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Here are some company news and stories from France and Benelux that could have an impact on a region's market or individual stocks. EIFFAGE: Eiffage, a French construction and concessions company, increased its stake to 29.40% in Getlink through an investment of 166.7 million euros ($192.37 millions) financed by cash reserves. This investment strengthened its position as Getlink's largest shareholder. SYENSQO N.V. Belgian'specialty chemicals' company Syensqo is redeeming all of its senior bonds of 500 million euro 2.750% fixed rates on March 31, 2026. MEDINCELL S.A. Pan-European market data: European Equities?speed guide................... FTSE Eurotop 300 index.............................. DJ STOXX?index................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................ Top 10?STOXX...

Global airlines halted flights across the Middle East Saturday, after Israel and the United States launched attacks on Iran. The strikes plunged the region into another military conflict. As Israel claimed to have struck Iran and the U.S., flight?maps showed that the airspace above Iran, Iraq Kuwait, Israel and Bahrain was virtually empty. The?military launched a series strikes against the targets within the country. Iran responded with a salvo missiles. According to Cirium's preliminary data, airlines cancelled nearly 40% of flights into Israel on Saturday and 6.7% to the rest of the region. Witnesses reported explosions in Doha in Qatar,...

Global Airlines suspended flights across the Middle East Saturday, after Israel and the United States launched strikes against Iran. This plunged the region into another military conflict. Flight maps showed that the airspace over Iran was almost empty after Israel claimed to have struck Iran, and the U.S. military launched a series strikes against Iranian targets. Iran responded with a salvo missiles. The escalated conflict has dimmed the hopes of a diplomatic resolution to the nuclear dispute between Iran and the West. It also reignited the conflict following weeks of U.S. Military buildups in the area. The Middle East is...

Belgian newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen reported 'on Thursday that Prime Minister Bart De Wever had confirmed the installation of an air-defence at Antwerp Port. Last year, Belgium was forced to close a military base and several airports due to multiple drone sightings. Drones have also been spotted above?the port?of Antwerp including over the nuclear power plants, the BASF chemical plant and the Europa terminal. "An air-defence is coming to the port of Antwerp." According to the newspaper, De Wever stated that the Nasams-type system had already been ordered. The newspaper also stated that the?defence?ministry has specified that the first?battery?of the?air-defence?system...

Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or individual stocks. AMG CRITICAL MATTERS AMG, a Dutch producer of critical materials, reported a Q4 revenue of?$446.6 million. The company's adjusted EBITDA was $43 million. It reported yearly adjusted EBITDA at $235 million. AMG proposed a total 2025 dividend per share of 0.40 euro and expected 2026 adjusted EBITDA to be between $210 and 240 million. EIFFAGE: Eiffage, a French construction and concessions company, reported a full-year revenue totaling 25.31 billion euro ($29.90 billion), and a net profit of 1 billion euro attributable...

Four sources and shipping data indicate that buyers and trading houses of Venezuelan oil chartered the very large crude carriers to export the South American nation?since the Caracas-Washington deal was signed. This move will boost deliveries to India. The use of larger vessels that can hold up to 2,000,000 barrels each is expected to reduce transportation costs for buyers and traders, relieve a shortage in smaller tankers, and speed up deliveries beginning next month. This could help to drain the millions barrels stored at Venezuela faster. The Nissos Kea and Nissos Kythnos, as well as the Arzanah, are at least...

A confidential order shows that India's civil aviation watchdog fined Air India $103,350 for flying an Airbus plane without a permit eight times. The watchdog said the lapse had further eroded public confidence in 'the country's second-largest airline'. On November 24 and 25, an Airbus A320 carried passengers from New Delhi to Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad without the mandatory Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC), a permit issued by the regulator annually after a plane passes safety and compliance tests. Air India's internal investigation, which was?reported on in December, revealed "systemic failings" with the airline. It also acknowledged that there was a?urgent...

A confidential order shows that India's civil Aviation Watchdog fined Air India $110 350 for flying an Airbus plane eight times without an Airworthiness Permit. The lapse, the watchdog said, had 'further undermined the public's trust in the country's second-largest airline. On November 24 and 25, an Airbus A320 carried passengers from New Delhi to Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Hyderabad without the mandatory Airworthiness Review Certificate (ARC), a permit issued by the regulator annually after a plane has passed safety and compliance tests. Air India's internal investigation of the incident, published in December, revealed "systemic failings" with the airline. The report...

Indonesian authorities announced on Sunday that they have located the wreckage from a missing fisheries-surveillance plane in South Sulawesi Province near a foggy mountain. They are still searching for 11 people who were on board. The ATR42-500 turboprop owned by Indonesia Air Transport lost touch with air traffic control on Saturday around 1:30 pm local time (0530 GMT), in the Maros area of South Sulawesi. The plane was chartered by Indonesia’s Marine Affairs and Fisheries Ministry for air surveillance of fisheries. The passengers were staff from the ministry. The head of South Sulawesi’s rescue agency, Muhammad Arif Anwar said on...

Officials?said that Indonesian rescuers searched on Saturday for a missing ATR 42500 fisheries monitoring aircraft with 11 people aboard. Andi Sultan, a local rescue official, said that the Indonesia Air Transport plane had lost contact with air traffic control at around 1:30 pm (0530 GMT), in the Maros area of South Sulawesi Province. Sultan stated that the aircraft was heading towards Makassar (the capital of South Sulawesi) after leaving?Yogyakarta Province before contact was lost. He added that there were eight crew members and three passengers aboard. Sultan stated that around 400 personnel including military and law enforcement units were deployed...

Here are some company news and stories that could impact the markets in France and Benelux or individual stocks. AEROPORTS de Paris SA: French airport operator Aeroports -de-Paris reported a full year 2025 traffic of 389.0 million passengers. This is an increase of 4.2% over last year. ALSTOM SA : French train manufacturer Alstom has received a $1.66 billion Canadian dollar order for?70 new trains to be used on Toronto's Line 2 subway. HAVAS N.V.: The advertising and public relations firm Havas was selected to receive a five-year communication framework contract from the European Commission. HEINEKEN NV - The Nicaraguan...

After heavy snowfalls, the French capital Paris was pounded by a slew of snowstorms on Monday. The?civil aviation authority in France asked airlines to cancel up to 15% of flights until the evening. A spokesperson said that airlines can cancel flights as long as they reduce takeoffs and land landings. Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport was asked to reduce flight schedules until 2000 CET (1900 GMT), and Paris-Orly airport until 2330 CET (22230 GMT). The French Transport Ministry urged travelers to make sure their flight was taking off before they left home and to use public transport to get to the...

After a Saturday drone attack and fire, some oil-loading activities have been suspended at the United Arab Emirates’?Fujairah Port, a global hub for refuelling vessels?aswell as crude fuel and exports. Why Does FUJAIRAH Matter Globally? According to Kpler, Fujairah exported a total of 1.7 million barrels of crude oil per day and refined fuels in average during the past year. This volume is equivalent to 1.7% of world daily demand. Fujairah is situated on the Gulf of Oman and is approximately 70 nautical mile from the Strait of Hormuz which is currently closed because of the Iran conflict. This increases...

Hungarian refiner MOL announced on Friday that it and its subsidiary Slovnaft filed a complaint to the European Commission over a Croatian pipeline operator JANAF's price policy. This follows a complaint MOL made last week to the EU's Competition Watchdog about JANAF refusing to deliver Russian crude oil to MOL and its Slovak subsidiary. A January outage on the Druzhba oil pipeline that delivers Russian oil via Ukraine left Hungary and Slovakia, which are landlocked countries, reliant on JANAF for oil supplies. MOL's latest complaint stated that "JANAF consistently applied abusive pricing practices" and added that its orders had increased...

Officials said that traffic was disrupted on Wednesday at Newark Liberty International Airport after a JetBlue flight bound for Florida?had an engine failure during takeoff. The plane returned to the airport. Around 5:55 pm, passengers and crew of Flight 543 exited on the Airbus A320 taxiway. The Federal Aviation Administration and JetBlue reported that the crew evacuated passengers using slides after reporting smoke in the cabin and cockpit. There were no injuries reported. Flightaware and the Port Authority of New York & New Jersey said that nearly all flights had been halted at the airport outside of New York City...

Two people who are familiar with the situation said that the owners of Amprion - Germany's second largest power transmission grid - may consider selling their stakes to new investors in order to meet the growing funding requirements for energy networks throughout Europe. The people stated that some members of M31 - a joint venture between investors who own 74.9% of Amprion - are evaluating options. These include shifting stakes to coshareholders or divesting them, they said. Amprion stated that it would not be able to comment on any matters related to M31. It said that it was evaluating the...

Germany announced on Tuesday that it had agreed to buy 25.1% of the German division of Dutch grid operator TenneT for 3.3 billion euros ($3.9 billion). This was a long-planned measure to strengthen Berlin's control over vital energy infrastructure. The agreement marks an important step in the German Government's efforts to assert greater influence over the high-voltage grids that are the backbone of Germany's energy supply and which require tens or even hundreds of millions of Euros in investments to remain safe. Dutch government is cutting its stakes in TenneT Germany, at a moment when increasing investment needs have raised...

The German budget committee approved the purchase of a minority share in the German division?of the Dutch high-voltage transmission grid 'TenneT', according to a German parliamentary report on Friday. This is part of a longstanding plan by the German government to consolidate its control over key infrastructure. The source said that conservatives, centre-left SPD, and the Greens were all in favor of the decision, but the far-right AfD was against it, and the Left Party abstained. In a November letter, the economy ministry'said that it intended to sign a 'agreement to buy a 25% stake in TenneT Germany in early...

Gassco, the operator of Norway's pipeline system, said that Norway's natural gas exports via pipelines to Europe in 2018 decreased by 2.3% compared to their record-breaking?2024 levels. They are expected to stay roughly at these levels also in 2026. Gassco will deliver 114.9 billion cubic meters (bcm), or slightly less than the previous year’s record of 117.6bcm, through its 8,800 km (5,468 miles) pipeline network by 2025. Alfred Hansen said that the relatively stable level of supply is due to well-planned maintenance and a record-high availability of terminals. Onshore plants, and pipelines. Hansen said that the results were "exceptionally good"...

Train companies announced that services between Britain, continental Europe and Canada would resume on Tuesday but warned about further disruptions after technical problems suspended travel on Monday and left some passengers stranded on trains for the night. Chaos in rail services between London, Paris and Brussels, as well as Amsterdam, one of Europe's most busy international rail corridors, hit at the height of New Year travel. Eurostar, the company that runs passenger rail service, announced on Wednesday morning that services were resumed after "a power problem in the Channel Tunnel yesterday" and other issues with 'rail infrastructure overnight". It said:...

Eurostar announced that it will resume all of its cross-Channel service on Wednesday, but warned that there could be delays and cancellations at the last minute after a power failure had suspended train trips throughout much of Tuesday. A fault in the overhead power supply caused a disruption on Tuesday that disrupted plans for thousands of passengers across 'London, Paris and Amsterdam during one of the busiest weeks of travel. On its website,?Eurostar announced on Wednesday that services had resumed following an electrical problem in the?Channel Tunnel yesterday as well as some additional?issues with rail equipment overnight. It said: "We...

A senior EU legislator?said? on Friday that the European Commission would move to scrap plans for an effective prohibition on new combustion engine vehicles from 2035. This would be a significant victory for Germany, which has been pushing to protect its automakers. In an earlier statement, Manfred Weber suggested that there would be a different proposal to reduce CO2 emissions by 90% for the fleet targets of automakers starting in 2035. The EU had planned to ban the sale of all electric cars in Europe as part of its strategy for decarbonisation. But Brussels has been subjected to intense lobbying...

A Volvo executive told reporters on Friday that he hopes the European Commission will resist pressures to lift the effective ban on the sale of combustion engine cars, and said the Swedish automaker is "ready to go" when it comes to electric alternatives. Germany, Italy, and their manufacturers are lobbying Brussels for at least a watering down of plans for a ban by 2035. They argue that they need help in order to compete with China. The European Commission is expected to remove the ban on automakers fleets next week, according to a?leading German EU legislator. He also suggested that...

Boersen-Zeitung, a German newspaper, reported that the German government was in early discussions to 'acquire' a majority stake of?TenneT Germany power grid operations after agreeing in principle to take 25.1%. The financial paper cited sources that said 'Berlin was considering building a consortium with financial investors like Apollo, Blackstone, or Brookfield. Companies and the German Economy Ministry did not respond immediately to a request for comment. Boersen-Zeitung cited sources who said that the German government has also agreed to buy in principle a 25,1% stake in grid company's Dutch parent. Last month, a document from the Ministry of Economy stated...