Monthly Archives: June 2013

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

IBERDROLA’s British subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables completed the expansion of the biggest European wind farm Whitelee in Scotland

As part of its commitment to sustainable development Located south of Glasgow, this renewable energy complex has increased its installed capacity from 322 megawatts (MW) to 539 MW Annual output at Whitelee will be equivalent to the electricity consumption of … Read the full press release

UK FCO Minister for Human Rights Baroness Warsi reaffirms UK support of Victims of Torture

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — FCO Minister for Human Rights reaffirms UK support for victims of torture and renews drive to encourage torture convention ratifications. Senior Foreign Office Minister Baroness Warsi said: “On this day in 1987, the United Nations Convention Against … Read the full press release

New single portal on EU finance at access2eufinance.ec.europa.eu

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — From today businesses around Europe will have easier access to much needed finance as the European Commission expands the single portal on EU finance, to include EU Structural Funds: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the … Read the full press release

EC new policy for public authorities to avoid dependence on single ICT supplier would save public sector €1 billion a year

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commission today releases a new policy to help public authorities avoid dependence on a single ICT supplier. Following the recommendations in this new “against lock-in” approach could save the EU’s public sector more than €1.1 billion … Read the full press release

Daimler Board of Management member Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard becomes Chairman of the ACEA Commercial Vehicle Board in Brussels

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dr. Wolfgang Bernhard, the Daimler Board of Management member responsible for Daimler Trucks and Buses, has become Chairman of the Commercial Vehicle Board of the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). Dr. Bernhard succeeds Andreas Renschler, who had … Read the full press release

Selex ES commended by the UK Ministry of Defence for its counter-IED role in 2012 Olympic and Paralympics Game

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Selex ES, a Finmeccanica company, was recently commended by the UK Ministry of Defence for its responsiveness in ensuring the UK was prepared to counter any remotely controlled Improvised Explosive Device (IED) threats which may have emerged during … Read the full press release

Professor Albert Rodger reappointed to the Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cabinet Secretary for Education and Lifelong Learning, Mike Russell, announced the reappointment, which will be for four years and will run from October, 3, 2013 to October 2, 2017. The Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council … Read the full press release

Freie Universität Computer Science Professor Working on System that would provide protection for Whistleblowers

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Volker Roth, a professor of computer science at Freie Universität Berlin, is working in a project called AdLeaks to create a system that would make it possible for an individual to submit data over the Internet while … Read the full press release

The EU 95g CO2/km target for car CO2 emissions by 2020 agreed between MEPs and Irish Presidency of the Council

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The 95g CO2/km by 2020 reduction target for average car emissions was retained in a deal agreed by negotiators for Parliament and the Irish Presidency of the Council late yesterday evening. “I am happy that we could … Read the full press release

Central and Eastern Europe’s largest construction company STRABAG SE announced its Q1 2013 results

Output volume (-6 %) and EBIT (-5 %) lower due to weather-related delay to the start of the building season Interest income helps improve net income after minorities by 7 % Order backlog remains high at € 13.8 billion, although … Read the full press release

MoraBanc ha nomenat Carles Figueras com a responsable dels Fons d’Inversió de la seva gestora d’actius

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — MoraBanc ha nomenat Carles Figueras com a responsable dels Fons d’Inversió de la seva gestora d’actius. Figueras s’encarregarà de les estratègies de promoció i desenvolupament de l’oferta de fons del grup.  Al mateix temps, continuarà al capdavant … Read the full press release

Cargotec’s Kalmar to launch new range of reachstackers at TOC Europe 2013

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced the launch of Gloria – a new range of reachstackers at TOC Europe 2013. These fifth generation machines are set to create the benchmark for productivity, operator comfort, safety and … Read the full press release

Cargo handling company Kalmar introduced 4 different contract types to optimise customers’ business performance

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has launched Kalmar Care – a new service contract concept, which brings enhanced flexibility, productivity and cost efficiency to customer operations. Kalmar Care includes four different contract types that are standardised globally and … Read the full press release

Vestas applauds President Obama’s call for the nation to double its use of renewable energy

In a speech given Tuesday at Georgetown University, President Obama calls for the nation to double its use of renewable energy. 26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — President Obama’s plan would cut carbon emissions that cause climate change and endangers public health. His … Read the full press release