Daily Archives: 12, July 2017

Georgette Fijneman succeeds Norbert Hoogers as Divisional Chair of the health insurer Zilveren Kruis

Zeist, Netherlands, 12-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Georgette Fijneman has been appointed Divisional Chair of the health insurer, Zilveren Kruis, with effect from 1 August 2017. She succeeds Norbert Hoogers, who has decided to leave Achmea. Georgette Fijneman joined Achmea in March 2016 as … Read the full press release

Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare authorized TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service for in-country inspections

COLOGNE, 12-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare has recognized TÜV Rheinland Industrie Service as an authorized provider for in-country inspections of boilers, pressure equipment and mobile cranes being manufactured for import to the island nation. “The … Read the full press release

CEB Governor Rolf Wenzel and Vice-Governor Carlo Monticelli at the Western Balkans Summit in Trieste, Italy

TRIESTE, 12-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), Rolf Wenzel, and Vice-Governor for Financial Strategy, Carlo Monticelli, participated in the Western Balkans Summit in Trieste, Italy.  The 2017 Summit, which was organised by … Read the full press release

MegaFon will acquire PJSC VimpelCom’s 50% interest in Euroset; VimpelCom takes half of Euroset’s retail stores

AMSTERDAM/MOSCOW, 12-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — VEON Ltd., a leading global provider of telecommunications and digital services serving more than 235 million customers, and Public Joint Stock Company “MegaFon” (LSE: MFON), a leading Russian provider of integrated digital services (“MegaFon”), have agreed … Read the full press release

Tesco and Barratt Developments Chair John Allan will join the CBI Board

LONDON, 12-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — John Allan, Chair of Tesco and Barratt Developments, will join the CBI Board on 1 October 2017 and take up the role of Vice-President of the CBI on that date. Paul Drechsler CBE, CBI President, said: … Read the full press release

Hiab to deliver 50 loader cranes to Shanghai Longcheng Special Purpose Vehicle Co in China

HELSINKI, 12-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Hiab, part of Cargotec, has received an order for 50 loader cranes from Shanghai Longcheng Special Purpose Vehicle Co. The value of the order is  approximately EUR 1 million and it has been booked into … Read the full press release

Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA): first time major bank requested RSPO investigation into one of its clients

Thousands of hectares of rainforest saved after HSBC triggers investigation into its own client LONDON, 12-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Action taken by HSBC, which triggered an investigation into the subsidiary of one of its own clients in the palm oil sector, has … Read the full press release

Historic McLaren cars at the Louwman Museum in The Hague, Netherlands

McLaren Exhibition at the Louwman Museum in The Hague, from July 6 to August 27 Only 6 years after its launch, McLaren Automotive already owns a fleet of heritage cars that can no longer be purchased new Exhibition showcases 16 … Read the full press release

Vivendi acquired the 59.2% stake in Havas held by the Bolloré Group

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Films from the Berlinale Competition, Panorama, Forum and Generation sections at the Radio Eins Open-Air Cinema in Friedrichshain

BERLIN, 12-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — From July 20 to 23, 2017, film fans will have another opportunity to see audience favourites and winning films from the Berlinale Competition, Panorama, Forum and Generation sections: under the stars and before their German cinema … Read the full press release

Neste: We appreciate the US EPA’s commitment to biofuels and continued support to Renewable Fuel Standard program

The US EPA announced its proposal on renewable fuel volume requirements ESPOO, 12-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in the USA finalized the renewable fuel volume requirements for 2018 under the Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) program on 5 … Read the full press release