European Press Roundup: El Corte Ingles Names New President; E.ON Tries to Appease EU Ahead of Deal
25 June 2019 - 9:39PM
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In Europe today, shares in IT consultancy Capgemini rose sharply
after it offered to buy rival Altran Technologies yesterday, while
car manufacturer BMW speeds up its electric-car rollout. Read about
the above topics on Dow Jones Newswires or WSJ.com.
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Spanish department store chain El Corte Ingles is set to name
Marta Alvarez as president, just one year after appointing Jesus
Nuno de la Rosa to the role. Ms. Alvarez is the daughter of the
late Isidoro Alvarez, who was himself once president of the
company. -Expansion
U.K. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell has said Labour would hand
climate change powers to the Bank of England and would delist
companies from the main London market if they failed to meet
environmental targets. Monitoring how banks and other financial
organizations invest in polluting assets would come under the Bank
of England's remit, Mr. McDonnell said. -The Times of London
Goods worth a combined total of EUR3.75 billion were stolen from
retailers across Germany in 2018, an increase of 7% from the
previous year, according to new research. The statistics include
theft from customers, delivery and service workers, as well as
retailers' own employees. -FAZ
French private-sector debt has become the main risk to monitor
for the financial industry, the Bank of France said. Thanks to low
interest rates, households and companies have been borrowing money
at a steady pace for the last two years. -Les Echos
Energy company E.ON has offered to sell parts of its Hungarian
electricity unit ahead of the Innogy takeover. The company is
trying to appease EU antitrust concerns as the Innogy acquisition
still needs to be approved. -Handelsblatt
The leader of Spain's Ciudadanos party, Albert Rivera, is
confronting an internal crisis after two high-profile members
resigned Monday. Economic spokesman Toni Roldan and European
Parliament member Javier Nart abandoned the party, citing its shift
to the right and Mr. Rivera's refusal to consider a governing
alliance with Socialist leader Pedro Sanchez. -La Vanguardia
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