papua and the bloc’s future role. Sovereignty: Vanuatu’s government pushed back against a French MP’s remarks, rejecting what it called a neo-colonial insult.
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