Monthly Archives: April 2013

EUR 45m EIB funding to help Puratos focus on developing new fermentation-based functionalities, yeast components and emulsifiers to the bakery sector

Posted on 26, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

EIB and Puratos, a leading company in its field in the food industry, signed a loan contract for EUR 45 million that will be dedicated to Puratos European research and development programme until 2015. 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Puratos Group is a Belgian-Spanish family-owned group active in the production and commercialisation of ingredients … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Investment, Spain

Tagged artisans, bakery, chocolate, cholesterol-raising ingredients, confectionery products, Daniel Malcorps, EIB, EIB funding, emulsifiers, fermentation-based functionalities, food industry, food safety, funding, Groot-Bijgaarden, hard fats, healthier bakeries, healthy natural ingredients, nutritious food, patisserie, Pim Van Ballekom, Puratos, Puratos Group, R-D-I programme, Risk Sharing Finance Facility, RSFF, yeast components

RWE Innogy nimmt sechsten Windpark in Polen in Betrieb

Posted on 26, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

50.000 Haushalte werden versorgt 60 Millionen Euro Investitionsvolumen Insgesamt 192 Megawatt in Polen in Betrieb 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Diese Woche nimmt RWE Innogy seinen polnischen Windpark Nowy Staw offiziell in Betrieb. Auf einer 15 Quadratkilometer großen Fläche wurden nahe der … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Poland, Technology

Tagged Danzig, Investitionsvolumen, Polen, RWE, Windkraftanlagen, Windpark

Rusatom Overseas presented opportunities for cooperation with the Russian nuclear industry at Saudi Sustainable Energy Symposium in Riyadh

Posted on 26, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An international Saudi Sustainable Energy Symposium: Value Localization Series took place on April 23 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia). The Symposium covered issues of development and implementation of the most advanced energy technologies. The purpose of the forum … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Marketing, Russia, Technology

Tagged advanced energy technologies, Atomenergoexport, Boris Arseev, Czech Skoda JS, energy sector, Energy Symposium, Kudankulam, Loviisa NPP, Riyadh, Rusatom, Rusatom Overseas, Russian nuclear industry, Russian VVER technology, Saudi Arabia, Saudi Sustainable Energy Symposium, Temelin NPP

Safran’s Messier-Bugatti-Dowty inaugurates new landing gear production unit in Mirabel, Canada

Posted on 26, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Mirabel, Quebec, Canada, 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alain Sauret, Chairman and CEO of Messier-Bugatti-Dowty (Safran), today inaugurated the company’s new landing gear production facility at its plant in Mirabel, near Montréal. The 300-attendee ceremony was officiated by Pauline Marois, Premier of Québec. … Read the full press release →

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

Tagged aerospace equipment, Airbus A320, Airbus A330, Airbus A350, Airbus A380, aircraft braking systems, aircraft landing systems, airframers, Alain Sauret, Boeing 787, CANADA, investments, landing gear production, landing gear production facility, Messier-Bugatti-Dowty, Mirabel, Montréal, Pauline Marois, Québec, Safran, Stéphane Salvignol, structural landing gear parts

ABB reported its first-quarter 2013 results, highlighting revenue growth and improved operational profitability

Posted on 26, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Improved portfolio and geographic balance generates solid results in a mixed market Revenues steady to higher in all divisions1; Thomas & Betts on track Operational EBITDA2 and margin higher, continued solid execution on cost savings Zurich, Switzerland, 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Industrial, Management, Switzerland

Tagged 1, 1000 kilowatt high-efficiency solar inverter, ABB, ABB Q1, acquisitions, Balance sheet, cash flow, EBITDA, EBITDA margin, industrial efficiency, Joe Hogan, Net debt, non-GAAP, onboard direct current, photovoltaic power generation, power electronics, power reliability, profitability, renewable energy, revenue, Thomas & Betts, truly modular uninterrupted power supply, Zurich

EDP recognised at the Prémios Design awards in the Rebranding category

Posted on 26, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Award won for the Group’s rebranding in July 2011 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EDP was recognised at the Prémios Design awards in the Rebranding category. The company won the award for the change in its global brand, which took place in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Marketing, Portugal

Tagged 3rd Annual Prémios Design Meios & Publicidade Awards, Awards, EDP, EDP’s new identity, Energias de Portugal, Prémios Design awards, Rebranding

Algirdas Šemeta: Tax Good Governance Platform

Posted on 26, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Algirdas Šemeta – Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union, Statistics, Audit and Anti-fraud Statement at the Midday Press Briefing Brussels, 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, It is a pleasure to be here to present the Commission’s latest initiative in the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Politics, Society, Technology

Tagged against tax evasion, Algirdas Šemeta, automatic information exchange, Brussels, Fair play, G20 meeting, G20 Summit, G8 Summit, honest tax-payers, legitimate revenues, OECD, solidarity, tax avoidance, tax avoiders, tax evaders, tax evasion, Tax Good Governance, tax havens, tax systems, transparency

Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach S.A. will function under its new name – Grupa Azoty Spółka Akcyjna

Posted on 26, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 22nd April 2013 National Court Register noted the changes in the Company’s Articles of Association. Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach S.A. up till now functions under the company’s name Grupa Azoty Spółka Akcyjna. On 26th March … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Chemicals, Management, Poland

Tagged ATT Polymers GmbH, Azoty Tarnów, chemical, chemical sector, compound fertilizers, Extraordinary General Meeting, fertilizers, great chemical synthesis, Grupa Azoty, Grupa Azoty S.A., Grupa Azoty Spółka Akcyjna, Ignacy Mościcki, nitrogenous fertilizers, OXO alcohols, plastic products, plasticizers, polyamides, polyoxymethylene, Tarnów, Wielka Synteza Chemiczna, Zakłady Azotowe w Tarnowie-Mościcach S.A.

Neelie Kroes: The Future of Media

Posted on 26, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Neelie Kroes – Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda Future Media Lab. Annual Conference by EMMA (European Magazine Media Association) / Brussels Brussels, 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — To add your comment to this speech, see the social version of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Media, Politics, Society, Technology, Telecom

Tagged Brussels, Conference, Digital Agenda, EMMA, European Magazine Media Association, Future Media Lab, Futurium, Futurium project, INTERNET, journalism, Media, media sector, Neelie Kroes

New EASA rules on qualifications for flying in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC)

Posted on 26, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Aviation Safety Agency today published a proposal to the European Commission containing rules on qualifications for flying in Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC). With this so-called Opinion, the Agency puts forward new and more accessible instrument … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Education, European Union, Government, Law, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged (CB IR), (CPL(A)), (PPL(A)), air traffic control, Aviation, Aviation Safety, CFIT, commercial pilot licence, controlled flights into terrain, EASA, en-route instrument rating, European Aviation Safety Agency, flying, IMC, Instrument Meteorological Conditions, IR courses, pilots, private pilot licence, safety, training

Janez Potočnik: Towards Green Growth: Seizing Business Opportunities

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Janez Potočnik – European Commissioner for Environment Green Economy Forum (Dublin Chamber of Commerce) Dublin, 25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, People in Europe are looking for ways to recover from the devastation of the economic and financial crisis. Governments are searching … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Ireland, Politics, Science, Society

Tagged climate change, Dublin, Dublin Chamber of Commerce, eco-industries, Eco-innovation, ENERGY, Environment, financial crisis, Green Economy Forum, Green Growth, GROWTH, Horizon 2020, INNOVATION, inventors, Janez Potočnik, JOBS, Máire Geogheghan-Quinn, material costs, natural capital, RESEARCH, researchers, resource efficiency, resource efficient economy, resource prices, resource-intensive growth, resources, sustainability, WATER

What President Barroso actually said at the Brussels Think Tank Dialogue on 22 April 2013

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Austerity and growth debate Brussels, 25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Matina Stevis (moderator): The role of the institutions of the Commission within the context of this crisis can surely not just be to provide intellectual leadership or aspiration. Surely it must be to be … Read the full press release →

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

Tagged Austerity, Austerity debate, austerity policies, BARROSO, Brussels, Brussels Think Tank Dialogue, ECOFIN, Eurogroup, growth debate, Ian Traynor, Matina Stevis, Vice President Rehn

smart the first European importer to bring a fully electric vehicle onto the Chinese market

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

smart fortwo electric drive to be launched before the end of the year Stuttgart, 25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — With the new smart electric drive, the smart brand is further expanding its leading position in the field of urban mobility. The Stuttgart-based … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, International Trade, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged battery-electric vehicles, CHINA, Chinese market, electric drive, electric motoring, electric smart, fully electric vehicle, importer, smart fortwo electric drive, Stuttgart, urban mobility, zero-local-emission runabout

Alstom to deliver new X’Trapolis train to Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Catalonian Regional Railways takes the first unit of the new X’Trapolis trains from Alstom 25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom has delivered to FGC (Ferrocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya) the first unit of the new X’Trapolis trains that will help the regional operator to modernize its fleet … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged accessible for disabled people, acoustic sound protection, advanced onboard signaling, Alstom, anti-impact devices, Baix Llobregat, Barcelona, CAF, Catalonian Regional Railways, Catalunya, Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles, Electrical Multiple Units, EMU-Type, environmentally friendly train, errocarrils de la Generalitat de Catalunya, FGC, fleet, high safety standards, passengers, Railways, reducing energy consumption, Santa Perpetua, train, Vallés, video-surveillance systems, X’Trapolis, X’Trapolis train

41 BMW 3 Series, 5 Series and 7 Series cars to participate in this year’s Allgäu-Orient Rally automotive adventure

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Munich, 25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Its organisers describe the Allgäu-Orient Rally as “one of the world’s last remaining automotive adventures”. The vehicles gathered for the eighth edition of this low-budget rally – which doubles as a fundraising event with a difference – … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Austria, Automotive, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Germany, North Macedonia, Slovenia, Sports, Turkey

Tagged 12-cylinder BMW 750i, adventure, Allgäu-Orient Rally, Ankara, Aqaba, Bavarian Pathfinders, BMW, BMW 7 Series, BMW 730i, BMW 735i, BMW Group Classic, Camel Chasing Racing Team, charitable causes, CologneCamelHunters, Doppelhöcker, Fleckvieh, Haifa, Iskenderun, İstanbul, JORDAN, Jordanian desert, MINI, Munich, Oberstaufen, OILfinger, rally, Team 69, Turkish cities, vehicles, Werk 6

EBRD acquired 5.75 per cent-stake in Poland’s biggest producer of fertilisers and chemicals Grupa Azoty

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Government reduces state-owned stake in chemical producer 25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD has acquired a 5.75 per cent-stake in Grupa Azoty, Poland’s biggest producer of fertilisers and chemicals, for PLN 296.4 million (equivalent of €72.1 million). The investment follows the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Government, Investment, Poland, United Kingdom

Tagged acquired, ACQUIRES, block trade, chemical producer, chemicals, EBRD, fertilisers, Grupa Azoty, institutional investors, investment, Lucyna Stanczak, Polish chemical industry, Polish government, privatisation, stake, Warsaw Stock Exchange, Zakłady Azotowe Puławy

Giorgio Napolitano, personality that unites Italy, says the President of the EP Martin Schulz

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the occasion of the re-election of Giorgio Napolitano as President of the Republic of Italy, the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz stated: “On behalf of the European Parliament and on my own behalf, I … Read the full press release →

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

Tagged COHESION, European Parliament, generosity, Giorgio Napolitano, Italy, Martin Schulz, Republic of Italy, responsibility, stability, trust

EEAS could do much better if there were more coordination and synergy among institutions

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Political leadership and visibility of the External Action Service could be improved if there were more coordination and synergy between it, the Commission and the Council, as was the intention when the functions of High Representative, Commission … Read the full press release →

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

Tagged Catherine Ashton, coordination, delegations, diplomatic corps, EEAS, Elmar Brok, EU foreign policy, EU interests, foreign affairs, MEPs, political accountability, Political leadership, Roberto Gualtieri, Strasbourg, synergy

Energias do Brazil selects Alstom Renewable Power to supply all electromechanical equipment to Cachoeira Caldeirão in Brazil

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom Renewable Power was selected by Energias do Brazil, to supply all electromechanical equipment to Cachoeira Caldeirão, a 220 MW hydro plant. Energias do Brazil is a subsidiary of the Portuguese EDP Group, one of the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology

Tagged 220 MW hydro plant, Alstom, Alstom Grid, Alstom Renewable Power, Amapá State, Araguari river, Bardella, Brazil, Brazilian electricity transmission market, Brazilian hydro market, Cachoeira Caldeirão, EDP Group, electricity transmission, electricity transmission market, electromechanical equipment, Energias do Brazil, erection equipment, Ferreira Gomes substation, hydromechanical equipment, hydropower plant, power generation capacity, renewable power

Audi is turning the Wörthersee 2013 into the “Home of quattro”

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Audi at Wörthersee Tour 2013 25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the large gathering from May 8 to 11 in Reifnitz (Kärnten), the premium brand will unveil the Audi TT ultra quattro concept – which combines minimal weight and maximum sportiness. A … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Germany, Marketing, Sports, Technology

Tagged 24 Hours of Le Mans, Audi, Audi R18 e-tron quattro, Audi RS 5 Cabriolet, Audi RS 6 Avant, Audi RS Q3, Audi Space Frame, Audi TT, Audi TT ultra quattro concept, automotive lightweight construction, carbon-fiber reinforced polymer, DTM season, high-performance cars, Hockenheimring, Home of quattro, hybrid car, Kärnten, power-to-weight ratio, quattro, quattro GmbH, R8 family, race cars, Reifnitz, RS 7 Sportback, RS models, Sport quattro S1, super sports cars, TFSI engine, twin-turbocharged 4.0 TFSI V8, Wörthersee, Wörthersee Tour 2013

Schüler experimentieren in Essen

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

NRW-Landeswettbewerb „Schüler experimentieren“ zu Gast im Haus der Technik 76 junge Forscher stellen 42 Projekte vor Essen, 25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Wie wirken sich unsere Gedanken auf den Geschmack aus? Was fressen Gartenvögel gern? Wie schmelzen Eisberge? Sollten wir besser Handseife oder … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Germany, Science, Society, Technology

Tagged Essen, Jungforscher, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Patenschaft, Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ulrich Brill, RWE Deutschland AG, Schüler experimentieren, Wilfried Fourné

Additional EU funding for Syria, Mali, Sahel and Chad approved by the Budgets Committee

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Additional EU funding totalling €70 million to meet humanitarian needs in Syria, Mali, the Sahel region and Chad. was approved by the Budgets Committee on Wednesday. Syria Two years after the start of the conflict, violence is … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Non Profit, Politics, Society

Tagged Alain Lamassoure, Budgets Committee, Chad, civil-military coordination, demining, displaced persons, EGYPT, EU aid, EU funding, FOOD, food aid, health projects, humanitarian aid, humanitarian needs, Iraq, Iraqi refugees, Iraqi returnees, jihadists, JORDAN, Lebanese returnees, Lebanon, Mali, medical supplies, military intervention, nutrition crisis, Palestinian refugees, protection, psychosocial support, Sahe, shelter, SYRIA, Syrian refugees, TRANSPORT, Turkey

EBRD loans EUR 17M to a local retailer in Bosnia and Herzegovina

Posted on 25, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Strengthening of local supply chain and energy efficiency investments The EBRD loan is part of a wider €29.6 million investment programme for 2013 and 2014 alone 25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is supporting the expansion of Bingo, a local retailer … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Business, European Union, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Retail, United Kingdom

Tagged Banja Luka, Bingo, EBRD, energy efficiency investments, energy-efficient cooling chambers, expansion, fruit and vegetable supply chain, hypermarkets, loan, local suppliers, Mostar, retailer, Sarajevo, Tuzla

ROSATOM offered cooperation to Slovak companies at NUSIM 2013 Conference in Častá – Papiernička

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

ROSATOM offered cooperation to the Slovak companies at NUSIM 2013 Conference in Častá – Papiernička, April 17 – 18, 2013 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On April 17 during the session on Continual modernization of NPPs D. Volekova, Director of Rusatom Overseas … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Marketing, Russia, Slovakia

Tagged Bohunice NPP, Častá, Chladíci věže Praha, cooperation, D. Volekova, Denisa Voleková, Mohovсe NPP, nuclear energy, nuclear fuel, NUSIM, Papiernička, Russian VVER design, Slovak companies, ZIO Podolsk

MEPs approved draft law for achieving the 2020 95g Car CO2 target

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — To reduce the CO2 emissions of new cars sold in the EU to 95g/km by 2020, from 130g today, clean-car innovation should be encouraged by giving “super-credit” weightings to each maker’s cleaner cars and setting more ambitious … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Environment, European Union, France, Government, Law, Politics, Society, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged 2020, Car CO2, car makers, clean-car innovation, cleaner cars, CO2, CO2 emissions, extra clean cars, Matthias Groote, MEPs, new cars, Thomas Ulmer, WLTP, World Light Duty Test Procedure

ECB report on the results of the April 2013 euro area bank lending survey

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing its report on the results of the April 2013 euro area bank lending survey today. The bank lending survey, which is conducted four times a year, usually at the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Investment

Tagged bank, bank lending, bank lending behaviour, bank lending survey, banks’ funding conditions, credit margins, credit standards, ECB, euro area, European Central Bank, Eurosystem, financial market tensions, Frankfurt am Main, lending, sovereign debt crisis, survey, wholesale funding

Safran to purchase the Rolls-Royce 50% share of the joint RTM322 helicopter engine programme

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Paris, 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Safran (NYSE Euronext Paris: SAF) today announced that it has reached an agreement with Rolls-Royce to acquire Rolls-Royce’s 50% share in their joint RTM322 helicopter engine programme. Upon closing, Turbomeca (Safran’s world leading helicopter engine business) … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

Tagged acquire, AGREEMENT, Apache helicopters, EH101 helicopters, helicopter, helicopter engine, helicopter engine programme, NH90 helicopters, Paris, programme, purchase, Rolls-Royce, RTM322, RTM322 engine, SAF, Safran, Turbomeca

Pirelli Shareholders’ Meeting 13 May 2013, New Board Members Proposed

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Pirelli: Shareholders’ Meeting 13 May 2013 Proposed Confirmation Of Carlo Salvatori And Nomination Of Jean Paul Fitoussi And Luca Rovati As New Members Of The Company’s Board Milan, 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — With reference the Shareholders’ Meeting of Pirelli & C. SpA … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Italy, Management

Tagged Board Members, Camfin S.p.A., Carlo Salvatori, Jean Paul Fitoussi, Luca Rovati, Mario Greco, Milan, Paolo Ferro-Luzzi, Pirelli, shareholders, Shareholders’ Meeting

Joint OeNB-ECB high-level Vienna conference discussed the preparations for the launch of the new Europa series of euro banknotes

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Vienna , 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Before the new €5 banknotes of the Europa series start to circulate on 2 May, the Oesterreichische Nationalbank (OeNB) and the European Central Bank (ECB) invited experts from several countries to a high-level conference in Vienna … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Society

Tagged banknote equipment manufacturers, banknote security, banknotes, Benoît Cœuré, cash-accepting machines, Catherine Piana, Conference, ECB, Euro, euro area, euro area citizens, euro banknotes, Eurosystem, national central banks, newfaceoftheeuro, OeNB, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Vienna, Wolfgang Duchatczek

EUR 300m EIB loan in support of European aeronautics leader EADS

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Support for aerospace innovation 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — We are helping European aeronautics leader EADS with its research and development programme. They are improving aircraft aerodynamics and flight control systems, with benefits for lower pollution and increased safety. A new EUR … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Security & Safety, Technology

Tagged aeronautics, aerospace innovation, aircraft aerodynamics, CO2 emissions, EADS, flight control systems, Harald Wilhelm, loan, lower pollution, nitrogen emissions, Philippe de Fontaine Vive, R&D, safety

United Kingdom and Ireland decided to join EU Insolvency Rules

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Both the United Kingdom and Ireland have announced their decision to join the Commission’s proposal to modernise current EU rules on cross border insolvency, which date from 2000. The new rules aim to shift focus away from … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Ireland, Law, Politics, Society, United Kingdom

Tagged bankrupt, bankruptcies, creditors' right, cross border insolvency, cross-border insolvency proceedings, entrepreneurs, EU Insolvency Rules, financial difficulties, insolvencies, insolvency, laws, legal, liquidation, Viviane Reding

The Commission sets up a Platform for Tax Good Governance

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As part of its concerted drive against tax evasion and avoidance, the Commission today set up the new Platform for Tax Good Governance. The Platform will monitor Member States’ progress in tackling aggressive tax planning and clamping … Read the full press release →

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

Tagged Algirdas Šemeta, bilateral tax treaties, blacklists, Brussels, EU corporate legislation, EU framework, Fighting tax evasion, tackling aggressive tax planning, TAX, tax avoidance, tax evasion, tax havens, tax systems, Taxation, taxes

ABB wins major contract to suply converter transformers and key components for the world’s highest capacity power link in China

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Converter transformers and key components for UHVDC link to enable supply of clean hydropower from southwest to the east coast of China Zurich, Switzerland, 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, has won an order worth … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Switzerland, Technology

Tagged ABB, automation, carbon emissions, CHINA, clean hydropower, contract, Converter transformers, converter valves, electricity, filter capacitors, power, renewable hydropower, Sichuan, UHVDC, UHVDC link, ultra-high-voltage direct current, Xiluodu-Zhexi, Yibin, Zhejiang, Zurich

KfW IPEX-Bank to finance Düsseldorf Airport infrastructure modernisation

Posted on 24, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

EUR 50 million loan for Germany’s third largest airport Bank supports modernisation of infrastructure Measures to enable handling of large aircraft 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — KfW IPEX-Bank is providing a EUR 50 million loan to allow Düsseldorf Airport to modernise its … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged AIRPORT, airport operator, Christian K. Murach, Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf Airport, efficient infrastructure, energy efficiency, fire rescue routes, infrastructure, investment, KfW IPEX-Bank, large aircraft, Lighting systems, loan, North Rhine-Westphalia, taxiway, transport hubs, widebody aircraft

KfW IPEX-Bank increased its credit business by EUR 1.4b to EUR 12.9b in 2012

Posted on 23, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Balance sheet 2012: KfW IPEX-Bank holds steady course Increase in new commitments in original credit business to EUR 12.9 billion Contribution to ensuring KfW’s promotional capacity: Subsidiary KfW IPEX-Bank generates EUR 298 million of KfW’s consolidated earnings Operating income of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Germany, Government, International Trade, Investment

Tagged 2012 Annual Report, Annual Report, assets, Balance sheet, bank, consolidated earnings, Contingent liabilities, Corporate Governance Report, credit business, earnings, equity, Export Finance, financier, Frankfurt am Main, Irrevocable loan commitments, KfW IPEX-Bank, lending, operating income, operating result, Project Finance

Mick Hucknall actuará en el Hammersmith Apollo, informa LondonTown.com

Posted on 23, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Londres, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — El ardiente cantante de soul Mick Hucknall, en su momento líder de Simply Red – uno de los grupos de mayor éxito de Manchester durante la década de los 80 – cerrará su mini gira del 2013 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Internet & Online, News, Travel, United Kingdom

Tagged Best Western Plus Seraphine Hammersmith Hotel, cantante de soul, hoteles, hoteles en Londres, London, LondonTown.com, Londres, Manchester, Mick Hucknall, Simply Red, Simply Rooms & Suites Hotel, “American Soul”

Strong civil aviation business helps Safran report 9.5% revenue growth in Q1 2013

Posted on 23, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

FULL-YEAR 2013 REVENUE OUTLOOK UPGRADED All revenue figures in this press release represent adjusted[1] revenue. Please refer to definitions contained in the Notes Key figures for the first quarter of 2013 First-quarter 2013 adjusted revenue was Euro 3,404 million, up … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Security & Safety, Technology

Tagged after-tax profit, Aircraft Equipment, civil aviation, consolidated income statement, Currency hedges, Defence, Executive commentary, financial income, foreign currency derivatives, Goodrich Electrical Power Systems, hedge accounting, Jean-Paul Herteman, on-board electrical power systems, organic growth, Paris, revenue, revenue growth, REVENUE OUTLOOK UPGRADED, SAF, Safran, Safran 2013 Outlook, Safran first quarter of 2013, Safran Revenue, SECURITY

Olympic Air and Aegean Airlines deal to be investigated by EC under the EU merger regulation

Posted on 23, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the proposed acquisition of Olympic Air by Aegean Airlines. The companies are the two main Greek airlines offering passenger air transport services on … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Law, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Tagged acquisition, Aegean Airlines, airlines, Alexandroupolis, Athens, Athens International Airport, Chania, Competition, competitor, Corfu, deal, domestic Greek routes, EC, EEA, Greece, Greek airlines, Heraklion, investigation, Joaquin Almunia, Kos, Merger Regulation, Mergers, monopoly, Mytilene, Olympic Air, passenger air transport, passengers, poorer service, price increases, Rhodes, Santorini, strong market position, Thessaloniki, ticket prices, tourist destination, travellers

Karel De Gucht: The Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership: Global Impacts

Posted on 23, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Institute for International and European Affairs/ Dublin, Ireland Dublin, Ireland, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, As you may know we’ve just had two days of discussions with European Union trade ministers here in Dublin, under the able chairmanship of Minister … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, International Trade, Investment, Ireland, Politics

Tagged Barriers, Dublin, foreign direct investment, global liberalisation, Imports, investment, Karel De Gucht, multilateral trade liberalisation, multilateral trading system, standards, tariffs, technical regulations, trade, trade issues, trade ministers, transatlantic commerce, Transatlantic Trade, United States, World Trade Organisation, WTO

Road Movies on screen at the King’s Cross Filling Station

Posted on 23, April 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Film buffs enjoying a 12-day pit-stop of some of the best road movies ever made 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The old forecourt canopy of the revamped King’s Cross Filling Station is inviting guests to fill up their tanks with some of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Internet & Online, News, Society, Travel, United Kingdom

Tagged best road movies, Bonnie And Clyde, Cars and Drive, cinema, Easy Rider, Everyman Road Movies, King's Cross Filling Station, KXFS, London, London Outdoor Film Screenings, London Restaurants, londontown, Natural Born Killers, Open Road classics, Road Movies, road trips, The Graduate, Thelma & Louise

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