{"id":505165,"date":"2025-10-16T21:41:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:41:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/505165\/"},"modified":"2025-10-16T21:41:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-16T21:41:22","slug":"europes-economic-woes-could-set-off-more-riots-warns-top-insurance-executive","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/505165\/","title":{"rendered":"Europe&#8217;s economic woes could set off more riots, warns top insurance executive"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"author-section byline-plain\">By DAILY MAIL CITY &amp; FINANCE REPORTER <\/p>\n<p class=\"byline-section\"> Updated:  17:07 EDT, 16 October 2025   <\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Europe\u2019s economic woes could set off more riots, according to a leading insurance executive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Clarisse Kopff, a board member at German insurer Munich Re, said lower rates of growth in Europe, when compared to the US and China, were triggering increased \u2018social tensions\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">It comes as forecasts from the International Monetary Fund show Europe is set for meagre growth next year.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">The UK is anticipated to post 1.3 per cent growth while France and Germany are predicted to record 0.9\u00a0per cent and 0.8\u00a0per cent respectively.\u00a0 By contrast, the US is set for 2.1 per cent, with China on course for 4.2 per cent.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">\u2018This will put pressure on the purchasing power of European citizens,\u2019 Kopff said at an insurance symposium in Germany, adding it could \u2018fuel more riots, more civil commotions\u2019.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mol-para-with-font\">Her remarks follow unrest in France, where up to a million people went on strike last month over taxes. 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