Daily Archives: 20, March 2013

Avia Solutions Group: worldwide shortage in aftermarket spare parts for the Boeing 777

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Narrowing supply stocks and the near-absence of aircraft for disassembly have sparked a worldwide shortage in aftermarket parts for the Boeing 777. In a confounding turn of events, B777 operators are resorting to part exchange options and … Read the full press release

The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz to officialy visit Bern, Switzerland

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz will pay an official visit to Bern, Switzerland on Thursday 21 March 2013. On Friday 22 March, EP President Schulz will visit the United Nations organisations based in Geneva … Read the full press release

New EU-wide civil law protects the victims of stalking or gender violence

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Victims of stalking, harassment or gender-based violence who are granted protection in one EU member state would get fully equivalent protection if they freely move to another under new rules approved by the Legal Affairs and Women’s … Read the full press release

Intershop is exhibiting at this year’s E-Shop Expo in Brussels, Belgium

20/21 March at Tour & Taxis, Brussels, Belgium Brussels, Belgium, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Intershop to Exhibit at E-Shop Expo 2013, Brussels, Belgium. The leading exhibition for online retail, marketing, sales, payment and logistics takes place on 20/21 March at Tour & Taxis. … Read the full press release

Dave Charlton, Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Birmingham takes on lead role at the ATLAS experiment at CERN

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dave Charlton, Professor of Particle Physics at the University of Birmingham’s School of Physics and Astronomy, took up the position of Spokesperson, the overall scientific lead, for the ATLAS project at the Large Hadron Collider, CERN, on … Read the full press release

Statement by EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the Magnitsky case in the Russian Federation

Brussels, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission issued the following statement today: “The EU has continuously urged the Russian Federation to undertake a credible and … Read the full press release

Almirall presents the latest news in respiratory diseases

The NAR and the 9th symposium on respiratory diseases reflect Almirall’s commitment to patients and its support and training for professionals Aclidinium, Almirall’s proprietary R&D medicine for the relief of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) symptoms through its user-friendly delivery … Read the full press release

GLOBALFOUNDRIES & Brion Technologies collaborating to deliver high volume computational lithography capabilities for 28 nm and 20 nm tapeouts

Veldhoven, the Netherlands, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Brion Technologies, a division of ASML, today announces a major milestone in its partnership with GLOBALFOUNDRIES. The companies are collaborating to deliver high volume computational lithography capabilities for 28 nm and 20 nm tapeouts, … Read the full press release

Grupo ACS net debt has been reduced by 4,382 euro million, a 47%, down to 1.8 times EBITDA

Madrid, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sales accounted for 38,396 euro million, a 34.9% more than in the same period of last year. Recurrent net profit accounted for 705 euro million and, after the adjustment from the partial sale and the impairment of … Read the full press release

ArcelorMittal holds 2013 Investor Day

ArcelorMittal is today holding its 2013 Investor Day, during which the Company will (among other things): Re-iterate its 2013 guidance  Announce a new management gains improvement target of US$3 billion by the end of 2015 Set out a roadmap to … Read the full press release

The European Investment Bank will finance the upgrade of the France’s power grid with EUR 500m

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank has agreed to participate in the financing of seven high voltage and very high voltage power grid upgrading projects in France over the period 2012-2016. This participation takes the form of a loan … Read the full press release

Neelie Kroes: Opening up Scientific Data

Launch of the Research Data Alliance/Stockholm, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — I am very happy to be with you today, here in the EU, to launch the global Research Data Alliance. Scientists have always sought new ways to share. And they’ve always been … Read the full press release

New NHS advice showcases University of Nottingham research

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Pioneering research by a world-leading team of University of Nottingham academics in the prevention of accidents involving children and young teenagers is being showcased to health and social care professionals. The work of Professor Denise Kendrick and … Read the full press release

The Police Service of Northern Ireland adds another EC145 helicopter to its all-Eurocopter fleet

The acquisition of an EC145 by the Police Service of Northern Ireland will add another helicopter to this agency’s all-Eurocopter fleet, and reinforces the company’s impressive presence with law enforcement agencies in the British Isles. Belfast, Northern Ireland, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ … Read the full press release

The President of the Committee of the Regions Valcárcel shares European Parliament commitment to improve EU budget

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The President of the Committee of the Regions, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, welcomes the resolution on the Multi-Annual Financial Framework (MFF) 2014-2020 adopted today by the European Parliament: “This vote is a first important step in the … Read the full press release

European Parliament: Safeguarding personal data while boosting competition for business

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The “right to be forgotten”, explicit consent before a person’s data is collected and a ban on profiling on the basis of ethnic, religious or sexual orientation criteria are among the main demands for data protection reform … Read the full press release

Royal Philips Electronics released its Fabric of Africa Trends Report on healthcare services across Africa

Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) are on the rise and are expected to become the most common cause of death in Africa by 2025 Findings reflect that the incidence of maternal and child mortality remains very high – progress on achieving Millennium … Read the full press release

European Parliament President Martin Schulz: deal on banking union a step forward, insufficient for Cyprus

Rome, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — European Parliament President Martin Schulz made the following statement after the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on legislation creating the foundations of the banking union. “Today’s agreement is a step towards building … Read the full press release

The Copenhagen-based European Environment Agency fails budget discharge test

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Copenhagen-based European Environment Agency was the only EU agency whose management of EU funds in 2011 was not approved by the Budgetary Control Committee on Tuesday. In other votes, the European Commission and other EU institutions … Read the full press release

Airbus and the Global Engineering Deans Council join forces to encourage diversity in engineering classrooms worldwide

Call for nominations opens with ten thousand USD award for diversity champion Blagnac,  20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer and the GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council), the leading global organisation for engineering education, have opened the call for … Read the full press release