BRUSSELS, 27-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Commission substantiates its grave concerns on the planned reform of the judiciary in Poland in a Rule of Law Recommendationaddressed to the Polish authorities. In the Commission’s assessment, this reform amplifies the systemic threat to the … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged European Commission, Frans Timmermans, Jean-Claude Juncker, Rule of Law Recommendation
BRUSSELS, 27-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The 9th Security Union progress report, published today, highlights the recent steps taken to prevent terrorist financing through trafficking in cultural goods and improve the interoperability of EU information systems. Based on a comprehensive assessment of … Read the full press release
LUXEMBOURG, 27-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In June 2017, Mr Paschal DONOHOE was appointed as Minister for Finance and Public Expenditure and Reform. He also becomes EIB Governor for Ireland, succeeding Mr Michael NOONAN. Before his appointment as Minister for Finance and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Ireland, Management
Tagged EIB, EIB Governor for Ireland, European Investment Bank, Michael NOONAN, Paschal Donohoe
LUXEMBOURG, 27-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — By letter dated 17 May 2017, the European Commission nominated Ms Kerstin JORNA for appointment as a Full Member of the Board of Directors of the EIB to succeed Mr Gerassimos THOMAS, who had tendered his … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Luxembourg, Management
Tagged EIB, European Investment Bank, Gerassimos THOMAS, Kerstin JORNA
LONDON, 26-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — RenewableUK is responding to Business Secretary Greg Clark’s speech today, which launched the Government’s new £246 million Faraday Challenge. RenewableUK’s Executive Director, Emma Pinchbeck, said: “Today is the starting gun for the UK to become the … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 26-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The offshore wind farm Sandbank with an installed capacity of 288 megawatt (MW) is now officially inaugurated. It is the latest cooperation between Vattenfall and Stadtwerke München (SWM) and the 72 wind energy plants will provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Sweden
Tagged Dr. Florian Bieberbach, Gunnar Groebler, offshore wind farm, Sandbank, Vattenfall
GRAZ, 26-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — International technology group ANDRITZ has received an order from Currenta GmbH & Co. OHG to deliver a SCR DeNOx plant (SCR: Selective Catalytic Reduction) for the hazardous waste incineration plant in Bürrig at its CHEMPARK site … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Chemicals, Industrial
Tagged Andritz, Bürrig, DeNOx plant, hazardous waste incineration plant, Selective Catalytic Reduction
TEMPE, Ariz., U.S.A., 26-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP), a global leader in enabling digital business, today announced the opening of a state-of-the-art office at a new tech park built on the 58-acre-large Grand at Papago Park Center in Tempe, … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Technology
Tagged Christine Gavin-Johnson, Mark Mitchell, SAP SE, state-of-the-art office
61% of IPF patients are worried or extremely worried about experiencing an acute IPF exacerbation1 Survey underlines the importance of appropriate support and coping mechanisms for patients living with IPF1 Healthcare teams emphasise the need of a strong support network … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Society
Tagged Boehringer Ingelheim, Dr. Marlies Wijsenbeek, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, IPF, survey
Expanded partnership to help “even the odds” of survival for children with cancer in the Philippines, Myanmar, Mexico and Ghana In developed countries, the survival rate for childhood cancer is 80%, while in developing countries it can be as low … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Society
Tagged charity, Jon Rosser, Peter Stenico, Sandoz, World Child Cancer
LUXEMBOURG, 26-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Reinet Investments S.C.A.’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Reinet Fund S.C.A., F.I.S. has today announced its net asset value as at 30 June 2017 as follows: Quote Reinet Fund S.C.A., F.I.S. (‘the Fund’) Net asset value statement as at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged asset value, Reinet Fund
PARIS, 26-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Ubisoft has decided to appeal the Paris Commercial Court’s ruling of May 16th, 2017 on the litigation dispute over the breach of the contract which bound it to Havas-BETC. Ubisoft had noted with satisfaction that the … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, France, Law
Tagged Havas-BETC litigation dispute, Paris Commercial Court, Ubisoft
TOULOUSE, 26-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the recent and hugely successful launch in Barcelona of International Airlines Group’s (IAG) low cost long-haul airline brand, LEVEL, the Group has selected the A330-200 as its aircraft of choice to further expand operations. LEVEL … Read the full press release
LEEDS, 25-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Two significant research projects have been awarded £16million to build resilience in African businesses and communities as part of the University’s commitment to tackling the world’s greatest issues. The funding is from the Global Challenges … Read the full press release
LEEDS, 25-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — n evaluation of efforts designed to reduce how many sugary drinks we consume shows some success in changing younger people’s habits but warns they cannot be the only way to cut consumption. Nutritionists at the University … Read the full press release
In 2016 oil reserves increased slightly (+0.2%) mainly due to the contribution of additional reserves in Iraq. World oil production remains nearly at the same level of 2015 (+0.3%). Along with production changes, a significant discontinuity emerges in terms of … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Italy
Tagged Eni, Eni World Oil and Gas Review, oil reserves, OPEC countries
Christopher Ball Memorial Awards scheme held as a tribute to former employee Stagecoach Oxfordshire recognised as top company according to GreenRoad system for third consecutive year Third individual driver award win for Merseyside driver Dave Birch Macduff named best depot … Read the full press release
SOUTHAMPTON, 25-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A project led by the University of Southampton has secured £5m over four years to help improve food and water security for people in sub-Saharan Africa. The money, from Research Councils UK (RCUK), is part … Read the full press release
SOUTHAMPTON, 25-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — International rock sensations Coldplay have donated to the University of Southampton’s campaign for the Centre for Cancer Immunology. The band chose the campaign through the close links drummer Will Champion has with both Southampton and the … Read the full press release
CHILDEREN GETTING TRAINED IN RECOGNIZING ‘PHISHING’ ARE BETTER CAPABLE OF DISTINGUISHING REAL EMAILS EN WEBSITES FROM FAKE ONES. BUT AFTER A FEW WEEKS, THEY’RE BACK AT THE LEVEL BEFORE TRAINING. CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS SHOULD BE A STRUCTURAL ELEMENT IN EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 25-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The controversial Snap Map app enables Snapchat users to track their friends. This is the latest in a series of monitoring tools to be built on social media platforms. A new LMU study assesses the benefits … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Internet & Online, Media, Technology
Tagged LMU study, monitoring tools on social media, Professor Neil Thurman, Snap Map app
MUNICH, 25-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — LMU neurobiologists present a new theory for the origin of the grid cells required for spatial orientation in the mammalian brain, which assigns a vital role to the timing of trains of signals they receive from … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 25-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Physicists have entangled two rubidium atoms at a distance of 400 metres and performed fast and efficient measurements of their spin states. Their study contradicts certain assumptions of classical physics. Physicists led by Professor Harald Weinfurter and Dr. Wenjamin … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 24-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The LMU-Harvard Forum brings PhD students, post-docs and LMU faculty in the Biosciences together with their peers from one of the world’s most renowned universities to review and discuss their current work. This year’s LMU-Harvard … Read the full press release
LIVERPOOL, 24-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The University has announced three new appointments to its senior leadership team. Professor Louise Kenny has been appointed to the role of Executive Pro-Vice-Chancellor for the Faculty of Health and Life Sciences. An alumna of the University’s School of … Read the full press release
331,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation in the first half of 2017 Around 85% of the counterfeits were €20 and €50 banknotes All euro banknotes can be verified using the “feel, look and tilt” method Euro banknotes continue … Read the full press release
HICP inflation expectations have been revised downwards for 2017, 2018 and 2019. Longer-term HICP inflation expectations remain unchanged at 1.8%. Expectations for HICP excluding food and energy have been revised upwards for 2017, but remained unchanged for forecast horizons further … Read the full press release
MUNICH, 24-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Now it’s lighter, stronger, faster: The students on the WARR Hyperloop team of the Technical University of Munich (TUM) unveiled their new capsule on Tuesday, July 18. The group will enter the new pod in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Education, Germany, Science, Technology
Tagged "Hyperloop Pod Competition", Elon Musk, SpaceX, TUM, WARR Hyperloop team
Self-disposing supramolecular materials with a tunable lifetime MUNICH, 24-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Materials that assemble themselves and then simply disappear at the end of their lifetime are quite common in nature. Researchers at the Technical University Munich (TUM) have now successfully … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Germany, Science, Technology
Tagged Job Boekhoven, Spherical colloids, supramolecular materials, Technical University Munich, TUM
Students who designed and built a submarine named UK champions at the International Submarine Race in USA Human powered submarine – Godiva 3 – scooped haul of awards and achieved third place internationally in its class for speed Warwick Submarine team made … Read the full press release
COVENTRY, 24-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Renowned physicist and nanotechnologist Dr Don Eigler on moving atoms and the importance of fun. “Manipulating atoms was not a particular area which I had set out for myself. In someways it happened by accident.” “Having … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Don Eigler, honorary doctorate, nanotechnologist, physicist, University of Warwick
Infront brings the global betting and gaming company on board for the prestigious badminton highlight of the year ZUG, 24-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — The Badminton World Federation (BWF) and 12BET have agreed a partnership that will see the global betting and … Read the full press release
Beijing, China, 24-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Asian Premier Marathons (APM), a new marathon league jointly established by Infront China and the Beijing, Beirut and Seoul Marathons, under the leadership of Asian Athletic Association (AAA), has officially been launched in Beijing today. … Read the full press release
Posted in Media, Sports, Switzerland
Tagged Anne Zhao, APM, Asian Premier Marathons, Dahlan Al-Hamad, marathon league, Wang Nan
COVENTRY, 21-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Engineer and leading UK rocket scientist Alan Bond received an honorary degree of Doctor of Science from the University of Warwick on Tuesday 18th July 2017. During the ceremony he revealed that the honorary degree from Warwick … Read the full press release
First student from the Monash Warwick Alliance to receive degree in person graduated at the University of Warwick this week Sze-Yin Tan – originally from Malaysia – awarded a Doctor of Philosophy in Chemistry, jointly by Warwick and Monash Sze … Read the full press release
Mid Glamorgan, UK, 21-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Welsh Water is warning people they could face prosecution if they are caught fly-tipping at any of its sites. The warning comes after the company successfully prosecuted an individual who illegally disposed of rubbish … Read the full press release
Largest planetarium in India continues its educational work using ZEISS technology JENA, 21-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Following an extensive restoration, the Birla Planetarium in Calcutta reopened on 18 July 2017. Originally built 55 years ago, the planetarium has a 23 m … Read the full press release
More than three quarters of plants and animals in England are likely to be significantly affected by climate change by the end of the century, say researchers. YORK, 21-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers showed that given a 2°C increase in … Read the full press release
A University of York physicist has been selected as the UK Atomic Energy Authority’s (UKAEA) Programme Director of the UK Fusion Programme at the Culham Centre for Fusion Energy. YORK, 21-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Howard Wilson, a world leader … Read the full press release
YORK, 21-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — A leading scientist at the University of York is to investigate whether a change in the electrical voltage of breast cancer cells could be helping them to spread around the body. Funded by charity Breast Cancer … Read the full press release
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