Espoo, Finland, 20-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lars Peter Lindfors, Neste Oil’s Senior Vice President, Technology, has been named Finland’s CTO of the Year for 2014. Technology Academy Finland (TAF) presents the CTO of the Year award to a Chief Technology Officer … Read the full press release
Espoo, Finland, 20-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has approved the sustainability verification system developed by Neste Oil and confirmed that it complies with the standards set for reliability, transparency, and independent third-party auditing. Verifications made under the system are always … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Finland
Tagged diesel fuel, independent third-party auditing, ISCC verification system, Kaisa Lipponen, Neste Oil, Pekka Tuovinen, premium-quality renewable fuel, reliability, renewable feedstocks, RSPO verification system, sustainability verification system, The European Commission, transparency, vegetable oil
Marks GSK’s fourth Breakthrough Therapy designation London, UK, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GlaxoSmithKline plc (LSE: GSK) announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Therapy designation for Tafinlar®(dabrafenib) for treatment of patients with metastatic BRAF V600E … Read the full press release
London, UK, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Private wealth is increasingly shaping the world’s real estate markets and the use of private equity in major property deals worth at least US$10 million has nearly trebled since 2009. Real estate now accounts for around … Read the full press release
Hong Kong / Singapore, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Euler Hermes, the world’s leading provider of trade credit insurance, is expanding its services in Asia Pacific with the addition of a specialized Single Risk & Political Risk insurance team based in Singapore. … Read the full press release
Madrid, Spain, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Following local regulatory approvals, Solunion will consolidate the former Chile, Colombia and Mexico activities of its joint venture shareholdersEuler Hermes and MAPFRE. Solunion provides credit insurance solutions with the world’s largest risk database and the widest … Read the full press release
Bremen, Germany, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — wpd europe GmbH buys the wind farm project Tohkoja, situated on Finland’s west coast, from Finnish energy provider Fortum. wpd is planning the project with up to 26 wind turbines and an overall capacity of up … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Finland, Germany, Investment
Tagged acquisition, Fortum, Helge Rau, Jokela, Kalajoki, Mäkikangas, Tohkoja, wind farm, wind farm project, wpd europe GmbH
Berlin, Germany, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Berlinale Special is part of the official programme and presents recent works by contemporary filmmakers, as well as film portraits of renowned personalities and extraordinary formats. This year 18 productions have been invited to participate in Berlinale Special, … Read the full press release
Gütersloh, Germany, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Arvato Financial Solutions is taking over the Dutch payment services provider “AfterPay.” The company, which the Arvato subsidiary has cooperated with for the past two years, is a provider of “pay after delivery” payment solutions … Read the full press release
Bertelsmann Asia Investments fund sells two holdings worth $71 million Holdings in 25 companies and funds Growth in media, services and education planned Beijing, China, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bertelsmann is advancing its profitable growth in China: The international media company’s Bertelsmann … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Media, Technology
Tagged Annabelle Yu Long, BAI, Bertelsmann, Bertelsmann Asia Investments, BitAuto, CHINA, fund, holdings, Yoho
Sevastopol, Ukraine, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (14.01.2014), the President of FC Sevastopol Aleksandr Krasilnikov presented a new head coach to the football players, the club’s coaching team and the staff of the first football team. Bulgarian coach Angel Chervenkov is well … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Sports, Ukraine
Tagged Aleksandr Krasilnikov, Angel Chervenkov, Bulgarian coach, Bulgarian coach Angel Chervenkov, FC Sevastopol, head coach
Heidenheim an der Brenz, Germany, 17-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Voith’s TissueFlex XD press fabric for tissue production has very good saturation for maximum dewatering. It is produced with a lower caliper offering faster break-in times allowing the machine to reach higher productivity … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ETNO welcomes the priorities for the telecommunications sector set by the Greek Government for its presidency. ETNO will actively cooperate with the Greek presidency so that it can deliver by 30 June on these measures, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Greece, Internet & Online, Law, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Cloud, Digital Agenda for Europe, e-government, e-health, ETNO, EU telecom operators, Europe’s telecommunications network operators, Greek Presidency, Smarter Europe, The Zettabyte Era
El centro prevé dar servicio a unos 8.000 vehículos al año y tiene capacidad para albergar hasta 27 vehículos al día Madrid, Spain, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — MAPFRE abre un nuevo Centro del Automóvil en Valencia (C/ Dels Gremis, 8) para prestar un … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Insurance, Spain
Tagged Alfonso Rus, Centro del Automóvil, Cristóbal Grau, Francisco J. Marco Orenes, MAPFRE, Valencia, Vicente Guarch
Filipe Albuquerque to switch to Audi’s LMP and GT program Young talent Nico Müller convinced in tests with Audi RS 5 DTM Dieter Gass: “Nico’s speed and personality fit Audi” Ingolstadt, Germany, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new face in Audi’s driver … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Sports
Tagged 2014 DTM season, Audi RS 5 DTM, Audi Sport, debut, Dieter Gass, Filipe Albuquerque, Nico Müller, Nico Müller debut
Ingolstadt, Germany, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Audi Chairman Rupert Stadler honored as “Influencer of the Year” Rupert Stadler, Chairman of the Board of Management of AUDI AG, has been voted “Influencer of the Year” by roughly 100 managers of the German automotive … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Awards, Business, Germany, Management, Media, Technology
Tagged Connected Car Award 2013, Influencer of the Year, most attractive employer, Rupert Stadler, “Best Supercar”, “Car of the Year”, “Diesel of the Year”, “sgCarMart”, “Supercar of the Year” in Singapore, “Ward’s 10 Best Engines Award”
Ingolstadt, Germany, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Launch of the most exclusive model version in Audi’s new A8 car line – the A8 L Security. The high-security version of the luxury sedan meets the highest level of criteria that apply to civilian vehicles. … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Audi, Audi A8 car line, Audi A8 L Security, luxury sedan
Revolutionary Tread Design Evolves To Deliver Superior Grip Even When Worn. Detroit, MI, US, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today at the North American International Auto Show, Michelin introduced the MICHELIN® Premier® A/S tire for the North American market with revolutionary new EverGrip™ … Read the full press release
KfW is providing EUR 20 million for tiger conservation Improving management of protected areas in tiger habitats Local community benefits from inclusion Frankfurt, Germany, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On behalf of the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), KfW Development … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, Financial, Management, Society
Tagged anti-poaching initiatives, conservation, eco-tourism, Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development, forest conservation, International Union for the Conservation of Nature, KfW Development Bank, subsidy, tiger habitats, tigers
Paris, France, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Sagem (Safran) recorded a new order at the end of December 2013 from French defense procurement agency DGA for five additional Sperwer tactical drones (including two on option), to be deployed by the French army. These … Read the full press release
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