Daily Archives: 13, December 2016

Chinese Foreign Minister WANG Yi on an official visit to Bern

BERN, 13-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Today ( 12.12.2016), Federal Councillor Didier Burkhalter had a meeting in Neuchâtel with Chinese Foreign Minister WANG Yi as part of the latter’s official visit to Switzerland. The two men discussed bilateral relations and various current international … Read the full press release

Swiss Directorate of International Law held discussion on “Restitution of stolen assets”

BERN, 13-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 12 December 2016, the Directorate of International Law held its annual one-day event for the public at the Bern Rathaus. This year’s topic was the “Restitution of stolen assets”, and the discussion addressed both the … Read the full press release

Adif: Reurbanización de la Plaza de Armas

• Mercadona obtuvo mediante subasta el arrendamiento del terreno, con un plazo de 40 años, el derecho a construir y explotar un edificio de uso terciario, así como la obligación de reurbanizar la plaza pública en la que se sitúa … Read the full press release

Ferrovial Services subsidiary Amey won EUR 119m contract for waste collection in the county of Surrey

Amey, a subsidiary of Ferrovial Services, will handle waste collection in four boroughs of Surrey, in south-east England. The contract runs for ten years, with the possibility of a 14-year extension. Amey is currently in charge of waste collection on … Read the full press release

EUROGATE announces new managing directors for the container terminals in Bremerhaven and Hamburg

BREMEN, 13-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Change of managing directors in Bremerhaven and Hamburg: Peter Zielinski, Managing Director at EUROGATE Container Terminal Hamburg since 1999, is retiring on 31.12.2016. The new man taking over from him at the Hamburg Terminal is his … Read the full press release

Intesa Sanpaolo meets ECB’s capital requirement

TURIN/MILAN, 13-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Intesa Sanpaolo has received notification of the ECB’s final decision concerning the capital requirement that the Bank has to meet, on a consolidated basis, as of 1 January 2017, following the results of the Supervisory Review … Read the full press release

Intesa Sanpaolo to loan EUR750m for the construction of natural gas liquefaction plant in Siberia

• Two credit lines have been issued with a duration of approximately 15 years, respectively amounting to 400 and 350 million and guaranteed by the export credit agencies SACE and COFACE • The deal signed with SACE will support a pool of … Read the full press release

Intesa Sanpaolo Group will host Sharing Italy event to enhance Italy’s future business culture

Intesa Sanpaolo will promote Sharing Italy, an event focusing on the country’s economic and entrepreneurial future It will involve thinkers, researchers, international guests and businesses that stand out for their dynamism and ability to interpret the changes underway Six key … Read the full press release

Faculty Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute Zoubin Ghahramani AI start-up Geometric Intelligence acquired by Uber

LONDON, 13-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — We are delighted to congratulate Zoubin Ghahramani, Faculty Fellow at The Alan Turing Institute and Professor of Information Engineering at the University of Cambridge, on the news that his AI start-up has been acquired by … Read the full press release

Anglo American: rough diamond sales value for De Beers’ 10th sales cycle of 2016 at $418 million

LONDON, 13-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Anglo American plc announces the value of rough diamond sales (Global Sightholder Sales and Auction Sales) for De Beers’ tenth sales cycle of 2016, amounting to $418 million, compared with the $476 million value of the … Read the full press release