Monthly Archives: October 2012

Statement by Vice President Rehn on the conclusion of the eighth review mission to Ireland

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

Brussels, 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — I welcome the finding that Ireland’s programme remains on track and that the government has reaffirmed its strong commitment to meeting the budgetary targets. I am convinced that Ireland’s fiscal adjustment path strikes the right balance between … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Ireland, Politics

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BMW Motorrad presents K 1300 S special model. K 1300 S “30 Jahre K-Modelle “.

Posted on 25, October 2012 by
BMW K 1300 S special model "30 Jahre K-Modelle" (10/2012)

Munich, 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — At the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, BMW Motorrad is presenting the exclusive special model K 1300 S “30 Jahre K-Modelle” to mark the 30th anniversary of the BMW Motorrad K series. It was in 1983 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany

Försäljningen i K-affärerna i Österbottens region utvecklas

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

K-gruppens försäljning utan skatter uppgick till 359,2 miljoner euro i Österbotten under årets nio första månader. Sammanlagt ökade försäljningen på alla varuområden med 4,3 %.  Av dessa uppvisade mathandeln bäst uppgång i försäljningen. Även K-gruppens järnhandel uppvisar en jämn försäljningsökning … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Finland, Retail

Hohe Nachfrage nach neuem Kompaktmodell: Zusätzliche Schicht für die Montage der neuen A-Klasse im Mercedes-Benz Werk Rastatt

Posted on 25, October 2012 by
Zusätzliche Schicht für die Montage der neuen A-Klasse im Mercedes-Benz Werk Rastatt: Montage der neuen A-Klasse im Mercedes-Benz Werk Rastatt Fotonummer: 12C834_041 Dateigröße: 1,579 MB Dateigröße, niedrig: 0,023 MB Datum: 16.07.2012

Über 70.000 Bestellungen für die neue A-Klasse 500 neue unbefristete Stellen besetzt Werkleiter Peter Wesp: „Nach dem erfolgreichen Anlauf produzieren wir nun in drei Schichten, damit wir noch mehr A-Klassen für unsere Kunden bauen können.“ Rastatt, 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Die … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Technology

BASF subsidiary Wintershall and Statoil agree on asset swap

Posted on 25, October 2012 by
BASF subsidiary Wintershall and Statoil agree on asset swap

Companies swap stakes in the North Sea oil and gas fields Brage, Vega, Gjøa and Edvard Grieg / Wintershall substantially expands production in Norway 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — BASF Group company Wintershall is substantially expanding its production and reserves of oil … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Norway

Vattenfall to present third quarter 2012 results

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Vattenfall will release its quarterly report on Tuesday, October 30. The report will be published on www.vattenfall.com at 09:00 CET. Conference call for analysts and investors Commencing at 10:00 (CET), Vattenfall’s President and CEO Øystein Løseth and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Sweden

Sulonen ja Jalonen kisaavat Mestarimyyjäkilpailun voitosta

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

Rauman K-citymarketissa työskentelevä Riikka Sulonen ja Minna Jalonen K-supermarket Eurajoen portista ovat selvittäneet tiensä ketjujensa kolmen parhaan joukkoon K-ryhmän Mestarimyyjäkilpailussa. Riikka tavoittelee Mestarimyyjän arvostettua titteliä K-citymarket-ketjun ja Minna K-supermarket-ketjun finaalissa. K-ryhmän eri ketjujen Mestarimyyjät selviävät 3.11.2012 K-Team Päivillä Turussa järjestettävässä … Read the full press release →

Posted in Finland, Retail

Major Emil Nolde exhibition for the first time in Norway

Posted on 25, October 2012 by
Major Emil Nolde exhibition for the first time in Norway

Norwegian foreign minister Espen Barth Eide opens the exhibition in Oslo’s National Gallery / Exhibition of the Expressionist on view until January 2013 Oslo, 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — As the main sponsor, Wintershall is supporting the first major exhibition of Emil Nolde … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Norway

EASA updates its Code of Conduct

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

Cologne, 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has updated the Code of Conduct for its staff, including an overarching policy on the Prevention and Mitigation of Conflict of Interest. A similar policy is also being adopted by the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Germany

BP Meets Socar President in London

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The president of the Azerbaijan state oil company SOCAR, Rovnag Adbullayev, and his senior executive team met BP group chief executive Bob Dudley and the BP upstream executive team in London today.They agreed to continue working closely … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, United Kingdom

Annual outages on Fortum’s Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant completed

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Both units of Fortum’s Loviisa nuclear power plant are back in production after their annual outages. The approximately 54-day outage on Loviisa 1 ended on 29 September 2012, and the outage on Loviisa 2 ended on 13 October after … Read the full press release →

Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland

ING to sell insurance units in Hong Kong, Macau, Thailand

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

Units sold in combined transaction to Pacific Century Group ING to receive total cash consideration of USD 2.14 billion (EUR 1.64 billion) Transaction expected to deliver net gain of approximately EUR 1 billion Process to sell remaining Asian Insurance/Investment Management … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Netherlands

Airbus and the Global Engineering Deans Council launch award to encourage more diversity in engineering programmes at universities worldwide

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

Ten thousand US dollar prize to reward diversity champion Blagnac, 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer and GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council), the leading organisation for engineering education, launch an award to recognize individuals who have been pro … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Education, France, Science, Technology

Orange pulls out all the stops for Paris Games Week!

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

Orange is taking part in Paris Games Week for the first time as both sponsor and exhibitor. It is the leading video games fair in France and attracts all the industry’s players (publishers, console producers…). Paris, 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Popular with … Read the full press release →

Posted in Entertainment, France, Internet & Online, Media, Technology, Telecom

Barclays Statement on Payment Protection Insurance

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Barclays has experienced higher than previously anticipated levels of Payment Protection Insurance (“PPI”) claim volumes since the end of the first half, and has therefore determined that it is appropriate to provide a further £700 million as … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Insurance, United Kingdom

STATEMENT ON ENHANCED COOPERATION DECISION ON FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

Algirdas Šemeta Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-fraud STATEMENT ON ENHANCED COOPERATION DECISION ON FINANCIAL TRANSACTION TAX Commission meeting / Strasbourg, 23 October 2012 Strasbourg, 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Over the past few weeks, I have received … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Law, Politics

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Neue Demonstrationsanlage zur Stromspeicherung am Energiestandort Ibbenbüren

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

Strom aus erneuerbaren Energien wird zur Gaserzeugung genutzt „Power to Gas“-Technologie als innovatives Speicherverfahren Gemeinsames Projekt von RWE Deutschland und CERAM HYD 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Im münsterländischen Ibbenbüren ist der Startschuss durch RWE Deutschland und CERAM HYD für den Bau … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Science, Technology

Keskon Järvi-Suomen alueen myynti oli 442,6 miljoonaa euroa (alv 0 %) tammi-syyskuussa

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — K-ryhmän myynti oli tammi-syyskuussa 2012 Keskon Järvi-Suomen alueella (Keski-Suomi ja Etelä-Savo) yhteensä 442,6 miljoonaa euroa alv 0 % ja kehitys oli 3,9 %. – K-ruokakaupat kehittivät myyntiään koko alueella 5,6 % ollen 254,1 miljoonaa euroa. – Rautakauppojen (K-rauta, Rautia … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Retail

European Medicines Agency starts infringement procedure to investigate Roche’s alleged non-compliance with pharmacovigilance obligations

Posted on 25, October 2012 by

25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Medicines Agency has started an infringement procedure against Roche Registration Ltd, following a request of the European Commission, to investigate allegations that the company has failed to comply with pharmacovigilance obligations in relation to its … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, Healthcare, Law, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, United Kingdom

MINI Brand Store turned to ‘Club MINI Amsterdam’ during Amsterdam Dance Event. MINI first car brand with its own exclusive club.

Posted on 25, October 2012 by
Club MINI Amsterdam during ADE (10/2012)

Amsterdam, 25-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — MINI Brand Store Amsterdam turned in to an exclusive club for two days during the  Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE). MINI turned the MINI Brand Store – usually the place to buy the MINI Lifestyle Collection –  to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Automotive, Entertainment, Germany, Marketing, Netherlands