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#1 Europe to Launch Service to Measure Role of Climate Change in Extreme Weather

Nov 21 2025 // The EU is launching a service to measure the role climate change is playing in extreme weather events like heatwaves and extreme rain, and experts say this could help governments set climate policy, improve financial risk...

#2 Insurers’ Investment in Synthetic Risk Transfers Face Fresh Scrutiny Under EU Proposals

Nov 25 2025 // Insurers putting money into one of private credit’s hottest trends will face fresh oversight from the EU’s financial stability watchdog, under new proposals to bridge the gap between member states on a deal to...

#3 Amazon, Google Named by EU Among ‘Critical’ Tech Providers for Finance Industry

Nov 19 2025 // European Union regulators on Tuesday designated 19 technology companies, including Amazon Web Services, Google Cloud, and Microsoft, as critical third-party computing providers for the bloc’s finance industry.Under...

#4 Europe Agrees to Drastic ESG Cuts After US Pressure Intensifies

Dec 9 2025 // The European Union reached a tentative deal to slash ESG requirements, as the bloc faces intensifying pressure from the US to rein in such rules amid ever-present trade tensions.In late-night talks, representatives of...

#5 Europe’s Cold Snap Puts Thousands of New Heat Pumps to the Test

Nov 20 2025 // The Arctic cold snap hitting Europe this week will be a test for thousands of Polish families that in recent years replaced coal furnaces with solar panels and heat pumps to heat their homes.Temperatures are expected to...

#6 European Central Bank’s Guindos Says Financial-Stability Risks Remain Elevated

Nov 17 2025 // European Central Bank Vice President Luis de Guindos said financial-stability risks are still high due to the unpredictable outlook for the global economy and trade.“Vulnerabilities remain elevated in view of...

#7 Europe’s Banks Face ‘Unprecedentedly High’ Risk of Shocks, ECB Warns

Nov 19 2025 // Euro zone banks must prepare for unprecedented shocks causing severe disruptions with far-reaching consequences for financial systems, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday as it outlined its supervisory priorities for...

#8 Russia Attacks on EU Are State-Sponsored Terrorism, Top Diplomat Says

Nov 19 2025 // The European Union’s top diplomat said that Moscow’s aggression against the bloc, including an explosion that occurred in Poland over the weekend, should be considered terrorism.“These sabotage acts they...

#9 People Moves: Westfield Specialty International Taps Zurich’s Watson to Lead New Cyber Offering; Liberty Names Delvos From Corvus as Head of Cyber and Tech E&O, Europe

Dec 4 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Westfield Specialty International and Liberty Specialty Markets.A summary of these new hires follows here. Westfield Specialty Int’l Taps...

#10 EU, G7 Weigh Ban on Maritime Services for Russian Oil Exports, End to Price Cap

Dec 8 2025 // The Group of Seven countries and the European Union are in talks to replace a price cap on Russian oil exports with a full maritime services ban in a bid to reduce the oil revenue that helps finance Russia’s war in...

#11 Satellite Startup ICEYE Raises Funds at $2.8 Billion Valuation as Europe Boosts Defense

Dec 8 2025 // ICEYE, a Finnish satellite developer with a number of defense contracts, has raised money at a €2.4 billion ($2.8 billion) valuation, capitalizing on the military spending boom across Europe.Venture firm General Catalyst...

#12 EU Strikes Deal on Climate Target to Cut Emissions by 90% by 2040

Dec 10 2025 // The European Union agreed on Wednesday to set a legally binding climate target to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 90% from 1990 levels by 2040, and buy foreign carbon credits to cover 5% of the emissions cuts, goals...

#13 People Moves: Howden Taps Former Gallagher Exec Strickland to Launch Space Insurance Practice; Liberty Promotes Groenen to Head of Portfolio Solutions, Europe

Dec 10 2025 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Howden and Liberty Speciality Markets.A summary of these new hires follows here. Howden Taps Former Gallagher Exec Strickland to Launch Space Insurance...

#14 EU Vets Assess Barcelona Swine Fever Outbreak as Cases Rise to Nine

Dec 3 2025 // A task force of EU vets began work in Barcelona on Tuesday to help contain an African swine fever outbreak as Spain, one of the world’s leading pork exporters, said the number of wild boars found infected with the...