Monthly Archives: November 2012

New EMCDDA report shows heroin use in decline and patterns of drug use shifting

Posted on 20, November 2012 by

Lisbon, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Since the 1970s, heroin has held centre stage in Europe’s drugs scene and is still responsible for the largest share of drug-related diseases and deaths in the EU. But while heroin-related problems continue, they do so at lower … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Portugal, Society

BP Confirms Winning Bids for Nova Scotia Deepwater Exploration Blocks

Posted on 20, November 2012 by
Map of Nova Scotia blocks

Calgary, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — BP was today notified that it was the successful bidder for four deepwater exploration blocks offshore Nova Scotia, Canada.The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board (CNSOPB) announced that BP was the successful bidder for blocks five, six, seven and … Read the full press release →

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

EU drugs agency raises concerns over complex stimulant market and plethora of powders and pills

Posted on 20, November 2012 by

Lisbon, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Europe is faced with an increasingly complex stimulant market, in which consumers are confronted with a wide variety of powders and pills. While cocaine, ecstasy and amphetamines continue to be the main players on the stimulant scene, they … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Portugal, Society

Change as a constant. A portrait of Karim Habib.

Posted on 20, November 2012 by
Karim Habib, BMW Group (09/2008)

20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Karim Habib has been in charge of BMW Design since June 2012. The Lebanon-born Canadian heads a team of designers and developers working to constantly enhance and redevelop the designs of current and future BMW models. A sophisticated … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Automotive, Germany, Technology

Question and Answers on the EU’s fight against illegal fishing

Posted on 20, November 2012 by

Brussels, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — How was the Commission’s decision to warn eight third countries of the risk of being identified as non-cooperative countries taken? The Commission’s decision to warn eight third countries (Belize, Cambodia, Fiji, Guinea, Panama, Sri Lanka, Togo and Vanuatu) … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, European Union, Government, Law

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EADS: Brazil will require nearly 1,100 new aircraft in next 20 years

Posted on 20, November 2012 by

World’s fourth largest passenger traffic market expects demand worth $160 billion Blagnac, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — According to the latest Airbus Global Market Forecast (GMF), Brazil will need 1,060 new aircraft between 2012 and 2031. The 700 single-aisle, 310 twin-aisle and 50 very … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

The state of the drugs problem in Europe

Posted on 20, November 2012 by

Cecilia Malmström — EU Commissioner for Home Affairs  Launch of the annual report 2012 European Monitoring Centre for Drugs and Drug Addiction (EMCDDA) 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Let me congratulate the EMCDDA on its 17th Annual report on the state of the drugs … Read the full press release →

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£1.1 million boost for synthetic biology research in Bristol

Posted on 20, November 2012 by
A Russula species of fungus

20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Scientists from the University of Bristol have been awarded a £1.1 million share of the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC)’s strategic Longer and Larger Awards in Synthetic Biology, announced today. The award for an ambitious programme … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Pharma & Biotech, Science, United Kingdom

Daimler Trucks und Kamaz vertiefen ihre Zusammenarbeit: Liefervertrag für Nutzfahrzeug-Komponenten unterzeichnet

Posted on 20, November 2012 by
Daimler Trucks und der russische Lkw-Hersteller Kamaz haben ein Lieferabkommen über Motoren und Achsen für Lkw und Busse des russischen Unternehmens unterzeichnet. Ab sofort wird Kamaz den Diesel-Motor OM 457 für Lkw und den Gas-Motor M 906 für Busse beziehen. Weiterer Bestandteil des Vertrages sind Vorder- und Hinterachsen ebenfalls für Lkw und Busse des russischen Herstellers. Fotonummer: 12C1218 Dateigröße: 2,606 MB Dateigröße, niedrig: 0,017 MB Datum: 16.11.2012

Jährliches Volumen beträgt zunächst über 7.000 Motoren und 15.000 Achsen für Lkw und Busse Nutzfahrzeug-Komponenten werden ab sofort nach Russland geliefert Stuttgart / Chelny, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Daimlers Nutzfahrzeugsparte und der russische Lkw-Hersteller Kamaz haben im Rahmen ihrer strategischen Partner-schaft ein … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Russia, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Managing restructuring through a European framework

Posted on 19, November 2012 by

László ANDOR — European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Brussels, 19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Economic and social context Allow me to begin with a few numbers to illustrate the importance of the subject. Since 2002 we registered more than 15,000 restructuring … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Society

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Viable and fertile fruit flies in the absence of histone H3.3

Posted on 19, November 2012 by
Drosophila wing imaginal disc: Non-stained cells, areas in black, can not modify their histone H3 at the lysin. But the cells can divide and read genes. Dark blue represents non-mutant cells, cyan represents the modification at the lysin. (picture: UZH)

19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Histones – proteins that package DNA – affect cell function differently than previously assumed: the cell doesn’t need the histone H3.3 to read genes. Molecular biologists from the University of Zurich demonstrate that fruit flies can develop and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland, Technology

Flash estimate for the third quarter of 2012 GDP down by 0.1% in the euro area and up by 0.1% in the EU27 -0.6% and -0.4% respectively compared with the third quarter of 2011

Posted on 19, November 2012 by

19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — GDP fell by 0.1% in the euro area1 (EA17) and increased by 0.1% in the EU271 during the third quarter of 2012, compared with the previous quarter, according to flash estimates published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government

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voestalpine Groundbreaking Ceremony in the USA

Posted on 19, November 2012 by
voestalpine Groundbreaking Ceremony in the USA

19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On November 14, the voestalpine Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Metal Forming Division’s new US plant in Cartersville, Georgia. The most recent US investment into the future production of automotive components is worth around EUR 50 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Business, Industrial, Metals and Minerals, Technology

UGent-team Food2Know ontvangen in India

Posted on 19, November 2012 by
Minister V. Moorthy, Prof. Xavier Gellynck, Prof. Koen Dewettinck en Prof. Benedikt Sas

19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Het expertisecentrum Food2Know van de Universiteit Gent werd op 7 november ontvangen in India. Deze ontmoeting kadert binnen de Indo-Europese conferentie rond voeding en gezondheid, die in februari 2013 in Chennai zal plaatsvinden en is een voorbeeld van … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Education, Food & Beverage

Egypt: EIB lends EUR 200m for the Cairo metro line and EUR 45m for community development

Posted on 19, November 2012 by
Egypt: EIB lends EUR 200m for the Cairo metro line and EUR 45m for community development Mr Werner Hoyer, President of the EIB and the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Baroness Catherine Ashton Cairo 11/14/2012

19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a first EUR 200m tranche of the EUR 600m loan approved by the Bank for the extension of the Cairo Metro and a EUR 45m loan for a Community Development Programme. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Investment

State aid and public procurement: For or against European firms?

Posted on 19, November 2012 by

Against the background of the current economic crisis, the European Union should make the best use of taxpayers’ money. At its November plenary session, the EESC called for better access to public procurement and more flexible state aid rules. 19-11-2012 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law

University’s baby monitor technology gets a Royal viewing

Posted on 19, November 2012 by
University's baby monitor technology gets a Royal viewing - Photo shows, right-to-left Professor John Crowe, Dr Don Sharkey, Barrie Hayes Gill, Prince Philip

19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A hands-free heart rate monitor for babies, which was developed by a team of engineers and clinicians at The University of Nottingham, was viewed by His Royal Highness the Duke of Edinburgh at a special reception at Buckingham … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Electronics & Machinery, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom

A historic day for gender equality

Posted on 19, November 2012 by

Viviane Reding — Vice-President of the European Commission, EU Justice Commissioner  Brussels, 19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today is a historic day for gender equality! After decades of empty promises and failed attempts at self-regulation, we still have an effective 85% male quota on the … Read the full press release →

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German Federal Waterways Engineering and Research Institute (BAW) optimizes navigable waterways using a Bull supercomputer

Posted on 19, November 2012 by

Performance and operating reliability are central to the mission of the Bundesanstalt für Wasserbau (BAW), responsible for one of the most complex tasks in the German High-Performance Computing (HPC) sphere. Salt Lake City, 19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The German Federal Waterways Engineering and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Education, France, Germany, Industrial, Science, Technology

Wie wir die Risiken in Europa meistern können

Posted on 19, November 2012 by

Rede von Jörg Asmussen, Mitglied des Direktoriums der EZB,  Union Investment Risikomanagement-Konferenz, Mainz Mainz, 19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Sehr geehrte Damen und Herren, ich freue mich, heute hier in Mainz auf der Risiko-Management-Konferenz zu Ihnen sprechen zu können. Das „Management von Risiken“ ist natürlich … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Economy, European Union, Germany, Government, Management