(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Board of Directors approved €4.3 billion in financing for projects spanning Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, and Slovakia. The funding will support sustainable transport, renewable energy, water and waste treatment, … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Hungary, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Management, News, Slovakia
Tagged Austria, Czech Republic, EIB, Europe, France, Germany, Hungary, investment, Italy, Lithuania, Nadia Calviño, partnership, Slovakia, sustainability, sustainable development
(IN BRIEF) In a strategic move, MONETA secures a €100 million loan from the European Investment Bank (EIB), earmarked to enhance economic prospects for small and mid-sized businesses in Czechia. With a commitment to allocate at least 12% of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged Business Growth, Czech Republic, Czechia, EIB, Kyriacos Kakouris, MONETA, partnership, SMEs, sustainability, Tomáš Spurný
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group’s Advisory Services, in collaboration with the Czech Ministries of Finance and Regional Development, is set to tackle the housing shortage affecting approximately 270,000 people in Czechia. The partnership aims to develop a strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged affordable housing, Czech Republic, Czechia, European Investment Bank, Ivan Bartoš, Kyriacos Kakouris, partnership, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) In 2023, the European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) made significant investments totaling €1.88 billion in the Czech Republic, focusing on initiatives to enhance regional development, economic resilience, and environmental sustainability. The largest loan, amounting to €985 million, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged Czech Republic, Czechia, EIB Group, EIF, Greener Infrastructure, INNOVATION, investment, Kyriacos Kakouris, partnership, small businesses, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Škoda Auto has begun series production of its second-generation Kodiaq SUV at the Kvasiny plant in the Czech Republic. The company invested €49 million to modernize and expand the production facilities, enabling the plant to produce up to … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Industrial, Technology
Tagged Andreas Dick, Czech Republic, Karoq SUV, KODIAQ, Kodiaq SUV, Kvasiny, ŠKODA AUTO, SUPERB, SUV, welding shop
(IN BRIEF) Logicor, a leading European logistics real estate company, has commenced the construction of its inaugural regional logistics park in the Czech Republic. This site, strategically located near major road connections between Prague and Liberec, is undergoing a two-phase … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) In Mladá Boleslav, Czech Republic, Škoda Auto is constructing its new Laurin & Klement Campus, set to be the company’s headquarters. The campus, covering 44,000 square meters, will accommodate 1,700 employees and features modern office spaces, a company … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Construction, Czech Republic, Environment, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Czech Republic, headquarters, Lindner Group, Mladá Boleslav, partnership, ŠKODA AUTO, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a historic loan agreement worth CZK 24 billion (€992 million) with the Czech Ministry of Finance to support the transformation of the country’s rail network. This monumental financing deal, the largest … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Czech Republic, EIB, Kris Peeters, Martin Kupka, Modernisation, partnership, rail network, Správa železnic, sustainability, TEN-T, Zbyněk Stanjura
(IN BRIEF) Arriva, a leading public transport operator, has won 14 separate bus contracts in the first competitive public tender for the Central Bohemia region of the Czech Republic. This achievement solidifies Arriva’s presence in the region for the next … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Arriva, bus, Central Bohemia, Czech Republic, partnership, Sian Leydon, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) State-owned electric power transmission operator ČEPS has finalized the sale of its subsidiary, RWE Gas Storage CZ, to RWE, a German energy company. The Czech Republic’s government approved the purchase, and the contract was signed recently. RWE Gas … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Škoda Auto has extended its ‘Offers’ in-car infotainment app to eight markets, offering over 100 discounted products and services accessible from the user’s vehicle. The app is compatible with Škoda vehicles equipped with the latest-generation Amundsen and Columbus … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Czech Republic, Industrial, Management, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged 'Offers' In-Car App, Amundsen, Austria, Columbus, convenience, Czech Republic, Discounts, drivers, Finland, Germany, infotainment systems, Poland, ŠKODA AUTO, Slovakia, Spain, UK
(IN BRIEF) Škoda Classic team is participating in the 20th Sachsen Classic rally with seven iconic Škoda vehicles built between 1948 and 1988. The rally, known for its focus on regularity and precision rather than speed, starts in Zwickau on … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Automotive, Business, Czech Republic, Industrial, Management, Media, News
Tagged 20th Sachsen Classic Rally, Czech Republic, Germany, Iconic Vintage Models, ŠKODA, vintage cars
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has invested €45 million in UniCredit Bank Czech Republic and Slovakia a.s. (UCBCS) to support their inaugural green covered bond issuance. The bond, with a five-year maturity, will be listed … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, Financial, Investment, Slovakia
Tagged bond, Czech Republic, EBR, green lending, Luxembourg Stock Exchange, Melis Ekmen Tabojer, Slovakia, UCBCS, UniCredit Bank
(IN KÜRZE) Ein kriminelles Netzwerk, das am Menschenhandel zum Zweck der sexuellen Ausbeutung beteiligt ist, wurde durch gemeinsame Bemühungen der Tschechischen Republik und Finnlands mit Unterstützung von Eurojust und Europol zerschlagen. Die organisierte Kriminalität rekrutierte Frauen in der Tschechischen Republik … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Finland, Government, Law
Tagged abetting the pandering, aggravated pandering, Beihilfe zur Anbiederung, criminal activity, criminal network, Czech Republic, Eurojust, EUROPOL, Finland, Finnland, gemeinsames Ermittlungsteam, human trafficking, JIT, joint investigation team, kriminelle Aktivitäten, kriminelles Netzwerk, law enforcement, Menschenhandel, OGCs, Organised crime, organised crime groups, organisierte Kriminalität, organisierte kriminelle Gruppen, prostitution, schwere Anbiederung, sexual exploitation, sexuelle Ausbeutung, Strafverfolgung, Tschechische Republik
(IN BRIEF) A criminal network involved in human trafficking for sexual exploitation has been dismantled by the joint efforts of the Czech Republic and Finland, with the support of Eurojust and Europol. The organized crime groups recruited women in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Finland, Government, Law
Tagged abetting the pandering, aggravated pandering, criminal activity, criminal network, Czech Republic, Eurojust, EUROPOL, Finland, human trafficking, JIT, joint investigation team, law enforcement, OGCs, Organised crime, organised crime groups, sexual exploitation
(IN BRIEF) Logicor, a leading owner, manager, and developer of logistics real estate in Europe, has acquired a brownfield in the Czech Republic, which is approximately 100,000 sqm in size, doubling its footprint and expanding its presence in the market. … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Metso Outotec has announced that it will continue the operations of its Prerov foundry in the Czech Republic. The decision follows the completion of an evaluation process announced in November 2022. During the evaluation process, the foundry’s competitiveness … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Finland, Management, Metals and Minerals, News
Tagged Czech Republic, Finland, Heikki Metsälä, metallic wear, Metso Outotec, mining, Prerov foundry
(IN KÜRZE) Die ORLEN-Gruppe hat eine neue Wasserstofftankstelle am Standort ORLEN Benzina in Prag in Betrieb genommen, die umweltfreundlichen Kraftstoff für Pkw, Lkw und Busse in der Tschechischen Republik anbieten wird. Später in diesem Jahr wird die ORLEN-Gruppe auch Wasserstofftankstellen … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Retail
Tagged and the European Commission's notification for the 'Hydrogen Eagle' project under the IPCEI mechanism, Barrandov, CEF, Connecting Europe Facility, Czech Republic, Daniel Obajtek, environmentally friendly fuel, Fazilität „Connecting Europe“, hydrogen, hydrogen refuelling station, hydrogen stations, Innovation Fund, Innovationsfonds, Katowice, Kattowitz, Nationaler Umweltschutzfonds und Europäische Mitteilung der Kommission für das Projekt „Hydrogen Eagle“ im Rahmen des IPCEI-Mechanismus, ORLEN Group, ORLEN-Gruppe, PKN ORLEN, Poznań, Prag, Prague, the National Fund for Environmental Protection, Tschechische Republik, umweltfreundlicher Kraftstoff, Wasserstoff, Wasserstoffstationen, Wasserstofftankstelle
(IN BRIEF) ORLEN Group has launched a new hydrogen refuelling station at the ORLEN Benzina facility in Prague, which will offer eco-friendly fuel for cars, trucks, and buses in the Czech Republic. Later this year, ORLEN Group will also introduce … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Infrastructure & Utilities, Poland, Retail
Tagged and the European Commission's notification for the 'Hydrogen Eagle' project under the IPCEI mechanism, Barrandov, CEF, Connecting Europe Facility, Czech Republic, Daniel Obajtek, environmentally friendly fuel, hydrogen, hydrogen refuelling station, hydrogen stations, Innovation Fund, Katowice, ORLEN Group, PKN ORLEN, Poznań, Prague, the National Fund for Environmental Protection
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank Group, consisting of the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund, invested €1.85 billion in the Czech Republic in 2022 to support regional development, improve sustainable development and innovation in small and medium … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News
Tagged clean energy, Czech Republic, EIB, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Jiří Valenta, Lilyana Pavlova, renewable energy, REPowerEU, The European Investment Bank Group
(PRESS RELEASE) COURVEVOIE, France, 6-Sep-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain (EPA: SGO), a French multinational producer of construction, high-performance, and other materials, has announced its donation and support for the schools in Moravská Nová Ves (Czech Republic), destroyed by a tornado … Read the full press release
EBRD extends equity research programme to the Czech Republic Programme supported by TaiwanBusiness – EBRD Technical Cooperation Fund Listed-sme.com now covers 21 mid-sized companies in 10 countries (PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 24-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and … Read the full press release
Die EBWE weitet das Aktienrechercheprogramm auf die Tschechische Republik aus Programm unterstützt von TaiwanBusiness – EBWE-Fonds für technische Zusammenarbeit Listed-sme.com deckt nun 21 mittelständische Unternehmen in 10 Ländern ab (PRESSEMITTEILUNG) LONDON, 24-May-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Europäische Bank für Wiederaufbau … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Financial, Investment, Small Business, United Kingdom
Tagged Aktienanalyse, Aktienforschungsprogramm, Alex Pivovarsky, Czech Republic, EBRD, equity analysis, equity research programme, KMU, Kofola ČeskoSlovensko, Petr Koblic, Prager Börse, Prague Stock Exchange, SMEs, TaiwanBusiness, Tschechische Republik, WOOD & Company
ŠKODA AUTO consistently focuses on sustainability along the entire value chain Car manufacturer works with suppliers and the scientific community on innovative materials which are then used in series production Video reveals how the seat covers for the ENYAQ iV … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Czech Republic, Environment, Industrial, News, Technology
Tagged all-electric, AUNDE, circular economy, Czech car manufacturer, Czech Republic, Design Selection LODGE, Design Selections, equipment lines, LODGE, Markéta Truhelková, PET-bottles, recyclable, recycled polyester, seat covers, Simply Clever, ŠKODA AUTO, ŠKODA ENYAQ iV, Strakonice, sustainability, sustainable materials, Technical University of Liberec, wool
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 19-Jul-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Multinational construction and development company Skanska announces that it has signed a EUR 77M (SEK 780M) worth contract with National Highway Authority of the Czech Republic for the construction of a highway section … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 15-Jun-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announces the appointment of Elisabetta Falcetti as the new Head in in central Europe and the Baltic states (CEB). EBRD President Odile Renaud-Basso has formally introduced … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Czech Republic, Estonia, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Management, News, Poland, Slovakia, Slovenia
Tagged Baltic States, Baltics, CEB, central Europe, coronavirus pandemic, Czech Republic, EBRD, economic transition, economist, Elisabetta Falcetti, Estonia, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, green transition, Grzegorz Zieliński, Hungary, investment, Latvia, Lithuania, Odile Renaud-Basso, Poland, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, sustainable, Warsaw
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 15-Jan-2021 — /EuropaWire/ — Skanska announces that its Parkview office building located in Prague, Czech Republic has been sold to Deka Immobilien, one of Europe’s leading real estate investors and asset managers, for EUR 77M, about SEK … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Czech Republic, Investment, News, Real Estate, Sweden
Tagged asset managers, construction, Core certificates, Czech Republic, Deka Immobilien, Grant Thornton, Jacobs Douwe Egberts, LEED Platinum, Pankrác, Parkview office building, Prague, real estate investors, Safety Standards, Skanska, sustainable buildings, WELL Gold Shell, WELL Health-Safety Rating
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 22-Jan-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Construction and development company, Skanska, is set to modernize the 14-kilometer D1 motorway in Czech Republic under the CZK 1.4 billion (SEK 580 million) contract with the Road and Motorway Directorate. The oldest … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) RUEIL-MALMAISON CEDEX, 7-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurovia selected to refurbish the 6 km railway section between Lysá and Labem and Èelákovice northeast of Prague. The contract is part of a joint venture with Elektrizace železnic that was awarded … Read the full press release
HEIDELBERG, 14-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ten life scientists have been awarded EMBO Installation Grants to set up independent research laboratories in the Czech Republic, Estonia, Poland, Portugal and Turkey. “Through the Installation Grants we encourage some of the best early-career researchers … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Science, Technology
Tagged Czech Republic, EMBO, EMBO Installation Grants, Estonia, laboratories, life scientists, Maria Leptin, Poland, PORTUGAL, Turkey
PRAGUE, 18-Aug-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The EnerCap Power Fund, managed by EnerCap Capital Partners has taken advantage of low interest rates and a forced loan portfolio sale by its existing lender to refinance its 18 MW Horní Lodĕnice Wind Farm in … Read the full press release
Mladá Boleslav, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — ŠKODA health insurance ‘ZPŠ’ takes first place in poll by Czech HealthCare Institute for the quality of health insurance. National survey among 156 hospital managers in Czech Republic. ŠKODA gets top marks 2.1; all seven … Read the full press release
Brussels, 19-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has for the first time approved state aid evaluation plans for two different aid schemes in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. It will enable both countries to provide aid of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Society
Tagged aid schemes, Czech Republic, state aid evaluation plans, The European Commission, United Kingdom
KARVINÁ, 13-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — OKD Darkov Mine with over 3 thousands employees was awarded the Golden Permon in 2013 for its extraordinary achievements in the area of safety, the category Mining activity carried out underground – a hard coal mine. … Read the full press release
VIG continues to expand its market leadership in its largest CEE market Vienna, Austria, 11-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vienna Insurance Group continued on its successful path in the Czech Republic also in 2013. Strengthening its number one position by increasing its market … Read the full press release
Munich, Germany and Warsaw, Poland, 15-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — As of January 01, 2014, Margaret Ann Dowling will take over the position of Regional Director for Poland and the Czech Republic at Burda International. She will be responsible for the entire print … Read the full press release
Munich, 9-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Floods causing billions of dollars in losses dominate the natural catastrophe statistics for the first half-year 2013. Around 47% of the overall losses and 45% of the insured losses derived from inland flooding that occurred … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Insurance
Tagged Austria, Bavaria, Bow River in Calgary, Czech Republic, Danube, Elbe, ERGO, floods, Magdeburg, Munich Re, Prof. Peter Höppe
Production with local partner companies ŠKODA Octavia is the most popular model in Kazakhstan and Ukraine Third-generation Octavia is setting new standards in the compact segment 5-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The new ŠKODA Octavia is now also rolling of the production … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Czech Republic, Ukraine
Tagged Azia Avto, Czech Republic, Fabia, Kazakhstan, Michael Oeljeklaus, Mladá Boleslav, ŠKODA, ŠKODA Octavia, Superb and Roomster, UKRAINE, Yeti
SARY OZEK, KAZAKHSTAN, 1-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A train carrying 410 tonnes of a toxic rocket fuel component, which had been stored in deteriorating containers, left Kazakhstan today for safe disposal at a specialized chemical plant in Dzerzhinsk, Russia as part … Read the full press release
Posted in Chemicals, Defence, Government, Industrial, Security & Safety, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Albania, Armenia, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dzerzhinsk, Finland, GEORGIA, Germany, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Montenegro, Natalia Zarudna, Norway, OSCE, Poland, RUSSIA, SARY OZEK, Spain, Sweden, Technoazot, Ukraine.
New fiscal rules in EU six-pack to benefit CEE5 countries and reduce risk of self-defeating austerity No need for CEE countries to raise taxes if they stick to growth-friendly policies and cap real increase of expenditures below 1% CEE5 countries … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Hungary, Poland, Romania, Slovakia
Tagged CEE, CEE5, Czech Republic, debt, EDP procedure, Erste Group, Excessive Deficit Procedure, fiscal responsibility, GDP, growth-friendly policies, Hungary, Juraj Kotian, Poland, raise taxes, REPORT, RESEARCH, research report, Romania, self-defeating austerity, Slovakia
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