Monthly Archives: December 2012

University of Leeds leads pain management study for patients with dementia

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The University of Leeds is to take the lead on improving the care that patients with dementia receive when they are admitted to hospital. The new study, which will examine how best to detect and manage pain … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom

Search starts for next President of European Research Council

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today appointed seven experts to conduct the search for the next president of the European Research Council (ERC), the European Union’s frontier science funding agency. The committee will be led by Lord Sainsbury … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Management, Science

Digital Agenda: European innovation lighting the way

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On 19th December, European Commission Vice-President for the Digital Agenda, Neelie Kroes, and Vice-President Maroš Šefčovič inaugurate “Shapes of Light”, a 12-month long lighting installation that relies on advanced LED technology, which will be displayed in the entrance … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Government, Science, Technology

Fibre-optic expansion in Lucerne on target

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Berne, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The expansion of the fibre-optic network in Lucerne is making good progress. With more than 25,000 households and commercial properties currently connected, ewl energie wasser luzern (ewl) and Swisscom will have already reached 60 per cent of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom

European Globalisation Fund pays €25.3 million to help redundant workers in France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Spain and Sweden

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has just made payments to France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Spain and Sweden from the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF). The total amount of €25.3 million will help 4722 workers in those countries back into … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Ireland, Netherlands, Society, Spain, Sweden

EU approves New Zealand’s data protection standards in step to boost trade

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today formally recognised the adequacy of personal data protection in New Zealand, opening the way for increased trade with the European Union. The decision by the Commission recognises that New Zealand’s data protection … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, International Trade, Internet & Online, Law, Technology

Volvo Truck deliveries in November 2012

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Total deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in November 2012 amounted to 19,104 vehicles. This was a decrease of 15% compared with the year-earlier month. Volvo Group Total deliveries by market for all brands (Volvo, Mack, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics

EU announces major support to pioneering renewable energy and water plant in Djibouti

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Union will support a project to build a desalination plant which will use renewable energy to provide water to 200,000 inhabitants, one-fourth of the country’s population, in some of Djibouti’s poorest areas. The announcement was … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government

El Grupo Liberbank apuesta por los jóvenes y lanza al mercado su programa “Max Joven”

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

• La iniciativa aglutina las mejores prácticas y experiencias de entidades líderes en sus territorios naturales, en cuanto a productos, servicios y medios de pago adaptados especialmente al segmento de jóvenes • Sus usuarios podrán acceder a planes de ahorro, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Spain

Commonly prescribed antibiotics ineffective for treating uncomplicated chest infections

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The antibiotic amoxicillin, that doctors typically prescribe for common lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) such as bronchitis, is no more effective at relieving symptoms than the use of no medication, even in older patients. The findings are … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, United Kingdom

State aid: Commission approves restructuring plans of Spanish banks Liberbank, Caja3, Banco Mare Nostrum and Banco CEISS

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has concluded that the restructuring plans of four Spanish banks, Liberbank, Caja3, Banco Mare Nostrum (BMN) and Banco CEISS, are in line with EU state aid rules. The in-depth restructuring undergone by the four banks will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Spain

Antitrust: Commission renders legally binding commitments from Thomson Reuters

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has adopted a decision that renders legally binding the commitments offered by Thomson Reuters to create a new licence (“ERL”) allowing customers, for a monthly fee, to use Reuters Instrument Codes (RICs) for data … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Internet & Online, Investment, Law, Media

GA Weissenstein and Swisscom embark on joint venture to connect Solothurn to the fibre-optic network

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Berne/Solothurn, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — GA Weissenstein GmbH and Swisscom have reached an agreement for the joint expansion of the fibre-optic network to the homes and businesses of their customers. In a declaration of intent, the two partners resolved to connect the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom

State aid: Commission’s contribution to Spanish financial assistance programme focusing on banking sector

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — As a consequence of the deterioration of the financial conditions for the Spanish banking sector during the first half of 2012, the Eurogroup agreed to a financial assistance programme. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Financial Sector Policy … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Spain

Europe for patients: Common rules on medical prescriptions when travelling to another EU country

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today the Commission adopted pan-EU rules on a minimum list of elements to be included in a medical prescription taken by a patient travelling from one EU country to another. The provisions for a common way to … Read the full press release →

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

AB Volvo partners centre for research into traffic safety in China

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

AB Volvo is one of five partners behind a new centre for research into traffic safety in China that was inaugurated today, December 18, in Beijing. The China Sweden Research Centre for Traffic Safety signals closer cooperation between Sweden and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Science, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Commission report finds one million hours of European film locked away in cans & cupboards

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A new European Commission report has found most European film heritage institutions have not yet adapted to the digital revolution and are not yet able to preserve film digitally. Some of our current films are being lost … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Belgium, Entertainment, European Union, Society, Technology

Occasional family meals boost kids’ fruit and veg intake

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Eating meals together as a family, even if only twice a week, boosts children’s daily fruit and vegetable intake to near the recommended 5 A Day, according to researchers at the University of Leeds. The study of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Society, United Kingdom

Senior Appointment at Louis Vuitton

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — LVMH announces the appointment of Michael Burke as Chairman and CEO of Louis Vuitton. He joins the Executive Committee of the LVMH group. Michael Burke, a dual French-U.S. citizen, joined the Group in 1986. He was CEO … Read the full press release →

Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, France, Management

EU rules on gender-neutral pricing in insurance industry enter into force

Posted on 22, December 2012 by

Brussels, 22-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Under new rules which enter force tomorrow, insurers in Europe will have to charge the same prices to women and men for the same insurance products without distinction on the grounds of sex. This means that insurance … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Insurance, Law, Society