Latest Europe Headlines
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Europe’s Wildfires in 2023 Were Among Worst This Century: Report
Apr 11 2024 // The 2023 wildfire season in the Europe was among the worst this century, according to a European Commission report published on Wednesday. Last year, more than half a million (504,002) hectares, an area twice the size of...
People Moves: AXIS Global Markets’ Head of Underwriting Robson to Retire, Succeeded by MacGregor; Newline Europe Names Beckers as Head of Cyber Liability
Apr 10 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at AXIS Global Markets and Newline Europe. A summary of these new hires follows here. AXIS Global Markets’ Head of Underwriting Robson to Retire,...
European States Sign Pledge to Protect North Sea Infrastructure
Apr 9 2024 // Britain and other major European countries with maritime borders on the North Sea on Tuesday signed an agreement to work together to protect underwater infrastructure, including from possible Russian attacks. The six...
How Three European Human Rights Cases Could Shape Climate Litigation
Apr 8 2024 // Does government inaction on climate change violate human rights? That is the question the European Court of Human Rights will for the first time seek to answer in Strasbourg, France, as it rules this week on three separate...
Lack of Immunity Raises Risk of Bird Flu Pandemic: EU Food Safety Agency
Apr 4 2024 // The EU’s Food Safety Agency (EFSA) warned on Wednesday of a large-scale bird flu pandemic if the virus becomes transmissible between people as humans lack immunity against the virus. This comes a day after Texas...
Apple, Meta, Google to Face EU Digital Markets Act Probes: Sources
Mar 22 2024 // Apple, Meta Platforms and Alphabet’s Google are set to be investigated for potential violations of the European Union’s Digital Markets Act (DMA) that could lead to hefty fines by the end of the year, according...
Panel of EU Lawmakers Backs Watered Down Supply Chain Audit Law
Mar 19 2024 // A panel of lawmakers in the European Parliament on Tuesday backed a draft law requiring large companies in the bloc to check if their supply chains use forced labor or cause environmental damage. The rules, known as the...
EU Backs Supply Chain Audit Law After Italy Switches Sides
Mar 15 2024 // European Union governments backed a proposed law requiring large companies in the bloc to check if their supply chains use forced labor or cause environmental damage after Italy switched sides. A “qualified...
Europe Faces 3C of Global Warming. Here’s How It Plans to Cope.
Mar 8 2024 // Europe will be 3C hotter even if the world succeeds in limiting global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, bringing with it the heightened peril of extreme weather and trillions of euros of damages to the...
Apple Hit With $2B EU Antitrust Fine in Spotify Case, Will Appeal
Mar 4 2024 // Brussels fined Apple 1.84 billion euros ($2 billion) on Monday, the iPhone maker’s first ever EU antitrust penalty, for preventing Spotify and other music streaming services from informing users of payment options...
People Moves: Fusion Specialty Appoints Harwood for APAC M&A Team; Specialty MGA Nirvana Hires García-Beltrán to Grow European Cyber SME Portfolio
Feb 29 2024 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the managing general agents Fusion Specialty and Nirvana. A summary of these new hires follows here. Fusion Specialty Appoints Harwood for M&A in Asia...
Google Hit With $2.3B Lawsuit by 32 European Media Groups
Feb 29 2024 // BRUSSELS – Alphabet’s Google was hit with a 2.1-billion-euro ($2.3 billion) lawsuit by 32 media groups including Axel Springer and Schibsted on Wednesday, alleging that they had suffered losses due to the...
EU Lawmakers ‘Outraged’ After States Block Landmark ESG Law
Feb 29 2024 // A European Union law designed to clean up corporate supply chains has been derailed by the bloc’s biggest member states, forcing negotiators back to the drawing board on one of the most consequential pieces of ESG...
Banks, Insurers Targeted as Climate Group Seeks EU Review of Deforestation Rule
Feb 28 2024 // Climate activists are putting pressure on the European Union to reconsider its decision to exclude banks from a landmark deforestation rule, in a move designed to preempt an official review of the regulation next...
UK Has More ‘Fragile Firms’ Than EU Peers: Allianz Report
Feb 28 2024 // The UK has the highest proportion of “fragile firms” out of all major European economies, another sign of the headwinds facing Prime Minister Rishi Sunak as he attempts to boost growth. About 15% of small and...
EU Lawmakers Approve Tougher Penalties for Environmental Crimes
Feb 27 2024 // The European Parliament on Tuesday approved tougher penalties for environmental crimes such as illegal timber trade, with offenses punishable by up to 10 years in prison and company directors prosecuted for corporate...
Europe Automakers Will Not Challenge 2035 Fossil-Fuel Car Ban, Industry Group Says
Feb 27 2024 // Europe’s automakers will not challenge the European Union’s decision to effectively ban fossil-fuel vehicles as of 2035 no matter who wins this year’s European parliamentary elections, the head of the...
Brexit Red Tape Puts Valentine’s Day Thorn in UK Flower Trade
Feb 14 2024 // Giraffe Flowers in Manchester, northern England, is preparing for the annual Valentine’s Day rush but florists fear that Brexit trade barriers will increasingly spell higher costs and delays for their business. The...
EU Lawmakers Ratify Provisional Deal on Artificial Intelligence Rules
Feb 13 2024 // Two key groups of lawmakers at the European Parliament on Tuesday ratified a provisional agreement on landmark artificial intelligence rules ahead of a vote by the legislative assembly in April that will pave the way for...
TikTok Faces Fine as EU Prepares Probe Over Risks to Minors
Feb 12 2024 // TikTok owner ByteDance Ltd. faces the threat of hefty fines as the European Union prepares a probe under its strict new content moderation rules over concerns of risks to minors. The European Commission will open an...
