Monthly Archives: April 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

Monthly Archives: April 2013

Schüler experimentieren in Essen

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

United Kingdom and Ireland decided to join EU Insolvency Rules

The Commission sets up a Platform for Tax Good Governance

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

KfW IPEX-Bank to finance Düsseldorf Airport infrastructure modernisation

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

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

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

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

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

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

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