Month: January 2013

Best-of-CES Award for Chevrolet MyLink System

Award for Bosch Infotainment Unit Best innovation in the "Car Tech" category Driver information system from Bosch with an open-source…

13 years ago

Rolls-Royce delivers USV/RHIB launch and recovery systems

31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has recently delivered two launch and recovery systems for unmanned surface…

13 years ago

Environment: Newly found health effects of air pollution call for stronger EU air policies

Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Long-term exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) can trigger atherosclerosis, adverse birth outcomes and childhood respiratory diseases,…

13 years ago

Economic climate takes toll: almost a third in Europe do not have any savings, ING survey shows

30% of Europeans do not have any savings and 47% could not pay three months of expenses if they lost…

13 years ago

Commission to examine legal obstacles to cross-border trade in insurance

Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is set to examine barriers to cross-border trade in insurance products caused by different…

13 years ago

E.ON veräußert Beteiligung an Slovenský Plynárenský Priemysel

Kaufpreis von 1,3 Mrd Euro für 24,5-prozentigen Anteil vereinbart 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — E.ON SE, Düsseldorf hat mit dem tschechischen Energieunternehmen Energetický…

13 years ago

Commission calls for EU-wide ban on amphetamine-like drug ‘4-MA’

Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission today proposed an EU-wide ban on ‘4-MA’, a synthetic substance with similar physical effects…

13 years ago

VimpelCom partners with Wikimedia Foundation to offer free mobile Wikipedia access through Wikipedia Zero

Amsterdam, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “VimpelCom Ltd.” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NYSE: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services, and the Wikimedia…

13 years ago

Antitrust: Commission enforcement action in pharmaceutical sector following sector inquiry

Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Following its competition inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector of 2008/2009 (see IP/09/1098 and MEMO/09/321) the European Commission has issued statements…

13 years ago

Rolls-Royce appoints Don Roussinos President of Naval business

31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announced that it has appointed Don Roussinos as President Naval -…

13 years ago

EU drug markets report: key findings

Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Drug trafficking is a highly profitable commercial activity and a core business for organised crime groups across…

13 years ago

Cooling global economy slows pace of Bosch Group growth

Preliminary figures for 2012  Focus for 2013 on earnings strength, growth, and agility Sales grow by 1.6 percent to 52.3…

13 years ago

Commission adopts a European Retail Action Plan and consults on unfair trading practices

Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today adopted a European Retail Action Plan and a Green Paper on unfair…

13 years ago

Orange launches Orange Horizons to seek out new business opportunities outside its operator footprint

Orange has launched a new subsidiary called Orange Horizons that aims to seek out new business opportunities in countries where…

13 years ago

Mediation on private copying and reprography levies: António Vitorino presents his Recommendations to Commissioner Barnier

Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The mediation process on private copying and reprography levies has concluded with the presentation today of the…

13 years ago

Eurocopter España’s first-assembled NH90 helicopter takes flight

This morning a ceremony was held for the maiden flight of the first NH90 to be assembled by Eurocopter España…

13 years ago

Antitrust: Commission closes investigation into European Minibulk and Container Feeder cooperatives

Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has closed an antitrust investigation into two cooperation schemes of ship owners, European Minibulk…

13 years ago

Rolls-Royce wins new engine support contract in Saudi Arabia

31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Following agreement between the Governments of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the United Kingdom, under the…

13 years ago

European Retail Action Plan and Green Paper on unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food and non-food supply chain – frequently asked questions

Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — European Retail Action Plan and Green Paper on unfair trading practices in the business-to-business food and non-food…

13 years ago

VimpelCom highlights enhanced strategy for creating value and 2013 – 2015 objectives at Analyst & Investor Day

Amsterdam, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “VimpelCom Ltd” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NYSE: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services, will today present…

13 years ago