Monthly Archives: April 2014

Initiative der EDEKA Stiftung auch 2014 stark gefragt

Ab April: 1.200 Kindergärten und Kindertagesstätten nehmen teil Qualitätsorientiertes Erfolgskonzept: Kinder lernen erlebnisorientiert Mit Langzeitwirkung: Projekt zu Ernährungskompetenz im 7. Jahr erfolgreich Hamburg, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mit Beginn der Pflanzsaison startet in rund 1.200 Kindergärten und Kindertagesstätten bundesweit das Nachhaltigkeitsprojekt „Aus … Read the full press release

Aviva plc to sell entire 47% stake in its South Korean business Woori Aviva Life Insurance to NongHyup Financial Group

LONDON, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (“Aviva”) today announces that it has reached agreement to sell its entire 47% stake in its South Korean business Woori Aviva Life Insurance (“WALI”) to NongHyup Financial Group (“NHFG”). WALI is majority owned by … Read the full press release

Aviva UK removed troponin level requirement for heart attack claims to be paid

LONDON, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva has enhanced its heart attack definition on new critical illness policies, meaning it will now pay out on the diagnosis of a heart attack, regardless of how severe it is. This removes the requirement for … Read the full press release

Lloyds Bank Private Banking Investor Sentiment Index: Investor confidence in bonds and non-European equities shows strong growth

Sentiment towards non-European equities excluding emerging markets climbs Relative safety of bonds shows a strong sentiment increase Gold and emerging market equities are the only two asset classes to not have higher sentiment since this time last year LONDON, 15-4-2014 … Read the full press release

Bank of Scotland PMI report for March: Scotland’s private sector economy ended the opening quarter with another strong month of growth

March sees marked growth in manufacturing and service sector output Rate of job creation is solid but slower than in February Cost inflation drops to 54-month low Edinburgh, Scotland, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Scotland’s private sector economy ended the opening quarter with another … Read the full press release

The Covéa group leases “Tivoli” real estate complex from Crédit Agricole Assurances for its new headquarters

Crédit Agricole Assurances, which owns the 22,000 sq.m “Tivoli” real estate complex on Rue Saint Lazare in Paris’ 9th arrondissement, is able to confirm its letting to the Covéa group. Paris, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Covéa group is leasing the “Tivoli” … Read the full press release

Nestlé reports CHF 20.8 billion sales in Q1 2014, organic growth of 4.2%, real internal growth of 2.6%, full year outlook unchanged

Sales of CHF 20.8 billion, organic growth of 4.2%, real internal growth of 2.6% Growth in developed markets 0.6%, emerging markets 8.5% Full-year outlook unchanged: organic growth around 5% and improvements in margins, underlying earnings per share in constant currencies and capital … Read the full press release

ŠKODA AUTO Vocational School apprentices build their dream car: sporty convertible ŠKODA CitiJet

– ‘ŠKODA Apprentice Car’: Two-seater sports convertible based on ŠKODA Citigo – Project undertaken by 16 apprentices from ŠKODA Vocational School in close partnership with ŠKODA design department – Premiere at the 33rd GTI Fan Meet at Wörthersee at the … Read the full press release

ŠKODA AUTO sold 247,200 vehicles in Q1 2014, 12.1% up over the same period last year

Record quarter: ŠKODA delivers 247,200 vehicles to customers in the first three months (January to March 2013: 220,400; up 12.1%) Record March: 96,100 deliveries, up 14.6% Growth with new models; ŠKODA grows by 17% in Europe in the first quarter Western-European … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Group delivered 2.40 million vehicles in Q1 2014, 5.8 percent up YoY

929,500 vehicles delivered in March / +7.6 percent* Group Board Member for Sales Christian Klingler: “All in all, first-quarter deliveries very satisfactory. Prospect of return to modest growth on markets in Western Europe.” Wolfsburg, Germany, The Volkswagen Group delivered 2.40 (January-March 2013: 2.27; … Read the full press release

Repsol incorporó a su plantilla a más de un millar de trabajadores en 2013

Fuerte compromiso de la compañía con la creación de empleo de calidad Repsol incorporó a su plantilla a 1.062 personas durante el pasado año, de los que un 49% fueron mujeres. En los últimos tres años, Repsol ha contratado una … Read the full press release

Allianz’s Security-Trust-Solidarity study focused on how people prepare for retirement and which factors influence the individual sense of security

Generational contract is intact though it is an additional burden for younger people Future perspective: people in Malaysia confident, Japanese most pessimistic Most young people state they do not have enough money to make precautions Munich, 14-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Money matters: … Read the full press release

New Mercedes-Benz C-Class received the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation Seal of Quality

Stuttgart, Germany, 14-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mercedes-Benz has been awarded the Seal of Quality of the European Centre for Allergy Research Foundation (ECARF) for its passenger cars. This makes Mercedes-Benz the only vehicle manufacturer to bear this seal. The ECARF Seal … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz Travego sets new standards in safety technology; the first bus in the world to use new Active Brake Assist 3

Active Brake Assist 3: emergency braking for stationary obstacles ABA 3 can actively prevent accidents Standard equipment in conjunction with adaptive cruise control Travego: a tradition of the best possible safety Stuttgart, Germany, 14-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — It automatically initiates … Read the full press release

Glencore Xstrata plc sells Las Bambas copper mine project to MMG Limited, GUOXIN International Investment Corporation Limited and CITIC Metal Co., Limited consortium for US$5.85 billion

Baar, Switzerland, 14-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore Xstrata plc (“Glencore”) has signed an agreement for the sale of its entire interest in the Las Bambas copper mine project (“Las Bambas”) to a consortium owned 62.5% by MMG Limited, 22.5% by GUOXIN International Investment … Read the full press release

ADAC Punktereform tritt in Kraft: Jetzt wird neu gezählt

München, Deutschland, 14-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Am 1. Mai tritt die neue Punktereform in Kraft, nach der nur noch solche Verstöße, die die Verkehrssicherheit gefährden, eingetragen werden. Bei Vergehen, die nicht direkt eine Gefahr für die Verkehrssicherheit darstellen (zum Beispiel „Einfahren in eine … Read the full press release

ANDRITZ to supply neXline spunlace to DDN Beijing Dongfang Dayuan Nonwoven-Fabric in China

Graz, Austria, 14-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from DDN Beijing Dongfang Dayuan Nonwoven-Fabric, China, to supply a new spunlace line for the production of wipes from viscose/PES (30-80 g/m²). Start-up is scheduled for the second quarter of … Read the full press release

A2A S.p.A. shareholders called to meet at the offices of Termoutilizzatore A2A at via Malta 25/r in Brescia, Italy on 13 June 2014

Milan, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At the request of Shareholders City of Brescia and City of Milan, formulated for purposes of Art. 2367 of the Italian Civil Code, the Shareholders Meeting of A2A S.p.A. is hereby called to meet at the offices … Read the full press release

National Farmers’ Union of England and Wales partnered with popular children’s series Tractor Ted for the launch of kids competition

Warwickshire, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The NFU and popular children’s series Tractor Ted have joined forces to launch a brand new competition with a prize worth over £1000. The competition encourages four to seven-year-olds to think about where their food comes from by … Read the full press release

Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) hosted the EUA Annual Conference “Changing Landscapes in Learning and Teaching” in Belgium

Brussels, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Around 350 university leaders and representatives from the higher education sector gathered last week (3-4 April) for the EUA Annual Conference, hosted by the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Belgium. The theme of this year’s conference was … Read the full press release