Monthly Archives: January 2014

Veolia Environnement awarded nine-year £142.3 million waste management contract contract by Brent Council, London

Veolia Environnement has been awarded the nine-year public realm contract by Brent Council, which will start in April 2014. The contract is valued at £142.3 million and has an option to extend for a further seven years. Paris, France, 23-1-2014 — … Read the full press release

STRABAG Property and Facility Services GmbH signs for the management of Süddeutsche Verlag’s main offices in Munich

STRABAG PFS has been commissioned for at least another three years from 1 January 2014 with the technical facility management of the main offices of Süddeutsche Verlag in Munich. Frankfurt, Germany, 23-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ —  STRABAG Property and Facility Services GmbH … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space signed with Gazprom Space Systems to build the Yamal-601 telecommunications satellite

Cannes, France, 23-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space announced that it has signed a contract with Russian operator Gazprom Space Systems (GSS) to build the Yamal-601 telecommunications satellite, which will provide fixed communications, broadcast and Internet access services. Thales Alenia Space … Read the full press release

European Space Agency’s Rosetta to land on the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko later this year

Cannes, France, 23-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Rosetta, the European Space Agency probe that was launched towards the comet 67P/Churyumov-Gerasimenko on March 2, 2004, has been “woken up” after being placed into deep space hibernation on June 8, 2011. In the nearly ten … Read the full press release

Thales to tailor its Thales Reality H simulator to Norwegian and Nordic Countries’ flight scenarios with the launch customer Blueway

Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 23-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Blueway is a market leader in Scandinavian on-shore and off-shore helicopter services, specialising in shuttle services and replacement of flare tips, as well as search & rescue, infrastructure and environmental operations. In particular, Blueway’s offshore activity … Read the full press release

64th Berlinale’s Forum 2014 finalized its programme with series of special screenings

Berlin, Germany, 23-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Forum has now finalized its 2014 programme with a series of special screenings dedicated to historical films and re-discoveries as well as current works of special formal and thematic interest. When Bong Joon Ho first opened … Read the full press release

64th Berlinale’s Best First Feature Award jury announced

Berlin, Germany, 23-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Berlinale has been even more committed to supporting the next generation of film makers since 2006, when it introduced the Best First Feature Award. The award is endowed with 50,000 Euros, donated by the … Read the full press release

Iran President Hassan Rouhani speaks for “friendship, engagement, cooperation and peaceful coexistence” at the World Economic Forum Annual Meeting 2014

Iran seeks to become one of the world’s top 10 economies in the future The international community needs to work together to help Syria President expects to conclude a comprehensive nuclear agreement The theme of the 44th World Economic Forum Annual … Read the full press release

BT Sport survey finds body image issues are serious problem for female athletes

 • BT Sport survey delivers stark confirmation that body image issues are a worrying problem within women’s sport, with 80% of the athletes stating that they feel pressure to conform to a certain look and body type  • 89% say … Read the full press release

OAO NOVATEK expanded capacity from 5 to 11 million tons at the Purovsky plant

Moscow, Russia, 22-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — OAO NOVATEK (“NOVATEK” and/or the “Company”) announced today that last two (out of four) new gas condensate stabilization trains with three (3) million tons per annum overall capacity were launched at the Purovsky plant resulting in … Read the full press release

Marchesini Group introduced its new filling and closing machine Millennium 120-2 for ATEX products and ultrasound sealing

Pianoro (BO), Italy, 22-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2013, a well-known American supplier of veterinary products purchased a new version of the filling and closing machine Millennium 120 from Marchesini Group. TheMill120-2 was created from the standard single channel linear version. The new version adds innovative solutions … Read the full press release

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision issued risk management guidelines on anti-money laundering and terrorist financing

Basel, Switzerland, 22-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has today issued a set of guidelines to describe how banks should include the management of risks related to money laundering and financing of terrorism within their overall risk management framework. Prudent … Read the full press release

Ed. Züblin AG and VAMED Germany consortium to renovate the Charité university hospital in Berlin

Stuttgart, Germany, 22-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Following contract award at the beginning of January, the general contractor consortium consisting of Ed. Züblin AG and VAMED Germany have begun renovation works at the Charité university hospital in Berlin. Over the next three years, … Read the full press release

World Economic Forum and edX announced the launch of online learning platform Forum Academy

The World Economic Forum today launches Forum Academy, an online learning platform to deliver professional leadership courses Non-profit initiative for certified professional development on a continuous and sustained basis Brings a Davos-level curriculum on global, regional and industry topics to … Read the full press release

64th Berlinale: Panorama Dokumente will open at Cinestar 7 on February 7 presenting 16 films including ten world premieres

Berlin, Germany, 22-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — This year’s Panorama Dokumente is presenting 16 films, including ten world premieres. All first screenings will be presented at Cinestar 7 in the Sony Center and at Kino International. Panorama Dokumente will open at Cinestar 7 at 5.00 pm … Read the full press release

Aktuelle Erklärung von ADAC Präsident Peter Meyer

München, Deutschland, 22-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mit großer Sorge nehme ich als Präsident die aktuelle öffentliche Kritik am ADAC wahr und bedauere dies zutiefst, zumal der ADAC bislang als eine der vertrauenswürdigsten Organisationen Deutschlands galt. Wir nehmen diese Kritik sehr ernst … Read the full press release

EnBW appeals BNetzA’s decision against the closure of four power plant units in Marbach and Walheim

Karlsruhe, Germany, 21-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Karlsruhe. EnBW has received notification from the Federal Network Agency (BNetzA) that its application to close four power plant units in Marbach and Walheim has been declined. These power plant units are “system-relevant” according to the … Read the full press release

CBI quarterly Industrial Trends Survey reveals new manufacturing orders growing at fastest rate since 2011

London, UK, 21-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Growth in new manufacturing orders was the strongest since April 2011, according to the latest CBI quarterly Industrial Trends Survey. In the three months to January 2014, domestic orders rose, uncertainty about demand fell and investment … Read the full press release

Six projects run by the World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community won competition supported by the Coca-Cola Company

Shaping a Better Future challenge awards six Global Shaper projects that tackle pressing problems in local communities The winning project receives US$ 50,000 grant from Coca-Cola; five runner-ups receive US$ 10,000 each The World Economic Forum’s Global Shapers Community includes more … Read the full press release