Daily Archives: 18, October 2012

GDF SUEZ inaugure la centrale hydroélectrique d’Estreito (1 087 MW) en présence de Dilma Rousseff, Présidente de la République du Brésil

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18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — GDF SUEZ, par l’intermédiaire de sa filiale Tractebel Energia, a le plaisir d’annoncer l’inauguration d’une nouvelle centrale hydroélectrique à Estreito au Brésil, d’une capacité de 1 087 MW. Cette centrale a été inaugurée aujourd’hui par la Présidente … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Industrial

Remarks by High Representative Catherine Ashton upon arrival at the Foreign Affairs Council, Luxembourg, 15 October 2012

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Brussels, 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Good morning everyone. Just to say first of all that we had an extremely good dinner last evening with Foreign Minister Lavrov, who came to join the Foreign Affairs Council to discuss the bilateral relationship between the European … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, Politics, Society

Allianz Re challenges the insurance cycle

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Thailand showed the impacts of globalization and concentration into industrial parks such as those in Bangkok which led to an immense accumulation of insured values in the area.

With renewal season well underway, Allianz Re keeps its focus on prudent risk assessment and disciplined underwriting. CEO Amer Ahmed looks back at 2011 and the challenges faced by reinsurers in an interview with trade magazine “Reactions”. Munich, 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Insurance, Investment, Society

BNP Paribas a reçu le prix TopCom d’or pour sa campagne de communication Parlons Vrai

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18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — BNP Paribas a reçu le prix TopCom d’or dans la catégorie campagne de publicité plurimédia pour sa campagne de communication « Parlons Vrai ». Lancée fin 2011, cette campagne originale était basée sur les vraies questions et … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Banks, Financial, France, Marketing

Gemeinsame Erklärung der Werkleitung und des Betriebsrates: Vereinbarung zur S-Klasse Produktion im Mercedes-Benz Werk Sindelfingen getroffen

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Flexibilisierung der Arbeitszeiten zur Erfüllung der Kundenwünsche Verhandlungsergebnis stärkt Wettbewerbsfähigkeit des Standorts Werkleiter Dr. Willi Reiss: „Mit dieser Vereinbarung ist uns ein weiterer Schritt in Richtung mehr Flexibilität im Werk Sindelfingen gelungen.“ Gesamtbetriebsratsvorsitzender Erich Klemm: „Wir haben auf dem Verhandlungsweg … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Industrial, Management, Society

Eni completes sale of 30% minus one share of Snam to Cassa Depositi e Prestiti

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The sale was executed upon the occurrence of the conditions precedent, including Antitrust approval. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Eni S.p.A. (“Eni”) has completed the sale of 1,013,619,522 shares of Snam S.p.A. (“Snam”), equal to a 30% … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Italy

One year of Task Force for Greece

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Brussels, 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — One year ago, the Task Force for Greece (TFGR) started its operation of supporting the Greek administration in identifying and providing technical assistance (TA) for the country’s reform process. On 12th October 2011, the TFGR’s first high-level … Read the full press release →

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Jean-Pierre Clamadieu rejoint le Conseil d’Administration d’AXA

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Paris, 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Le Conseil d’administration d’AXA, réuni mercredi 10 octobre 2012, a décidé de coopter M. Jean-Pierre Clamadieu en qualité d’administrateur, en remplacement de M. Giuseppe Mussari qui a démissionné en juin 2012. La ratification de cette cooptation sera … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, France, Insurance, Investment, Management

Antonio TAJANI Vicepresidente della Commissione europea, responsabile per l’Industria e l’Imprenditoria Il Vicepresidente della Commissione europea Antonio Tajani inaugura la Settimana delle PMI e del Mercato unico Vent’anni del mercato interno, Sala della Protomoteca, Campidoglio/Roma 15 October 2012

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Il Vicepresidente della Commissione europea Antonio Tajani inaugura la Settimana delle PMI e del Mercato unico Sala della Protomoteca, Campidoglio/Roma, 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — INTRODUZIONE Il Nobel attribuito all’Unione europea è un riconoscimento alla pace e alla prosperità realizzata con oltre sessant’anni … Read the full press release →

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Commission unveils plans to boost audience for culture

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Brussels, 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission will tomorrow unveil its new plans for putting audiences, as well as artists, at the heart of its new Creative Europe programme for the cultural and creative sectors. Audience development will be a key focus for projects … Read the full press release →

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Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge erzielt in neun Monaten weltweite Auslieferungssteigerung von 4,9 Prozent

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Hannover, 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Volkswagen Nutzfahrzeuge lieferte in den ersten drei Quartalen 409.300 Stadtlieferwagen, Transporter und Pickups an Kunden in aller Welt aus. Gegenüber dem vergleichbaren Vorjahreszeitraum (Januar – September 2011: 390.000) war dies eine Steigerung von 4,9 Prozent. Die weltweiten … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Transportation & Logistics

20 prize-winning 20-year olds in a creative competition on the 20th anniversary of the European single market

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Brussels, 18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — 20 young people, all 20 years of age, will today be awarded prizes they have won in the ‘Generation 1992’ creative competition, in which young people from all over Europe born in 1992 (the year in which … Read the full press release →

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Major construction begins on the Prelude FLNG project – the world’s biggest offshore floating facility

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Prelude FLNG steelcutting Shell, Technip and Samsung Heavy Industries celebrate the first steel cut for the game-changing Prelude floating liquefied natural gas project’s substructure. Front row L-R: Project Director Jaap de Vries, Technip Chairman & CEO Thierry Pilenko, Shell Projects & Technology Director Matthias Bichsel, Samsung Heavy Industries EVP and Shipyard General Manager D.Y. Park, Shell EVP Projects Rob Kretzers, Shell VP Technical and Prelude Bruce Steenson. Type: Images File size: 2.16MB Uploaded: 18 Oct 12 File Type: JPG Dimensions: 3022 x

18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today Shell celebrated the cutting of first steel for the game-changing Prelude floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) facility’s substructure with joint venture participants, Inpex and KOGAS, and lead contractor, the Technip Samsung Consortium, at Samsung Heavy Industries’ … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Small and medium sized enterprises in 2011: situations per EU Member State

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Trends in the SME sector for Austria

18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commission annually assesses progress in implementation of the Small Business Act (SBA)1 at national level. This memo describes the results of the assessment as illustrated by country specific SBA factsheets2, composed on the basis of a wide … Read the full press release →

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