Blagnac, France, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the announcement in 2014 of the innovation partnership between Airbus and ORACLE TEAM USA, the project has moved from the design offices to the open seas. The first in-water tests were carried out … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Management, Marketing, Sports, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 2017 America’s Cup, AC45S boat, Airbus, ORACLE TEAM USA
Clermont-Ferrand, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin has called on the assistance of an Investment Services Provider for the implementation of its Share Buyback Program as authorized by the Annual Shareholders Meeting of May 16, 2014. Under … Read the full press release
Derby, England, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce announces today that John Rishton has decided to retire as Chief Executive on 2 July 2015. He will be succeeded by Warren East, whose appointment follows an extensive international search. Warren East was … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Management, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Ian Davis, John Rishton, Rolls-Royce, Warren East
OSLO, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has secured a contract to supply a power and propulsion package for a high-end ice-class multi-purpose vessel under construction at Keppel Singmarine for Singaporean ship owner New Orient Marine Pte Ltd. John Knudsen, Rolls-Royce, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Norway, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged high-end ice-class multi-purpose vessel, John Knudsen, Keppel Offshore & Marine, Marine Technology Development, Maritime Construction Services, New Orient Marine Pte Ltd, power and propulsion package, Rolls-Royce, Singaporean ship owner
BERLIN, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Tausende Mitarbeiter von Energieversorgungsunternehmen, Unternehmen der energieintensiven Industrie und mittelständische Zulieferer haben am heutigen Samstag in Berlin gegen die von Wirtschaftsminister Gabriel geplante Strafabgabe für Kohlekraftwerke protestiert. Nach Schätzungen der Industriegewerkschaft Bergbau, Chemie, Energie (IGBCE) … Read the full press release
WIESBADEN, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Einfuhrpreise waren im März 2015 um 1,4 % niedriger als im März 2014. Im Februar 2015 hatte die Jahresveränderungsrate – 3,0 % betragen, im Januar 2015 hatte sie bei – 4,4 % gelegen. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) weiter mitteilt, stiegen … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Germany, Government
Tagged Destatis, Einfuhrpreise waren
WIESBADEN, 27-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — As reported by the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), the index of import prices decreased by 1.4% in March 2015 compared with the corresponding month of the preceding year. In February 2015 and in January 2015 the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Germany, Government
Tagged Destatis, index of export prices, index of import prices
CNH Industrial, in cooperation with Don Bosco Educational Projects, and with the support of its brand Iveco, has launched a professional youth certificate programme in Ennerdale, Johannesburg. Part of the company’s global TechPro2 initiative, this programme will provide young people … Read the full press release
Development partnership for innovative logistics service “Audi connect easy delivery” Parcel deliveries to the trunk using keyless access technologies Pilot project to start in May Ingolstadt, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — “Our final attempt failed, your package can be picked up … Read the full press release
New entry-level engine versions for Coupé and Roadster 132 kW (180 hp), and 0 to 100 km/h (62.1 mph) in 6.9 seconds. Starting price of EUR 32,100 in Germany Ingolstadt, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Audi is extending the engine range … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Technology
Tagged Audi, TT Coupé, TT generation
Lloyds Banking Group has partnered with Newcastle University’s School of Computing Science to create digital solutions around the topic of ‘everyday banking and money management’ Students have been tasked to come up with innovative solutions to help young people become … Read the full press release
Only 9% consult legal advisers while 13% use IFAs One in ten not sure whether they need to enrol their staff into a workplace pension A quarter of SMEs don’t know employers’ liability insurance is legally required once they have … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Insurance, Management, Small Business, United Kingdom
LONDON, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — John McFarlane, Chairman of Aviva plc, has received the FTSE 100 award in the 2015 Non-Executive Director Awards. These awards were established in 2006 to recognise the achievements of Non-Executive Directors who contribute daily to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, FTSE 100 award, John McFarlane, the 2015 Non-Executive Director Awards
LONDON, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Aviva plc (“Aviva”) announces the appointment of Sarah Ward as Group HR Director reporting to Mark Wilson, Aviva’s Group Chief Executive Officer. Sarah will be replacing Aviva’s current Group HR Director, Christine Deputy, who has … Read the full press release
Posted in Insurance, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva plc, Christine Deputy, Mark Wilson, Sarah Ward
Santiago de Chile, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Directors of Enel S.p.A. (“Enel”), meeting today under the chairmanship of Patrizia Grieco, has examined and agreed upon the possibility that the boards of directors of Enersis S.A. (“Enersis”) and … Read the full press release
Delft, Netherlands, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Brain stimulation is now being used successfully to combat diseases such as Parkinson’s, chronic depression, pain and tinnitus. By making neurostimulators smaller and more energy efficient, they can be used more effectively and for … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Electronics & Machinery, Healthcare, Netherlands, Science, Technology
Tagged chronic depression, energy efficient, Marijn van Dongen, neurostimulators, pain, Parkinson's, tinnitus, TU Delft
Groningen, Netherlands, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the future, hydrogen fuel cell cars will also be able to provide energy for houses and offices. These cars run on electricity which is produced from a hydrogen fuel cell. If the vehicle is … Read the full press release
THE HAGUE, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Between 2010 and 2012, the NWO funding programme Aspasia made a contribution to increasing the number of female professors in the Netherlands. This is clear from the evaluation held in 2014. A total of … Read the full press release
PARIS, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ, through its subsidiary GDF SUEZ E&P International, announces that a new natural gas discovery has been made in the Illizi Basin located in southeast Algeria. The TESO-2 well was drilled to a depth of 1,307 … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Management
Tagged GDF SUEZ, Illizi Basin in southeast Algeria, new natural gas discovery, Sonatrach, Touat
PARIS, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (April 21, 2015), CEOs from four major European energy companies – GDF SUEZ, Iberdrola, CEZ, and GasTerra – met with representatives from the three main European institutions (EU Parliament, the European Commission and the Council … Read the full press release
Wolfsburg, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Volkswagen Aktiengesellschaft is paying SEK 200 plus interest of SEK 5.02 in cash per share to the noncontrolling interest shareholders of Scania who did not tender their shares in the course of Volkswagen’s offer. This was announced … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Investment, Management
On April 21 the Russian Book of Records officially confirmed the result of the Volkswagen Touareg drive “The greatest average speed developed by a stock car over the 1000 km distance”. MOSCOW, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On March 20–21, 14-time … Read the full press release
Frankfurt am Main, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) today announced that it expects to report litigation costs of approximately EUR 1.5 billion for the first quarter 2015. The majority of these litigation costs are not … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Germany, Law, Management
Tagged 2015 financial results, Deutsche Bank, litigation costs
Frankfurt am Main, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Basim Magdy is Deutsche Bank’s “Artist of the Year” 2016 and will present his first institutional solo exhibition at the Deutsche Bank KunstHalle in Berlin next spring. The artist, who was born in 1977 in … Read the full press release
After success in Milan, Rome and Florence, with more than 270,000 registrations and 2.8 million rentals, the transport system in Turin is about to change as well TURIN, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Enjoy, a car sharing initiative created by Eni in … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Management, Travel
Tagged car sharing initiative, Eni, Enjoy, Fiat, Trenitalia
Robots used to exist only in the realm of science fiction, but these days they are rapidly becoming a part of everyday life in the shape of drones, intelligent cars, industrial robots and robotic vacuum cleaners. The Parliament’s legal affairs … Read the full press release
The demand for organs far outstrips what is available, leading to illegal trafficking in organs all over the world. With Europeans travelling to other countries to receive one of these illegally harvested organs, it also forms a challenge for the … Read the full press release
KYIV, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Michael Georg Link, Director of the OSCE Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights (ODIHR), will deliver a public lecture, to be followed by a panel discussion, at the launch event for an ODIHR project … Read the full press release
Companies encouraged to submit expressions of interest LONDON, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The deadline for submitting expressions of interest to participate in the information-sharing initiative for generics has been extended to give more time to companies to submit their applications. … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has found a Portuguese scheme aimed at promoting renewable energy technologies to be in line with EU state aid rules. The scheme will support demonstration projects producing renewable energy from the ocean … Read the full press release
Bristol is at the forefront of a global movement of cities that are reinventing what it means to be sustainable and resilient in the age of climate change. Luxembourg, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Located in South West England, Bristol city, … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 23-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The wait for the arrival of the European edition of Politico is finally over! Politico’s European edition, which launched today, provides coverage relating to the European Institutions in Brussels, on European affairs as a whole as … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Internet & Online, Media, Politics, Technology
Tagged EURid, Politico.eu, State of the Union, ‘European Divides’
MUNICH, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BurdaInternational has partnered with F&L Publishing to bring the internationally successful culinary title Saveurs to the Netherlands. Launch date is set for 21st April. The magazine will start as a quarterly title in 2015 with … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Management, Media, Netherlands
Tagged BurdaInternational, culinary title, F&L Publishing, Frances Evans, Joachim Hilhorst, Saveurs
STOCKHOLM, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Husqvarna Group interim report January – March 2015: operating income increased by 22% to SEK 1,112m despite currency adjusted sales decline of -3% Kai Wärn, President and CEO: “Since January 1, Husqvarna Group operates under a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Management, Sweden
Tagged Husqvarna Group, Interim Report January-March 2015, Kai Wärn, operating income
Effective May 1, 2015, Jeff Hohler has been appointed President of the Consumer Brands Division and member of Husqvarna Group Management. STOCKHOLM, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Most recently, Jeff Hohler has held the position as President of the Tools Business … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Management, Sweden
Tagged Alan Shaw, Husqvarna Group Management, Jeff Hohler, Kai Wärn
A report by Pöyry on the growing risks facing renewable investors in European power markets. HELSINKI, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The days of “invest and forget” are over for investors in renewable energy. Pöyry Management Consulting forecasts greater risk to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Finland, Management
Tagged European power markets, Phil Hare, Pöyry, risks facing renewable investors
LONDON, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Workplace experts from a cross-section of industries have revealed the top trends they believe will change how we work in the next 10 to 15 years. In a new white paper focused on ‘The Future of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Education, Government, Healthcare, Marketing, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged David Mills, Economist Intelligence Unit, Ricoh Europe, white paper
Richard Jameson leaving GfK to pursue new opportunities London, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Effective May 11, Ben van der Werf will head GfK’s Consumer Experiences business in the United Kingdom. In addition, he will take regional responsibility for Consumer Experiences … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged Ben van der Werf, Debbie Pruent, GfK, Richard Jameson
• Close to two thirds feel guilty when they do something that is not environmentally friendly. • The same number claims to only buy products and services that appeal to their beliefs, values or ideals. Nuremberg, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Germany, Marketing, Society
Tagged environmentally responsible, GfK
Die Ergebnisse wurden in der aktuellen Ausgabe der Fachzeitschrift Current Biology veröffentlicht BERLIN, 22-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Nervenzellen weisen ganz unterschiedliche Formen auf. Forscherinnen am Bernstein Zentrum für Computational Neuroscience Berlin und dem Institut für Theoretische Biologie der Humboldt-Universität zu … Read the full press release
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