Latest Europe Headlines
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France and Germany Reject Trump’s Threats on EU Tech Legislation
Aug 29 2025 // France and Germany on Friday defended Europe’s right to adopt its own legislation on technology after U.S. President Donald Trump criticized European rules on digital services, saying any U.S. coercion would be met...
EU Considers Secondary Sanctions to Hit Russia’s War Effort
Aug 28 2025 // The European Union is mulling introducing secondary sanctions in an effort to prevent third countries from helping Russia circumvent the bloc’s existing punitive measures against Moscow, according to people familiar...
Trump Tariffs Pile Pressure on Europe’s Industrial Base
Aug 27 2025 // When the Washington Commanders’ quarterback Marcus Mariota landed a last-second touchdown pass to clinch victory against the Dallas Cowboys in January, it’s unlikely devastated Cowboys fans were thinking about...
EU Auto Groups Press for Change to ‘No Longer Feasible’ Car CO2 Emission Targets
Aug 27 2025 // European Union targets to cut CO2 emissions from vehicles, including a 100% reduction for cars by 2035, are no longer feasible, the heads of the European automobile manufacturers’ and automotive suppliers’...
Trump Administration Weighs Sanctions on Officials Implementing EU Tech Law
Aug 26 2025 // President Donald Trump’s administration is considering imposing sanctions on European Union or member state officials responsible for implementing the bloc’s landmark Digital Services Act, two sources familiar...
Australia Has Banned 3 ‘Forever Chemicals’ – but Europe Wants to Ban all 14,000
Aug 25 2025 // Last month, Australia’s ban on the import, use and manufacture of three types of “forever chemical” came into effect. These chemicals – PFOA, PFOS and PFHxS – have long lifespans and resist breaking...
FTC Chair Warns Tech Firms Not to Weaken Data Privacy to Comply With EU, UK Laws
Aug 25 2025 // The chairman of the U.S. Federal Trade Commission warned Apple, Alphabet, and other technology companies that efforts to comply with British and European digital content laws could violate U.S. law if they weaken privacy...
Hurricane Erin Is Disrupting Both Europe’s Weather and Forecasts
Aug 22 2025 // Hurricane Erin is muddling computer models and making forecasters, analysts and traders question the accuracy of the outlook for heat, wind and storms across Europe next week. Erin, which churned through the Atlantic 330...
People Moves: QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims; Underwriting Agency Doe and Emuss Names Watmough as Professional Liability U/W
Aug 21 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at QBE European Operations and London-based underwriting agency Doe and Emuss. QBE Promotes Massé to Head of European Claims Commercial insurer QBE has...
Europe’s Wildfires Have Burned the Most Land in Nearly 20 Years
Aug 19 2025 // Four major heat waves, dry conditions and strong winds have turned Europe into a tinderbox this summer, fueling the most destructive wildfire season in nearly two decades. Blazes have scorched about 8,948 square kilometers...
Banking’s Ailing Climate Coalition Loses Ground in Europe
Aug 15 2025 // Inside the world’s largest climate coalition for banks, there’s speculation that an exodus led by Wall Street could be about to spread to the European Union. The Net-Zero Banking Alliance, an organization...
Wildfire Briefly Shut Dardanelles Strait to Shipping as Europe Battles Infernos
Aug 12 2025 // Wildfires briefly shut the Dardanelles Strait to shipping on Monday, as extreme heat and strong winds fueled blazes across the Mediterranean. The Dardanelles — a vital maritime chokepoint for oil and gas from the Black...
EU Court Rules Against Environmentalists Trying to Block Spanish Wind Farms
Aug 4 2025 // The European Court of Justice on Friday dealt a blow to environmental groups trying to stop wind farms from being built in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, in a ruling affecting billions of euros of...
PERILS Offers Severe Convective Storm Loss Reporting for Europe, Japan, New Zealand
Jul 31 2025 // PERILS AG, the independent Zurich-based company that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance data, announced the inclusion of severe convective storm (SCS) industry loss reporting for Europe (Austria, Belgium, France,...
Europe Inc Swerves Trump Trade War ‘Hurricane’ but Laments Higher Tariffs
Jul 28 2025 // European companies were left wondering on Monday whether to cheer a hard-won U.S. trade deal or lament a still sharp jump in tariffs versus those in place before President Donald Trump’s second term. A day earlier,...
Brown & Brown (Europe) Agrees to Acquire UK-Based Bloodstock Broker
Jul 24 2025 // Brown & Brown (Europe) Ltd., part of Brown & Brown, Inc., has agreed to acquire Weatherbys Hamilton LLP, a leading UK-based insurance broker specializing in private client, bloodstock, and farm & estate...
People Moves: DUAL Europe Taps Nexus’ Masteling to Lead New Trade Credit Business
Jul 23 2025 // DUAL Europe announced the launch of its Trade Credit Insurance business, led by Frank Masteling, who joined the company as head of Trade Credit. With more than 25 years of experience in the trade credit sector, Masteling...
Competition Among European P/C Insurers Is Rising, Along With Claims Inflation: S&P
Jul 23 2025 // Competition among European non-life primary insurers is increasing, despite rising claims inflation, according to S&P Global Ratings in a report on the European insurance sector. Property/casualty commercial insurers...
European Heat Wave Gives Way to Violent Storms and Flooding
Jul 22 2025 // Severe storms are triggering flooding in parts of Europe following weeks of extreme heat, while temperatures on the Italian island of Sicily climb to 44C (111F). A powerful low-pressure system delivered heavy precipitation...
What’s in the EU’s 18th Sanctions Package Against Russia?
Jul 21 2025 // Here are the details of the European Union’s 18th package of sanctions against Russia over its war in Ukraine, approved on Friday and aimed at dealing further blows to Russia’s oil and energy industry. OIL...
