Best Read Europe Headlines
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#1 European Insurers Underwrite 30% of US Coal: Study
Sep 28 2023 // Some of Europe’s biggest insurers are underwriting close to a third of the coal production that takes place in the US, even after pledging to target net zero emissions, according to a report by climate campaign group...
#2 FBI, European Partners Seize Major Malware Network in Blow to Global Cybercrime
Aug 31 2023 // U.S. officials said Tuesday that the FBI and its European partners infiltrated and seized control of a major malware network used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware...
#3 European Energy Developers Play Down Siemens Gamesa’s Wind Turbine Troubles
Jun 29 2023 // Major wind power developers including Iberdrola, RWE, EDP Renovaveis and Orsted played down the impact of potential problems with Siemens Gamesa onshore wind turbines. Siemens Gamesa parent Siemens Energy last week said...
#4 European Heat Wave Sees Temperatures Reaching 115F in Sardinia as Greece Burns
Jul 19 2023 // Europe baked in intense heat, with temperatures reaching almost 46C (115F) on the Italian island of Sardinia on Wednesday, as wildfires continued to rage in Greece. Authorities warned lives were in danger after the latest...
#5 Europe’s Most Important Trade Route Is at Risk From Climate Change
Aug 2 2023 // The Rhine River has been a reliable shipping lane for centuries, helping spawn industrial giants along its banks. But those days are coming to an end, and the scramble is made all the more urgent as Germany’s...
#6 How Brexit Hobbled Britain’s Race to Space
Jan 2 2024 // Britain’s push to become a “space superpower” is being undermined by political disarray and weak domestic investment, while showing how the nation needs international partners more than ever...
#7 What Does Red Sea Disruption Mean for Europe’s Economy?
Jan 23 2024 // Weeks of attacks by Iranian-backed Houthi militants on vessels in the Red Sea have disrupted shipping in the Suez Canal, the fastest sea route between Asia and Europe, carrying around 15% of global sea trade. For the...
#8 New Saharan Heat Blast Spells More Extreme Temperatures in Europe
Jul 18 2023 // The heat wave engulfing the Mediterranean is set to intensify as another Saharan anticyclone threatens record temperatures from Italy to Greece. The new weather system — named Charon after the mythological ferryman who...
#9 People Moves: Papanikolaou to Succeed Mueller as AGCS CEO and Will Lead Allianz Commercial; May Promoted to CEO of Lloyd’s Europe as Breitburd Steps Down
Dec 11 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty SE (AGCS) and Lloyd’s Europe. A summary of these new hires follows here. Papanikolaou to Succeed Mueller as...
#10 Banks, Insurers May Escape EU’s Toughest ESG Regulation So Far
Nov 14 2023 // Banks, asset managers and other financial firms have won a reprieve from Europe’s most consequential ESG regulation to date, as a wave of intense industry lobbying pays off. Spain, which holds the European...
#11 People Moves: Sompo Int’l Taps Zurich’s Weiss as Head of Property & Energy, Continental Europe; Inigo Hires Aviation Specialist Harker From Marsh
Aug 28 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Sompo International and Inigo Limited. A summary of these new hires follows here. Sompo Int’l Taps Zurich’s Weiss as Head of Property &...
#12 European Union Agrees Landmark Deal Governing Use of Artificial Intelligence
Dec 11 2023 // Europe on Friday reached a provisional deal on landmark European Union rules governing the use of artificial intelligence including governments’ use of AI in biometric surveillance and how to regulate AI systems such...
#13 Generali Agrees to Acquire Liberty Mutual’s European Units for $2.5 Billion
Jun 15 2023 // Assicurazioni Generali SpA has agreed to acquire a group of European businesses from US insurer Liberty Mutual Holding Co. for €2.3 billion ($2.5 billion), as part of its plan to expand in non-life insurance. Liberty...
#14 Injuries to European Footballers Rise to $767 Million During World Cup Year: Howden
Nov 20 2023 // Injuries to European footballers became more severe after the winter World Cup in Qatar last year, contributing to a nearly 30% annual jump in the cost to clubs of seeing their players sit on the sidelines. The findings...
#15 Brexit Backer and Inventor James Dyson Loses Libel Lawsuit Against UK Newspaper
Dec 1 2023 // James Dyson, the billionaire inventor of the bagless vacuum cleaner, lost a libel lawsuit on Friday against a British newspaper publisher over a column that branded him a hypocrite who had “screwed”...
#16 UK Support to Rejoin EU Passes 50% for 1st Time Since Brexit
Jul 21 2023 // More than half of Britons would vote to rejoin the European Union for the first time since the nation opted to leave the bloc seven years ago, YouGov polling showed. Some 51% of Britons told the polling company that they...
#17 EU Recommends Ambitious 2040 Climate Target, Goes Light on Farming
Feb 6 2024 // The European Commission recommended on Tuesday that the EU slash net greenhouse gas emissions by 90% by 2040, an ambitious target that will test political appetite for the region’s fight against climate change ahead...
#18 Extreme Cold Grips Nordic Countries as Floods Hit Western Europe
Jan 4 2024 // Europe experienced stark weather contrasts on Wednesday, with extreme cold and snowstorms disrupting transportation and closing schools in Scandinavia while strong winds and heavy rain in western Europe caused flooding and...
#19 Banks Told to Review Clients in Historic ESG Crackdown in EU
Oct 17 2023 // Banks in Europe will need to adjust the risk assessments they conduct of their clients to reflect new ESG requirements enforced by their watchdog. In a world first, the European Banking Authority is revising the framework...
#20 People Moves: Everest Insurance Names Industry Veteran Laval as Chief Commercial Officer, Int’l; Sompo Taps SiriusPoints’ Cramér Manhem for Europe Board of Directors
Jun 12 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Insurance and Sompo International. A summary of these new hires follows here. Everest Insurance Names Industry Veteran Laval as Chief Commercial...
