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#1 EU Faces Renewed US Ire After ESG Cutbacks Fail to Calm Tensions

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...

#2 Update: Storm Goretti Batters Europe With Violent Winds, Power Cuts

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...

#3 Europe Saw Record Surge in Renewable Output, Driving Below-Zero Power Prices in 2025

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...

#4 Europe Backs Greenland After Trump Resumes Takeover Threats

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...

#5 Arctic Freeze Deepens Europe’s Travel and Power Strains

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...

#6 Europe’s Space Agency Says Cyber Incident May Have Hit Servers

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...

#7 German Minister Says EU Must Take Legal Steps to Stop Grok’s Sexualized AI Photos

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...

#8 Fitch Warns of Eastern European Downgrades if Greenland Strife Cracks NATO

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...

#9 UK Regulators Agree Deal to Coordinate With EU on Critical Third-Party Tech Providers

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,...