Daily Archives: 17, May 2013

First upgraded Tornado ECR delivered to Italian Air Force

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Turin, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alenia Aermacchi, in collaboration with BAE Systems and Cassidian, its Panavia consortium partners, has delivered the first upgraded Tornado ECR (Electronic Combat/ Reconnaissance) to the Italian Air Force. Alenia Aermacchi, as technical and program leader, is in … Read the full press release →

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EIB to finance Repsol’s RDI programme with EUR 200 million

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Madrid, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  The European Investment Bank (EIB) is supporting Repsol S.A.’s research, development and innovation (RDI) programme with a EUR 200 million loan. EIB Vice-President Magdalena Álvarez Arza and Repsol’s CEO Antonio Brufau signed the finance contract in Madrid … Read the full press release →

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Altran to guide Solar Impulse’s trans-American flight this spring

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17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Solar Impulse has taken up yet another challenge in preparation of its 2015 round-the-world flight; to cross the United States, from coast to coast, this spring. For the Altran teams, as Engineering Partner of the Solar Impulse, … Read the full press release →

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European Union & Swiss Confederation competition authorities to cooperate

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Brussels, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Union and the Swiss Confederation have signed an agreement that will strengthen co-operation between their respective competition authorities, the European Commission and the Swiss Competition Commission. This is the fifth such agreement signed by the … Read the full press release →

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Uwe Hihn became CEO for both companies Altran Germany and IndustrieHansa

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17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Uwe Hihn (43) has been appointed Chief Executive Officer for both companies Altran Germany and IndustrieHansa. He is member of the Group’s management committee and reports directly to Michael Blickle, Group Executive Vice-President for Northern Europe. In … Read the full press release →

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Henkel beliefert Automobilindustrie mit Teroson RB 8275

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Neues Dämpfungsmaterial ist besser für die Umwelt 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ein Trend setzt sich durch in der Automobilindustrie: Von Robotern gespritzte Dämpfungsmaterialien für die Fahrzeugkarosserie ersetzen zunehmend herkömmliche Bitumen-Matten. Henkel bringt jetzt die vierte Generation seines kautschukbasierten Dämm-Materials auf den … Read the full press release →

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Five teams to drive MAN trucks at FIA European Truck Racing Championship in Misano, Italy

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On this coming Whitsun weekend, the truck racers will be opening the European Championship season 2013 in Misano, Italy. The field for the FIA European Truck Racing Championship is a strong one with 21 drivers vying for individual honours. 17-5-2013 … Read the full press release →

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ABB signed long-term Preventive Service™ agreement with China LNG Shipping International Co. Ltd

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Long-term service agreement improves lifecycle cost control and fleet reliability 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, signed a long-term Preventive Service™ agreement with China LNG Shipping International Co. Ltd (CLSICO) to provide maintenance services to … Read the full press release →

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Successful IEC power performance measurement for Alstom’s 6MW offshore wind turbine

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17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom’s new-generation Haliade™ 150 – 6MW offshore wind turbine has successfully obtained the IEC1 power performance measurement (power curve2) after 3 months of performance measurements at Le Carnet site, in France. This key milestone in the type testing … Read the full press release →

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Roma Roundtable event brings together key players from Roma civil society

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Brussels, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding (Justice, Citizenship and Fundamental Rights) and Commissioner László Andor (Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) will today meet with civil society organisations to discuss Roma integration in Europe. Today’s Roma Roundtable event … Read the full press release →

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EC opens anti-dumping and an anti-subsidy investigation on mobile telecommunications networks from China

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Statement by EU Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht on mobile telecommunications networks from China Brussels, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “The European Commission has today taken a decision in principle to open an ex officio anti-dumping and an anti-subsidy investigation concerning imports of … Read the full press release →

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Mercedes-Benz prfesented new features of its Digital DriveStyle App at Google I/O

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Product of ongoing partnership between Google and Mercedes-Benz New version of Digital DriveStyle App to feature additional Google services in the first half of 2013 San Francisco, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Google I/O is an annual developer conference featuring highly … Read the full press release →

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EC confirmed unannounced sugar sector inspections

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Brussels, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission can confirm that on 23 April 2013 Commission officials undertook unannounced inspections at the premises of companies active in the sugar industry in several Member States. The inspections relate to the supply of white … Read the full press release →

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Cassidian won contract to provide a range of ICT security services to the Houses of Parliament

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17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassidian, the security and defence arm of EADS, has been awarded a contract by Parliament for ICT security provision aimed at protecting the parliamentary ICT environment against cyber attack. The contract was awarded at the beginning of … Read the full press release →

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Štefan Füle met Ranko Krivokapić, Montenegro to discuss accession negotiations

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Brussels, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, met with the president of the parliament of Montenegro, Ranko Krivokapić, in Brussels today to discuss the situation in the country and the accession negotiations. Commissioner Füle noted … Read the full press release →

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EC launched Emergency Response Centre (ERC)

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For a faster and more efficient European response to disasters Brussels, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  The European Commission is launching its Emergency Response Centre (ERC) today, which will provide a better coordinated, faster and more efficient European response to disasters in … Read the full press release →

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