All the headlines from our Europe Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Apr 17 2019 // Britain’s markets watchdog will review its rules as the country readies to leave the European Union, the source of its financial regulation for decades.“Post-Brexit, we need to consider the future of regulation...
Apr 16 2019 // The European Parliament on Tuesday approved a law setting minimum rights for workers in the “gig economy,” a move that may benefit Uber drivers, Deliveroo and Just Eat food couriers and others.Gig workers are...
Apr 15 2019 // Google will have to pay publishers for news snippets and Facebook filter out protected content under new copyright rules aimed at ensuring fair compensation for the European Union’s $1 trillion creative industries.EU...
Apr 15 2019 // The International Monetary Fund warned governments not to rock the boat with trade wars and other disruptions at a time when the global economy is already sailing through choppy waters.“We see downside risk and that...
Apr 15 2019 // Job vacancies in London’s finance industry have halved in two years as uncertainty over Brexit knocks business confidence, a survey by recruiter Morgan McKinley has found.The number of jobs available in the...
Apr 15 2019 // An increasing number of chief financial officers expect Britain’s long-term business climate to worsen after the U.K. leaves the European Union, according to a Deloitte survey.More than 80 percent of 89 British...
Apr 12 2019 // If you’ve bought a new car lately, chances are it has some basic communication skills. One day, cities and highways could be full of self-driving vehicles, all talking directly with each other to coordinate traffic...
Apr 12 2019 // Germany’s Rhine River could be impassable to ships again this summer if Europe has another drought, a once-rare weather phenomenon that’s becoming more likely with an increase in the temperature.That’s...
Apr 11 2019 // European Union leaders gave Britain six more months to leave the bloc, more than Prime Minister Theresa May says she needs but less than many in the bloc wanted, thanks to fierce resistance from France.The summit deal in...
Apr 10 2019 // Europe faces an increasingly complex security environment, as Islamist and far-right terrorism creates new vulnerabilities for businesses and communities, according to new research from the broker Aon.In 2019, the risk...
Apr 9 2019 // The U.K. joined a growing global backlash against technology companies such as Facebook Inc. and Twitter Inc., proposing fines and bans if social-media platforms fail to curb illegal activity.The government outlined plans...
Apr 8 2019 // The Federation of European Risk Management Associations (FERMA) is concerned about proposed cyber insurance guidelines being developed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), calling them...
Apr 8 2019 // The largest ever money laundering scandal in Europe is rippling through the region’s banks.It began in the Baltics and has engulfed several Nordic lenders, notably Denmark’s Danske and Sweden’s Swedbank,...
Apr 5 2019 // Prime Minister Theresa May has asked the European Union to delay Brexit until June 30, setting up a battle with the bloc ahead of a key summit next week.May wants an extension to June 30 and aims to avoid holding European...
Apr 4 2019 // Britain took a decisive step away from a damaging no-deal Brexit as members of Parliament and political leaders backed efforts to prevent a disorderly departure from the European Union.The House of Commons vote shortly...
Apr 3 2019 // Financial firms in Britain continue to shift business to new European Union hubs and won’t stop unless Brexit is canceled, a think tank told British lawmakers on Wednesday.William Wright, head of New Financial, said...
Apr 3 2019 // The root of the Brexit crisis is not, as you might think, the failure of the hard-Brexit Tories to compromise. Rather, it’s that no good compromise exists. For three years Britain’s politicians have refused to...
Apr 2 2019 // A no-deal Brexit would cause disruption and might also have an impact on liquidity in financial markets, the European Union commissioner in charge of financial services said on Tuesday in a stark reminder of the risks...
Apr 2 2019 // Denmark’s financial watchdog is warning that smaller banks need to be on high alert for signs of money laundering as larger lenders tighten their surveillance systems.Jesper Berg, director general of the Financial...
Apr 2 2019 // Theresa May is expected to confront her most senior ministers with the potentially explosive option of delaying Brexit by months, as the U.K. struggles to find a plan for leaving the European Union.The British prime...