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Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel Joins Hempel as Chief People & Culture Officer and Executive Vice President

PRESS RELEASE -- 20, May 2025

(IN BRIEF) Hempel A/S has appointed Anne-Christine Ahrenkiel as its new Chief People & Culture Officer (CPCO) and Executive Vice President, People & Culture, effective July 1, 2025. Anne-Christine brings extensive experience in people management and large-scale transformations, having previously … Read the full press release

Story House Egmont Extends 75-Year Partnership with Disney, Regains UK Publishing Rights

PRESS RELEASE -- 10, January 2025

(IN BRIEF) Story House Egmont has renewed its 75-year partnership with The Walt Disney Company to continue publishing Disney franchise magazines in 27 countries across Europe and select international markets. Beginning in 2025, Story House Egmont will also return as … Read the full press release

Story House Egmont expands its children’s magazine business in Poland

PRESS RELEASE -- 1, December 2022

(PRESS RELEASE) COPENHAGEN, 1-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Egmont Group, a Nordic media group based in Denmark, has announced that its Polish subsidiary Story House Egmont will expand its children’s magazine business in the country with the acquisition of children’s magazine … Read the full press release

Story House Egmont erweitert sein Geschäft mit Kinderzeitschriften in Polen

PRESS RELEASE -- 1, December 2022

(PRESSEMITTEILUNG) COPENHAGEN, 1-Dec-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Egmont Group, eine nordische Mediengruppe mit Sitz in Dänemark, hat bekannt gegeben, dass ihre polnische Tochtergesellschaft Story House Egmont ihr Geschäft mit Kinderzeitschriften im Land ausbauen wird mit dem Erwerb der Rechte an Kinderzeitschriften … Read the full press release

New EUR 93 million logistics hub of DHL Express in Madrid will strengthen ecommerce between Europe and Latin America

PRESS RELEASE -- 27, February 2019

(PRESS RELEASE) MADRID / BONN, 27-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — DHL Express has just opened its new hub at Barajas Adolfo Suarez Airport in Madrid following an investment of 93 million euros. The company’s expansion will help strengthen the position of … Read the full press release

Bille August’s A Fortunate Man and Gustav Möller’s The Guilty shortlisted for Oscar nomination in the Best Foreign Language Film category

PRESS RELEASE -- 30, August 2018

Bille August’s A Fortunate Man and Gustav Möller’s The Guilty have been placed on the shortlist to be nominated for an Oscar in the Best Foreign Language Film category COPENHAGEN, 30-Aug-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Three Danish films have been selected as the possible candidates to … Read the full press release

E-commerce company GoShopping becomes part of the family at Egmont-owned Bageren og Kokken

PRESS RELEASE -- 4, December 2017

Egmont’s Nordic e-commerce company Bageren og Kokken takes over GoShopping. The merger of the two companies secures a leading position in the online market for kicthenware and robots for domestic use COPENHAGEN, 04-Dec-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — In a growing market with … Read the full press release

F.C. Copenhagen and Nordisk Film announce the foundation of joint eSport organization named NORTH

PRESS RELEASE -- 3, January 2017

Danish football champions F.C. Copenhagen and Nordic entertainment company Nordisk Film founds eSport organization NORTH. Former Dignitas Counter-Strike: Global Offensive team signs with NORTH for minimum two years. Jacob “Maelk” Toft-Andersen joins NORTH as sports director with the ambition of … Read the full press release

Egmont to print a second edition of the magazine RUM International

PRESS RELEASE -- 8, July 2016

COPENHAGEN, 08-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The success has been overwhelming and Egmont is now printing a second edition of RUM International. The international Egmont magazine RUM International is loved in Milan, Berlin, London and New York, and the first edition of … Read the full press release

Financial Action Task Force (FATF) to focus on combatting the financing of ISIL, their affiliates, and other terrorist groups

PRESS RELEASE -- 15, December 2015

PARIS, 15-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the light of recent terrorist atrocities the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) today concluded three days of meetings, focussed on combatting the financing of ISIL, their affiliates, and other terrorist groups. On the first day of … Read the full press release

Egmont Foundation study: intensive learning courses benefit the individual child but also strengthen the inclusion and the learning environment for the whole class

PRESS RELEASE -- 13, August 2015

A new study from the Egmont Foundation shows that intensive learning courses benefit the individual child but also strengthen the inclusion and the learning environment for the whole class. COPENHAGEN, 13-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Intensive learning courses benefit the individual … Read the full press release

International students won Egmont challenge in this year’s ComCaseCompetition at Copenhagen Business School

PRESS RELEASE -- 31, January 2014

Copenhagen, Denmark, 31-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A group of international students won the ComCaseCompetition, the annual competition for communication students at Copenhagen Business School. Egmont was the topic of the case and is very impressed with the creativity of the 50 participants. … Read the full press release

Egmont Group’s Nordisk Film now the second-largest cinema operator in Nordic region with over 29,000 cinema seats

PRESS RELEASE -- 14, November 2013

In April 2013 the ink drying on the contract for Oslo Kino marked one of the biggest investments in Egmont’s history. Nordisk Film suddenly became the second-largest cinema operator in the Nordic region and, with a total of over 29,000 … Read the full press release

Anti – money laundering agreement signed between Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria of Holy See/Vatican City State and Unità di Informazione Finanziaria per l’Italia

PRESS RELEASE -- 13, August 2013

13-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On the 26th of July 2013 Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria of Holy See/Vatican City State (AIF) and Unità di Informazione Finanziaria per l’Italia (UIF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to allow reciprocal cooperation for the prevention of … Read the full press release

Egmont Kids Media released new iPad app for its popular Monster High comics

PRESS RELEASE -- 29, July 2013

The popular Monster High universe comes alive in a new app from Egmont Kids Media where the reader makes the stories unfold with sound effects and lively animations. 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In Monster High, the new app from Egmont Kids … Read the full press release

Conference on democratic transition in the EU’s southern neighbourhood

PRESS RELEASE -- 13, May 2013

Understanding political Islam: shift to democracy needs time 13-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “It is a bit simplistic to speak about an Islamic winter after the Arab Spring. The ongoing constitutional processes show that we are on the right path but we … Read the full press release

Norwegian web newspaper Nettavisen, which is owned by Egmont and Amedia, has achieved its best result ever

PRESS RELEASE -- 8, March 2013

8-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In Norway, Nettavisen, which is an exclusively internet-based newspaper, came out of 2012 with a profit of 8.5 million Norwegian Kroner before taxes. The turnover was approximately 85 million NOK and even though the exact numbers are … Read the full press release

TrustNordisk: Danish films sold well in Berlin

PRESS RELEASE -- 7, March 2013

“Nymphomaniac” has been sold to the US and Canada, “The Keeper of Lost Causes” to the UK and Australia. TrustNordisk, one of the largest Scandinavian sales agents, report a round of really good sales at the Berlin Film Festival. “We … Read the full press release

Sharpening our tools against violent extremism

PRESS RELEASE -- 28, January 2013

Brussels, 28-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — How to sharpen Europe’s tools to prevent violent extremism? A High Level Conference in Brussels on 29 January 2013 aims to give the answers to these questions, based on the work carried out by experts and practitioners in … Read the full press release

Rapid innovation in a world of apps

PRESS RELEASE -- 3, November 2012

Graphic designer Jonas Sonne presents the plan
3-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — You may be excused for thinking that the world is changing, but for children, change has already happened. In the blink of an eye, the iPad has united new and old with no respect for traditional boundaries. … Read the full press release