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EU Weighs International CO2 Credits to Meet New Climate Goal, Sources Say

Apr 7 2025 // The European Commission is considering counting international carbon credits towards its next climate target, a move that could weaken the CO2-cutting efforts it demands from domestic industries, sources familiar with the...

Update: North Korean IT Warriors Push to Infiltrate European Firms

Apr 2 2025 // North Korean IT workers are increasingly posing as remote freelancers from other countries to infiltrate companies in Europe, putting organizations at risk of espionage, data theft and disruption.The workers, who refer to...

Allianz Global Investors Scraps Nuclear, Military Exclusions to Back Europe Rearmament

Apr 1 2025 // Germany’s Allianz Global Investors has dropped two exclusions blocking its sustainable funds from investing in defense, becoming one of the first major European asset managers to change their policies to help finance...

Zurich Buys Stake in UK M&A Insurer to Fuel US, Europe Expansion

Apr 1 2025 // Zurich Insurance Group has agreed to acquire a minority stake in Icen Risk, a company that specializes in insuring mergers and acquisitions.The transaction will see Zurich take a “significant minority” in...

EU Agencies Seek to Cut Red Tape in €1.2 Trillion ABS Market

Mar 31 2025 // European financial authorities are exploring ways to streamline oversight of the €1.2 trillion ($1.3 trillion) asset-backed securities market and simplify reporting requirements, according to a report that offers...

Western Officials Say Russia Is Behind Campaign of Sabotage Across Europe

Mar 27 2025 // Western officials have accused Russia and its proxies of staging dozens of attacks and other incidents across Europe since the invasion of Ukraine three years ago, according to data collected by The Associated Press.They...

People Moves: Everest Group’s Chair Taranto to Retire, Succeeded by Graf; VIG Re Taps RenRe’s Haushofer, Promotes Faucret to Build International, European Footprints

Mar 26 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Everest Group and VIG Re.A summary of these hires follows here. Everest Group’s Chairman Taranto to Retire, Succeeded by GrafEverest Group Ltd., the...

AI Chatter Hits Record on European Earnings Calls Across Sectors

Mar 24 2025 // The chatter around artificial intelligence on earnings calls in Europe is scaling new peaks as even companies beyond technology-related sectors are embracing it to boost efficiency and competitiveness.Mentions of...

AI Is Turbocharging Organized Crime, EU Police Agency Warns

Mar 20 2025 // The European Union’s law enforcement agency cautioned Tuesday that artificial intelligence is turbocharging organized crime that is eroding the foundations of societies across the 27-nation bloc as it becomes...

Trump Has Companies in Europe and Asia Walking a DEI Tightrope

Mar 18 2025 // Donald Trump’s executive order dismantling diversity, equity and inclusion efforts is making waves at international companies in Europe, Asia and beyond — but only on the surface. Quietly, many businesses are...

Europe’s Winter Storms Will Get Worse as Emissions Rise, Study Says

Mar 14 2025 // Global carbon emissions are amplifying a North Atlantic wind pattern that drives northern Europe’s biggest winter storms, new research shows.According to projections from scientists at the UK’s Met Office and...

US Anger Grows Over Global Reach of EU’s ‘Hostile’ ESG Rules

Mar 6 2025 // As trans-Atlantic relations grow increasingly fraught, Europe’s ESG regulations are becoming yet another flashpoint that threatens to sour ties.The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) says...

EU Court Fines Five Countries for Lacking Whistleblower Protection

Mar 6 2025 // The EU Court of Justice on Thursday fined five countries for failing to adopt rules to boost protection for whistleblowers who expose fraud, tax evasion, data breaches and other misdeeds.The court handed a fine of 34...

People Moves: Beazley Taps Generali’s Foucher as Head of Commercial Property, Europe; BMS Re Appoints Hughes and Bartell From Howden Re for Non-Marine Reinsurance

Feb 27 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Beazley and BMS Re.A summary of these new hires follows here. Beazley Taps Generali’s Foucher as Head of Commercial Property, EuropeBeazley, the...

Europe’s Warming Ocean Current ‘Unlikely’ to Collapse This Century

Feb 26 2025 // A new study disputes a long-held fear that climate change will lead to a quick, total collapse of the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (AMOC), the ocean current that brings warmth to northwestern...

EU Mounts Major Retreat From ESG Agenda Amid Fierce Backlash

Feb 25 2025 // The European Union is about to walk back significant chunks of planned ESG regulations, amid a barrage of complaints that such rules are becoming a dead weight hampering EU efforts to compete with the US and Asia.The...

Google to Be Hit With EU Charges of Breaching Big Tech Rules, Sources Say

Feb 24 2025 // Alphabet unit Google is set to be charged with breaching EU rules aimed at checking the power of Big Tech after proposed changes to its search results failed to address the EU antitrust regulator’s concerns and those...

Europe Braces for Freeze of US Foreign Corruption Practices Act

Feb 24 2025 // In recent years, Glencore Plc, Airbus SE and Credit Suisse have collectively paid more than $5.5 billion in fines for their roles in sprawling corruption cases. While law enforcement in France and the UK took the lead, the...

EU Plans to Walk Back Key Planks of Toughest ESG Legislation

Feb 24 2025 // The European Union’s executive arm is proposing that the bloc amend eight main points in the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive, according to a draft proposal seen by Bloomberg. The changes...

People Moves: Hamilton Global Specialty Promotes Thorp as Head of Space, Golder as Head of Treaty; QBE Europe Names Yebra as Senior U/W in Transactional Liability Team

Feb 19 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Hamilton Global Specialty and QBE European Operations.A summary of these new hires follows here. Hamilton Global Specialty Promotes Thorp as Head of Space,...