All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 19 2026 // Just as European companies were getting used to last year’s hard-won U.S. trade tariff deals, President Donald Trump has put them back in his crosshairs with an explosive threat to place levies on nations that oppose...
Jan 16 2026 // A raft of European countries could face a one-notch credit rating downgrade if tensions with the U.S. over Greenland fracture NATO and raise the prospect of more trouble with Russia, Fitch’s top sovereign analyst...
Jan 15 2026 // British financial regulators, including the Bank of England, have signed an outline deal with their European counterparts to enhance cooperation and oversight of providers deemed critical to the financial services sector,...
Jan 8 2026 // Amber and yellow warnings were in place for parts of the UK, France and the Netherlands on Friday morning, while Germany’s DWD issued a red alert for snowfall. The storm could dump as much as 30 centimeters (12...
Jan 8 2026 // The EU Commission must take legal action to stop the “industrialization of sexual harassment” taking place on Elon Musk’s social media platform X, Germany’s media minister, Wolfram Weimer, told...
Jan 7 2026 // A wave of Arctic air blanketed Europe with frigid weather and intense snowfall, snarling travel and triggering power outages in some areas.Northerly winds driven by high pressure systems in the Atlantic and Arctic caused...
Jan 6 2026 // European officials pledged to support Greenland after US President Donald Trump restarted his campaign to take the self-governed island in the wake of his strike on Venezuela.Across the continent, Europe’s biggest...
Jan 5 2026 // Surging renewable output overwhelmed Europe’s power grid in 2025, driving electricity prices below zero more often than ever before.Negative power prices are underscoring how rapid growth in renewable generation is...
Jan 2 2026 // The European Space Agency said a cybersecurity issue may have impacted a “very small number” of external servers.In a post on the social media platform X on Tuesday, ESA said it was conducting a forensic...
Dec 24 2025 // The European Union’s ESG framework — a shadow of its former self after a year of deep cuts — is drawing renewed threats from the US.At issue is the so-called extraterritoriality of the Corporate Sustainability...
Dec 19 2025 // In November, a train carrying almost 500 people came to a sudden halt in eastern Poland. A broken overhead line had smashed several windows, and the track ahead was damaged. Elsewhere on the line, explosives detonated...
Dec 18 2025 // Scope Ratings, which brands itself as Europe’s home-grown alternative to S&P, Moody’s and Fitch, plans a U.S. expansion drive and a stock market listing in the coming years, its founder and chief executive...
Dec 17 2025 // The European insurers that S&P rates displayed good operating performance in the life and non-life segments in 2025, and we expect they will largely continue to do so in 2026. The European insurance sector is exposed...
Dec 17 2025 // The European Union pulled back from an effective ban on combustion engines and offered more flexibility for carmakers in the transition to cleaner transport after months of industry pressure.The move suggests a slower...
Dec 16 2025 // Bjak Sdn, Malaysia’s largest online insurance aggregator, is mulling an initial public offering within the next two years as it seeks to enter Europe.Bjak is eyeing new markets in Spain and Germany in 2026 following...
Dec 15 2025 // AIG announced it has received approval to proceed with the acquisition of Everest Group’s renewals in Germany, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain and Ireland.The European Union deal is part of AIG’s $2 billion...
Dec 15 2025 // The European Union adopted fresh sanctions against Russian oil interests on Monday, targeting traders Murtaza Lakhani and Etibar Eyyub for helping Moscow to circumvent Western sanctions on crude exports that help to fund...
Dec 12 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at the MGA DUAL Europe and AXIS Capital Holdings.A summary of these new hires follows here. DUAL Europe Names Berhault and Benajiba to Lead Europe...
Dec 11 2025 // The Fidelis Partnership (TFP), the Bermuda-headquartered managing general underwriter, announced it has transferred its primary European entity from Brussels to Dublin, effective December 1, 2025.The move establishes...
Dec 11 2025 // Fitch Ratings’ outlook for the EMEA insurance sector is “neutral” for 2026, as Fitch expects the underlying operational and business conditions to remain mostly unchanged, compared to those in 2025.Core...