Daily Archives: 5, February 2013

61% of Europeans think that chemicals are now safer than 10 years ago

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Brussels, 5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Three out of five Europeans say that chemical substances on the EU market today are safer than they were 10 years ago. That is one of the main results of the Eurobarometer on public’s perception of chemicals and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Chemicals, Environment, European Union, Government, Society

Alpiq supports environmental projects along the River Aare

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Green electricity fund of the Ruppoldingen power station 5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The certification of the Ruppoldingen hydroelectric power station with the quality label “naturemade star” bears fruit: Since with money from the green electricity fund, over the last two years … Read the full press release →

Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Switzerland

Piraeus Bank: Notification of important changes concerning the voting rights deriving from shares under l.3556/2007

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5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Pursuant to the provisions of L.3556/2007, Piraeus Bank notifies investors that on the 1st of February 2013 the percentage of voting rights attached to shares of its issuance which may be exercised by proxy holder (Mr Panagiotis … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Greece, Management

Safer Internet Day 2013: “Connect with Respect”

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Brussels, 5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 5th February, Safer Internet Day 2013, the Commission has presented the results of joint work of media, technology, telecoms and online companies undertaken since their December 2011 commitment to make the internet a better and safer place … Read the full press release →

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

BT research finds webchat increasingly effective contact centre communication channel

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5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BT today announced the key lessons from research it has conducted into the latest communication channels being used by contact centres. One of the most significant developments BT has seen is the increasing use of webchat as … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom

EU funding to help ‘blue sky’ research to market

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Brussels, 5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — New EU funding announced today will provide grants, worth €150,000 each, for top-level researchers to bridge the gap between their work and marketable innovation. The European Research Council (ERC) has today published the outcome of the latest … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society

Air KBZ introduces first ATR – 600 into its fleet

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ATR key to Myanmar airline’s fleet expansion and modernization program Toulouse,  5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The first ATR 72-600 aircraft was handed over yesterday to Myanmar’s domestic carrier Air KBZ. The Danish finance and leasing company Nordic Aviation Capital (NAC) is … Read the full press release →

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

REACH, the EU’s chemical legislation – Achievements after five years

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Brussels, 5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The use of chemicals in the EU has become considerably safer since the REACH Regulation entered into force in 2007 as underlined by a Commission Report on the review of REACH published today in Brussels. Why a REACH review? … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Chemicals, European Union, Government, Law, Politics

CBI responds to Chancellor’s speech on banking reform

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5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The CBI today responded to a speech by the Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne, on banking reform. Katja Hall, CBI Chief Policy Director, said: “It’s right to focus on improving competition in banking because it’s a more … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Government, United Kingdom

VNG geht mit neuer Finanzierungsstruktur gestärkt in die Zukunft

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Abschluss eines Konsortialkredits in Höhe von rund einer Milliarde Euro Leipzig, 5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Die VNG – Verbundnetz Gas Aktiengesellschaft (VNG) sichert sich weiteren Handlungsspielraum für die Zukunft: Zum ersten Mal in der Unternehmensgeschichte hat VNG im Januar einen Konsortialkredit … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany

Minister for Trade and Development presses for closer international cooperation in response to crisis in Mali

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5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Minister for Trade and Development, Joe Costello TD, is today attending a high-level meeting of representatives from the African Union, the EU and United Nations in Brussels to press for closer international coordination in response to the … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, Ireland, Politics, Society

The CoR calls for regional state aid to match cohesion policy post 2014

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Brussels, 5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — There is a need to ensure greater coherence between the regional state aid mechanism and EU cohesion policy for 2014-2020 by including the new category of transition regions among the eligible regions and adopting relevant anti-relocation measures. … Read the full press release →

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

More Europe for a better Europe

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Minister Joan Burton and the EESC agree on the necessity for a social dimension to economic and monetary union. 5-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Has EU membership benefited Ireland? On 1 February, the members of the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Ireland, Politics, Society