BRUSSELS, 27-Jul-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (26 July 2017), the Commission has adopted its 14th progress report on relocation of asylum seekers within the EU and resettlement of refugees from outside the EU. With relocations reaching record levels in June (with … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Greece, Italy, Society
Tagged Dimitris Avramopoulos, European Commission, refugee resettlement
Nokia deploys long-haul 9500 Microwave Packet Radio to increase backhaul capacity and speed as residential and tourist demands grow in remote Greek islands Cosmote will enable high-speed fixed and mobile Internet access in currently underserved rural locations ATHENS, 03-May-2017 — … Read the full press release
Joint Venture with TNL Group’s satellite connectivity business forms platform for ‘Marlink CG’, the new maritime satcom expert in Greece & Cyprus OSLO/PARIS, 24-Feb-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Marlink has signed an agreement to enter into a joint venture with the satellite … Read the full press release
Posted in Cyprus, France, Greece, Norway, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Evangelos Andriotis, Marlink, TNL Group, Tore Morten Olsen
ENGIE will service 28,000 square meters (sqm) of the Greek National Opera building, which includes 2 stages, a dance school, rehearsal rooms, admin areas and other supporting facilities. PARIS, 24-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — ENGIE Hellas, a fully owned subsidiary of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Greece, Management
Tagged ENGIE, ENGIE Hellas, facility management services, SNFCC, Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center
Maroussi, Greece, 11-Jan-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Carrying away two top awards at the Health & Safety Awards 2016 ceremony event, organised by Boussias Communications, ALUMINIUM of GREECE (AoG), a MYTILINEOS Group subsidiary, proved that it rightfully ranks among Greece’s enterprises which are … Read the full press release
ATHENS, 29-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Piraeus Bank (“Piraeus Bank” or the “Group”), after having received all required approvals from the regulatory authorities and the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, announces the completion of the sale of a stake held in its subsidiary … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Cyprus, Greece, Investment
Tagged Holding M. Sehnaoui SAL, PIRAEUS BANK, Piraeus Bank Cyprus Ltd.
Report is a unique barometer of people’s hopes, fears and aspirations in over 30 countries LONDON, 06-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 13 December, the EBRD will publish its latest Life in Transition Survey (LiTS), a unique series of reports that lay … Read the full press release
NEW YORK, U.S.A., 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Salini Impregilo S.p.A. received in New York an award from leading trade publication Engineering News-Record (ENR) for the construction of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, Greece, the latest recognition of its … Read the full press release
LUXEMBOURG, 18-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Fund (EIF) and the National Bank of Greece S.A. (NBG) have signed the first COSME guarantee agreement in Greece, benefiting from the support of the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the heart … Read the full press release
PARIS, 07-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — GTT is attending Posidonia exhibition for the second time, in Athens, Greece, from 6 to 10 June 2016. A real meeting point for Greek shipyards and ship-owners, Posidonia is a must-attend key date for all the … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Greece, Industrial, Marketing, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged GTT, Posidonia exhibition
Free guided tours at the exhibition “Greek Banknotes: Historical Evidence” Banknote Museum of the Ionian Bank, Corfu ATHENS, 27-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The new permanent exhibition entitled “Greek Banknotes: Historical Evidence” is presented at the Banknote Museum of the Ionian Bank … Read the full press release
Higher passenger traffic with international network expansion Lower utilization of larger fleet in winter months Kifissia, 27-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — AEGEAN announces key financial and operating results for the first quarter of 2016 with consolidated revenue at €147.9m, 7% higher compared … Read the full press release
Posted in Greece, Investment, Travel
Tagged AEGEAN, Mr. Dimitris Gerogiannis
HELSINKI, 25-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — TMS Tankers Ltd, one of the largest Greece based shipping fleet operators, has selected Wärtsilä fixed pitch propellers (FPPs) for its new vessels under construction in China. The order was placed with Wärtsilä’s joint venture company … Read the full press release
15 to 16 April 2016 in Athens, Greece Sophia Antipolis, 22-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In line with current events and particularly pertinent to Greece, cardiovascular prevention in refugees and other marginalised groups is on the agenda of EuroHeartCare 2016, which will … Read the full press release
Posted in Greece, Healthcare, Society
Tagged Cardiovascular prevention in refugees, Dr Jeroen Hendriks, EuroHeartCare 2016
Facility will help National Bank of Greece scale up trade finance LONDON, 04-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the expansion of international trade with a facility to National Bank of Greece under the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Greece, International Trade, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, National Bank of Greece, Sir Suma Chakrabarti, trade finance activities
TURIN, Italy, 22-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The FREME Consortium – which brings together top-tier specialists in language resources, tools, and services, multilingualism and semantic Web, linked data and open data including public sector information, publishing, localisation, and business development – … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Germany, Greece, Industrial, Internet & Online, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, News, Small Business, Technology
Tagged API, Big Data, content enrichment, e-service, eBook, food and agriculture, framework, h2020, ICT, linked data, localisation, multilingual, opendata, personalisation, publishing, semantic, translation
Constant investment in the future through research and innovation Paiania, Greece, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OTE Group participates in 4 research projects of the European Commission on designing and developing 5th generation (5G) technologies, infrastructure and services. 5G is the future … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Greece, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Paiania, Greece, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OTE HISTORY, the only documentary channel on Greek TV, focusing on Greece’s history and culture, is airing on OTE TV on Friday, January 22. “OTE HISTORY is an important project for OTE, an organization … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Greece, Media, Telecom
Tagged Documentary channel, Greece's history and culture, Greek TV, Mr Michael Tsamaz, OTE HISTORY, OTE TV
Paiania, Greece, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — OTE TV is the first to launch in Greece the new hybrid TV platform, offering its subscribers the combined benefits of satellite and IPTV service such asinteractivity, personalized viewing and high definition content. Changing the … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Greece, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Greece, hybrid TV platform, OTE, OTE TV, satellite and IPTV service
OTE Group’s terrestrial satellite station will serve as a gateway between space and ground ATHENS, 9-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Inmarsat, the leading provider of global mobile satellite communications services, has selected OTE Group and Greece for the location of the … Read the full press release
Visitors to a new cultural center in Athens that’s due to house the Greek National Opera will find that high performance coatings from AkzoNobel have taken center stage. AMSTERDAM, 5-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Being designed by renowned architects Renzo Piano Building Workshop, … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Belgium, Chemicals, Construction, Greece
Tagged AkzoNobel, coatings, Conrad Keijzer, cultural center in Athens, High performance coatings
Luxembourg, 30-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following recent parliamentary elections in Greece, Mr Euclid Tsakalotos was appointed Minister of Finance on 23 September 2015. He also becomes EIB Governor, succeeding Mr Chouliarakis. Mr Tsakalotos was born in 1960. He studied Economics, Politics and Philosophy … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Government, Greece, Management
Tagged EIB Governor, Euclid Tsakalotos, Greek finance minister, Mr Chouliarakis
ATHENS, 22-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Over the weekend of 18 and 19 July 2015, Piraeus Bank successfully completed the project of integrating into the Group’s IT environment the former Panellinia Bank branch network systems. As of Monday 20 July 2015, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Greece, Management
Tagged Panellinia Bank, PIRAEUS BANK
ATHENS, 18-5-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bundesliga, one of the top European football tournaments, will continue to broadcast on OTE SPORT channels for the next two years, offering OTE TV subscribers great football games from some of the best clubs in … Read the full press release
Posted in Entertainment, Greece, Media, Sports
Tagged Bundesliga, Bundesliga 2, DFL Sports Enterprises, Dimitris Michalakis, German Federal League, Joerg Daubitzer, the Supercup, ΟΤΕ TV
FY 2014 Highlights: Fourfold increase of net profit after tax and minority rights to €64.9 million, up from €15.9 million in 2013. Record-high operational profitability (EBITDA) at €253.9 million, up from €225.3 million in 2013. Further decline of net debt … Read the full press release
ATHENS, 17-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In accordance with the provisions of decision no. 3/347/12.07.2005 (art. 2, par. 2, section (e)) of the BoD of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission, Attica Bank S.A. informs investors that its Board of Directors, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Greece, Management
Tagged Attica Bank S.A., Mr. Gikas Manalis
ATHENS, 4-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the context of its systematic effort to monitor and analyse developments and prospects in the Greek real estate market, the Bank of Greece publishes today, for the first time, its commercial property price and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Greece, Real Estate, Retail
Tagged Bank of Greece, commercial property price and rent indices, Retail indices, Retail rent index
BERKSHIRE, 25-11-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone Group Plc today confirms that Vodafone Greece has completed the acquisition of 72.7% of the share capital of Hellas Online SA (“HOL”), a leading provider of broadband and fixed-line telephony in Greece, for a total … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Greece, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged broadband, fixed-line telephony, Hellas Online SA, Vodafone Greece
BRUSSELS, 26-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is referring Greece back to the European Court of Justice for poor treatment of hazardous waste. Five years after the first ruling, Greece is still failing to comply with EU standards. The … Read the full press release
PARIS, 19-9-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom has been awarded a contract of approximately €35 million by the Greek Transmission Utility Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) for the turnkey supply of four gas-insulated substations (GIS) in Greece. The project will connect … Read the full press release
ATHENS, 30-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Attica Bank S.A. (the “Bank”) announces that on 28th July 2014, the sale of 8,060 common registered shares of the Bank was completed. The 8,060 shares resulted as fragmental balances from the decrease of number of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Greece
Tagged Attica Bank S.A., Mr. Stefanos Bairaktaris, Ms Aggeliki Douskou
ATHENS, 17-7-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In January-June 2014, the central government cash balance recorded a deficit of €1,918 million, compared to a deficit of €8,720 million in the same period in 2013. During this period, ordinary budget revenue amounted to €21,912 million, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Greece, Management
Athens, Greece, 03-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — A new, highly efficient, Aframax tanker design offering practical and viable solutions that meet current and forthcoming emissions legislation is today launched by Wärtsilä at the Posidonia 2014 exhibition in Athens, Greece. Wärtsilä will also be … Read the full press release
Maroussi, Greece, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — 2014-Q1 Highlights: Operational profitability (EBITDA) up 28%. Net profit up 36.5%. Generation of strong cash flows and improvement of the Group’s credit profile. Net borrowing further reduced to €436.9 million, down from €509.7 million in 2013 and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Greece, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Elli Gardiki, Metallurgy & Mining Sector, MYTILINEOS Group
Zurich, 19-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss National Bank (SNB), the European Central Bank (ECB), the central banks of the euro area (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain) … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Belgium, Business, Cyprus, Estonia, European Union, Financial, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain
Tagged ECB, fourth gold agreement between central banks, SNB, Swedish Riksbank, the central banks of the euro area, The European Central Bank, The Swiss National Bank
France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain to be covered via this new approach to asset servicing/Citi and Erste Group Bank to also join T2S asset serving model to include Greece and Austria/Clearstream progresses towards T2S readiness Luxembourg, 12-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, France, Greece, Investment, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alain Pochet, BBVA, Berthold Kracke, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Clearstream, Enrique Jiménez-Herrera, Intesa Sanpaolo, Mario Domenico Recchia, new model for T2S, TARGET2-Securities (T2S)
Athens, Greece, 27-2-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alpha Bank and Vodafone, in partnership with Visa Europe and First Data, introduce Tap ΄n Pay, the first mobile phone application for contactless payments in the Greek market. Tap ΄n Pay, an innovative “mobile wallet” application, ensures a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Greece, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom
Tagged "mobile wallet" application, Alpha Bank, contactless payments, First Data, Greek market, mobile phone application, Mr. Dionysis Grigoratos, Mr. Espen Tranoy, Mr. Leonidas Kasoumis, Mr. Nikos Kampanopoulos, Tap ΄n Pay, Visa Europe, vodafone
WIND Hellas invests in core network infrastructure from Ericsson to improve performance and enable innovative mobile broadband offerings to subscribers Turn-key end-to-end system integration project for Ericsson’s Evolved Packet Core solution with latest Evolved Packet Gateway and Policy Control platform … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 16-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ETNO welcomes the priorities for the telecommunications sector set by the Greek Government for its presidency. ETNO will actively cooperate with the Greek presidency so that it can deliver by 30 June on these measures, which … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Greece, Internet & Online, Law, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Cloud, Digital Agenda for Europe, e-government, e-health, ETNO, EU telecom operators, Europe’s telecommunications network operators, Greek Presidency, Smarter Europe, The Zettabyte Era
Athens, Greece, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Alpha Bank (hereinafter the “Bank”) announces that, based on the Warrant exercise orders submitted until 10.12.2013, 28.8 million Warrants on shares issued by the Bank and owned by the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (“Warrants”) have been blocked … Read the full press release
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