Daily Archives: 30, October 2013

Western Union et La Banque Postale annoncent le renouvellement de leur partenariat de long-terme

Paris, France, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Western Union (NYSE : WU), un leader des services de transfert d’argent dans le monde, et La Banque Postale, qui bénéficie du vaste réseau de bureaux de poste en France, annoncent le renouvellement de leur partenariat de long-terme, … Read the full press release

Národná banka Slovenska’s Bank Board issued statement following its 26th meeting

Bratislava, Slovak Republic, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The 26th meeting of the Bank Board of Národná banka Slovenska was held today (29 October 2013) and was chaired by Jozef Makúch, the NBS Governor. The Bank Board took note of the NBS Monthly Bulletin … Read the full press release

Banif – Banco Internacional do Funchal, S.A. registered €70,795,220 share capital increase through the issue of 7,079,522,043 new shares

Lisbon, Portugal, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Banif – Banco Internacional do Funchal, S.A. informs that, on the present date, it has registered a share capital increase in the amount of €70,795,220, through the issue of 7,079,522,043 new shares. Following this capital increase, the share … Read the full press release

French PR agency Hopscotch announced change in its management

Paris, France, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Jérôme Lascombe, one of the founding directors of French agency Hopscotch and member of the board of the Public Système Hopscotch group, will be leaving the company. The Public Système Hopscotch group will continue being led … Read the full press release

EnBW, EDF and RKI GmbH inaugurated the new fifth machine in Iffezheim hydropower plant

EnBW and 200 guests celebrate the expansion of Germany’s largest run-of-river power plant Stuttgart/Iffezheim, Germany, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Along with EDF and the operating company RKI GmbH, EnBW today inaugurated the new fifth machine that has already been commissioned. In the … Read the full press release

UK’s lobbying organisation CBI: High street sales stall but growth expected to return

London, UK, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — High street sales were flat in the year to October, disappointing retailers’ expectations for another solid rise, but robust growth is expected to return next month, the CBI said today. The CBI’s latest monthly Distributive Trades … Read the full press release

Rio Tinto sold its 50.1% interest in the Clermont Joint Venture to Glencore Xstrata and Sumitomo owned GS Coal Pty Ltd for US$1.015 billion

London, United Kingdom, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rio Tinto has reached a binding agreement for the sale of its 50.1 per cent interest in the Clermont Joint Venture to GS Coal Pty Ltd, a company jointly owned by Glencore Xstrata and Sumitomo … Read the full press release

The European Parliament boasts more than 1 million Facebook page fans

One million citizens from every corner of Europe and beyond now follow the European Parliament on Facebook, making our page the biggest Facebook page of any of the European institutions. But how did it all begin and what is it … Read the full press release

Euro area Business Climate Indicator (BCI) continued upward trend in October 2013

Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In October 2013, the Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the euro area continued the upward trend that started in May 2013. It increased by 0.18 points to 0.01, close to its historic long-term average. The assessments … Read the full press release

EC to reduce costs and simplify administration for the construction sector across EU

Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today the Commission took another step to simplify administration and reduce costs for businesses in the construction sector. According to the Commission’s proposal, manufacturers of construction products (e.g. bricks, insulation, doors etc.) will be able to … Read the full press release

The European Commission released its 2013 Education and Training Monitor with plenty of data to facilitate evidence-based policy making across Europe

Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sixteen Member States1 decreased their spending on education between 2008 and 2011, with six2 showing further significant budget decreases in 2012, according to the latest Education and Training Monitor released today by the European Commission. The 2013 Education and … Read the full press release

The European Central Bank (ECB) published its report on October 2013 euro area bank lending survey results

Frankfurt am Main, Germany, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  The European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing its report on the results of the October 2013 euro area bank lending survey today. The bank lending survey, which is conducted four times a year, … Read the full press release

Commissioner Štefan Füle met with leaders of coalition parties in Moldova on strengthening the EU agenda

Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Commissioner Štefan Füle met leaders of coalition parties of Republic of Moldova in Brussels today and made the following statement: ‘I met with political leaders from the Republic of Moldova, Mr Marian Lupu, Vladimir Plahotniuc, Vlad … Read the full press release

Practical guidelines on 2015 VAT change released by EC

Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Commission has today published practical guidelines to prepare businesses for the new VAT rules for telecoms and e-services, which will enter into force in 2015. The aim is to help businesses to be fully prepared … Read the full press release

EIB supports Turkey’s earthquake risk mitigation efforts with EUR 200 million

Luxembourg, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing EUR 200 million to the Republic of Turkey as follow up support to earthquake risk mitigation efforts in Istanbul, Turkey’s commercial and financial centre. The EIB funds are being provided … Read the full press release