Latest Europe Headlines
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Auto Safety Test Pits Traditional Car Mirrors v. Rear/Side Cameras
Aug 28 2019 // The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to test how drivers could use cameras to replace traditional rearview mirrors in automobiles, a technology already allowed in other countries, the agency said...
U.K. Government Optimistic that Brexit Talks Can Begin Again
Aug 27 2019 // The U.K. government sees an opportunity to restart Brexit negotiations with the European Union after Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s meetings last week with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President...
Prospect of Brexit Deal Is ‘Touch and Go,’ Acknowledges PM Johnson
Aug 26 2019 // U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson acknowledged Sunday that the prospect of a Brexit deal was “touch and go,” as other European Union capitals grasp the problems Britain has with the withdrawal...
Key Irish Businesses Said Unprepared for Brexit, Face Supply Chain Risk
Aug 22 2019 // Some of the Irish businesses most exposed to the risk of Britain crashing out of the European Union in 10 weeks are not very well prepared, Ireland’s government warned on Thursday. The Irish economy is considered the...
With Economy Slowing, Tariffs Hitting, China’s Rust Belt Looks to Belt and Road Initiative
Aug 22 2019 // From Thailand to Kenya, trains run on tracks from steel mills in China’s northeast, a rust-belt region that is trying to capitalize on a multibillion-dollar national initiative to build ports, railways and other...
Deadlock Continues as EU Rebuffs Johnson Bid to Reopen Brexit Deal
Aug 21 2019 // The European Union poured cold water on Boris Johnson’s attempt to renegotiate the Brexit deal, saying the so-called backstop to prevent a hard Irish border — which the British prime minister wants scrapped...
U.K.’s RSA Group Makes Market Move Despite Its Safety from No-Deal Brexit
Aug 20 2019 // RSA Insurance Group Plc is issuing sterling debt well ahead of an October 31 Brexit deadline, even though the U.K. insurer will likely fare better in a disorderly exit than many of its less-diversified peers. The company...
Leaked Document Warned of Fuel, Food, Medicine Shortages If No-Deal Brexit
Aug 19 2019 // Britain will face shortages of fuel, food and medicine if it leaves the European Union without a transition deal, according to leaked official documents reported by the Sunday Times whose interpretation was immediately...
Hacker Attack Causes European Central Bank to Shut Down a Website
Aug 15 2019 // The European Central Bank (ECB) shut down one of its websites on Thursday after it was hacked and infected with malicious software. The ECB said no market-sensitive data had been compromised during the attack on its...
British PM Johnson Targeted by Opposition Campaigns to Block No-Deal Brexit
Aug 15 2019 // Opposition parties launched rival campaigns to topple Prime Minister Boris Johnson and stop him taking Britain out of the European Union without a deal, illustrating fractures in the anti-Brexit movement that make neither...
EU Fights Spread of African Swine Fever with 10 Countries Now Affected
Aug 12 2019 // The European Union faces an urgent challenge in tackling an outbreak of African swine fever which threatens Bulgaria’s pig breeding industry, a Commission spokeswoman said on Thursday. Ten EU nations are currently...
Britain Will Spend ‘Whatever It Takes’ to Prepare for No-Deal Brexit
Aug 9 2019 // Britain will spend “whatever it takes” before its departure date from the European Union to prepare for the possibility of leaving without a divorce deal, the minister responsible for planning for a no-deal...
Hurricane Barry Cost Economy $600M, Insurers $300M: Aon Catastrophe Report
Aug 9 2019 // Total economic losses, largely flood-driven, were expected to exceed US$600 million, while public and private insurers paid out nearly US$300 million, said Aon in its latest edition of its monthly Global Catastrophe Recap...
UK and EU Continue to Trade Blame over Failure to Negotiate New Exit Deal
Aug 7 2019 // Michael Gove, the minister in charge of planning for a no-deal Brexit, blamed the European Union for failing to engage on a new agreement, deepening the diplomatic standoff between the two sides less than three months...
Europe’s Heatwave Was Even Hotter with Impact of Climate Change: Research
Aug 6 2019 // Heat scorched Western Europe this July in what will likely be confirmed as the hottest month in recorded history, according to the UN’s World Meteorological Organization. “This is not your grandfather’s...
Parametric Insurance Cover Provides French Farmers with Drought Relief
Aug 2 2019 // Hundreds of French farmers who signed up for specialist policies aimed at insuring against freak weather are getting swift payouts which could help them recover from heatwaves and prolonged droughts that hit parts of the...
AXA XL Appoints Fumagalli as Head of International Financial Lines, Europe
Jul 31 2019 // AXA XL Insurance announced the appointment of Simona Fumagalli as head of International Financial Lines, Europe, based in Milan. In her new role, Fumagalli will be responsible for developing the business line’s...
Space Insurance Premiums Could Double After European Vega Rocket Crash
Jul 31 2019 // Space rockets and satellites are likely to cost more to insure after the European Vega rocket crash this month, which hit insurers with a record space market loss of 369 million euros ($411.21 million), insurance industry...
UK Aims to Renegotiate a Brexit Deal – with Resistant EU
Jul 30 2019 // UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson will spend the next few weeks pressing the European Union to negotiate a better Brexit deal, his office said, while preparing the country to leave the bloc in case he fails. A messy no-deal...
EU Lags Behind Britain in Preparations for No-Deal Brexit: CBI
Jul 29 2019 // The European Union is less prepared for a no-deal Brexit than Britain, potentially leaving British firms at a disadvantage if there is no transition agreement and weakening London’s hand in future trade talks, a...
