(IN BRIEF) The EBRD, in cooperation with the European Union, is providing a €10 million financing package to OTP Bank Moldova under the EU4Business–EBRD Credit Line to support lending to micro, small and medium-sized enterprises. The programme will help Moldovan … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Moldova, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Business Financing, EBRD, economic resilience, energy efficiency, EU market integration, EU4Business-EBRD credit line, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, European Union, green investments, investment grants, MOLDOVA, MSMEs, OTP Bank Moldova, OTP Bank Moldova Secures EU4Business–EBRD Funding to Expand Lending to Local Enterprises, private sector development, SMEs, sustainable growth, Technical Assistance
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is providing a €14 million loan to Farmalogist to build a new, energy-efficient logistics centre in Belgrade, with €1.2 million in concessional financing from the Global Environment Fund. The project will centralise and automate operations, significantly … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Serbia, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged automation, Belgrade, CERI, circular economy, Circular Economy Regional Initiative, EBRD, EBRD Backs Circular Economy-Driven Logistics Investment for Farmalogist in the Western Balkans, energy efficiency, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Farmalogist, GEF, Global Environment Fund, Green Economy Transition, Janko Radunovic, logistics centre, Matteo Colangeli, pharmaceutical distribution, renewable energy, SERBIA, supply chain modernisation, sustainable logistics
(IN BRIEF) The EBRD is providing a €25 million loan to Tegeta Motors to support the expansion of its new service centre near the GEZI customs zone in Tbilisi, enhancing capacity along a key transport corridor in Georgia. The project, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Banks, Education, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alkis Vryenios Drakinos, corporate governance, East West corridor, EBRD, EBRD Backs Tegeta Motors Expansion to Boost Georgia’s Automotive Industry and Vocational Standards, Ekaterine Kavtaradze, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, Georgia automotive industry, GEZI service centre, private sector development, regional automotive hub, service centre expansion, Tbilisi, technical cooperation, Tegeta Academy, Tegeta Motors, vocational training
(IN BRIEF) TotalEnergies has sold a 50 percent stake in its 424 MW wind and solar portfolio in Greece to Asterion Industrial Partners in a transaction valuing the assets at €508 million. The company retains the remaining 50 percent, continues … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Greece, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment
Tagged Asterion Industrial Partners, clean energy assets, electricity offtake, energy transition, European energy market, Greece renewables, infrastructure investment, integrated power business model, partial divestment, portfolio optimization, power generation, renewable energy transaction, sustainable infrastructure, TotalEnergies, TotalEnergies Partners with Asterion on €508 Million Greek Wind and Solar Asset Transaction, wind and solar portfolio
(IN BRIEF) Barclays has entered into a collaboration with ExpectAI to explore how artificial intelligence can help UK small and medium-sized businesses improve profitability while advancing sustainability goals. From early 2026, Barclays will test ExpectAI’s Una platform, which uses AI … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Financial, Management, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI platform, Anand Verma, artificial intelligence, Barclays, Barclays Partners with ExpectAI to Support SME Transition Using Artificial Intelligence, business productivity, carbon profiling, climate technology, climate transition, cost efficiency, Daniel Hanna, Digital Twins, energy efficiency, ExpectAI, small and medium-sized enterprises, SMEs, sustainability insights, Sustainable Finance, transition finance, UK economy, Una platform
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon has released Power Portfolio 2025, the latest version of its geospatial software suite within the Safety, Infrastructure & Geospatial division. The update delivers performance gains, improved interoperability, and expanded cloud integration across tools such as GeoMedia, ERDAS … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, Technology
Tagged Cloud Integration, defense organizations, ERDAS APOLLO, ERDAS IMAGINE, GeoMedia, geospatial data management, geospatial software, GIS solutions, government agencies, Hexagon, Hexagon Releases Power Portfolio 2025 to Boost Speed Interoperability and Scalability, interoperability, Linux support, Mladen Stojic, Octave, photogrammetry, Power Portfolio 2025, remote sensing, SaaS, Safety Infrastructure and Geospatial division, software performance, transportation providers
(IN BRIEF) Mutares has placed 2.5 million shares in Terranor Group AB with qualified investors, increasing the free float and significantly improving liquidity in the stock. The transaction generated gross proceeds of approximately EUR 6 million and reflects strong investor … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged capital markets transaction, Denmark, Finland, free float expansion, increased liquidity, infrastructure services, institutional investors, Johannes Laumann, majority shareholder, Munich, Mutares Delivers Above-Target ROIC with Terranor Share Placement and Increased Market Liquidity, Mutares SE & Co. KGaA, NCC carve-out, portfolio value creation, public markets, qualified investors, return on invested capital, ROIC, share placement, strategic development, Sweden, Terranor, Terranor Group AB
(IN BRIEF) GEA has been named to CDP’s Climate Action A-List for the fifth consecutive year, placing it among the top performers globally for climate transparency and emissions reduction efforts. The company achieved above-average scores across all CDP assessment categories, … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Technology
Tagged carbon emissions reduction, CDP, Climate Action A-List, climate protection, climate transparency, DAX index, Dr Nadine Sterley, Environmental Reporting, GEA, GEA Secures CDP Climate Action A-List Position for Fifth Year Running, industrial sustainability, Mission 30, net-zero targets, Say on Climate, SBTi, Science Based Targets initiative, sustainability strategy, sustainable technologies, water management
(IN BRIEF) Omnibus Weidachstein GmbH & Co. KG has taken delivery of five Mercedes-Benz eCitaro electric buses from Daimler Buses in Neu-Ulm, marking the family-owned company’s first move toward locally CO₂-free public transport. The buses will replace existing vehicles on … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, News, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Daimler Buses, Daimler Buses Delivers First eCitaro Fleet to Omnibus Weidachstein in Neu-Ulm, Dr. Sandra Bayerle-Schnarrenberger, electric buses, emobility, Eva Treu, family-owned business, Kilian Benedikt Bayerle, Leinfelden-Echterdingen, locally CO₂-free transport, Marijo Sapina, Mercedes-Benz eCitaro, Neu-Ulm, Omnibus Weidachstein GmbH & Co. KG, Omniplus, Omniplus eService Contract ePremium, Omniplus On, passenger comfort, public transport, regional bus operator, safety systems, sustainable mobility, vehicle handover
(IN BRIEF) Nagarro has acquired Charles Hudson Technology Solutions, a Cambridge-based technology services firm with a strong focus on quality engineering for digital commerce and retail enterprises. The acquisition strengthens Nagarro’s presence in the U.S. retail and consumer packaged goods … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged acquisition, AI governance, AI innovation, Cambridge Massachusetts, Charles Hudson Technology Solutions, CHTS, consumer packaged goods, CPG sector, digital commerce platforms, Digital Engineering Services, Nagarro, Nagarro Enhances Enterprise Digital Engineering Capabilities with CHTS Acquisition, quality engineering, retail technology, technology consulting, testing and quality assurance, U.S. enterprise clients
(IN BRIEF) The text argues that Pakistani-linked drug trafficking networks operating in the UK are not a recent development but the modern continuation of long-standing clandestine trade systems rooted in South Asia, which have evolved from historic courier routes into … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Law, Politics, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged airport corruption, ANF, Birmingham Airport, British national security, customs corruption, diaspora networks, Dubai, heroin trafficking, Huyton Firm, international crime syndicates, Kinahan Cartel, Labour Party, Lyons Crime Family, Money Laundering, narcotics corridors, National Crime Agency, NCA, Pakistan Anti Narcotics Force, Pakistani drug trafficking networks, political influence, prison corruption, Raja Arshad Billu, Sadiq Khan councillor, Sialkot, Sialkot Dubai Birmingham route, sovereignty risk, transnational organized crime, UK Prisons, Waseem Zaffar, Zahida Parveen
Breaches of legal professional privilege in Europe are recurring, not isolated incidents European courts consistently find that weak safeguards alone can violate privilege Mass digital data seizures pose the greatest modern threat to confidential defence communications Judicial oversight and effective … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Politics, Romania, Switzerland, Türkiye
Tagged Akzo Nobel v Commission, AM & S Europe v Commission, Andre and Another v France, Article 6 right to a fair trial, Article 8 European Convention on Human Rights, attorney client privilege, Bersheda and Rybolovlev v Monaco, Černý and Others v the Czech Republic, CJEU, Court of Justice of the European Union, Czech Republic, defence rights, digital age investigations, digital evidence seizures, ECHR, effective judicial remedies, European Court of Human Rights, European criminal procedure, external counsel, Hilti v Commission, in house counsel, independence of lawyers, interception of communications, Kırdök and Others v Turkey, Kopp v Switzerland, lawyer client confidentiality, legal professional privilege, Legal Professional Privilege at a Crossroads: European Courts Confront Confidentiality in the Digital Age, Legal Professional Privilege Under Pressure: Europe’s Courts Confront the Limits of Confidential Legal Communications, Lindstrand Partners v Sweden, mass data extraction, Meta Platforms Ireland v Commission, Niemietz v Germany, Orde van Vlaamse Balies, Petri Sallinen v Finland, procedural safeguards, Pruteanu v Romania, rights of defence, Saber v Norway, Särgava v Estonia, searches of lawyers offices, Smirnov v Russia, surveillance powers, Vinci Construction v France, Zdeněk Koudelka
Porušování advokátní mlčenlivosti v Evropě není ojedinělé, ale opakující se Evropské soudy opakovaně konstatují, že už samotná absence dostatečných záruk může představovat porušení advokátní mlčenlivosti Masové zajišťování digitálních dat představuje v současnosti největší hrozbu pro důvěrnou komunikaci obhajoby Soudní dohled … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Politics, Romania, Switzerland, Türkiye
Tagged advokátní mlčenlivost, Advokátní mlčenlivost na rozcestí: evropské soudy čelí otázce důvěrnosti v digitálním věku, Advokátní mlčenlivost pod tlakem: evropské soudy narážejí na hranice důvěrné právní komunikace, Akzo Nobel proti Komisi, Černý a ostatní proti České republice, Česká Republika, článek 8 EÚLP, digitální důkazy, digitální věk, domovní prohlídky, důvěrnost komunikace advokát klient, ESLP, Evropa, Evropská úmluva o lidských právech, Evropský soud pro lidská práva, hromadná extrakce dat, judikatura EU, Kopp proti Švýcarsku, Meta Platforms Ireland proti Komisi, Niemietz proti Německu, ochrana obhajoby, odposlechy, práva obhajoby, právní tajemství, právo na spravedlivý proces, přeshraniční vyšetřování, procesní záruky, prohlídky advokátních kanceláří, rovnost zbraní, Saber proti Norsku, sledování komunikace, soudní dohled, Soudní dvůr Evropské unie, strukturální selhání, systémové vady, trestní řízení, účinné opravné prostředky, Vinci Construction proti Francii, zajišťování elektronických dat, Zdeněk Koudelka
(NOVINKY) BRNO, 16. prosince 2025 — /EuropaWire/ — Evropský soud pro lidská práva má ve čtvrtek 18. prosince 2025 vyhlásit rozsudek v kauze Černý a ostatní proti České republice, která se zaměřuje na ochranu důvěrnosti komunikace mezi advokátem a jeho klientem. Případ, … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged Adam Černý, advokacie, advokátní tajemství, Černý a ostatní proti České republice, česká advokátní komora, Česká Republika, článek 13 Úmluvy, článek 6 Úmluvy, článek 8 Úmluvy, digitální důkazy, domovní prohlídka, důvěrnost komunikace, elektronická data, ESLP, ESLP bude posuzovat postup českých soudů v případu důvěrnosti komunikace obhájců, Evropský soud pro lidská práva, Evropský soud pro lidská práva rozhodne o ochraně advokátního tajemství v české kauze, Ilona Medňanská, íránský podnikatel, Kauza Černý a ostatní proti České republice míří k rozsudku ve Štrasburku, lidská práva, Nejvyšší soud České republiky, ochrana soukromí, Ondřej Lichnovský, Pavel Čapčuch, Petr Kočí, právo na obhajobu, Shahram Zadeh, spravedlivý proces, Štrasburk, Štrasburk rozhodne o zásahu do komunikace mezi advokáty a klientem v českém případu, trestní řízení, Ústavní soud České republiky, Zdeněk Koudelka
(STRUČNĚ) Evropský soud pro lidská práva má dne 18. prosince 2025 vyhlásit rozsudek ve věci Černý a ostatní proti České republice, která se týká ochrany důvěrnosti komunikace mezi advokátem a jeho klientem. Stížnost podali advokáti, kteří působili jako obhájci Shahrama … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, European Union, Government, Law, Politics
Tagged Adama Černého, Advokát Zdeněk Koudelka, advokátního tajemství, Anny Citterbergové, Čapčuch, Černý, česká advokátní komora, Česká Republika, Citterbergova, důvěrnost komunikace advokát klient, ESLP, Evropského soudu pro lidská práva, Filip, Ilonu Medňanskou, Jana Filipa, Jaromíra Jirsy, Jirsa, Kabelik, Kočí, Koudelka, Lichnovsky, Mednanska, MS Brno, nezákonný, omluva, Ondřeje Lichnovského, Pavla Čapčucha, Pavla Rychetského, Petra Kočího, právo na soukromí, Rychetský, Shahrama Zadeha, soudce, Ústavní Soud, Zadeh, Zdeňka Koudelky
(IN BRIEF) Holcim is acquiring a majority stake in Cementos Pacasmayo, a leading Peruvian building materials producer, to accelerate growth in Latin America under its NextGen Growth 2030 strategy. With projected 2025 net sales of USD 630 million and strong … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Industrial, Investment, Management, Switzerland
Tagged building materials, cement production, Cementos Pacasmayo, Cementos Pacasmayo Acquisition Advances Holcim’s NextGen Growth Strategy in Latin America, Construction Solutions, DINO retail network, Disensa, EBITDA synergies, holcim, Latin America growth, mergers and acquisitions, NextGen Growth 2030, Peru construction market, Ready-mix concrete
(IN BRIEF) SGS has achieved SBP accreditation from the ANSI National Accreditation Board, expanding its forestry and biomass certification services and strengthening assurance for responsibly sourced biomass worldwide. The accreditation enables SGS to certify a wide range of biomass products, … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged biomass certification, biomass supply chains, EU Deforestation Regulation, EU Renewable Energy Directive, forestry certification, IMPACT NOW, low carbon transition, renewable energy, responsible sourcing, SBP accreditation, SBP Accreditation Enhances SGS Role in Responsible Biomass and Low-Carbon Supply Chains, SGS, sustainability assurance, Sustainable Biomass Program
(IN BRIEF) Fortum and the City of Kemi have agreed to develop a 17-hectare industrial site on Ajos island as a potential hub for hydrogen and hydrogen-derivative production. Fortum will lead site development and investor engagement, while the final plant … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Finland, Industrial, Management, News
Tagged Ajos island, City of Kemi, clean transition, energy transition, Fortum, Fortum to Develop and Market Kemi Ajos Island Location for Clean Transition Hydrogen Projects, hydrogen derivatives, hydrogen production, industrial site development, low-carbon electricity, port of Kemi, regional economic development, synthetic fuels
(IN BRIEF) ANDRITZ has been awarded a contract by Guangxi Botare Yuantrove Paper to supply a modern lime kiln plant for a new pulp mill in Guigang City, China, with start-up planned for the second quarter of 2026. The system … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Technology
Tagged Andritz, chemical recovery, China pulp market, energy efficiency, Guangxi Botare Yuantrove Paper, Guangxi Botare Yuantrove Paper Selects ANDRITZ for High-Efficiency Lime Kiln Plant at Guigang Mill, industrial sustainability, lime kiln plant, LimeDry lime mud filter, low-emission production, pulp and paper industry, pulp mill technology, Zhihu Group
(IN BRIEF) Statkraft and Fortescue have amended and extended their conditional power purchase agreement for the Holmaneset green hydrogen and green ammonia project, extending the agreement timeframe to 2029 and expanding it to cover a 10-year power supply. The revised … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, News, Norway, Technology
Tagged feasibility phase, Fortescue, green ammonia, GREEN HYDROGEN, green industry development, Holmaneset project, industrial decarbonisation, long-term power agreements, Power Purchase Agreement, renewable energy transition, renewable power supply, Statkraft, Statkraft Renegotiates Renewable Power Supply Framework to Back Fortescue’s Holmaneset Project
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