Monthly Archives: May 2013

Henkel Metylan: Mustertapeten auf Stoß kleben

Extravagante Mustertapeten liegen voll im Trend. Um ein einheitliches Muster an die Wand zu bringen, sind Genauigkeit und Geschick gefragt. Der hochwertige Vliestapeten-Kleister Metylan direct sorgt für ausreichende Korrekturfreiheit und ermöglicht so perfektes Kleben auf Stoß. Düsseldorf, 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — … Read the full press release

Plenary debate of the European Parliament on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership in Strasbourg

Karel De Gucht, European Commissioner for Trade, remarks on the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership Strasbourg, 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — From the outset, let me underline the importance of this Parliament’s interest, commitment and contribution to preparations for negotiations of a Transatlantic Trade … Read the full press release

Štefan Füle discusses the progress and shortcomings of the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia

Plenary session of the European Parliamen / Brussels 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — President, Honourable Members, I would like to pay tribute to the quality of the report which has been prepared by your Rapporteur, Mr. Richard Howitt. I welcome the … Read the full press release

The European Parliament voted to endorse EC’s proposal for EU-wide protection for victims of domestic violence

EU-wide protection for victims of domestic violence to become law Strasbourg, 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Victims of violence, in particular domestic violence, will soon be able to count on EU-wide protection, after the European Parliament voted with an overwhelming majority (602 … Read the full press release

Alstom Italy to attend Energy Festival 2013

23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom Italy will be present at Energy Festival 2013, organized with the support and collaboration of the University LUISS Guido Carli, which will host the event, Milan Polytechnic and the University Ca ‘Foscari of Venice. On the opening … Read the full press release

The European Parliament adobted Commission’s proposal to make the internal market for pyrotechnic articles leaner

Brussels, 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission welcomed today’s adoption by the European Parliament of the Commission proposal to make the internal market for pyrotechnic articles leaner. Further to this vote fireworks will soon become safer to use thanks to new rules … Read the full press release

Germany and the USA Economic researchers find self-assured entrepreneurs more likely to act against their own pro-environmental values

München, 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Many entrepreneurs claim that they care about sustainability, yet they make decisions that are harmful to the environment. Economic researchers from Germany and the USA have discovered that many bosses do indeed have firm convictions when it … Read the full press release

Dr. Herbert Heitmann appointed Head of newly formed Communications and Government Relations unit at Bayer AG

Leverkusen, 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Dr. Herbert Heitmann, currently Executive Vice President of External Communications at Royal Dutch Shell, The Hague, Netherlands, will head the newly created Communications and Government Relations unit at Bayer AG with effect from September 1, … Read the full press release

EESC: Tax evasion costs Europe EUR 1 trillion a year

Civil society urges the Council to end tax evasion 23-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  The EESC is urging the Council to send out the right signal to the European public and to prove that Europe is able to tackle this fundamental … Read the full press release

Agfa Graphics to present innovative wide format workflow and new UV curable printers at FESPA 2013

Mortsel, Belgium, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Along an important series of new additions to its :Anapurna and :Jeti families of UV-curable wide-format printers, FESPA 2013 also sees Agfa Graphics announcing its :Asanti PDF workflow for sign and display applications. These debuts strongly … Read the full press release

European Investment Bank & Cassa Depositi e Prestiti to provide €600 million loan for Emilia-Romagna earthquake recovery

Rome, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP) signed in Rome today a €600 million loan for rebuilding industrial infrastructure in areas hit by the earthquake in Emilia-Romagna one year ago. The EIB was … Read the full press release

MCM London Comic Con Bringing Best Line Up Yet To ExCel

Full line up will include a special preview of ‘The World’s End’ by writer-director Edgar Wright 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The spring instalment of London’s MCM Comic Con is nearly upon us. Scheduled to take place at the ExCel Centre … Read the full press release

University of Warwick Professor of Law Shaheen Sardar Ali in 100 most influential Pakistani women

22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Professor Shaheen Sardar Ali, Professor of Law at the University of Warwick and Vice-Chair of the United Nations Working Group on Arbitrary Detention, has been included in a list of the 100 most influential Pakistani women in … Read the full press release

Henkel TV-Spot für Persil Duo-Caps

Duo-Power für strahlend saubere Wäsche 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Seit Mittwoch, den 15. Mai, hat Persil Duo-Caps im Fernsehen seinen großen Auftritt: Der TV-Spot zeigt die neue Generation von vordosierten Flüssigwaschmitteln. Persil Duo-Caps vereint durch die innovative Zwei-Kammer-Technologie die bewährte Leuchtkraft-Formel … Read the full press release

Viviane Reding: The EU’s Data Protection rules and Cyber Security Strategy: two sides of the same coin

NATO Parliamentary Assembly/Luxembourg 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Internet is the infrastructure of the modern age. It accounted for more than 20% of GDP growth in the world’s major economies over the last five years. If it were a national … Read the full press release

Alstom delivers the first 3 trains to to the first metro line in Panama City

22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As part of the improvement programme to the transport sector in Latin America, Alstom has achieved an important milestone in the region. The company has delivered the first 3 trains to the first metro line in Panama … Read the full press release

Štefan Füle, Security Conference in Prague: “Evropa a svět v pohybu”

Štefan Füle – Eurokomisař za politiku rozšíření a evropskou politiku sousedství Praha, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Vážené dámy, vážení pánové, děkuji za pozvání. Dovolte mi věnovat se ve svých poznámkách o cestě z krize nejprve rámci, v němž tuto cestu hledáme. Chtěl … Read the full press release

MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes Agreement for Paddy Lowe to join the team on 3 June

Brackley, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Agreement has been reached between MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS and Vodafone McLaren Mercedes for Paddy Lowe to join the team on 3 June. Paddy will strengthen MERCEDES AMG PETRONAS in the role of Executive Director (Technical) and will … Read the full press release

Astrium Services Government, Inc. added UAE-owned Yahsat Military Ka-Band to its multi-band offering to the US Government

Washington, D.C., 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Astrium Americas announced today that its subsidiary, Astrium Services Government, Inc., will offer UAE-owned Yahsat Military Ka-Band service to the US government. This service allows any US government or Department of Defense end user to utilise … Read the full press release

MFF 2014-2020 negotiations: “Let us look beyond purely inter institutional dimension of these negotiations”

Brussels, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Highlights of EU Commissioner for Budget and Financial programming Janusz Lewandowski’s speech at today’s EU General Affairs Council meeting. The debate was on the state of negotiations on the EU’s next financial period (MFF 2014-2020) On … Read the full press release

European Environment Agency: 94% of bathing sites in EU meet minimum standards for water quality

Brussels, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ninety-four per cent of bathing sites in the European Union meet minimum standards for water quality, according to the European Environment Agency’s annual report on bathing water quality in Europe. Water quality is excellent at 78 % … Read the full press release

EU to fund the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries

Brussels, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU will provide some €37 million to strengthen the fight against piracy in several Eastern and Southern African countries through support for the Programme to promote Regional Maritime Security (MASE). In the past decade, the level … Read the full press release

EC moves to help crisis-hit countries getting the most from EU Funds for growth and jobs

Brussels, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Measures to help crisis-hit countries to use much needed EU funds have been proposed today by the European Commission. The measures would help these Member States to tackle youth unemployment, to support small and medium sized … Read the full press release

Bayer acquired 100% of the shares of Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH

Transaction includes Iberogast® and Laif® brands Leverkusen, Germany, 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Bayer signed an agreement Thursday to acquire 100% of the shares of Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk GmbH, Darmstadt, Germany, a privately held pharmaceutical company specializing in pharmacy-only herbal medicines. Steigerwald’s product … Read the full press release

93,307 LEGO railway elements long enough to be awarded a Guinness World Record

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — 93,307 LEGO elements. That’s what it took to build a LEGO railway long enough to be awarded a Guinness World Record for the longest plastic toy train track – precisely 4000.25 meters long. More than 80 LEGO enthusiasts … Read the full press release

THK Gökçen Aviation orders 17 air ambulance Eurocopter EC135s

Eurocopter’s EC135 will perform medical airlift duties throughout Turkey with a fleet of 17 helicopters to be flown by the Turkish Aeronautical Association’s THK Gökçen Aviation commercial arm, marking the latest major contract win for this twin-engine rotorcraft in the … Read the full press release

Maran Film produziert die Verfilmung des Romans „Glückskind“ von Steven Uhly

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — „Glückskind“, der viel beachtete Roman von Steven Uhly, wird Primetime-Fernsehfilm für die ARD. Für die Regie konnte der Top-Regisseur Michael Verhoeven gewonnen werden. Produziert wird diese Roman-Adaption von Sabine Tettenborn (Maran Film), die Redaktion liegt beim SWR … Read the full press release

The European Parliament adopted the EU legislative proposal on safety of offshore oil and gas operations in EU

Energy Commissioner Oettinger welcomes Parliament adoption of offshore legislation Brussels, 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy said: “I welcome this major step enhancing the safety of offshore oil and gas production in the EU. Past accidents have shown … Read the full press release

Bayer MaterialScience launches Innovation Hub in Shanghai, China

More than 200 experts to be employed in Shanghai Shanghai, 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bayer MaterialScience has inaugurated a regional innovation hub for Asia Pacific in Shanghai, China. More than 200 experts will develop novel ideas for the use of high-performance … Read the full press release

EU Court of Justice delegation to officially visit Bulgaria

Luxembourg, 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As part of the constant contacts which the Court of Justice of the European Union maintains with the highest courts of the Member States, a delegation from the Court will make an official visit to Bulgaria, from Saturday, … Read the full press release

EBRD opens €150M credit line to provide loans for energy efficiency and renewables, agriculture and female entrepreneurs in Turkey

New EBRD credit line will provide loans for energy efficiency and renewables, agriculture and female entrepreneurs in partnership with Turkey’s largest bank 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Turkey relies on small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) for 80 per cent of its employment … Read the full press release

Saku Brewery achieved the biggest export growth in 2012 among members of The Association Of Estonian Food Industry

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Association of Estonian Food Industry announced Saku Brewery as the company that achieved the biggest growth in export turnover in 2012 among the members of the Association. Saku’s export turnover increased by nearly 50% last year, … Read the full press release

University College London: Men experience higher burden of disease and lower life expectancy than women

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Men experience a higher burden of disease and lower life expectancy than women, but policies focusing on the health needs of men are notably absent from the strategies of global health organisations, according to a Viewpoint article in this … Read the full press release

Alstom welding apprentice Kurt Rodgers one step closer to the final of SkillWeld 2013

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — First year welding apprentice Kurt Rodgers is one step closer to reaching the final of SkillWeld 2013 after beating all-comers in the semi-final event held at Alstom Power in Stafford. The competition aims to find Britain’s most talented trainee welder and … Read the full press release

The 1994 Group welcomes Part Time Matters campaign to back benefits of part-time study

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The 1994 Group welcomed the launch of the Part Time Matters campaign this week to promote the benefits of part-time study. In February this year the 1994 Group called for such a campaign following HESA data which revealed that the number … Read the full press release

Henkel startet Loctite Reparatur-Experte für Smartphone und Tablet

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Speziell das Smartphone ist ein täglicher Begleiter und dient als schnelle Informationsquelle von der Fahrplanauskunft bis zum Restaurantfinder. Aber nicht nur privat sind die Mobilgeräte nützlich, auch im Job können sie hilfreich sein. Henkel startet jetzt speziell … Read the full press release

University of Liverpool: fish oils could minimise effects junk food can have on the brain

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Data from more than 180 research papers suggests fish oils could minimise the effects that junk food can have on the brain, a review by researchers at the University of Liverpool has shown. The team at the … Read the full press release

CNMV: Advertencia Al Público De Entidad No Registrada En Supervisores Internacionales

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — La Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) hace públicas las advertencias recibidas a través de los supervisores de los mercados de Bélgica, Irlanda, Luxemburgo, Noruega y Reino Unido. El supervisor belga informa de que I-RISK BVBA … Read the full press release

De Nederlandsche Bank: Dutch investment firms’ Q1 2013 net assets increased by 4.5% Q-o-Q

21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the first quarter of 2013 Dutch investment firms’ net assets increased by 4.5% Q-o-Q (EUR 25.2 billion) to EUR 581.1 billion (see figure 1). The increase was due especially to price gains on equity investments. The … Read the full press release

EBRD to finance Kyrgyz Capital Bishkek Clean Up With Modern Solid Waste Management

Total financing of €22 million, including loans and grants, will allow Bishkek to upgrade its solid waste collection, build urgently needed landfill and close down existing dump 21-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bishkek, the capital of the Kyrgyz Republic, has a vision … Read the full press release