Proposed changes to Clause 11 of the EU Withdrawal Bill have been shared with devolved administrations ahead of a Joint Ministerial Committee meeting. LONDON, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Proposed changes to Clause 11 of the EU Withdrawal Bill to ensure all devolved … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Government, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged Brexit, David Lidington, Duchy of Lancaster, EU, EU Withdrawal Bill, UK Gov
Prime Minister Theresa May welcomed guests to Number 10 to celebrate the beginning of the Year of the Dog. LONDON, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Theresa May has hosted a Chinese New Year reception at Downing Street to celebrate the enormous contribution of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Government, United Kingdom
Tagged Andrew Wong, CHINA, Chinese New Year, Downing Street, James Wong, Theresa May, trade, UK Gov, UK-China relations, Year of the Dog
Arts minister steps in to prevent rare watercolour from export. LONDON, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Arts Minister Michael Ellis has placed a temporary export bar on The Destruction of Pharaoh’s Host, by the British artist John Martin (1789-1854), to provide an … Read the full press release
Shareholders will vote on the execution of two new capital increases. This means they may choose between receiving their dividend in cash or as fully paid-up shares through the new ‘Iberdrola Flexible Remuneration’ Programme Bilbao, Spain, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — During today’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Spain
Tagged AGM, capital increase, dividend, Iberdrola, shares
The company has received the Stadium Cup, an annual award for the person or organisation that has made a special contribution to promoting sports activities Iberdrola supports 15 national federations striving to promote and increase the participation of women in … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Energy, Gas & Oil, Spain, Sports
Tagged Award, badminton, canoeing, gymnastics, Iberdrola, promoting sports activities, rugby, Stadium Cup award, swimming, triathlon
Bilbao, Spain, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Ignacio Galán, the group’s Chairman, said: “Overall, the plan we are presenting today is fully consistent with our strategy over recent years, while seizing the opportunities provided by the new digital environment. In essence, it is … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, Spain
Imfinzi is the only immunotherapy approved for patients with unresectable Stage III non-small cell lung cancer Imfinzi showed an 11.2 month improvement in median progression-free survival (16.8 months compared to 5.6 months on placebo) CAMBRIDGE, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AstraZeneca and … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, United Kingdom
Tagged AstraZeneca, Cancer, chemotherapy, Dave Fredrickson, Imfinzi, lung, lung cancer, lungcancer, MedImmune, radiation therapy, Scott J. Antonia MD Ph.D.
4.6 km of tunnel to be excavated using a tunnel boring machine Construction of the new Kremlin Bicêtre Hôpital station Contract value: almost €400 million (excluding tax) Rueil-Malmaison, France, 22-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The consortium led by VINCI Construction (Dodin Campenon … Read the full press release
ESSEN, 21-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The final round of BeyondConventions gets underway at the thyssenkrupp Quarter, Essen today. Under the BeyondConventions format, large German corporations are seeking start-up partners for their digital challenges. thyssenkrupp, innogy, Open Grid Europe, Schacht One … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 21-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — MTG has signed an agreement to sell its 95% shareholding in Nova Broadcasting Group Jsc. (“Nova”) in Bulgaria to PPF Group, the investment company controlled by Petr Kellner. The transaction values 100% of the business at … Read the full press release
Posted in Bulgaria, Business, Czech Republic, Entertainment, Media, Sweden
Tagged acquisition, Jørgen Madsen Lindemann, Media, MTG, Nova Broadcasting Group Jsc., Petr Kellner, PPF Group, tv
Kering and London College of Fashion launch the world’s first Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) dedicated to sustainability and luxury fashion, with an event hosted by the British Fashion Council during London Fashion Week. LONDON, 21-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Kering and … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Education, Environment, Retail, United Kingdom
Tagged British Fashion Council, Caroline Rush, Course, fashion, François-Henri Pinault, Kering, LFW, London College of Fashion, London Fashion Week, Luxury, luxury fashion, Massive Open Online Course, MOOC, Professor Frances Corner, sustainability
I.D. VIZZION: the AUTO-mobile of the future – driving autonomously and electrically I.D. VIZZION: innovative technology makes the car clean, safe and comfortable I.D. VIZZION: futuristic interior and control concepts The potential of I.D. Family models: from a compact Golf-class … Read the full press release
CAMBRIDGE, 21-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A thousand-year-old tooth has provided genetic evidence that the so-called “Taíno”, the first indigenous Americans to feel the full impact of European colonisation after Columbus arrived in the New World, still have Researchers were able to … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged ancient, Bahamians, Caribbean, DNA, Dr Hannes Schroeder, Genetic, genome, indigenous “Taíno”, Jorge Estévez, Professor Corinne Hofman, Professor Eske Willerslev, Puerto Ricans, Taíno
Researchers have found that excess levels of calcium in brain cells may lead to the formation of toxic clusters that are the hallmark of Parkinson’s disease. CAMBRIDGE, 20-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The international team, led by the University of Cambridge, found … Read the full press release
A new experiment, launching today (20 Feb 2018) online, aims to help ‘inoculate’ against disinformation by providing a small dose of perspective from a “fake news tycoon”. A pilot study has shown some early success in building resistance to fake … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Media, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged disinformation, Dr Sander van der Linden, fake news, game, propagandist, teenagers
Aalst, Belgium, 20-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — This weekend, the first Gravity Based Foundation for the offshore wind farm Kriegers Flak was installed in Denmark, another milestone in this project. It concerns a 8,000 tonnes GBF which was floated off the … Read the full press release
MAINZ, 20-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Sparkasse Mainz gehört zu den sieben aktivsten Förderberatern im Land. Für die erfolgreiche Vermittlung von Förderkrediten hat ihr Zentralinstitut, die Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW) in Abstimmung mit den Bundesförderinstituten und dem Landesförderinstitut die Sparkasse Mainz als … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management
Tagged Förderberatern, Förderkrediten, Fördermitteln, Sparkasse Mainz
Biggest test of new signalling system so far completed this weekend Customers will begin to see reliability benefits from the summer World’s oldest metro being transformed into one of the most modern LONDON, 20-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Another weekend of testing … Read the full press release
Posted in Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Metro, Shaun Jones, signalling, signalling system, Stuart Harvey, TfL, Thales, trains, TRANSPORT, Transport for London, Tube
GENEVA, 20-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — SGS is delighted to announce that it has formed a strategic alliance with ABDI, the UK monitoring and evaluation firm. Through this alliance, SGS will scale up ABDI’s human capital investment courses, designed to train government … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Management, Switzerland, United Kingdom
Tagged ABDI, courses, evaluation, GOV, monitoring, NGO, SGS, training, UK monitoring and evaluation firm
LONDON, 20-Feb-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — CNH Industrial’s (NYSE: CNHI /MI: CNHI) Sorocaba plant in the state of São Paulo, Brazil has achieved Silver level certification in the World Class Manufacturing (WCM) program. Inaugurated in 2010, the plant stands out by producing … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged CNH Industrial, combine, harvesters, productivity, Quality, safety, sustainability
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