European Press Roundup: Hema Owner Weighs Store Sales, France Hits Cruise-Ship Captain With Pollution Fine
27 November 2018 - 12:51AM
Dow Jones News
In Europe today, stocks rebound after a market-rattling week,
and Italian banks trade sharply higher after the Italian government
adopts a more conciliatory tone in its budget dispute with the EU.
Read about the above topics on Dow Jones Newswires or WSJ.com.
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Dutch retail chain Hema's new owner is considering a quick sale
of part of the store network to franchisers in order to speed up
the company's expansion abroad, according to unnamed sources. The
sale of each branch would bring in an estimated 1 million-1.5
million euros. -Financieele Dagblad
A French court has slapped a EUR100,000 fine on the American
captain of a cruise ship for using fuel that exceeded pollution
limits when it docked in Marseille in March. It is France's first
such fine, part of which will have to be paid by the captain's
employer, Carnival. -Le Figaro
The U.K.'s proposed Brexit deal could cost the country's economy
100 billion pounds by 2030, according to a study by the National
Institute for Economic and Social Research. The report,
commissioned by the People's Vote campaign, said the country's GDP
would be around 4% lower than if the U.K. remained in the European
Union. -The Independent
Italian state lender CDP may become the controlling shareholder
of a new company holding Telecom Italia and Open Fiber networks.
-La Repubblica
Tos Chirathivat, the Thai owner of German luxury department
store group KaDeWe, is planning new store openings in Dusseldorf
and Vienna. Mr. Tos says he will discuss the details of the project
with Rene Benko, the minority owner of KaDeWe Group, at the end of
the month. "Mr. Benko already has the buildings, now we're talking
about how to proceed," he says. -Handelsblatt
British railway users are now able to appeal to a Dispute
Resolution Ombudsman if they are unhappy over the handling of their
complaints to train companies. Around 6,000 complaints a year are
expected to be referred to the new service. -BBC
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