Daily Archives: 19, November 2013

First summit for EU with new Chinese leadership on 16th EU-China Summit – Beijing, 21 November 2013

Brussels, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 21st November 2013, José Manuel Barroso, President of the European Commission, and Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, will meet Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang in Beijing for the 16th EU-China Summit. They … Read the full press release

Luxury lingerie group Van de Velde NV released its Trading Update – Outlook 2013

Schellebelle, Wichelen, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Van de Velde expects to maintain consolidated turnover at a more or less stable level in 2013 compared with 2012. This includes the retail turnover of Re-tail BV, incorporated in the consolidation since 1 April 2013. A … Read the full press release

LUKOIL President Alekperov and Tatarstan President Minnikhanov signed 2013 Project Implementation Protocol as part of cooperation agreement

Vilnius, Lithuania, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vagit Alekperov, OAO LUKOIL President, and Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, signed a 2013 Project Implementation Protocol, in Kazan today, as part of the cooperation agreement between the company and the republic’s … Read the full press release

University of Birmingham professor Michal Overduin talks about the language of cancer in BBC World Service documentary

Birmingham, UK, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A University of Birmingham professor tackles a different aspect of cancer today, as he features in a BBC World Service documentary about the language used to describe the disease. Prof Michal Overduin is one of the interviewees … Read the full press release

Belgian lingerie group Van de Velde selects Intershop and its partner Fenego to realize e-commerce platform for all its online sales channels

Intershop 7 delivers a joint e-commerce platform across all company luxury lingerie retail chains, enabling effortless addition of further brands while lowering administration costs The British reference brand Rigby & Peller, goes live in Germany Jena, Germany, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Belgian … Read the full press release

On World COPD Day 2013 physicians and experts emphasize importance of 24hour symptoms relief of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) sufferers

Most of the 64 million COPD patients around the world, including over 2 million in Spain, must contend with breathlessness, excessive mucus, chronic cough and other debilitating symptoms throughout  24hours a day The World Health Organization estimates that COPD kills … Read the full press release

Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. (ACS) reports €548 million net profit in the first nine months of 2013

Madrid, Spain, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sales stand at 28,045 Euro million, 85.1% of them from abroad. Consolidated Results Sales in the period accounted for 28,045 Euro million, representing a slight decrease of a 1.5% due to the impact of the exchange … Read the full press release

Solvay and Shanghai 3F New Material Co to establish joint venture in Changshu, China for high performance fluorinated polymers

Brussels, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay and Shanghai 3F New Material Co.,Ltd. announce today that they have agreed to establish a production joint venture in Changshu (Jiangsu province, China) to serve the fast-growing Asian market with high performance fluorinated polymers. The … Read the full press release

Lancement d’OCÉAN, un portail international pour les MOOCs francophones ou FLOTs (Formations en Ligne Ouvertes à Tous)

Louvain-La-Neuve, Belgium, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — L’École normale supérieure, l’École normale supérieure de Lyon, l’École polytechnique, l’École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne, l’Université catholique de Louvain et l’Université de Montréal avec ses deux écoles associées, HEC Montréal et Polytechnique Montréal, lancent aujourd’hui le portail OCÉAN (http://www.ocean-flots.org). … Read the full press release

Fiat spokesperson commented on media discussions concerning future auto trade shows in Italy

Turin, Italy, 19-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In relation to recent discussions in the press concerning future auto sector trade shows in Italy, a Fiat spokesperson commented: “at this time we don’t believe conditions warrant adding a new auto show to the calendar. … Read the full press release