Daily Archives: 1, October 2015

EBRD to extend a loan of up to $300 million to Ukraine’s national gas and oil company Naftogaz

Project to strengthen country’s energy security, support sector reforms, improve  performance and governance at Naftogaz LONDON, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Board of Directors has approved a project to extend a loan of … Read the full press release

EBRD acquires 5.4 per cent stake in Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd for EUR 20m

€20 million for 5.4 per cent stake in Cypriot financial institution LONDON, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has entered into an agreement to acquire an equity stake in Hellenic Bank Public Company Ltd … Read the full press release

125 million cigarettes seized with OLAF’s help throughout Europe over the past weeks

BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — It has been a hot summer in the fight against cigarette smuggling: customs administrations in several EU Member States have seized 125 million cigarettes with the support of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) over the … Read the full press release

OSCE: Autumn school on criminal process for law professors in Lviv, Ukraine, 30 Sep – 2 Oct 2015

VIENNA, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — An autumn school in Lviv was organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine (PCU) from 30 September to 2 October 2015 for law professors from 16 universities across Ukraine with the aim of highlighting … Read the full press release

EMA: Call for civil society members to join two EMA committees extended until 18 October

Deadline to submit expressions of interest to represent civil society at PRAC andCAT to European Commission extended until 18 October LONDON, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Health and Food Safety Directorate-General of the European Commission has extended the deadline for … Read the full press release

MEP and astrophysicist Giorgos Grammatikakis on Mars water discovery

BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The sky and stars have always fascinated us and life outside our planet remains one of the great mysteries facing mankind. Monday, NASA announced that it has serious evidence of water on the surface of … Read the full press release

European Parliament: Civil liberties committee debates Schengen situation

BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The civil liberties committee will debate the current situation at the borders inside the Schengen area in the wake of the temporary reimposition of border controls by some member states with Commission representatives on Thursday … Read the full press release

Rear Admiral Stefano Barbieri appointed force commander for the EU’s counter-piracy operation EUNAVFOR Atalanta

BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Political and Security Committee has appointed Rear Admiral Stefano Barbieri (Italy) force commander for the EU’s counter-piracy operation EUNAVFOR Atalanta as of 6 October 2015. Rear Admiral Barbieri will take over from Rear Admiral … Read the full press release

European Commission: EIB estimates that the EU may need up to €2 trillion in investment in the period up to 2020

What does the Capital Markets Union have to do with infrastructure in Europe? BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — One of the goals of the Capital Markets Union is to help mobilise capital in Europe and channel it to the infrastructure … Read the full press release

EU support to UNRWA totals €125 million in 2015

In the context of the efforts to help addressing the plight of the refugees in the wider Middle East region, the European Union (EU) announced that it will support Palestine refugees with fresh funding totalling € 30 million. BRUSSELS, 1-10-2015 … Read the full press release