Daily Archives: 11, April 2016

Allianz SE sells Allianz Life Insurance Korea and Allianz Global Investors Korea to Anbang Insurance Group

Anbang Insurance Group, a global insurance group headquartered in Beijing, China, and Allianz SE, an international financial services company headquartered in Munich, Germany, jointly announced in South Korea the signing of a sale and purchase agreement by which Allianz Group … Read the full press release

Glencore partners with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for the sale of 40% equity interest in Glencore Agricultural Products

Baar, Switzerland, 11-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore plc (“Glencore”) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a definitive agreement with Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (“CPPIB”) for the purchase by a wholly owned subsidiary of CPPIB of a 40% … Read the full press release

Hungary to host 40th Ordinary UEFA Congress on Tuesday 3 May at the Hungexpo in Budapest

Nyon, Switzerland, 11-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The 40th Ordinary UEFA Congress will take place on Tuesday 3 May at the Hungexpo in Budapest, Hungary. The Congress, which is UEFA’s supreme governing organ, meets annually and is made up of representatives from … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ to present comprehensive nonwovens and textile production technologies at Hightex/ITM 2016 in Istanbul, June 1-4, 2016

International technology Group ANDRITZ will present comprehensive nonwovens and textile production technologies at Hightex/ITM 2016 in Istanbul (June 1-4, 2016, hall 11, booth no. 1124 A). GRAZ, Austria, 11-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ Nonwoven – comprising ANDRITZ Asselin-Thibeau, ANDRITZ Küsters, and … Read the full press release

EBRD celebrates its 25th birthday this month

The EBRD at 25: building private sector-led economies to strengthen economies and societies LONDON, 11-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “Nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time has come,” is a quote commonly attributed to the French writer Victor Hugo. … Read the full press release

Kyrgyzstan: Young people gathered in Bishkek for the start of a two-day Model OSCE conference on managing trans-boundary waters

Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, 11-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Thirty-five young people gathered in Bishkek today for the start of a two-day Model OSCE conference, simulating a meeting of the OSCE Permanent Council, to discuss challenges to cross-border water management in Central Asia. … Read the full press release

EU to help Ethiopia with €122.5 million address the worsening humanitarian situation caused by extreme El Niño weather

BRUSSELS, 11-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission announces €122.5 million to help Ethiopia deal with a deteriorating humanitarian situation caused by the El Niño extreme weather phenomenon. Today the European Commission has announced €122.5 million for Ethiopia to address the … Read the full press release

Growing competition in German railway power supply market addressed the European Commission’s competition concerns in Deutsche Bahn case

BRUSSELS, 11-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has relieved Deutsche Bahn ahead of schedule from commitments made binding in December 2013, as several competitors have now entered the German railway traction current market, thereby addressing the Commission’s competition concerns. Commissioner … Read the full press release

The European Commission to probe debt write-offs by the Romanian State in favour of Oltchim

BRUSSELS, 11-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth probe to verify whether debt write-offs by the Romanian State and continued supplies by State-owned enterprises in favour of Oltchim, despite the company’s deteriorating financial situation, were in line … Read the full press release

Applications for Traineeship at the European Parliament now accepted through 15 May

Don’t miss your chance to do a traineeship at the Parliament BRUSSELS, 11-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A traineeship at the European Parliament offers a unique opportunity to get hands-on experience in an international and multicultural environment. If you want to … Read the full press release