Daily Archives: 13, January 2015

Pearson research: The Beatles and the Harry Potter film series voted as the most popular sources of culture that help people learn the English language

LONDON, 13-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today Pearson, the world’s leading learning company, has published research which shows that The Beatles and the Harry Potter film series have been voted as the most popular sources of culture that help people learn … Read the full press release

Eesti Pank museum: The exhibition ‘Lithuanian Money from the Litas to the Euro’ opens on 13 January

Tallinn, Estonia, 13-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The exhibition ‘Lithuanian Money from the Litas to the Euro’ opens on 13 January in the Eesti Pank museum. It tells the story of the history of money in Lithuania and is being presented to … Read the full press release

Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena confirms ECB’s SSM board met on 12 December 2014 to review its plan on the capital shortfall the Comprehensive Assessment detected

SIENA, 13-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Further to media speculation as to Banca Monte dei Paschi di Siena’s (“BMPS”) target Common Equity Tier 1 ratio post the completion of the capital plan submitted on 10 November 2014, BMPS can confirm that … Read the full press release

Finmeccanica’s AgustaWestland announced that the new generation AW169 light intermediate 4.5-tonne class helicopter has entered full scale production

First aircraft now on the final assembly line at Vergiate facility in Italy • Deliveries to the first batch of customers to start in the 2nd quarter of 2015 • Comprehensive range of flight and maintenance training solutions now being … Read the full press release

Alpiq expects CHF 1 billion impairments after taxes in particular on Swiss hydropower

Lausanne, 13-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Due to sustained low wholesale prices and the challenging regulatory environment, Alpiq expects impairments amounting to some CHF 1 billion after taxes, in particular on Swiss hydropower. On operational level, Alpiq confirms the guidance given last autumn … Read the full press release

Gemalto announces the final closing of SafeNet acquisition after approval by the relevant regulatory and antitrust authorities

Amsterdam, 13-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 – GTO), the world leader in digital security, today announces the final closing of the acquisition of SafeNet, the worldwide leader in data and software protection, after approval by the relevant regulatory … Read the full press release