For over four years the Voith telemetric system DIWA SmartNet has been proving itself in more than 1,500 vehicles worldwide. At Busworld 2013 in Kortrijk Voith is now presenting the second generation of this automatic monitoring system for the DIWA … Read the full press release
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
Posted in Awards, Belgium, Germany, Industrial
Tagged Award, Belgium, Busworld, cooling agent of the engine, eco-friendly, ECW Award, ECW Innovation Label Award 2013, European Coach and Bus Week, heavy commercial vehicles, hydrodynamic continuous braking system, INNOVATION, Kortrijk, outstanding innovations, Secondary Water Retarder, SWR, Voith, wear-free braking
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
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Spain
Tagged ABDA, adquirido, adquisición, Asuransi Bina Dana Arta “ABDA”, compañía aseguradora, Indonesia, Jakarta, MAPFRE, seguros no vida
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
Posted in Business, Commodities, France, International Trade, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alberto Pravettoni, Atlantic Basin, chartering companies, CHINA, cleared freight volumes, Commodities, dry freight volumes, FFAs, freight clearing business, freight prices, hedged positions, iron ore, iron ore imports, Kamyar Naficy, LCH.Clearnet, OTC Forward Freight Agreements, ship owners, shipping, traders, trading companies, transatlantic shipments
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
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Society
Tagged burden-sharing, coherent EU immigration policy, EESC, EU immigration, European Economic and Social Committee, immigration, irregular immigration, irregular immigration by sea, Lampedusa disaster, northern Europe, Panagiotis Gkofas, Pariza Castanos, solidarity, Southern Europe, Stefano Mallia
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
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
Posted in Banks, Business, Management, Politics, Slovenia
Tagged Abel Mateus, Antonio Oporto, Axel Reiserer, EBRD clients in Slovenia, EBRD delegation, EBRD Directors, EBRD's Board of Directors, Irena Sodin, Joachim Schwarzer, Peter Basch, Ronald Elkhuizen, Sang Goo Byun, Seán Donlon, Slovenia, Slovenia business community, Slovenia central bank, Slovenia diplomatic community, Slovenia government, Slovenia society organisations
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
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Government, Law
Tagged 12-months excise duty reductions phasing-out scheme, Antoine Colombani, Belgian support scheme, biofuel, biofuel producers, EC, EU state aid rules, excise duty reductions, Maria Madrid Pina, new biofuel support scheme, sustainable biofuels, The European Commission
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
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Spain
Tagged Eurostoxx 50, fondo de inversión, inversión garantizado, MAPFRE, MAPFRE PUENTE GARANTÍA 12
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
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
Posted in Awards, Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics
Tagged Alexander ALVARO, Annemarie Jorritsma, Anni PODIMATA, Brussels, cross-border cooperation, Enrique BARÒN CRESPO, EU citizens, EU integration, EU project, European Citizen's Prize 2013, European citizenship, European Parliament, Hans-Gert Pöttering, Isabelle DURANT, László SURJÁN, Maja OREL SCHWARZ, medals of honour, official event, Othmar KARAS, Peter Matjašič, President Martin Schulz, Sanne DE RYCK
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
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
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged AT&T, CEOs, Daniel Pataki, Deutsche Telekom; Stéphane Richard, digital economy, ETNO, EU digital economy, Financial Times, Fleur Pellerin, FT-ETNO SUMMIT 2013, Luigi Gambardella, Neelie Kroes, One Single Telecom Market for Europe, Orange, Randall Stephenson, Single Telecom Market, Telecom Market, Timotheus Höttges
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
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Law, Slovakia
Tagged case C-73/11 P, case C25/2005, competitors, debt, debt write-off, distortion of competition, ECJ, EU Court of Justice, EU rules, EU state aid rules, European Commission, Frucona Košice, Judgment, non-payment of taxes, Slovak alcohol producer, Slovak SKK 416.5 million, state aid, undue economic advantage, write-off of tax debt
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
Posted in Banks, Education, European Union, Government, Luxembourg
Tagged Algeria, EGYPT, EIB, FEMIP Internship Programme, Gaza/West Bank, Internship, Israel, JORDAN, Lebanon, Mediterranean partner countries, MOROCCO, recruitment campaign, students, SYRIA, The European Investment Bank, Tunisia, Turkey
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
New clearing agreement introduces increased cooperation that supports product innovation while maintaining market stability Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Lisbon, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — LCH.Clearnet SA, the Paris-based clearing house of LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd, and NYSE Euronext today announced they have signed a new … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Netherlands, Portugal
Tagged Amsterdam, Brussels, Caroline Tourrier, Christophe Hémon, clearing, clearing house, clearing services, continental listed derivatives, derivatives, equities, equities trading, Equity derivatives, European derivatives, European Equities, exchange, Kamyar Naficy, LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd, LCH.Clearnet SA, Lisbon, London Stock Exchange Group, multi-asset class clearing house, multi-national clearing house, NYSE Euronext, Paris, Roland Bellegarde, trading
Wageningen, the Netherlands, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands today formally opened the FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre on the campus of Wageningen University & Research Centre in the presence of the King’s Commissioner for Gelderland, Clemens Cornielje, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Education, Food & Beverage, Netherlands, Science
Tagged Clemens Cornielje, FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre, Geert van Rumund, global food security, Her Majesty Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, King’s Commissioner for Gelderland, milk, Royal FrieslandCampina N.V., the Mayor of Wageningen, United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organisation, Wageningen University & Research Centre, World Food Day
Amersfoort, the Netherlands, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Amersfoort – FrieslandCampina and Rabobank are to boost local dairy farming in Indonesia and Vietnam through the provision of education and affordable finance, Royal FrieslandCampina CEO Cees ’t Hart announced at the formal opening of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Education, Financial, Food & Beverage, Netherlands
Tagged affordable finance, Amersfoort, Cees ’t Hart, dairy farmers, dairy farming, Education, FrieslandCampina, FrieslandCampina Innovation Centre, Her Majesty Queen Máxima, Indonesia, Netherlands, Piet Moerland, Rabobank, Vietnam
Amsterdam, Netherlands, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V. (“DEMB”) announces that, in consultation with Euronext, DEMB’s listing will be terminated on Tuesday 29 October 2013. Monday 28 October 2013 will be the last day of trading of DEMB Shares … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Investment, Netherlands
Tagged Abernathy McGregor Group, D.E MASTER BLENDERS 1753 N.V., DEMB, DEMB Shares, DEMB1753, Douwe Egberts, Dutch Civil Code, Euronext, Frans van der Grint, Hill+Knowlton Strategies, Hornimans, Joh. A. Benckiser, L’OR, Merrild, Moccona, Oak Leaf, Pickwick, Pilão, Sabine Post, Senseo, statutory buy-out proceedings, Tom Johnson, uitkoopprocedure
Commercial launch of CT7200 during K Fair 2013 trade fair in Düsseldorf, Germany Vienna, Austria, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces the launch of a new low … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge has signed a partnership agreement with the US start-up Solidia Technologies® to industrialize an innovative technology that could reduce the environmental footprint of pre-cast concrete. The technology allows lower CO2 emissions in the cement … Read the full press release
BorSafe™ ME3440-D and BorSafe™ HE3490-DS-H exhibit higher resistance to chlorinated disinfectants Vienna, Austria, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis, a leading supplier of advanced infrastructure plastics solutions for the pipe and fittings industry, has recently introduced two new BorSafe products exhibiting higher resistance … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Chemicals
Tagged Borealis, BorSafe, BorSafe™ HE3490-DS-H, BorSafe™ ME3440-D, Borstar® bimodal technology, chlorinated disinfectants, fittings, Gilles Rochas, higher resistance to chlorinated disinfectants, infrastructure plastics solutions, pipe, Polyethylene Crosslinked (PEX), Virginia Mesicek
Ingolstadt, Germany, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Ingolstadt, October 14, 2013 – Even though Mike Rockenfeller has had the DTM title in his pocket ever since the race at Zandvoort the motivation of the Audi squad remains unbroken. In the finale at Hockenheim … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Sports
Tagged Adrien Tambay, ARD, Arno Zensen, Audi Sport Team Phoenix, Audi squad, Dieter Gass, DTM title, Edoardo Mortara, Ernst Moser, Filipe Albuquerque, Hans-Jürgen Abt, Hockenheim, Hockenheimring, Jamie Green, Mattias Ekström, Miguel Molina, Mike Rockenfeller, ngolstadt, race, Timo Scheider, Zandvoort
Ingolstadt, Germany, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — New sales record for Audi in September: Around 150,300 customers chose a model with the four rings last month, a year-on-year increase of 10 percent. The company continued to benefit from growing sales in the United … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany
Tagged A3 Sportback, AUDI AG, AUDI September sales, Luca de Meo, Q3, Q5
Paris, France, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — At the occasion of the Strategies’ Design Awards event, Schneider Electric has received the award “Product Design” in the category Light Products for its portable solar LED lamp Mobiya TS 120. This lamp has been developed … Read the full press release
Investment to help meet rising demand for licensed biologics and expected pipeline growth Basel, Switzerland, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) today announced plans to invest 800 million Swiss francs within its global manufacturing network to increase production … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Healthcare, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Switzerland
Tagged Basel, biologic medicines, Daniel O’Day, Germany, Kadcyla, licensed biologics, Oceanside, Penzberg, Perjeta, pertuzumab, RoACTEMRA, Roche, Switzerland, tocilizumab, trastuzumab emtansine, USA, Vacaville
Vienna, Austria, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — At K 2013, Borealis, Borouge and NOVA Chemicals invite you to “Open Your Mind” and explore exciting possibilities for innovation and sustainability driven by their new approaches and cutting-edge plastics solutions (Stand 6A43 Hall 6). … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Business, Chemicals, Germany, Marketing
Tagged Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, ADNOC, Borealis, Borouge, Chris Bezaire, cutting-edge plastics solutions, Düsseldorf, Germany, International Petroleum Investment Company, IPIC, K 2013, Mark Garrett, new PP BorPure™ homopolymer, NOVA Chemicals, OMV, plastics, polyolefin, PP and PE based solution, Virginia Mesicek, Wim Roels
Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM), 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Raising awareness on equality and anti-discrimination and safeguarding social diversity is the aim of an OSCE-supported media campaign launched in Skopje today. The wide range campaign was initiated by the Labor and Social Policy Ministry … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has found a 1 950 million PLN (approx. €465 million) support measure for the construction of a series of gas pipelines and modernisation works in different parts of Poland to be in line … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Law, Poland
Tagged distorting competition, EC, EU energy goals, EU state aid rules, gas, gas pipelines, gas pipelines construction, gas transmission, internal market, Polish gas network, Polish gas transmission network, Polish state aid, The European Commission, €465 million Polish state aid
Brussels, Belgium, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has found that aid to four projects aimed at improving and expanding the Greek gas network complies with EU state aid rules. These projects aim at increasing the gas transmission capacity and security … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Government, Greece, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Law
Tagged aid, Commission, DESFA, distorting competition, EU energy goals, EU internal market, EU state aid rules, European Commission, gas infrastructure, Greek gas infrastructure projects, Greek gas network, Greek state, Joaquin Almunia, reducing CO2 emissions, state aid
The General Court confirms the validity of the Commission Decision according to which the long-term funding mechanism of France Télévisions constitutes State aid compatible with the internal market Luxembourg, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Within the context of the reform of public broadcasting, France … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, France, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Marketing, Media
Tagged annulment, budgetary grant, EC, France, France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, France Ô et Outre-Mer 1ère, France Télévisions, French tax code, General Court of the European Union, phasing out advertising, public broadcasting, public channels, state aid, subsidy, Télévision française 1 (TF1) v Commission
The Eurogroup reviewed the reforms and fiscal adjustments in some member states receiving financial assistance. The road ahead for banking union completion was discussed. Eurogroup reviews progress in Ireland, Spain, Portugal and Greece Brussels, Belgium, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Ireland and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Ireland, Portugal, Spain
Tagged banking union, ESM, Eurogroup, European Financial Stability Facility, financial sector reform, fiscal adjustments
Announcing the winners of the 15th edition of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s NEUE STIMMEN (New Voices) vocal competition Gütersloh, Germany, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The 27 year old Australian soprano Nicole Car, the 25 year old American soprano Nadine Sierra, and the 24 … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Germany, Society
Tagged American soprano Nadine Sierra, Anja Silja, artist, Australian soprano Nicole Car, Brian Dickie, Christoph Meyer, Dominique Meyer, Evamaria Wieser, Francisco Araíza, Ines Koring, Jürgen Kesting; Gustav Kuhn, Liz Mohn, Myong-Hyun Lee, Nadine Sierra, Nicholas Payne, Nicole Car, Oleg Tibulco, Siegfried Jerusalem, South Korean tenor Myong-Hyun Lee, Volker Oetzel
Brussels, Belgium, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission today welcomed the publication of the first-ever EU-wide study of the impact of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) on the European economy in terms of GDP, employment, wages and trade. Carried out jointly by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Government, Law, Science
Tagged António Campinos, Benoît Battistelli, Claire Castel, copyrights, designs, Employment, EU Observatory on Infringements of Intellectual Property Rights, EU-wide study, European economy, European Patent Office, GDP, geographical indications, intellectual property rights, IP rights, IPR, IPR jobs, IPR-intensive industries, Laura Casado Fernandez, Michel Barnier, OHIM, Oswald Schröder, Patents, Ruth McDonald, trade, trademarks, wages
Zagreb, Croatia, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) is organising a seminar on “How to Prevent and fight Rural Development Fraud” on 14-15 October, in Zagreb. The event brings together experts from all EU Member States, as well as … Read the full press release
African Development Bank Asian Development Bank European Bank for Reconstruction and Development European Investment Bank Inter-American Development Bank International Monetary FundWorld Bank Group Washington, D.C., United States, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ninth WTO Ministerial Conference in Bali, Indonesia on 3-6 December … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, International Trade, Politics
Tagged African Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Bali, EBRD, EIB, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Investment Bank, IMF, Indonesia, Inter-American Development Bank, International Monetary FundWorld Bank Group, statement, trade, trade facilitation assistance, Washington, World Bank, World Bank/IMF Annual Meeting, WTO, WTO Trade Facilitation Agreement
Brussels, Belgium, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — EURid was presented the CENTR award for Marketing and Communication for our Co-funded Marketing Programme last night (2 October 2013) at the CENTR 50 General Assembly dinner gala which took place at the Atomium in Brussels, Belgium. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Belgium, Internet & Online, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Award, CENTR 50 General Assembly, CENTR award for Marketing and Communication, co-funded marketing programme, EURid, Giovanni Seppia, Katrina Sataki, marketing campaigns, registrar, registrar marketing campaigns, YADIFA project
The building that houses University Hospital’s surgery department in Ulm, Germany, has been named winner of a new German architectural award for buildings in the hospital and health sector. Wicona contributed with aluminium solutions. Ulm, Germany, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Construction, Germany, Healthcare, Industrial, Real Estate
Tagged aluminium building systems, aluminium curtain wall, aluminium window solutions, aluminum, architectural award, Bund Deutscher Architekten, Dodel Metallba, Erika Ahlqvist, German architectural award, KSP Engel and Zimmermann, Sapa, Sapa’s Wicona, The German Architects Association, Ulm, Ulm hospital, Wicline windows, Wicona, Wictec curtain wall
Genoa, Italy, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Genoa, 3 October 2013 – In relation to the 3,952,361 bonds currently outstanding of the Banca CARIGE 1.50% 2003-2013 hybrid subordinated issue with premium for redemption, convertible into ordinary shares (denominated: “Banca Carige 1,50%, 2003 – … Read the full press release
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