Daily Archives: 26, June 2013

EU Court of Justice on the Google v Agencia Española de Protección de Datos case: search engines not responsible for personal data appearing on web pages they process

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26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — National data protection legislation is applicable to them when they set up an office in a Member State which orientates its activity towards the inhabitants of that State, so as to promote and sell advertising space, even … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Internet & Online, Law, Luxembourg, Spain, Technology

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Leica Geosystems AG acquired Italian mobile mapping system company Geosoft S.r.l.

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Heerbrugg/Switzerland, 26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Leica Geosystems strengthens position in mobile mapping by acquiring Geosoft S.r.l., an Italian based software and hardware company, founded in 1988, that specializes in modular cartography, digital photogrammetry and mobile mapping solutions. Geosoft leveraged its experience … Read the full press release →

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Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee recommended Latvia as next Eurozone member

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26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Latvia should join the Euro on 1 January 2014, recommends the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee in an opinion voted on Monday. The opinion praises Latvia’s record and efforts to date, but also says it needs to … Read the full press release →

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EIB President Werner Hoyer opened the second day of the European Financial Congress held in Sopot, Poland

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26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — President Werner Hoyer opened the second day of the European Financial Congress held in Sopot, Poland with a speech on the EIB and European initiatives in financing infrastructure. He underlined that investment in key infrastructure assets, in research and … Read the full press release →

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.eu domain names to become available in Croatia as of 1 July, 2013

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Brussels, 26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 1 July 2013, Croatia will join the European Union. As of that day, Croatian residents, organisations and companies will be able to register .eu domain names. Below you can find an updated version of the … Read the full press release →

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OSCE conference in Vienna on inequality, globalization and trafficking

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VIENNA, 26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The OSCE Special Representative and Co-ordinator for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings, Maria Grazia Giammarinaro, today discussed financial, social and legal factors related to migration, inequality and trafficking at an OSCE-hosted conference on preventing modern-day slavery. … Read the full press release →

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Russian Vnesheconombank to raise $230M to fund the construction of CSKA football stadium in Moscow

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26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the course of the Petersburg International Economic Forum-2013 State Corporation ‘Bank for Development and Foreign Economic Affairs (Vnesheconombank)’, Bank of America, N.A. (US), Sumitomo Mitsui Finance Dublin Limited (Ireland) and CJSC Sumitomo Mitsui Rus Bank (Russia) … Read the full press release →

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EBRD president Sir Suma Chakrabarti met with Russian president Vladimir Putin over dinner organised by Russian Direct Investment Fund

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26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Sir Suma Chakrabarti, the EBRD president, has attended a dinner organised by the Russian Direct Investment Fund and hosted by President Putin in St Petersburg. Sir Suma used the occasion to urge further investment in Russia’s … Read the full press release →

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EC proposed for EU wide ban on ‘5-IT’ synthetic substance with stimulant and hallucinogenic effects

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International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking 26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ahead of the International Day Against Drug Abuse & Illicit Trafficking, the European Commission has today proposed an EU-wide ban on ‘5-IT’, a synthetic substance with stimulant and hallucinogenic effects. The … Read the full press release →

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DB Schenker creates Middle East joint venture with its long-term global network partner Salem Freight International in Abu Dhabi

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Berlin/Essen/Dubai, 26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — DB Schenker continues to grow in the Middle East with the establishment of a new joint venture with its long-term global network partner Salem Freight International in Abu Dhabi. After operating in Abu Dhabi for more … Read the full press release →

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