Daily Archives: 28, February 2013

BKW: Acquisition of Castellaneta wind farm completed

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Berne, 28-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BKW Inc. today definitively acquired a 56-MW wind farm in Castellenata (Apulia, Italy). The purchase agreement between BKW and the Tozzi industrial group, which stipulated contract completion once the wind farm was built, was signed at the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Switzerland

Agreement with EIB for breakthrough of Key Enabling Technologies

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Brussels, 28-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the inaugural meeting of the High Level Group on Key Enabling Technologies, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the European Commission and the European Investment Bank that will pave the way for improved access to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Politics, Science, Technology

EU Employment and Social Affairs Council to focus on Youth Guarantee and Employment

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28-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  On Thursday February 28th the EU EPSCO Council meeting (EU Employment and Social Affairs Ministers) will be jointly chaired by Minister for Social Protection, Joan Burton TD and Minister for Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation, Richard Bruton … Read the full press release →

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

University of St Andrews: Studies on extreme temperatures have fascinating results

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Physicists are getting warmer in the hunt for universal truths, thanks to a breakthrough by a team at the University of St Andrews. 28-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Researchers in the School of Physics and Astronomy found that even at ultra-high temperatures … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Science, United Kingdom

Red Eléctrica has invested 57 million in the renovation and maintenance of the assets acquired in the Canary Islands

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Results of the MAR Project in its first two years The Company will also allocate to the Canary Islands 30% of the 1 billion euro program approved by the Ministry to serve as a bridge until the new planning 28-2-2013 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain

Health and Safety: Commission proposes to improve workers’ protection against exposure to hazardous chemicals

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Brussels, 28-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has proposed to better protect workers from risks linked to exposure to chemicals at the workplace. In particular, the Commission has proposed to amend five existing EU health and safety Directives on protection of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, European Union, Government, Healthcare, Law, Security & Safety, Society