(PRESS RELEASE) ZUG, Switzerland, 28-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Privus, the Swiss-based cyber-security firm, announced today that SecurLine, its flagship secure communications application, has been formally certified by Portugal’s Gabinete Nacional de Segurança (National Security Office) to protect classified communications. Deploying … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Government, Internet & Online, News, Portugal, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Anti-surveillance, Artur Goulão, certification, classified communications, Communications, COVID-19, cyber-attacks, cyber-security, digital communications, digital security, digital surveillance, end-to-end encryption, enterprise software, Gabinete Nacional de Segurança, geofencing, GNS, Henrique Corrêa da Silva, interference, Luis Lavradio, Luís Lavradio, military-grade, national security, pandemic, peer-to-peer encryption, PORTUGAL, privacy, private network, Privus, privus.global, remote collaboration, security audit, SecurLine, Switzerland, trust, verifiable security, zero-knowledge network architecture
(PRESS RELEASE) MUNICH, 27-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Global leader in shared smart mobility solutions, Lime and Allianz, via its Allianz Partners entity dedicated to assistance and insurance solutions, have entered into a global strategic partnership. The collaboration aims to improve … Read the full press release
A range of digital offerings make it easier to access new and used cars Rollout of online reservation system in European markets In Germany: online platform for purchasing new cars from dealer stock (PRESS RELEASE) INGOLSTADT, 27-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, France, Germany, News, Retail
Tagged AUDI AG, car dealer, car sales, coronavirus, COVID-19, digital solutions, digitalization, e-commerce solutions, Martin Wallenborn, Sven Schuwirth
(PRESS RELEASE) FORNEBU, 26-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Norwegian multinational telecommunications company Telenor has announced it is establishing a new Nordic Hub that will work on strengthening key areas, such as 5G, IoT, and the business and SME segment, across its … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 26-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedish multinational technology leader Ericsson announced it has released its latest Ericsson ConsumerLab report called ‘Consumers, sustainability and ICT’ that contains a fresh look and insights into consumer attitudes concerning sustainability challenges – … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Internet & Online, News, Sweden, Technology, Telecom
Tagged climate change, environmental, Ericsson, global warming, sustainability, sustainable
New SG 14-222 DD offshore wind turbine is intended to be used for the 300 MW Hai Long 2 project Further discussions ongoing regarding deploying the turbine for the rest of the 1,044 MW Hai Long pipeline Siemens Gamesa’s manufacturing … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain
Tagged 300 MW Hai Long 2 project, Andreas Nauen, David Povall, Hai Long, Hai Long Offshore Wind, Niels Steenberg, offshore wind power plant, offshore wind turbine, SGRE, Siemens Gamesa, Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, turbine
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 26-May-2020— /EuropaWire/ — Leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company SGS has announced that a direct final rule on incorporating the latest version of the ASTM standard for Portable Bed Rails has just been published by the … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) OSLO, 26-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Aluminium-based industrial power cables producer Norcable has chosen to purchase aluminium from Hydro as it is important for the company the aluminium used in its products has a small carbon footprint. For Norcable … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Metals and Minerals, News, Norway
Tagged aluminium, aluminium cables, Bengt Haugland, electrical grid, Environmental Product Declaration, EPD, Hydro, Hydro REDUXA, hydroelectric power plants, industrial electric cables, Karmøy, low carbon footprint, low-carbon, Norcable, Randi Hettervik Flesjå, renewable energy, renewable power, wire rod, wire rod production
(PRESS RELEASE) HELSINKI, 25-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Marine and energy equipment manufacturer Wärtsilä Corporation has announced an upgrade of its FuelFlex Injection Control Unit (ICU) to meet the requirements of operating its RT-flex type two-stroke diesel engines with both residual … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, 25-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — German car parts maker ZF Friedrichshafen AG has announced its electric portal axle AxTrax AVE will be used to propel the new thirty-seven Metrodecker EVs from British bus manufacturer Optare ordered by London … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BRUSSELS, 25-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading European stakeholders active in the entire spectrum of the energy sector as EDP, Enel, Iberdrola, Vestas, among others, have announced they are launching new major initiative called “Choose Renewable Hydrogen” aimed at … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Italy, Netherlands, News, Spain
Tagged Akuo Energy, Aurelie Beauvais, BayWa, Choose Renewable Hydrogen, COVID-19, decarbonisation, EDP, electrification, electrolysers, Enel, European Green Deal, Giles Dickson, Iberdrola, MHI Vestas, renewable electricity, Renewable hydrogen, renewables, SolarPower Europe, sustainable, Vestas, WindEurope, Ørsted
(PRESS RELEASE) FRANKFURT, 25-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Börse Group has announced that the Germany based analytics database management software company Exasol AG (ISIN: DE000A0LR9G9) has become the the first IPO for the year on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Technology
Tagged EXASOL, Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Hauck & Aufhäuser Privatbankiers, shares, Wolfgang Steubing, Xetra
(PRESS RELEASE) CAMBRIDGE, 22-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Enhertu, jointly developed by British-Swedish multinational pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical company AstraZeneca and the second-largest pharmaceutical company in Japan Daiichi Sankyo (Daiichi Sankyo Company, Limited), has just been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) in … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BILBAO, 22-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Spanish multinational electric utility company Iberdrola through its foundation (Iberdrola Spain Foundation) is taking steps to mitigate the impact of the COVID-19 crisis by going to cook 90,000 meals for charity. The initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Food & Beverage, Healthcare, Non Profit, Spain
Tagged charity, coronavirus, COVID-19, electricity, ENERGY, health crisis, Iberdrola, Iberdrola Spain Foundation, soup kitchens
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced that a joint financing facility of the bank and the EU helped Terrarica to purchase machinery for agriculture production, including new tractors, auxiliary … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Moldova, United Kingdom
Tagged agriculture, coronavirus pandemic, EBRD, European Union, farmers, financing, investment, Maxim Vrabie, Mobiasbanca –, MOLDOVA, Onițcani, Terrarica
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 22-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The multilateral developmental investment bank EBRD has announced it is financing the day-to-day operations of the Turkish pulses producer Yayla with €25 million loan in the form of working capital. Yayla is facing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged agribusiness, Arvid Tuerkner, coronavirus, EBRD, financing, Hasan Gümüş, healthy foods, loan, Natalya Zhukova, pulses, ready-to-eat meals, TaiwanICDF, Yayla
(PRESS RELEASE) BERKSHIRE, 22-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — British multinational telecommunications company Vodafone has announced that Jean-Francois Van Boxmeer will be joining its board as a Non-Executive Director. The appointment is subject to shareholder approval on the Company’s Annual General Meeting … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 21-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Insurance and reinsurance syndicates firm Tokio Marine Kiln Syndicates Ltd. (TMK) has announced it released forecasts for the 2018 and 2019 years of account for its two non-aligned syndicates. TMK’s forecast ranges have … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Brad Irick, COVID-19, insurance, Lloyd’s, pandemic, reinsurance, TMK, Tokio Marine Kiln, underwriting
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 21-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Leading Japanese imaging and electronics company Ricoh has announced it will collaborate with printing industry TV-channel Inkish TV to help Print Service Providers (PSPs) plan their new normal. Ricoh Business Booster programme will … Read the full press release
The company received support of more than $1bn from the US Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) Broad and equitable supply of the vaccine throughout the world at no profit during the pandemic First agreements for at least 400 … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged acalabrutinib, Accord, AZD1222, CALAVI, Calquence, ChAdOx1 nCoV-19, COVID-19, dapagliflozin, DARE-19, Farxiga, pandemic, Pascal Soriot, University of Oxford, vaccine
(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 21-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Swedish multinational clothing-retailer H&M has announced it takes yet another step in moving towards a more sustainable fashion future with a collection made from recycled and sustainable sourced materials. The fashion retail company … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) GENEVA, 20-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Inspection, verification, testing and certification services multinational firm SGS has announced that a tax on clothing and footwear products that contain SVHCs (Substances of Very High Concern) under EU REACH Regulations is about … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) LONDON, 20-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — 24 leading UK universities represented by Russell Group released today a set of proposals and measures aimed at defending Britain’s hard-won leading position on the international higher education market. Among others are fast-tracking … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) SLOUGH, UK, 20-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — The global leader in hygiene, health & nutrition, RB is providing lifesaving programmes for the world’s most vulnerable communities by pledging £1 million to the International Rescue Committee’s (IRC) response to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Financial, Healthcare, News, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Bart Meermans, COVID-19, hygiene, hygiene interventions, International Rescue Committee, IRC, nourishment, pandemic, RB, shelter, WASH, wellness
Two bonds with a total volume of €1.5 billion successfully placed on the capital market as part of a dual-tranche issue Interest rates are 2.125 and 2.5 percent, terms are 3.5 and 6.25 years; both issues were significantly oversubscribed Bonds … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Management, News
Tagged BNP Paribas, BofA Securities, bonds, Citi, Commerzbank, Continental, coronavirus pandemic, COVID-19, Crédit Agricole CIB, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan, liquidity, liquidity reserves, Mizuho Securities, SMBC Nikko, Stefan Scholz, UniCredit Bank
(PRESS RELEASE) ALCOBENDAS, Spain, 19-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Minsait, an Indra company, and Bankia have signed an agreement to develop tools that can prevent, detect and contain trends or patterns of fraud and cybersecurity anomalies through artificial intelligence. Both with … Read the full press release
(PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 19-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Digi Communications N.V. (The Company) would like to inform the market and its investors that the Board of Directors of the Company has approved the grant of stock options for the benefit … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Media, News, Romania, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AFM, Android TV-based entertainment service, Annual Report, appointment, ASF, Board of Directors, Bogdan Ciobotaru, Bucharest Stock Exchange, buy back shares, buy-back program, BVB, Class A shares, Class B shares, conditional stock options, conference call, Digi, DIGI 2019 Annual Accounts, DIGI 2019 Remuneration Report, DIGI 2020 general shareholders meeting, DIGI Annual Report, Digi Communications, Digi Communications Conference Call, Digi Communications employees, Digi Communications managers, Digi Communications NV, Digi Communications Q1 2020, Digi Communications Q1 2020 Financial Results, DIGI Remuneration Policy, DIGI stock options, DIGI symbol, directors stock option plans, dividend, Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets, Emil Jugaru, employees stock option plans, equity reserves, Ernst & Young Accountants LLP Netherlands, financial results, financial statement, financial transactions, Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP, General Shareholders Meeting, GSM, Hungary, Investor Relations, investors, IPO, Marius Catalin Varzaru, market, mobile services, MVNO, Piotr Rymaszewskias, Q1 2020, Q1 2020 Financial Results, Regulation, repurchase own Class B Shares, Romania, Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority, Romanian National Securities Commission, romanian telecommunications provider, Securities, Serghei Bulgac, shareholders, shares, shares buy-back, shares conversion, Spain, stock option plans, stock option programme, stock options, Telecom Market, TELECOMMUNICATION PROVIDER, telecommunications, telecommunications services, transactions, tv, Valentin Popoviciu, Zoltan Teszari
(PRESS RELEASE) COLOGNE, 18-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW Group subsidiary Deutsche Investitions- und Entwicklungsgesellschaft – DEG announced it will help Myanmar improve its healthcare system by providing a $12 million long-term loan to Asia Royal Company Ltd. (Asia Royal). The … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Healthcare, Investment
Tagged Asia Royal Company, banks, Barbara Schrahe-Timera, DEG, Dr. Myat Thu, financing, healthcare system, hospital bed, loan, Monika Beck, Yangon hospital
(PRESS RELEASE) MARTORELL, 18-May-2020 — /EuropaWire/ — Spanish automaker SEAT in partnership with the first privately owned TV network in Germany SAT.1 announced they hosted an exclusive live concert with the German pop star Tim Bendzko that was organised as … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Entertainment, Germany, Marketing, Media
Tagged Cristina Vall-Llosada, drive-in cinemas, Fabrizio Carpo, Giuseppe Fiordispina, global drive-in concert, Jason Lusty, Kappa Future Festival, live concert, Lollapalooza, music, Oporto, Primavera Sound, SAT.1, SEAT, social distancing, Sonar, Tim Bendzko, Wireless festival
YouTube professor and the company’s Ambassador for Education and Youth Empowerment, David Calle, will be the master of ceremonies on May 20th Young people interested in studying at the Apprentice School next term will learn first-hand what a student’s day-to-day … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Education, Industrial, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3D printing, apprentice, apprenticeship, augmented reality, automotive professionals, David Calle, digitalisation, Kart Academy, robotics, SEAT Apprentice School, Smart factory laboratory, training programs, welding