BRUSSELS, 20-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU has not delivered on its promise to abolish obstacles to the free movement of goods and services for consumers. The European Economic and Social Committee, Europe’s voice for civil society, has delivered three key … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Internet & Online, Law, Retail, Society, Telecom
Tagged EESC, geo-blocking, parcel delivery, roaming
EESC debate also calls for safeguards against misuse of data collected BRUSSELS, 20-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — An EESC debate this week on fighting money laundering, terrorist financing and tax evasion called for a number of policy proposals aimed at “making … Read the full press release
Loan demand continued to increase across all loan categories, while credit supply conditions remained unchanged for enterprises and improved for households The general low level of interest rates played an important role in contributing to demand for loans to enterprises … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment
Tagged credit standards, ECB, Euro area banks, European Central Bank, loans
BRUSSELS, 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU and China met in Brussels to discuss strengthening policy coordination, promoting sustainable growth and tackling overcapacity The EU and China held their 6th annual EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) in Brussels today. … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged EU-China High-level Economic and Trade Dialogue, Jyrki Katainen, Ma Kai
BRUSSELS, 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Commission presents today its first progress Report on implementing the Partnership Frameworks with third countries: the EU’s new approach to more effectively managing migration jointly with countries of origin and transit is starting to yield … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged EU, Federica Mogherini, MIGRATION, President Juncker
BRUSSELS, 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Commission adopts Communication “Towards a robust trade policy for the EU in the interest of jobs and growth”. The Commission today called upon Member States to support its efforts to provide the European Union with updated, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, International Trade, Law, Politics
Tagged Cecilia Malmström, dumped exports, EU Commission, EU market, EU trade policy, Jean-Claude Juncker, Jyrki Katainen
WALLDORF, 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced that Gartner, Inc., the leading provider of research and analysis on the global information technology industry, has given SAP SuccessFactors* the highest score for two use cases in Gartner’s Critical … Read the full press release
NEW YORK, U.S.A., 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Salini Impregilo S.p.A. received in New York an award from leading trade publication Engineering News-Record (ENR) for the construction of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, Greece, the latest recognition of its … Read the full press release
BRATISLAVA, 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ESET®, the pioneer of proactive protection and leading European-based IT security company, has just opened a brand new office in Germany, in downtown Munich. While ESET’s regional center for German speaking countries (DACH – Germany, Austria, … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged Bavarian capital, ESET, IT security company, Miroslav Mikus, Munich
Valkenswaard, the Netherlands, 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Passenger transport company Rheinbahn of Düsseldorf has ordered a further 80 Citea LLEs from VDL Bus & Coach. This order comes on top of the 60 units that were delivered in 2013. “We are hugely … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Boris Höltermann, Citea LLEs, Rheinbahn AG, VDL Bus & Coach
AARHUS, 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 18 August 2016, Vestas initiated a share buy-back programme, ref. Company announcement No. 26/2016. The programme is implemented in accordance with Article 5 of Regulation No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and Council of … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Investment, Management
Tagged share buy-back programme, Vestas, wind power solutions
OX2 has placed an order for 41 V126-3.45 MW turbines with power optimised mode to 3.6 MW and Vestas’ de-icing technology for their largest wind power project to date. MALMÖ, 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OX2 has placed an order for 41 … Read the full press release
MetOp-A, Europe’s first polar orbiting weather satellite, still going strong after 10 years – double its specified lifetime High precision weather data helps businesses, farmers and security organisations TOULOUSE, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — It has orbited Earth almost 52,000 times, delivered … Read the full press release
LONDON, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Maris Interiors has completed yet another office design and relocation project for Zoopla Property Group. Founded in 2007, Zoopla Property Group has established itself as one of the leading online property portals within the UK. Made … Read the full press release
LONDON, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The haunting stories of Turkish women who were married off as children – and their fears of the same fate for girls today – will be told for the first time in a documentary premiering in … Read the full press release
PARIS, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — DCNS has unveiled its new submarine concept ship SMX®3.0 at Euronaval: The submarine has been tailored to the needs of Generation Z and will be at the control of vessels from 2025. The submarine features on … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged DCNS, Euronaval Exhibition, Paris-Le Bourget, ship, SMX®3.0, submarine
PARIS, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On the occasion of Euronaval Exhibition from 17 to 21 October 2016 in Paris-Le Bourget, DCNS will showcase a unique digital and high technology naval solutions offer to address the new generation of operators in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Cybersecurity, DCNS, Euronaval Exhibition, naval solutions, Paris-Le Bourget
Concession awarded for ten years, from 2020 to 2030 Plans for further improvement of the current offering MILAN, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Through its American subsidiary HMSHost, Autogrill (Milan: AGL IM) has been awarded a foodservice concession at Charlotte-Douglas International Airport … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — An inauguration ceremony will be held on Tuesday in Stockholm for the Värtaterminalen ferry terminal designed by C.F. Møller. More than just a ferry terminal, the innovative facility combines infrastructure with urban park, providing a new … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Denmark, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged C.F. Møller, ferry terminal, Stockholm, Värtaterminalen ferry terminal
HELSINKI, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum’s combined heat and power plant Chelyabinsk GRES was inaugurated today in Russia. Chelyabinsk GRES unit 1 has been in commercial operation since December 2015 and unit 2 since March 2016. Speaking at the inauguration event, Fortum’s President … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Russia
Tagged Alexander Chuvaev, Chelyabinsk GRES, Fortum, heat and power plant, Pekka Lundmark, RUSSIA
GRAZ, 18-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — ANDRITZ SEPARATION, part of international technology group ANDRITZ, has won gold at the 2016 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards for its series of eight videos that target establishing ANDRITZ SEPARATION as the world’s specialist for … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Awards, France, Industrial, Marketing, Media
Tagged 2016 Cannes Corporate Media & TV Awards, ANDRITZ group, ANDRITZ SEPARATION
Alcon to host first live training program on the use of the CyPass® Micro-Stent, a minimally invasive glaucoma surgical device to treat cataract patients with mild to moderate primary open-angle glaucoma Two-year safety and efficacy data from landmark COMPASS study … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged AAO annual meeting, Alcon, CyPass® Micro-Stent, Eye care leader, Franck Leveiller, glaucoma, Novartis, Sergio Duplan
Eni announces that the first batch of export crude oil has been shipped from the onshore processing plant of the giant Kashagan oil field. Following the successful pipelines replacement, the field has been recently re-opened. Production is expected to gradually … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy
Tagged Eni, export crude oil, Kashagan oil field, onshore processing plant
Eni announces that today in Singapore was held the ceremony of the “Armada Olombendo” floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel, which will operate offshore Angola. The FPSO will soon be ready to sail to its final destination. SINGAPORE, 17-Oct-2016 … Read the full press release
In a new Infront-brokered agreement, live multi-platform motor sports programming is guaranteed across Europe and the Asia-Pacific region until 2020 ZUG, 17-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurosport has signed a long-term partnership to present live coverage of the FIA World Endurance … Read the full press release
HOUSTON, 17-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Wood Group received the first project work authorization under a recently signed multiuse agreement with Suncor Energy, for work to be completed at its Firebag in-situ site in Alberta, Canada, approximately 120 kilometres northeast of Ft. … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, United Kingdom
Tagged project work authorization, Robin Watson, SAGD project, Suncor Energy, Wood Group
SOUTHAMPTON, 17-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — New research, led by the University of Southampton, has found that human activities such as shipping are having a noticeable impact on marine species and their native habitats. The research, published in the journal Biology Letters, … Read the full press release
SOUTHAMPTON, 17-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Animals feeding at sea inherit a chemical record reflecting the area where they fed, which can help track their movements, according to a new study by scientists from the University of Southampton. Chemical testing of the … Read the full press release
HELSINKI, 17-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — According to researchers, the tension between the public and the secret is significant, and stems from the very structures of our society. “Luckily, it has become more difficult to hide the truth. The media can easily … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Finland, Media, Society
Tagged Finland, Kari Karppinen, press freedom, Salli Hakala, Sauli Niinistö, University of Helsinki
HELSINKI, 17-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The University of Helsinki ranked 71st in the international National Taiwan University ranking. Last year, the University placed at 69. The only Nordic institutions to place higher were the University of Copenhagen and the Karolinska Institutet, … Read the full press release
LONDON, 17-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Toddlers’ fussy eating habits are mainly the result of genetic influences rather than the result of poor parenting, according to new research led by scientists at UCL. The research, published in the Journal of Child Psychology … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Scientists have conducted the first worldwide study of biodiversity and its impact on the productivity of forests. Data from more than 770,000 observation points from 44 countries were evaluated for this purpose. The samples included in … Read the full press release
MORTSEL, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Agfa Graphics announced today that it plans to close down its factory in Vallese, Italy, one of its seven printing plate manufacturing sites worldwide. This smaller facility produces lithographic aluminum printing plates for offset presses. For … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Industrial, Italy
Tagged Agfa Graphics, Italy, lithographic aluminum printing plates factory, Vallese
Coventry, UK, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — A multi-million pound brand new teaching and learning facility at the University of Warwick opens to staff and students on Monday 17 October. The £19m flagship Teaching and Learning Building boasts two large, state-of-the-art lecture … Read the full press release
Coventry, UK, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Alison Kennedy, Professor of Creative Writing in the English and Comparative Literature Department at the University of Warwick and Warwick Alumna has been awarded the Heinrich Heine Prize 2016 of the state capital Dusseldorf. The … Read the full press release
Coventry, UK, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Belgrade Theatre has teamed up with the University of Warwick’s Multicultural Shakespeare Project and The Coventry City of Culture Bid 2021 to present an event honouring the remarkable achievements of the African-American actor Ira … Read the full press release
• GrandNew order by Centaurium Aviation Ltd of Switzerland will be Bern Airport’s first twin engine VIP transport • Contract for one corporate GrandNew, delivery of two EMS aircraft and selection for two AW139 in Japan • HeliService of Germany … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged helicopter, Leonardo-Finmeccanica
Five AW169 orders from Lease Corporation International and Helikorea that will be delivered in 2016 and 2017 Specialist Aviation Services signed a Framework Agreement for a further six AW169s with deliveries expected between 2017 and 2019 Agreements for nearly 150 … Read the full press release
• Confirming the growing success of the new type in the country where customers represent over 20 AW169 agreements to date • Orders were signed following a recent presentation of the AW169 VIP to Brazilian operators • Agreements for over … Read the full press release
AMSTERDAM, 14-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Leonardo-Finmeccanica is attending Helitech International 2016(October 11-13, Stand No. 10B50), the most important helicopter exhibition in Europe, showing a range of solutions in the commercial and public utility rotorcraft sector demonstrating integrated capabilities, from platform and … Read the full press release
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