Daily Archives: 27, June 2013

EC approved under state aid rules Portuguese state guarantees for banks guaranteeing EIB loans granted to companies in Portugal

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27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has approved a new Portuguese scheme providing State guarantees for banks that guarantee European Investment Bank (EIB) loans granted to companies in Portugal. President Barroso said: “With this decision the European Commission and the EIB … Read the full press release →

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Alstom signed with LAZ Group filial City Transport Group to produce modern high speed tramways for the Ukrainian market

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27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom and its Russian joint-venture, TramRus¹, have concluded an agreement with City Transport Group, a filial of the LAZ Group and the main bus manufacturer in Ukraine, to produce modern high speed tramways for the Ukrainian market. … Read the full press release →

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SuperJet International (SJI) delivered its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 aircraft to the Mexican airline Interjet

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Le Bourget (Paris), 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the occasion of the 50th International Paris Airshow SuperJet International (SJI) – joint venture between Alenia Aermacchi (a Finmeccanica Company) and Sukhoi Holding – announced the delivery of its first Sukhoi Superjet 100 (SSJ100) … Read the full press release →

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Group TBI led construction consortium and two leading architectural firms selected to design and construct The European Patent Office’s new building in Hague, Netherlands

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Munich/Rijswijk, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Patent Office (EPO) announced today that a consortium of four companies belonging to the Group TBI, one of the largest construction, mechanical and electrical services companies in the Netherlands, in co-operation with two leading … Read the full press release →

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Samsung Electronics selected Oberthur Technologies to provide PEARL, the state-of-the-art NFC embedded Secure Element (eSE), for the newly released GALAXY S4

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Colombes, France, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced its selection by Samsung Electronics to provide PEARL, the state-of-the-art NFC embedded Secure … Read the full press release →

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University of Tübingen scientists reconstructed medieval leprosy genomes to shed light on disease’s history

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27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An international team of scientists reconstructed a dozen medieval and modern leprosy genomes – suggesting a European origin for the North American leprosy strains found in armadillos and humans, and a common ancestor of all leprosy bacteria … Read the full press release →

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„Печатница на Българската народна банка” АД и „Франсоа Шарл Обертюр Груп”, Франция създават съвместно дружество за производство на банкноти в България

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27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — „Печатница на Българската народна банка” АД (ПБНБ) успешно приключи преговорите и постигна договореност за създаване на съвместно дружество за производство на банкноти в България с един от най-големите производители на банкноти в света „Франсоа Шарл Обертюр Груп”, … Read the full press release →

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University of Tübingen hosts the 8th Taiwan Documentary Film Festival

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Entertainment and discussions about Taiwanese society with director Tsai Tsung-Lung 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The University of Tübingen is hosting the 8th Taiwan Documentary Film Festival over the next two days. Movies by Taiwanese directors will be shown on Friday, 28 and … Read the full press release →

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One of the world’s largest brewers SABMiller plc reports on its sustainability targets

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SABMiller hits local sourcing target for Africa a year early Absolute water use cut by 16%, absolute carbon emissions cut by 26% since 2008, despite volume growth 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SABMiller plc, one of the world’s largest brewers, today publishes … Read the full press release →

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European entertainment network RTL Group and North-American online video company BroadbandTV announced strategic partnership

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BroadbandTV is YouTube’s fifth largest Multi-Channel Network, managing more than 7,800 channels and generating around 800 million video views per month Investment accelerates RTL Group’s expansion strategy in the online video market Partnership positions BroadbandTV as a powerhouse in the … Read the full press release →

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Polish power utility group ENERGA takes EUR 195M long-term corporate loan from EBRD, PKO Bank Polski and ING Bank Śląski

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27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is supporting a massive investment programme by the Polish power company ENERGA SA (“ENERGA”) and its distribution arm ENERGA OPERATOR SA (“ENERGA OPERATOR”) which represents a major step in the modernisation of the country’s electricity … Read the full press release →

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Italian Salini Spa, Impregilo Spa merger results in major player in the large infrastructure sector with consolidated revenue €7.4B, ebitda €1B and backlog €26B

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A NATIONAL CHAMPION IN THE LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR CREATED IN ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER THE PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR IMPREGILO THE NEW LISTED COMPANY WILL BE CALLED SALINI IMPREGILO S.P.A. 2016 CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS PLAN AND MERGER PLAN TARGETS APPROVED BY THE BOARDS … Read the full press release →

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Disc brake technology company Brembo S.p.A. to invest $115M to expand its industrial hubs in US and Brazil

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THE INVESTMENT ON THE TWO AMERICAN INDUSTRIAL HUBS WILL LEAD THE SUBSIDIARIES BREMBO NORTH AMERICA AND BREMBO DO BRASIL TO DOUBLE THEIR REVENUES Stezzano, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the 2013-2015 three-year period, Brembo S.p.A. will make a total investment of … Read the full press release →

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Irizar entrega la unidad 1000 de su modelo de autocar Irizar i6

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27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — En un acto celebrado en sus propias instalaciones Irizar hace entrega de la unidad 1000 de su modelo de autocar Irizar i6 fabricado en la planta de Irizar en Ormaiztegi – España. El Irizar i6 fue … Read the full press release →

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Abengoa to launch its first demonstration Waste-to-Biofuels (W2B) plant in Babilafuente, Spain

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The production of bioethanol from municipal solid waste represents a major technological advance in the waste management model. 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Abengoa (MCE: ABG.B), the company that applies innovative technology solutions for sustainability in the energy and environment sectors, today … Read the full press release →

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ESET® Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server released

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Bratislava, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ESET, a global pioneer in proactive protection for 25-years, today announced the global release of ESET® Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server. It is yet another addition to our server line of products built to safeguard sensitive company data and assets … Read the full press release →

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Gazprom, BASF to explore joint projects in Russia and third countries

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27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF took place yesterday as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2013. The parties discussed the cooperation deepening in the energy sector, giving consideration to the … Read the full press release →

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Aeroflot successfully passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit and proved compliance with IOSA Standards for 5th time

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Moscow, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Aeroflot has successfully passed the fifth regular IOSA procedure (IATA Operational Safety Audit). The IOSA certificate and the status of IOSA-registered operator have been prolonged till October 14, 2015. The audit was conducted in all the activity areas: Organization and … Read the full press release →

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Ubisoft Motion Pictures to collaborate with Warner Bros and Michael Bay on development of feature film based on Tom Clancy’s™ Ghost Recon

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Los Angeles, United States, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, Ubisoft Motion Pictures, the film and television division of Ubisoft, announced that they are collaborating with Warner Bros. Pictures and Michael Bay the award-winning director of blockbusters, including “Armageddon,” “Pearl Harbor” and “Transformers” … Read the full press release →

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Scandinavian carrier SAS signed with Airbus for eight A350 XWBs and four A330s

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Airbus fleet will bring the airline into a new long haul future Blagnac,  27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Scandinavian carrier SAS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for eight A350 XWBs and four A330s, as part of its strategy to modernize … Read the full press release →

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UPC Romania deruleaza in aceasta vara al doilea program de Internship adresat studentilor centrelor universitare din Bucuresti, Cluj-Napoca si Iasi

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Bucuresti, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — UPC Romania deruleaza in aceasta vara al doilea program de Internship adresat studentilor centrelor universitare din Bucuresti, Cluj-Napoca si Iasi. In urma procesului de selectie, peste 40 de tineri beneficiaza de un stagiu timp de 3 … Read the full press release →

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24th meeting of Geneva International Discussions focused on freedom of movement, missing persons and water provision

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GENEVA, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Addressing the negative impact of fencing activities along the Administrative Boundary Line was the main topic which dominated the deliberations of the 24th meeting of the Geneva International Discussions today co-chaired by the OSCE Chair’s Special … Read the full press release →

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European Patent Office improves multilingual access to patent documents by adding six new languages

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Munich, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In a move to further improve multilingual access to information contained in patent documents, the European Patent Office (EPO) today made another set of European languages available in its free machine translation service Patent Translate. With … Read the full press release →

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EC draft directive on e-invoicing in public procurement, step towards end-to-end e-procurement and e-government in Europe

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Brussels, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today proposed a draft directive on e-invoicing in public procurement, accompanied by a communication setting out its vision for the full digitisation of the public procurement process, so-called ‘end-to-end e-procurement’. E-invoicing is … Read the full press release →

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EC study reveals Europeans consumers are not getting the internet speeds they are paying for

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Brussels,  27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Europeans consumers are not getting the broadband download speeds they pay for. On average, they receive only 74% of the advertised headline speed they have paid for, according to a new European Commission study on fixed … Read the full press release →

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EU Court of Justice ordered Czech Republic to pay a lump sum of €250 000 for failure to comply with a judgment of the Court concerning occupational retirement provision

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27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the absence of a second pillar (supplementary pension offered by certain employers for their staff) in the Czech pension system, the Court considers that that infringement had a limited effect on the internal market The Member … Read the full press release →

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