Daily Archives: 15, February 2013

Rosatom may localize up to 65% of N-power output in South Africa

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15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Russia’s State Nuclear Corporation Rosatom, which plans to bid in a nuclear tender in South Africa, may build up localization of nuclear power output in this country to 65% from 40% if it gets big commercial contracts … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Russia

Commission to launch bioeconomy observatory

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Brussels, 15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission will establish an observatory to map progress and measure the impact of the development of the European Union’s bioeconomy, European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science Máire Geoghegan-Quinn announced today. The observatory will gather … Read the full press release →

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

WITH THE ADVANCING DIGITIZATION OF THE FILM INDUSTRY, THE BERLINALE FACES COMPLEX TECHNICAL AND LOGISTICAL CHALLENGES

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15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In 2013, the number of films screening in the Digital Cinema Package (DCP) format at the Berlinale exceeds 50% for the first time. Only around 8% of the films are still shown in the classic 35mm format. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology

EU farm policy reform plans as voted by the Agriculture Committee

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15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Agriculture Committee MEPs set out their position on EU farm policy reform in texts voted on Wednesday and Thursday, after more than a year’s debates with farmers, cooperatives, EU agriculture ministers, MPs, experts and academics. This position … Read the full press release →

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

CASSIDIAN APPOINTS PETER GUTSMIEDL AS FIRST HEAD OF ASIA-PACIFIC

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New role complements existing position as India CEO Cassidian sees considerable growth potential in Asia India operations set to expand into regional hub 15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassidian has appointed Peter Gutsmiedl as the company’s head of operations in Asia-Pacific. Gutsmiedl … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Germany, Management, Security & Safety, Technology

A350 XWB’s Trent XWB engine achieves EASA type certification

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Engine certification paves the way for A350 XWB first flight in the summer Blagnac,  15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Airbus A350 XWB programme has achieved yet another important milestone with the European Aviation Safety Agency’s (EASA) award of the Engine Type … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Technology

Signing ceremony of the International Agreement on the establishment of the Unified Patent Court

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Brussels, 15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Signing ceremony of the International Agreement on the establishment of the Unified Patent Court Tuesday, 19 February at +/- 14.15 Justus Lipsius building – Brussels Photo/TV opportunity: Meeting point: press centre info point at 14.00. Access … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Politics, Science

Eesti Pank: Domestic demand alone will not be sufficient to drive economic growth

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15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The preliminary estimate of Statistics Estonia shows that the Estonian economy grew by 3.7% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2012, and 0.9% quarter-on-quarter. In 2012 as a whole, the economy grew by 3.2%, which is faster … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Estonia, Financial, Government

Ombudsman examines the Commission’s handling of “revolving doors” cases

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P. Nikiforos Diamandouros – European Ombudsman 15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has opened an inquiry into how the European Commission implements its rules concerning conflicts of interest in “revolving doors” cases. This follows a complaint from Corporate Europe Observatory, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics, Society

EIB supports development of Stockholm metro with SEK 3.5 billion loan

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15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), Werner Hoyer, will sign a SEK 3.5 billion (some EUR 400 million) loan agreement tomorrow with Stockholm County Council (Stockholms Läns Landsting) for the development of the Red metro … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics

Rezidor’s 4th Quarter and FY-2012 Results Presentation

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15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Rezidor Hotel Group will publish its fourth quarter and full-year financial results on Thursday, 14 February 2013 at 08:30 CET. The group will host a telephone conference and an audio webcast on the same day at … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Travel

EU-Turkey: With Minister Şahin about progress on women’s rights

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Brussels, 15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy, Štefan Füle, met with Turkish Minister of Family and Social Policies, Fatma Şahin in Brussels today. Commissioner Füle underlined the importance the Commission and the EU in general attach to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Society, Turkey

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena: DBRS confirms ratings

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15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena informs that international ratings agency DBRS Ratings Limited (DBRS) confirms its ratings for Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena SpA. These ratings include a Senior Long-Term Debt and Deposit Rating of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Investment, Italy

Remarks by Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary General for the European External Action Service following the Informal meeting of Ministers for Defence

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Dublin, 15-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Thank you, Minister, for hosting us! Going back to the discussion on the wider picture – defence, the future of the European Defence – one of the ministers has captured it very well by saying that defence … Read the full press release →

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

Irish Defence Forces personnel to deploy to Mali as part of joint infantry training team with UK Armed Forces

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The Minister for Defence, Alan Shatter TD, announced today that he proposes to seek the approval of the Government for participation by the Defence Forces in the planned EU Training Mission in Mali (EUTM Mali) as part of a joint … Read the full press release →

Posted in Defence, Education, European Union, Government, Ireland, United Kingdom