Daily Archives: 9, November 2012

Eurosystem to introduce second series of euro banknotes – the “Europa” series

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9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) and the national central banks (NCBs) of the Eurosystem are to introduce a second series of euro banknotes. Called the “Europa” series, it will include a portrait of Europa – a figure from … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government

Klaus Regling: „Die Strategie zur Euro-Krisenbekämpfung funktioniert“

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Klaus Regling, ESM-Chef und EFSF-CEO, im „EU Sky Talk“ der RZB Fokus auf nationalen Anpassungen und besserer wirtschaftspolitischer Koordinierung Finanzmarktreformen wichtiger Schritt Auf dem Weg zu einer „echten Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion“ 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — In der Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB) … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Economy, Financial

Watson to Present at the Jefferies 2012 Global Healthcare Conference

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Siggi Olafsson, Watson + Actavis President, Global Generics

9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Watson Pharmaceuticals announced today that Siggi Olafsson, Watson’s President, Global Generics, will provide an overview and update of the Company’s business at the Jefferies 2012 Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, November 15, 2012 at 8:40 am GMT (3:40 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Switzerland

SimHelp started partnership with COMPRO

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SimHelp started partnership with COMPRO

9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Baltic Aviation Academy’s full flight simulators’ maintenance and repair services branch Simhelp has signed a partnership contract with COMPRO. According to the contract, COMPRO will be responsible for servicing FFS Host Computers. Services include: repair and maintenance of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Education, Lithuania, Technology

New Joint IFI Action Plan for Growth in Central and South Eastern Europe

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Joint Statement by Werner Hoyer, President of EIB Group; Jim Yong Kim, President of World Bank Group; Sir Suma Chakrabarti, President of EBRD 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Our institutions – the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group), the World Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Small Business

BP Foundation to Donate $500,000 to American Red Cross

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9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The BP Foundation announced today that it will donate $500,000 to the American Red Cross in support of Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.The $500,000 donation is in addition to donations made by the BP Foundation Employee Matching Program and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom

Intershop Announces Sponsorship of Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2012

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Intershop Announces Sponsorship of Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2012

Intershop at Booth B5 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Intershop Announces Sponsorship of Gartner Symposium/ITxpo 2012. About Gartner Symposium/ITxpo Symposium/ITxpo is the most important annual gathering of CIOs and senior IT executives. More than 1,200 senior business and IT strategists will gather to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Marketing, Technology

Turkey: EIB renews support for small and middle-sized entrepreneurship

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9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is renewing its support for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-sized companies (mid-caps) with a EUR 150 million loan to Akbank T.A.S. The EIB is resuming its partnership with Akbank, continuing the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Small Business, Turkey

Public to reach for the lasers at open lab session at the University of Dundee

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9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Members of the public will be able to play with optical tweezers and vortex cannons, make a cloud in a bottle and attempt to skewer a balloon without bursting it at an open laboratory session at the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom

Produktionsstart des Audi Q7 in Indien

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Produktionsstart des Audi Q7 in Indien

• Bis zu 1.000 Audi Q7 pro Jahr im Werk Aurangabad geplant • Dr. Frank Dreves, Audi-Vorstand Produktion: “Der Ausbau unserer Produktion   in Indien ist Teil unserer Wachstumsstrategie.” • Audi-Absatz in Indien steigt bis Oktober um 55 Prozent Ingolstadt/Aurangabad, 9-11-2012 — … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Technology

ECB Monetary policy decisions

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9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — At today’s meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the interest rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 0.75%, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government

Zahlreiche Kunden und Geschäftspartner beim Weltspartagsempfang von RZB und RBI

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Rund 300 Gäste im Raiffeisensaal * Raiffeisen mit über 32 Prozent Marktanteil klarer Marktführer bei Spareinlagen Rund 300 Gäste im Raiffeisensaal Raiffeisen mit über 32 Prozent Marktanteil klarer Marktführer bei Spareinlagen 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Die Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB) … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Financial

The EU gives €6 million for emergency aid in the Caribbean after Hurricane Sandy

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Brussels, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  In response to serious damages caused by Hurricane Sandy, the European has released €6 million to bring immediate relief to the most vulnerable population severely affected by the hurricane in the Caribbean. Cuba and Haiti are … Read the full press release →

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ABB solves 100-year-old electrical puzzle – new technology to enable future DC grid

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Development of a DC breaker for high voltage transmission will help shape the grid of the future Zurich, Switzerland, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, today announced a breakthrough in the ability to interrupt direct … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Science, Switzerland, Technology

New EU support to save lives of mothers in Liberia

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Brussels, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, EU Commissioner for Development Andris Piebalgs, announces a new €42 million programme during a meeting with Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, president of Liberia and the 2011 Nobel Peace Prize winner. The new EU funding will contribute … Read the full press release →

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Watson to Present at the 2012 Annual Credit Suisse Healthcare Conference

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Paul Bisaro, Watson + Actavis President and Chief Executive Officer

9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Watson Pharmaceuticals announced today that Paul Bisaro, Watson’s President and Chief Executive Officer, will provide an overview and update of the Company’s business at the 2012 Annual Credit Suisse Health Care Conference on Wednesday, November 14, 2012 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland

Action plan for the EU automotive industry in 2020

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Brussels, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The action plan presented by the European Commission today (see IP/12/1187) aims to help strengthening the EU’s automotive industry between now and 2020. It builds on the vision for industry competitiveness and sustainability in 2020 and recommendations how … Read the full press release →

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SPDC completes 8th Nigerian Oil Mining Lease sale

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The Shell Petroleum Development Company of Nigeria Limited (SPDC), a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell), has completed the assignment of its 30% interest in Oil Mining Lease 30 (OML30) in the Niger Delta to Shoreline Natural Resources Limited … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, United Kingdom

Reinforcing Civil Protection and Fostering Co-operation and Dialogue in the Euro-Mediterranean Region

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Kristalina Georgieva – European Commissioner for International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Response High-level conference on the Euro-Mediterranean Regional Programme for the Prevention, Preparedness and Response to natural and man-made disasters Brussels, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Dear Deputy Minister, Dear UN Special … Read the full press release →

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OAO LUKOIL EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL SHAREHOLDERS MEETING TO CONSIDER INTERIM DIVIDEND PAYMENT

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9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The OAO LUKOIL Board of Directors approved the agenda for the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting to take place in the form of an absentee voting meeting on 18 December 2012. Specifically, the shareholders will consider the issue On the payment … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Management, Russia

Europe’s growth challenge and innovative infrastructure financing

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Olli Rehn – Vice-President of the European Commission and member of the Commission responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro EU-EIB Cooperation Agreement for the pilot phase of the Project Bond Initiative /European Policy Centre Brussels, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — President … Read the full press release →

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PMA parts and DER-repairs: bringing alternatives to the aircraft aftermarket

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Table 1. PMA market shares by regions, 1997 - 2009

9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) keep raising the prices for their products on an annual average of 3-5%, jet fuel prices continue to fluctuate and the global passenger traffic growth has yet to recover from the recent crisis. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Lithuania, Poland, Technology

Press statement following the meeting of Commissioner Füle with Marina Adamovich and Natalia Pinchuk

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Brussels, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The conditions of imprisonment of political prisoners in Belarus and the European efforts to achieve their release and rehabilitation were the main topics of the meeting in Brussels on Wednesday between Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood … Read the full press release →

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Sigma Launches E-Commerce with Intershop as a SaaS Solution

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Jena, Germany and Stockholm, Sweden, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — As a planned next step in the recently announced partnership, Sigma is now launching e-commerce Intershop as a Service, a Software as a Service (SaaS) solution based on Intershop. “An important reason why … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Retail, Sweden, Technology

EIB and UBA to support small businesses across Africa

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9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB), Europe’s long-term lending institution, and United Bank for Africa (UBA) Plc, a leading Pan-African financial institution with presence in 19 African countries, have agreed to strengthen small and medium businesses in Africa … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Small Business

A trio of computing students at the University of Dundee are celebrating success at a series of international and UK events

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picture shows from left-to-right: Sebastian, Mark and Ha

International success for computing students 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — PhD students Ha Trinh (from Vietnam), Mark Zarb (from Malta) and Sebastian Stein (from Germany) have picked up some of the top student prizes at conferences held in the USA and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Education, Internet & Online, Science, Technology, United Kingdom

Daimler Financial Services bietet ab sofort Finanzierung und Versicherung in Malaysia an

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Geschäftstätigkeit erfolgreich angelaufen Investitionen im Umfang von rund 5 Millionen Euro Starker Fokus auf digitale Vertriebskanäle Kuala Lumpur, 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Daimler Financial Services hat eine neue Tochtergesellschaft in Malaysia gegründet und das Finanzierungsgeschäft erfolgreich aufgenommen. Kunden der neuen Gesellschaft … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Insurance, Investment

EFSA@10 – Conference opens with call to further strengthen risk assessment ‘community’

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Hundreds of the world’s leading food safety experts are gathering in Parma this week to take part in a high-level scientific conference organised by the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA) to mark its tenth anniversary. 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The two-day … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Healthcare, Law, Society

EIB backs South Africa’s first solar tower

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9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank, Europe’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide EUR 50m for the Khi Solar One Project. This is the first large concentrated solar power project in sub-Saharan Africa and one of the first … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment

MEPs call for bans on exports of information technology to repressive regimes

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9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The foreign affairs committee called on Tuesday for bans on exports from the EU of information technology that can be used by repressive regimes to censor information, conduct mass surveillance and track people’s movements using phone networks … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, International Trade, Politics, Society