Latest Europe Headlines
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Many UK Companies Report Difficulties with Post-Brexit Trade Arrangements: HSBC
Feb 5 2021 // LONDON – Around 40% of British companies that import and export said the shift to a new trading arrangement with the European Union had made trade more cumbersome last month, a survey showed on Thursday. The report from...
India’s New Rules for Insurance Investments Could Attract U.S., European Insurers
Feb 1 2021 // NEW DELHI – The Indian government on Monday said it plans to raise limits on how much foreign companies can invest in the country’s insurance industry, a move that could attract inflows from U.S. and European...
UK Businesses Are Being Hit with Post-Brexit Delays, Bureaucracy – And Higher Costs
Feb 1 2021 // Truckloads of British pig meat waiting to be shipped to Germany and stuffed into bratwursts perished at UK ports this month while stuck in line for customs clearance. It’s a story that barely made a ripple in the UK,...
World Economic Forum: Allianz CEO Says Europe Must Alter Capital Rules for Climate
Jan 27 2021 // European regulators need to overhaul their capital rules to free up insurers to invest more in climate-friendly infrastructure projects, the chief executive of German insurer Allianz said on Wednesday. “Today, the...
European Researchers Turn to AI to Build Better Weather Data
Jan 26 2021 // European scientists who feed critical climate data to industry and researchers said that their next great breakthrough in weather forecasting will be powered by artificial intelligence. The European Centre for Medium-Range...
Here’s How European Satellites Can Help Predict the Next Weather Disaster
Jan 19 2021 // Spain began the new year battling Storm Filomena, a once-in-a-generation weather event that blanketed Madrid in snow and paralyzed the economy. Health workers were stranded, supermarkets shut, and the army was called in....
Brokerslink Expands Global Network with Brokers in Europe, Asia-Pacific and Africa
Jan 14 2021 // Global broking business, Brokerslink, starts 2021 with the continued the expansion of its global network and the addition of independent broker JDB in North Macedonia. Trading since 2009, JDB is a growing broker with a...
U.S. Warns of Sanctions on European Firms and Insurers Over Russia’s Nord Stream
Jan 13 2021 // The U.S. State Department this month told European companies which it suspects are helping to build Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline that they face the risk of sanctions as the outgoing Trump administration...
UK Businesses Face Miles of Red Tape with New Brexit Border Rules
Jan 12 2021 // While the mile-long lines of trucks have dissipated at ports, UK businesses are waking up to less visible forms of friction at the border with the European Union that may cause more enduring damage. From health...
UK Must Avoid Being a ‘Mere Taker’ of EU Financial Services Rules in Return for Access
Jan 8 2021 // Britain should not submit to the European Union’s financial services rules just to get better access to the bloc’s market after Brexit, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday. European daily...
European Companies to Seek Chinese Assets in Sectors Such as Insurance, Healthcare
Jan 8 2021 // European companies are expected to hunt for assets in China, mainly in insurance, healthcare and automobile sectors, after the world’s second-largest economy and the European Union agreed to an investment deal last...
UK’s M&A Watchdog Emerges from EU’s Shadow with Massive New Powers
Dec 30 2020 // The UK’s parting of the ways from the European Union means that an obscure 7-year-old watchdog is about to gain massive new powers over corporate mergers. Itself the product of a merger of two failing regulators, the...
Brexit Ends Britons’ Right to Live and Work in EU – And Travel Insurance Is Essential
Dec 30 2020 // LONDON (AP) – So far, the large majority of British and EU citizens have not felt the realities of Brexit. Though the UK left the European Union on Jan. 31, it follows the bloc’s rules until the end of this year as...
European Freight Forwarders Reject UK Deliveries on Fears of Post-Brexit Border Chaos
Dec 30 2020 // European freight forwarders are rejecting contracts to take loads into the UK due to fears the chaos at Dover could be repeated post-Brexit. Transporeon, a German software company that monitors real-time data on freight...
Cross-Border Workers in Gibraltar to Retain Free Movement with Spain After Brexit
Dec 29 2020 // MADRID – Cross-border workers who commute between Gibraltar and Spain will be exempt from border controls after Brexit even if no agreement on free movement is reached with Britain, Spanish Foreign Minister Arancha...
SynchronoSure, American European to Offer General Liability for Small Trucking Firms
Dec 28 2020 // Synchrono Group, doing business under SynchronoSure, and American European Insurance Group (AEIG) have expanded their partnership to include trucker general liability insurance for small trucking companies. SynchronoSure...
What Will Brexit Trade Deal Mean for City of London?
Dec 28 2020 // LONDON – Britain, which left the European Union in January, loses full access to the bloc under transition arrangements that end at 2300 GMT on Dec. 31. The 27-nation EU is Britain’s biggest financial services...
EU and UK Clinch Narrow Brexit Deal, Just Days Before Transition Period Expires
Dec 24 2020 // Britain clinched a narrow Brexit trade deal with the European Union on Thursday, just seven days before it exits one of the world’s biggest trading blocs in its most significant global shift since the loss of...
Brexit Trade Deal Talks Enter ‘Final Stages’
Dec 23 2020 // BRUSSELS – Britain and the European Union are close to clinching a Brexit trade deal, diplomats said on Wednesday and, while it could still be days away, it appears that the estranged allies will avoid a turbulent...
Brexit Trade Talks in ‘Final Push’ to Resolve Rift over Fishing Rights
Dec 22 2020 // BRUSSELS/LONDON — The European Union is giving a “final push” in a bid to strike a Brexit trade deal with Britain, the bloc’s chief negotiator said on Tuesday. Britain is set to complete its...
