Europe

City of Stockholm retains ownership of Stockholmsmässan
The City of Stockholm will continue to own and operate Stockholmsmässan, after abandoning plans to sell the venue. The city had…

United Kingdom falls to 12th spot in 2025 World Citizenship Index
The United Kingdom has secured the 12th position in the 2025 World Citizenship Index (WCI), released by CS Global Partners in…

Hamburg Messe und Congress record year sees leasing ‘millstone’ replaced with rental fee
Germany’s Hamburg Messe und Congress (HMC) has reported that its fiscal year 2024 surpassed all expectations. Uwe Fischer and…

SPI 2025: Screen Print Innovations premiere exceeds expectations in Essen
The inaugural edition of Screen Print Innovations (SPI) – a new trade show dedicated exclusively to screen printing – was held…

IEG wins UFI’s 2025 Digital Innovation Award
UFI, the global association of the exhibition industry, has named Italian Exhibition Group (IEG) as the winner of the 2025 UFI…

Informa trading update points to continuing growth and expansion in 2025
International live B2B events and digital services group Informa has published a trading update ahead of its AGM and to coincide…

DES2025 Wrap-Up: Cybersecurity, quantum disruption and Europe’s race for digital sovereignty
The Digital Enterprise Show (DES2025), Europe’s largest gathering on AI and exponential technologies, concluded in Malaga after…

Vicenza Expo Centre expansion takes shape
The new heart of Italian Exhibition Group’s (IEG) Expo Centre in Vicenza is starting to take shape. Six months after the…

Overtourism protests are planned across Spain on 15 June – will it affect exhibitions?
A new bout of overtourism protests are scheduled for 15 June across Spain – in the Canary Islands, Majorca, Barcelona and…

DES day two: The importance of data governance and conscious technology
During the second day of DES – Digital Enterprise Show 2025, Europe’s largest event on exponential technologies, being held…

-45dB secures patent for groundbreaking sound-reducing technology
UK-based -45dB, the sound-reducing structures and meeting pods company now with an office in Dubai, has announced it has been…