Daily Archives: 18, June 2013

UK Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change Edward Davey sets out his vision for a robust European Union Energy and Climate framework for 2030

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Secretary of State sets out his vision for a robust European Union Energy and Climate framework for 2030. Originally given at Residence Palace, Brussels. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ … Read the full press release

EU, Canada negotiate Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU and Canada are currently negotiating the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in order to take their trade and investment relationship to a new level. This EU-Canada FTA will cover the key issues relevant to … Read the full press release

EC to fight unemployment by improving efficiency of public employment services

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Employment: Commission proposes to help jobless by improving efficiency of public employment services Member States’ public employment services have a crucial role to play in helping the 26 million unemployed in Europe to get a job. This is … Read the full press release

Venezuela President Nicolas Maduro met with Eni CEO Paolo Scaroni

During the meeting, which was held in an atmosphere of cordiality, they discussed the progress of the Perla super-giant field project, one of the largest gas fields discovered in the world in recent years, and Junín-5 oil field project. Rome, … Read the full press release

DCNS presents its latest underwater innovations at 2013 UDT Europe show in Hamburg, Germany

Hamburg, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The 2013 edition of the annual UDT Europe show – a leading forum for the international undersea defence community – will be held in Hamburg, Germany, from 18 to 20 June. DCNS will present some of the … Read the full press release

ThyssenKrupp concentrates its carbon fiber reinforced plastics activities at Kesselsdorf near Dresden

18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ThyssenKrupp is concentrating its activities in carbon fiber reinforced plastics at Kesselsdorf near Dresden. Today Stanislaw Tillich, Premier of the Free State of Saxony, and Dr. Heinrich Hiesinger, Executive Board Chairman of ThyssenKrupp AG, officially inaugurated the … Read the full press release

EDPS: Cyber security is not an excuse for the unlimited monitoring and analysis of the personal information of individuals

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cyber security is not an excuse for the unlimited monitoring and analysis of the personal information of individuals, said the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) today following the publication of his opinion on the EU’s strategy on cyber security. While there is … Read the full press release

Industrie De Nora US subsidiary De Nora Tech participated at 2013 Annual Chlorine Institute meeting in Houston, TX

Milan, Italy, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — De Nora Tech, a wholly owned subsidiary of Industrie De Nora located in Concord (Ohio), participated at the 2013 Annual Chlorine Institute meeting in Houston (TX). The event brought together producers, packagers, distributors and users involved … Read the full press release

Astrium Services, Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) renewed their partnership

Astrium Services has renewed its partnership with Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF), a leading NGO specialized in the deployment of emergency telecommunications TSF provides people in distress and first responders with means of communication where terrestrial communications fails Astrium Services provides … Read the full press release

EC report calls for more coherent EU response to migration challenges and opportunities

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  How are the EU and its Member States addressing the challenges and opportunities of migration? Analysing the 2012 and early 2013 developments in the areas of immigration and asylum, a Commission report published today calls for … Read the full press release

Cassidian signs with CETC-7 Ltd to build IP-based shared TETRA network for Nanjing government, China

New TETRA system built to ensure the security of the Asian Youth Games in 2013 and the 2nd Summer Youth Olympic Games in 2014 Improves security for more than eight million people in Nanjing, and final set-up will cover an … Read the full press release

South African golfer Louis Oosthuizen becomes Mercedes-Benz Brand Ambassador

Mercedes-Benz is delighted to announce the appointment of South African professional golfer, Louis Oosthuizen, as its new golf brand ambassador. Mercedes-Benz South Africa will not only be supporting the 2010 Open Championship winner through to further success but will also … Read the full press release

Henkel-Vorstand Kathrin Menges nimmt Auszeichnung für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften entgegen

18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Henkel wird erneut für nachhaltiges Wirtschaften ausgezeichnet: Am 20. Juni 2013 verleiht der Investmentspezialist RobecoSAM das zweite Jahr in Folge die „SAM Sustainability Awards“ und zeichnet Henkel für seine Erfolge im nachhaltigen Wirtschaften als Gold Class … Read the full press release

Alstom selected by Greater Avignon Metropolitan Area to supply 24 Citadis Compact trams

18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  On 18 June 2013, Alstom was selected by officials of the Greater Avignon Metropolitan Area to supply 24 Citadis Compact trams. The contract is worth about €45 million. Scheduled for delivery in the spring of 2016, … Read the full press release

EU, Mediterranean local representatives discussed sustainable urban mobility and water management over meeting in Bethlehem

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Members of the Commission for Sustainable Development (SUDEV) of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM) met for the first time in Bethlehem on 15 June to debate sustainable urban mobility and the local and regional dimension … Read the full press release

Bayer, ThyssenKrupp unveil technology for Chlorine production with much less electricity

New process reduces energy consumption by roughly one-third / Trial phase completed successfully Leverkusen, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A new technology from Bayer and ThyssenKrupp that is now being launched commercially worldwide enables the production of chlorine with significantly less electricity. … Read the full press release

Volvo Group’s truck operations delivered 16,732 vehicles in May 2013

18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Deliveries from the Volvo Group’s truck operations in May 2013 amounted to 16,732 vehicles. This was a decrease of 9% compared with the year-earlier month. Volvo Group Total deliveries by market for all brands (Volvo, Mack, Renault … Read the full press release

European Court of Auditors: EU Support for Governance in Egypt “well-intentioned but ineffective”

Luxembourg, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) is highly critical of EU aid spending to promote key areas of governance in Egypt in the periods before and after the Uprising of January 2011. “The … Read the full press release

Historic EU-US trade deal negotiations announced at G8 Summit in Lough Erne

18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Prime Minister David Cameron, President Obama, President of the European Council Herman Van Rompuy and President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso set out their plans in a joint press conference in Lough Erne. The … Read the full press release

Committee of the Regions President Valcarcel met with Mayors from the Union of Local Authorities in Israel

18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, President of the EU Committee of the Regions (CoR) and co-President of the Euro-Mediterranean Regional and Local Assembly (ARLEM), met yesterday in Tel Aviv with Israeli’s Mayors from the Union of Local Authorities … Read the full press release

Karel De Gucht welcomes Member States’ green light for EC to start negotiations on Transatlantic Trade and Investment with US

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht stated: “I am delighted that the Council has today decided to give the European Commission ‘the green light’ to start trade and investment negotiations with the United States. Today’s decision sends an … Read the full press release

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visits Kabul

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was in Kabul on Tuesday (June 18) to take part in the official ceremony during which President Hamid Karzai announced the fifth and final group of Afghan provinces, cities and … Read the full press release