The SPOT 7 Earth-observation satellite, designed and developed by Airbus Defence and Space, was launched successfully from the space centre in India It will join SPOT 6 and Pléiades 1A and 1B in orbit, thereby completing the optical satellite constellation … Read the full press release
Dürig has been head of global communications at Bosch for eleven successful years Zemelka to succeed Dürig effective October 1, 2014 Stuttgart, 30-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Effective July 1, 2015, after 31 years in communications and the media, and roughly eleven … Read the full press release
Energy Group intensifies supply activities in Rumania Terium: “Self-generated growth with calculable risk and capital investment” Essen / Bucharest, 30-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RWE is expanding its supply activities in Eastern Europe. In this connection it is opening an office in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, Romania, Technology
Tagged Bucharest, Marie-Theres Thiell, Peter Terium, RWE
Edinburgh, Scotland, 30-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RBS today launches £25m of funding specifically aimed at suppliers in the automotive industry. RBS is the first bank to offer bespoke Tooling Finance and has done so in response to the urgent need for funding … Read the full press release
New Continental GT3-R makes its global debut Only a few Continental GT3-Rs remaining for UK customers Crewe / Goodwood, 30-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Bentley is attracting significant interest at this year’s Festival of Speed, with thousands of car enthusiasts heading to … Read the full press release
New service protects mobile devices against attacks and malware Companies can define the number of devices and protection level quickly and flexibly Secure communication through use of encrypted transmission Hannover, Germany, 30-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Telekom is expanding its portfolio of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged avoid malware, Corporate Security Hub, Deutsche Telekom, Thomas Kiessling
Pisa and Deutsche Telekom launch smart city pilot project to optimize inner city parking Intelligent parking guidance system installed to avoid traffic jams and reduce CO2 emissions Big data service analyzes historical traffic data Hannover, Germany, 30-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The lengthy … Read the full press release
Rolle, Switzerland and Ludwigshafen, Germany, 30-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — INEOS will acquire BASF’s 50% share in Styrolution, a joint venture between the companies. The purchase price to be paid by INEOS amounts to €1.1 billion. A call option in favor of INEOS … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Chemicals, Germany, Industrial, Switzerland
Tagged BASF, INEOS, Jennifer Moore-Braun, Jim Ratcliffe, Richard Longden, Styrolution
31 finalist projects identified in ten categories Global prize competition highlights excellence in environmentally impactful city projects London/New York, 30-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) today announced 31 finalist projects from 26 cities competing in … Read the full press release
Future Energy Systems Campus established Framework agreement between Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nuremberg (FAU) and Siemens Focus on development of sustainable, affordable and reliable energy systems Siemens to invest eight-figure euro amount over three years Erlangen, 30-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In line with its … Read the full press release
Gross proceeds of approximately EUR 8.5 bn Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio on a fully-loaded CRD4 basis increases from 9.5% as of the end of the first quarter of 2014 to a pro forma 12.0% Frankfurt am Main, 7-6-2014 — … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany
Tagged Anshu Jain, Deutsche Bank AG, Jürgen Fitschen
2014 sees the 100th “supertall” building of over 300 meters built worldwide. More than half of world’s tallest buildings have been built in last four years, with the total supertall category almost tripling in the last seven years. The high rise … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Germany, Insurance
Tagged Ahmet Batmaz, Allianz, Clive Trencher, supertall construction boom
Shanghai, 27-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On June 19 2014, Arval, a subsidiary of BNP Paribas and an expert in the full-service leasing of multi-brand vehicles to companies, closed a deal with Shanghai Ba-shi Car Rental Service Co. LTD., a subsidiary of Qiangshen, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Financial, France
Tagged Arval, BNP Paribas, Eric Raynaud, Philippe Bismut, Qiangshen, Shanghai Ba-shi Car Rental Service Co. LTD.
Stuttgart/Berlin, 27-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — With the FASHION STUDIO by Mercedes-Benz, the brand with the star is establishing a unique platform, at BIKINI BERLIN from 3 – 22 July 2014, to show how designers, students and fashionistas from around the world … Read the full press release
This new agreement confirms Eni’s interest to continue and consolidate its presence in Vietnam, where the company returned in 2012 and operates already three offshore exploration blocks. Hanoi, 27-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni’s Ceo, Claudio Descalzi, today signed in Hanoi with … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Management
Tagged Block 122 in Phu Khanh Basin, Claudio Descalzi, Eni, PetroVietnam, Vietnam
The initiative strengthens the already excellent relations between Eni and Sonatrach and Eni’s strong presence in the country. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 27-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Eni has been granted three prospection permits by Sonatrach, the Algerian state company. The permits … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Management
Tagged Algerian, Eni, Sonatrach, southern Algeria
Baar, Switzerland, 27-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Glencore plc announces the appointment of Patrice Merrin as an Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company with immediate effect. Following initial roles with Molson and Canadian Pacific, Patrice E. Merrin worked at Sherritt, … Read the full press release
Cloncurry, Australia, 27-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Glencore’s AUD589 million investment in Ernest Henry Mining near Cloncurry in north-west Queensland, Australia, to transition from open pit to underground operations has celebrated a significant milestone; commencing operations from a new kilometre-deep hoisting shaft. … Read the full press release
AXA commits to provide at least 20,000 youth with professional experience over the next five years in Europe AXA will help youth in Europe increase their employability PARIS, 27-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During a public event today in the presence of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Management, Society
Tagged "Alliance for Youth", AXA, European companies, Henri de Castries, Nestlé, youth unemployment in Europe
Intensive development work with Google and Apple New functions available in the first Audi models starting in 2015 Milestone in smartphone integration Silicon Valley / Ingolstadt, 27-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Audi is bringing the Google Android Auto and Apple CarPlay software … Read the full press release
The Member States have to work together Brussels, 26-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — “European coordination and cooperation are indispensable for both keeping prices in check and securing our energy supply”, said Stephane Buffetaut in his opening statement. The same line was vigorously taken up by … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Management
Tagged EESC, European Energy Dialogue, Pierre-Jean Coulon, Richard Adams, Stephane Buffetaut
Brussels, 26-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — New funding to support education in developing countries over the next seven years, through the Global Partnership for Education, (or GPE), was today announced by European Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs. Speaking at the EU-hosted Global Partnership for … Read the full press release
Strasbourg, France / Brussels, Belgium, 26-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Gabriele Zimmer, a German member of Die Linke party, has been re-elected as the chair of the European United Left / Nordic Green Left group in the European Parliament. She already held the … Read the full press release
Strasbourg, France / Brussels, Belgium, 26-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Friday the European Council will adopt the 2014 country-specific recommendations for each EU member state. MEPs regularly point out that the member state governments have been slow to act on these recommendations. … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, France, Government, Management
New main building of the European Patent Office (EPO) at Rijswijk site EPO President Battistelli and Dutch Prime Minister Rutte jointly lay foundation stone 80 000 sq meter floor space, 107m high, 150m long Benchmark in sustainability and transparency EPO is … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, has won the European Green Capital Award for 2016. The award was presented this afternoon by EU Environment Commissioner, Janez Potočnik, at a ceremony in Copenhagen, which holds the 2014 European Green … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, European Union, Management, Slovenia
Tagged European Green Capital Award for 2016, Ljubljana, Mr Jüri Ratas, Slovenia
BRUSSELS, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — It’s a big summer sale courtesy of the European Commission! From 1 July 2014, the EU will cut the price caps for data downloads by more than half: down from 45 cents per megabyte to 20c/MB. It … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is allocating an additional €500 000 to enhance interventions aimed at curbing the worsening Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. This brings the total of Commission aid to €1.9 million. “This … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Society
Tagged Ebola epidemic, Kristalina Georgieva, The European Commission
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully completed start-up of the PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machine – the first of its kind in China – with steel Yankee supplied to Hebei Yihoucheng, China. Graz, Austria, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The machine has a design speed … Read the full press release
LONDON, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RenewableUK says today’s announcement by the Green Investment Bank (GIB) that it plans to raise £1 billion for a fund to invest in offshore wind projects will help to boost the sector’s rapid growth. The bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, United Kingdom
Tagged Green Investment Bank, Jennifer Webber, RenewableUK, Robert Norris
The Therapies Scientific Committee recommendations PARIS, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC) Therapies Scientific Committee (TSC) is developing recommendations to guide the policies and funding strategies that will foster the IRDiRC goal of developing 200 new … Read the full press release
C.F. Møller further strengthens its commitment in Norway and Sweden through the ap-pointment of new associate partners in the architectural firm, which is among the largest in Scandinavia. Christian Dahle, general manager of C.F. Møller’s office in Oslo, and Mårten … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Management, Norway, Sweden
Tagged C.F. Møller, Christian Dahle, Klaus Toustrup, Mårten Leringe
Walldorf, Germany, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it will increase the portion of electric vehicles in its company car fleet to 20 percent. By 2020, the company aims to have one in five company cars run on electrically … Read the full press release
Global security vendor offers German-speaking countries the benefits of its security news site. Bratislava/Jena, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — IT security provider ESET® today announces the launch of the German edition of its WeLiveSecurity.com site, offering German-speakers access to this world-class security news resource. After months of development, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged Eddie Johnson, ESET, Thomas Uhlemann, WeLiveSecurity.com site
VIENNA, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alexey Miller, Chairman of Gazprom’s Management Committee and Gerhard Roiss, Chief Executive Officer of OMV inked a Shareholders Agreement for the South Stream Austria joint project company. The document was signed in Vienna today during a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Russia
Tagged Alexey Miller, Gazprom, Gerhard Roiss, OMV, South Stream Austria
Blagnac, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — With the first flight today of A350 MSN005, the five-strong development fleet is now complete. Being the second passenger cabin-equipped A350 and tasked with route proving and ETOPS validation, MSN005 embodies the operationally definitive configuration for Type … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A350 MSN005, A350 XWB, A350 XWB test fleet, Airbus, MSN005
The University of Aberdeen is internationally recognised for its groundbreaking research into dolphins. But for the next 10 weeks it’s going to be known for its dolphins – on and around campus. ABERDEEN, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University has sponsored two … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged ARCHIE Foundation, ARCHIE Foundation at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Danielle Callaghan, David Beattie, Diane Bruxvoort, Professor Liz Baggs, University of Aberdeen, WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Wild Dolphins fundraising art project
Helsinki, Finland, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen and Cygate Oy, part of TeliaSonera Group, have signed a business purchase agreement covering Lemcon Networks’ IT services in Finland, including WLAN, corporate networks and network data security solutions. In connection with the transaction, five permanent and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Finland, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Cygate Oy, Lemcon Networks, Lemminkäinen, WLAN
Helsinki, Finland, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alma Media Corporation and five other Finnish newspaper publishers have signed a partnership agreement to establish Lännen Media. Lännen Media Oy will produce content for 12 regional newspapers in western and northern Finland. The newspapers participating … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Management, Media
Tagged Aamulehti (Tampere), Alma Media Corporation, Finnish newspaper publishers, Forssan Lehti (Forssa), Hämeen Sanomat (Hämeenlinna), Kainuun Sanomat (Kajaani), Kaleva (Oulu), Keskipohjanmaa (Kokkola)., Lännen Media, Lapin Kansa (Rovaniemi), Matti Posio, Pohjalainen (Vaasa), Pohjolan Sanomat (Kemi), Satakunnan Kansa (Pori), the Ilkka-Yhtymä newspapers Ilkka (Seinäjoki), Turun Sanomat, Turun Sanomat (Turku), Veikko Valtonen
Borusan EnBW orders 10 V112-3.3 MW turbines for 33 MW project in Turkey, finalising the 207 MW framework agreement with Vestas. MADRID, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vestas will supply 10 V112-3.3 MW turbines for the 33 MW Fuat RES wind power … Read the full press release
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