Helsinki, Finland, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has gained an order from DP World for seven empty container handlers to Dubai, United Arab Emirates. The order was placed in October 2013. The new empty container handlers will be delivered … Read the full press release
The President of the Republic of Congo met with Eni’s CEO, Paolo Scaroni in Rome to discuss Eni’s ongoing activities and projects in the Country, with particular focus on recent discoveries. Rome, Italy, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The President of the Republic … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Management, Politics
Tagged Brazzaville, Claudio Descalzi, Congo, Cuvette Basin, Denis Sassou Nguesso, Eni, Eni Congo, Eni’s activities in Congo, exploration, hydrocarbon, Ngolo block, Paolo Scaroni, Republic of Congo, SNPC, Société Nationale des Pétroles du Congo
As a result of the verdict of the Supreme Court of 3 October 2013, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) transferred to the bank account of PKP CARGO the return of penalty imposed in 2009 in the amount … Read the full press release
Oxford, UK, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The youngest pair of stars to emerge from a supernova, dancing around each other as the neutron star cannibalises its partner, has been identified by an international collaboration involving Professor Rob Fender of Oxford University. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Circinus X-1, Dr Sebastian Heinz, giant stars, incredibly rare scenario, NASA Chandra X-ray Observatory, neutron star, Oxford University, Oxford University's Department of Physics, Professor Rob Fender, supergiant, supernova, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Brussels, Belgium, 07-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — 12% of internet users across the EU have already fallen victim to online fraud. 8% have had to deal with identity theft. A new report by the European Consumer Centre Network (ECC-Net) takes a look at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Internet & Online, Law, Retail, Security & Safety
Tagged counterfeit goods, cross-border e-commerce, cyber-security, Digital Single Market, E-Commerce, e-shopping, ECC-Net, European Consumer Centre Network, FRAUD, Fraudsters, fraudulent site, fraudulent ticket sales, free consumer advice, identity theft, Neven Mimica, never transfer cash, on-line shopping, online fraud, REPORT, secure payment method
Veendam, the Netherlands, 07-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The AVEBE potato starch concern has reached a new CLA with the trade unions. In doing so, broad attention was paid to sustainable deployment and vitality of the AVEBE personnel. For example, the age of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Food & Beverage, Management, Netherlands
Tagged AVEBE, Collective Labour Agreement, Potato Starch, trade unions, wage increase
Leeds, UK, 07-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers have identified a resistance protein that allows bacteria to survive chlorhexidine, an antiseptic commonly used in wipes, cleansers and mouthwashes in hospitals. A study led jointly by the University of Leeds and Macquarie University … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, United Kingdom
Tagged Acinetobacter baumannii, bacteria, chlorhexidine, cleansers, hospitals, Leeds University, Macquarie University, mouthwashes, Professor Ian Paulsen, Professor Peter Henderson, resistance protein, Sally Davies, study, wipes
John Fraser to retire as CEO Global Asset Management business, retaining his position as its Chairman, Ulrich Koerner to become CEO Global Asset Management, Tom Naratil to become Group Chief Operating Officer in addition to current position as Group Chief … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged Corporate Center structure, John Fraser, Philip Lofts, senior leadership team, Sergio P. Ermotti, Tom Naratil, UBS, UBS AG, Ulrich Koerner
Zurich/Basel, Switzerland, 07-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — UBS offers to buy back certain outstanding tier 2 and senior bonds for cash up to approximately CHF 2.15 billion. UBS announces today that it is making a cash tender offer in relation to five … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Switzerland
Tagged buy back, outstanding tier 2 bonds, public cash tender offer, senior bonds, UBS
Connect magazine has named Swisscom as the winner of its network test for the fifth year in a row, proving that Swisscom has Switzerland’s best mobile telephony network. Swisscom received top marks for both telephony and its data communication services. … Read the full press release
People who work in shifts for long periods run health risks. The probable cause is a disruption of their circadian rhythm, which is controlled by the biological clock (a group of cells located in the brain). Chronobiologist Maan van de … Read the full press release
Lisbon, Portugal, 06-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Banco de Portugal makes available today the Enterprise and Sector Tables for the year 2012, with economic and financial indicators on non-financial corporations from the Central Balance Sheet database based on data submitted under the Simplified … Read the full press release
Gothenburg, Sweden, 06-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On December 2, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV), a joint-venture between the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors Ltd, launched the Pro Series, a new range of trucks and buses developed specifically for India and other selected … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has fined 8 international financial institutions a total of € 1 712 468 000 for participating in illegal cartels in markets for financial derivatives covering the European Economic Area (EEA). Four of these … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law
Tagged Barclays, cartels, Citigroup, Competition, Deutsche Bank, EURIBOR scandal, European Economic Area, financial derivatives cartels, fines, forward rate agreements, Futures, interest rate derivatives, international banks, Joaquin Almunia, JPMorgan, LIBOR scandal, Options, RBS, RP Martin, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, swaps, The European Commission, transparency, UBS, € 1.71 billion
Brussels, Belgium, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of most of Nokia Corporation’s devices & services business (the “D&S business”) by Microsoft Corporation. The D&S business mainly produces and sells smartphones … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Law, Technology, Telecom
Tagged acquisition, Antoine Colombani, Competition, competitors, EU Merger Regulation, European Commission, Marisa Gonzalez Iglesias, Microsoft, mobile apps, mobile device business, mobile operating systems, Nokia, smart mobile devices, smartphones, tablets, Windows OSs
Warsaw, Poland, Luxembourg, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending PLN 200 million (EUR 47 million) to PKP Cargo S.A. for the upgrading of the rail fleet in Poland. The Bank has now supported rail investments in Poland for 23 years, promoting the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Poland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alicja Chytla, EIB, loan, locomotives, PKP Cargo S.A., Poland, rail fleet, rolling stock, The European Investment Bank, wagons
Milano, Italia, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Alba Leasing – primaria società nella locazione finanziaria – e Banca Europea per gli investimenti (BEI) hanno finalizzato un contratto di finanziamento da 95 milioni di euro garantito da SACE destinato a sostenere nuove operazioni di leasing dedicate alle … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy, Small Business
Tagged Alba Leasing, Banca Europea per gli investimenti, BEI, contratto di finanziamento, investimenti, Leasing, locazione finanziaria, PMI, SACE
Milan, Italy, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Alba Leasing – a major financial leasing company – and the European Investment Bank (EIB) have signed a €95 million loan guaranteed by SACE for supporting new leasing schemes targeting SMEs. These new financial resources will be used to develop Alba Leasing’s business … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Italy, Small Business
Tagged Alba Leasing, Assilea, Banca Popolare dell’Emilia Romagna, Banca Popolare di Milano, Banca Popolare di Sondrio, Banco Popolare, credit insurance, Daniele Pinosa, EIB, export credit services, Leasing, loan, Lorenzo Mazzoni, Maddalena Cavadini, Marco Battaglia, Marco Fraquelli, Marco Santarelli, new leasing schemes, overseas investment protection, SACE, SMEs
Getting people to use mass transit isn’t just a matter of making it convenient and cost-effective. Riders need to feel safe, too. A book by KTH researcher Vania Ceccato could make a significant contribution to improving safety in transit environments. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Law, Media, Science, Security & Safety, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged crime, KTH, RESEARCH, Royal Institute of Technology, safer transit stations, scientist, Vania Ceccato
European Research Council awards astrophysicist nearly 2.5 million euros for top-level research Heidelberg, Germany, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Heidelberg astrophysicist Prof. Dr. Ralf S. Klessen is receiving a highly endowed grant from the European Research Council (ERC), an ERC Advanced Grant for … Read the full press release
Southampton, UK, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Southampton is pleased to announce the appointment of Professor Judith Petts as Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Research and Enterprise). Professor Petts became Dean of the University’s Faculty of Social and Human Sciences in October 2010 following her role … Read the full press release
Southampton, UK, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A new study, led by a University of Southampton scientist, highlights the potential for fish communities in marine reserves to resist climate change impacts better than communities on fished coasts. The study, which is published in … Read the full press release
Stockholm, Sweden, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — New cancer treatments require good prior characterization of the tumour. Today, molecular diagnostics is time-consuming work, and important knowledge is still lacking when it comes to how drugs should best be used for individual patients. Scientists … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Sweden
Tagged cancer diagnostics, characterization of the tumour, Johan Botling, Mats Nilsson, mutations in cancer tissues, new analysis method for cancer diagnostics, Science for Life Laboratory, SciLifeLab Uppsala, Stockholm, Stockholm University, Uppsala
Stockholm, Sverige, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Teknik är en viktig drivkraft för Sveriges ekonomi. Därför utser Deloitte varje år de snabbast växande teknologiföretagen i Sverige genom utmärkelsen Sweden Technology Fast 50. I år är det 30 företag som får utmärkelsen för första … Read the full press release
Stockholm, Sweden, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sweden Technology Fast 50 is an objective ranking of the 50 fastest growing technology companies in Sweden as well as an annual award to those companies. Cloudmore is pleased to be recognized from such a credible … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Estonia, Finland, Internet & Online, Ireland, News, Norway, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Awards, Bolagsverket, Cloud, cloud services provider, cloud services unified, Cloudmore, Deloitte, Erik Olin, Michael Wicander, ranking, revenue growth, Rising Stars, Sweden Technology Fast 50, Swedish Fast 50
Moustaches fixed to trains on the Waterloo to Reading line Twitter competition asked passengers to ‘#SpotaMoTrain’ Four winners to receive prizes Southampton, UK, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — South West Trains- Network Rail Alliance today (Friday 29 November) announced the winners of its … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Marketing, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged #SpotaMoTrain, Christian Roth, Colonel K, Dick Dastardly, Freddie Mercury, Groucho Marx, Hercule Poirot, John Cleese, Lionel Richie, Magnum PI, Ned Flanders, Nigel Mansell, Ron Burgundy, South West Trains-Network Rail Alliance, Stephen Fry, Terry Thomas, trains, Twitter competition, Waterloo - Reading line, winners
Zurich, Switzerland, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss National Bank (SNB) and the Federal Finance Administration (FFA) advise as follows: The likely positive fiscal result for the Confederation in 2013 and the reduction of liquid funds will drive down the need for borrowed … Read the full press release
Anhaltende Exportstärke lässt Österreichs Finanzforderungen weiter steigen Wien, Österreich, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Aufgrund des äußerst ungünstigen globalen Wirtschaftsumfelds war der hochvernetzte österreichische Kapitalmarkt in den vergangenen Jahren durch Zurückhaltung der Investoren sowie eine stagnierende internationale Finanzverflechtung gekennzeichnet. Die traditionell deutlich ausgeprägten … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Economy, Government, International Trade
Tagged Nettogläubiger, Oesterreichische Nationalbank, Österreichs, Überschuss, Unternehmensanleihen
At the recent International Tunnelling Awards 2013, a team of innovative experts from Ramboll won the “Ground Investigation and Monitoring Award” for the “exceptional geotechnical consultancy work” on the Fehmarn Fixed Link project. Copenhagen, Denmark, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On Tuesday 26 … Read the full press release
Copenhagen, Denmark, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — TDC, the largest Danish provider of TV & entertainment, broadband and mobile solutions, today announced as presenting partner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 with the European Broadcasting Union. May 5 to10th 2014, as Europe once … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Entertainment, Media, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Anders Jensen, European Broadcasting Union, Eurovision, Eurovision Song Contest 2014, presenting partner, TDC, TDC Group
Copenhagen, Denmark, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Russian entrepreneur Oleg Tinkov has finalised a buy out of Riis Cycling A/S. Oleg Tinkov now is therefore the sole owner of Riis Cycling, the company behind the professional cycling team, which name has been changed … Read the full press release
Differentiate your dairy portfolio with new concept from Chr. Hansen targeting the attractive consumer segment of 17-35-year-olds Hørsholm, Denmark, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — If you would like a fresh take on modern dairy desserts and welcome the opportunity to differentiate from competition, … Read the full press release
End of proceedings against Koramic Dachprodukte GmbH & Co KG Wienerberger is committed to fair competition Vienna, Austria, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Wienerberger AG today received the official decision that the proceedings initiated against Koramic Dachprodukte GmbH & Co KG, a former … Read the full press release
Big Data Analytics steht oben auf der Agenda des Top-Managements – Unternehmen sehen eigene Schwächen bei Business-Analytics-Kompetenzen Universität Potsdam veröffentlicht zweite Studie zu Status und Potenzial der Analytics-Nutzung von Unternehmen in Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz (DACH) Im Fokus: branchenübergreifender … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Management, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Big Data, Big Data Analytics, Business-Analytics-Lösungen, DACH-Region, Deutschland, Österreich, SAS, Schweiz, Universität Potsdam
HUGE OPPORTUNITY FOR GRADUATES IN STEM SUBJECTS, WITH 69,000 BIG DATA SPECIALISTS NEEDED BY 2017 Buckinghamshire, UK, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — As UK businesses look to exploit the proliferation of data to support evidence-based decisions in the information economy, it’s becoming ever … Read the full press release
Vienna, Austria, 02-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the further execution of its strategic and capital plans, BAWAG P.S.K. today announces the redemption of an additional EUR 150 million of the participation capital held by the Republic of Austria. Together with the EUR 50 million … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Business, Financial, Investment
Tagged BAWAG P.S.K, Byron Haynes, participation capital, redemption, Republic of Austria
Evry, France, 02-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The 1,812th flight of a Soyuz launch vehicle was performed on Tuesday, 26 November 2013 from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan at 00:53 Moscow time (21:53 Paris time on Monday, 25 November 2013). Arianespace and its … Read the full press release
The newly founded International Research Unit for Multilingualism at LMU has gone into operation. Munich, Germany, 02-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — LMU‘s Institute of German as a Foreign Language has set up an International Research Unit for Multilingualism (IFM). The IFM’s objectives can … Read the full press release
Stuttgart, Deutschland, 02-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Mit 9,34 Millionen Zuschauern war der gestern Abend (1. Dezember 2013) im Ersten ausgestrahlte Stuttgart-„Tatort: Happy Birthday, Sarah“ eindeutiger Tagessieger – und zwar sowohl in der Gesamtzuschauerzahl als auch in der Gruppe der 14- bis 49-Jährigen … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Media
Tagged Antonio Wannek, Bavaria Film GmbH, Britta Hammelstein, Charlotte Bohning, Felix Klare, Jürgen Carle, Karlsruhe, Maran Film, Maryam Zaree, Nils Reinhardt, Oliver Kienle, Patrick von Blume, Rastatt, Richy Müller, Ruby O. Fee, Sabine Tettenborn, Sarah Baumbach, Sebastian Bootz, Stuttgart, Thorsten Lannert, Tobias Oertel, Wolfgang Stauch
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