Daily Archives: 18, October 2013

Voith’s innovative Secondary Water Retarder (SWR) won ECW Innovation Label Award 2013 at Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium

Kortrijk, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Voith convinced the jury with its innovative Secondary Water Retarder (SWR) at Busworld in Kortrijk, Belgium, and won the ECW Innovation Label Award 2013. The award-winning product brakes with the cooling agent of the engine and … Read the full press release

MAPFRE ha adquirido una participación del 20 por ciento en la compañía aseguradora Asuransi Bina Dana Arta “ABDA” Indonesia

La operación permite a MAPFRE aumentar su presencia en el sudeste asiático y posicionarse en un mercado con un elevado potencial Madrid, Spain, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — MAPFRE ha adquirido una participación del 20 por ciento en la compañía aseguradora Asuransi Bina … Read the full press release

LCH.Clearnet reports cleared freight volumes reach record levels on commodities demand from China

Cleared commodities freight volumes reach record levels since the peak in 2008 Paris, France, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH.Clearnet) announced that cleared freight volumes more than doubled* in September from a year earlier as traders increased their hedged positions to … Read the full press release

European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) made loud and clear call for coherent EU immigration policy based on burden-sharing

Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — At its plenary session in Brussels yesterday, in the wake of the Lampedusa disaster, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) made a loud and clear call for a coherent EU immigration policy based on burden-sharing. … Read the full press release

ENTEGA erneut im Test der Strom- und Gasanbieter ausgezeichnet

Energieversorger erhält von Check 24 Bestnote beim Kundenservice Darmstadt, Germany, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Das unabhängige Verbraucherportal Check24 hat pünktlich zum Start der neuen Heizperiode das Leistungsspektrum von insgesamt 40 bundesweit tätigen Gasanbietern untersucht. Als einziges Unternehmen erhält der Energieanbieter ENTEGA beim … Read the full press release

EBRD’s Board of Directors delegation to visit Slovenia on 21-25 October, 2013

London, UK, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A delegation from the EBRD’s Board of Directors is visiting Slovenia on 21-25 October. The visit forms part of a regular series of consultations that enable EBRD Directors to obtain up-to-date information on developments in countries … Read the full press release

EC found Belgium’s 12-months excise duty reductions phasing-out scheme granted to 7 biofuel producers in line with EU state aid rules

Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has found a 12-months phasing-out of excise duty reductions granted by Belgium to seven biofuel producers to be in line with EU state aid rules. The seven producers, who were selected in 2006 … Read the full press release

MAPFRE lanza al mercado el fondo de inversión MAPFRE PUENTE GARANTÍA 12

Madrid, Spain, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — MAPFRE lanza al mercado el fondo de inversión MAPFRE PUENTE GARANTÍA 12, un producto sin riesgo que presenta, además, un rendimiento muy atractivo a medio plazo, ya que está vinculado a la revalorización del Eurostoxx 50. … Read the full press release

Bank supervision would be “more effective at EU level”, Eurobarometer poll

Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Over half of EU citizens feel that banks should be regulated by the EU, rather than national governments. Half also believe that they would be better protected against the economic crisis if their countries coordinated … Read the full press release

The 43 European Citizen’s Prize 2013 winners attended official event in Brussels at the European Parliament

Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The 43 winners of the European Citizen’s Prize 2013 attended an official event in Brussels on Wednesday and Thursday at the European Parliament, where they met its President Martin Schulz. They had already received medals … Read the full press release

EC opened in-depth investigation into Belgian Walloon region funding granted to steel group Duferco

Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has launched an in-depth enquiry to determine whether the funding granted to steel group Duferco by the Walloon region of Belgium complies with the European Union’s state aid rules. The launch of the … Read the full press release

ETNO calls on EU Council to adopt roadmap for the EU digital economy during its meeting on 24/25 October

At the FT-ETNO SUMMIT 2013 “One Single Telecom Market for Europe?”, ETNO called upon the EU Council to adopt a roadmap for the EU digital economy during its meeting on 24/25 October, in order to generate jobs and growth and to improve … Read the full press release

Debt write-off for Slovak alcohol producer Frucona Košice found incompatible with EU state aid rules by the the European Commission

Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Following a judgment by the EU Court of Justice (ECJ) (case C-73/11 P) on its previous decision (case C25/2005), the European Commission has adopted a new decision confirming that a Slovak SKK 416.5 million (€11 million) write-off of … Read the full press release

The European Investment Bank launched new recruitment campaign for its FEMIP Internship Programme

Luxembourg, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is currently launching a new recruitment campaign for its FEMIP Internship Programme. The Programme is open to students who are nationals of the Mediterranean partner countries (Algeria, Egypt, Gaza/West Bank, Israel, Jordan, … Read the full press release

Republic of Slovenia nominated Mr Anton Rop for appointment as a Full Member of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank

Luxembourg, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — By letter dated 9 September 2013, the Republic of Slovenia nominated Mr Anton Rop (Honorary Vice-President of the European Investment Bank) for appointment as a Full Member of the Board of Directors of the European Investment Bank. … Read the full press release