Category Archives: Austria

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Neue Werkstoffe für Mobilität und Energie – EIB unterstützt Forschungsprojekt der voestalpine

Neue Werkstoffe für Mobilität und Energie – EIB unterstützt Forschungsprojekt der Voestalpine from left to right: Mr Robert Ottel, Member of the board of Voestalpine AG (CFO), Mr Wilhelm Molterer, Vice-President of the EIB and Dr. Wolfgang Eder, CEO Voestalpine AG 30.11.2012

3-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Für die Erforschung und Entwicklung neuer Stahlsorten für Anwendungen in den Bereichen Mobilität und Energie erhält der voestalpine-Konzern ein Darlehen der Europäischen Investitionsbank (EIB) in Höhe von 250 Mio. Euro. Mit diesen Mitteln wird voestalpine am Standort … Read the full press release

EADS Commissions External Audit of Group Compliance

Leading specialist ETHIC Intelligence to provide external audit of EADS Compliance System Full cooperation with the UK Serious Fraud Office on the allegations concerning EADS subsidiary GPT PwC review of GPT did not find evidence to suggest that GPT or … Read the full press release

Lower Inn Valley railway line completed – Record EIB loan for high-speed line

ÖBB Weststrecke Pat Cox, EU-Coordinator Priority Project No. 1, Doris Bures, Austrian Federal Minister for Transport, Innovation, and Technology, Tyrol’s governor Günther Platter, Radfeld’s Mayor Josef Auer, CEO ÖBB-Holding AG Christian Kern, and CEO of ÖBB-Infrastruktur AG, Andreas Matthä 26/11/2012

29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Austrian Railways (ÖBB) officially completed its high-speed rail line project in the Lower Inn Valley in the Tyrol. The European Investment Bank (EIB) provided a total of EUR 1 billion for this ambitious project in its biggest ever … Read the full press release

Jury for 2012 Intercultural Innovation Award announced. Over 500 organizations from 92 countries have applied for the Award co-sponsored by the UNAOC and the BMW Group.

Muna AbuSulayman, Member of the jury for the Intercultural Innovation Award, a partnership between the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations and the BMW Group, 2012. (11/2012)

New York / Munich, 27-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The five international members of the jury panel for the 2012 Intercultural Innovation Award, a joint initiative of the UN Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and the BMW Group, have been appointed. Scientific … Read the full press release

New Corporate Identity: YBBSTALER AGRANA JUICE

26-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Following the successful merger of AGRANA Juice Holding GmbH and Ybbstaler Fruit Austria GmbH in June of this year, the company founded as a result, YBBSTALER AGRANA JUICE GmbH, will shortly be unveiling its new corporate identity. … Read the full press release

Eröffnung BG/BRG Judenburg nach abgeschlossener Sanierung und Erweiterung

Investitionen rund fünf Millionen Euro Wien, 22-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Nach der Erweiterung und Sanierung steht den Schülerinnen und Schülern des BG/BRG Judenburg deutlich mehr Platz zur Verfügung. „Das Bestandsgebäude wurde aufgestockt und damit um rund 750 Quadratmeter erweitert“, sagt Wolfgang Gleissner, Geschäftsführer der … Read the full press release

Zwei Wiener Schulen künftig unter einem Dach

Sieger des Architekturwettbewerbs: ARGE Ulrich Burtscher, Marianne Durig aus Wien Wien, 21-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Der EU-weite, offene, einstufige Realisierungswettbewerb für die Funktionssanierung und Erweiterung des BG/BRG/BORG Lessinggasse ist abgeschlossen. „Aus insgesamt 48 internationalen Einreichungen ging die ARGE Ulrich Burtscher und Marianne Durig … Read the full press release

Budget deadlock halts €25 million EU aid to jobless workers in seven countries

20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Almost €25 million in EU aid to help over 5,000 redundant workers in seven EU countries was halted on Thursday because there is no money left in the EU budget to fund it. The Budgets Committee had to … Read the full press release

voestalpine Groundbreaking Ceremony in the USA

voestalpine Groundbreaking Ceremony in the USA

19-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On November 14, the voestalpine Group held a groundbreaking ceremony for the Metal Forming Division’s new US plant in Cartersville, Georgia. The most recent US investment into the future production of automotive components is worth around EUR 50 … Read the full press release

voestalpine Group: Great stability despite challenging environment: earnings expectations for year as a whole lowered roughly 10% due to economic uncertainties

Great stability despite challenging environment: earnings expectations for year as a whole lowered roughly 10% due to economic uncertainties

Revenue virtually unchanged at EUR 5.9 billion (EUR 6.0 billion in BY 2011/12) In comparison to first half of previous year, operating result (EBITDA) declined from EUR 824 million to EUR 730 million (−11.5%) Slight drop of EBITDA margin from … Read the full press release

Klaus Regling: „Die Strategie zur Euro-Krisenbekämpfung funktioniert“

Klaus Regling, ESM-Chef und EFSF-CEO, im „EU Sky Talk“ der RZB Fokus auf nationalen Anpassungen und besserer wirtschaftspolitischer Koordinierung Finanzmarktreformen wichtiger Schritt Auf dem Weg zu einer „echten Wirtschafts- und Währungsunion“ 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — In der Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB) … Read the full press release

Zahlreiche Kunden und Geschäftspartner beim Weltspartagsempfang von RZB und RBI

Rund 300 Gäste im Raiffeisensaal * Raiffeisen mit über 32 Prozent Marktanteil klarer Marktführer bei Spareinlagen Rund 300 Gäste im Raiffeisensaal Raiffeisen mit über 32 Prozent Marktanteil klarer Marktführer bei Spareinlagen 9-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Die Raiffeisen Zentralbank Österreich AG (RZB) … Read the full press release

OMV and Vienna Insurance Group launch safety initiative

At the beginning of the winter season the OMV starts together with the Vienna Insurance Group an Austrian wide safety initiative. The two companies therefore jointly offer safety packages from the Austrian Red Cross and traffic accident insurances for car … Read the full press release

voestalpine reducing earnings expectations by EUR 100 million for FY 2012/13 despite development in the first half according to expectations

* according to IFRS all results after Purchase Price Allocation (PPA) ** before minority interest and hybrid capital interest

With an EBITDA of EUR 730 million and EBIT of EUR 441 million based on almost stable revenues in the first half of 2012/13 voestalpine is well on track to repeat the (adjusted) earnings figures of the business year 2011/12. … Read the full press release

voestalpine AG – Streaming of the press conference on the results of the first half year

6-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — This year you have again the possibility to watch the press conference on the results of the first half year 2012/13 live via internet. The event where the Management Board of voestalpine AG will present the results … Read the full press release

The “Volk-Rock’n’Roller” Andreas Gabalier Is Awarded a BAMBI in the Category of “Shooting Stars”

Andreas Gabalier (c) Hubert Burda Media

Munich, 5-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Austrian musician Andreas Gabalier has recently been causing a stir in the Volksmusik scene and impresses fans of all ages with his Alpine folk music with a rock’n’roll twist, so much that he is attracting media … Read the full press release

Zumtobel Group apprentices celebrate successful qualification

Successfully completed training: 19 Zumtobel Group apprentices and their instructors celebrated the good results.

Dornbirn / Austria, 5-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On the completion of their apprenticeships, the young skilled workers and their instructors had every reason to celebrate. In 2012, 19 apprentices from the Zumtobel Group completed their training in the trades of machine technician, … Read the full press release

Zumtobel gains second place in “Fabrik2012” competition

Award-winning production site: Zumtobel’s Dornbirn plant.

Award for efficient domestic production sites  Dornbirn luminaire plant scores with sense of ownership, transparency and flexibility  Current factory expansion aimed at further increase in efficiency Dornbirn / Austria, 3-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Zumtobel Group’s luminaire plant in Dornbirn has been … Read the full press release

BMW Urban Mobility. The BMW Group presents the opportunities for intelligent networking in urban situations at the ITS World Congress in Vienna.

Traffic management project Mobility assistant (10/2010)

Vienna, 23-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The ITS World Congress is the premier international exhibition for devices, technologies and services associated with intelligent traffic systems. This year’s exhibition hosts a total of 300 exhibitors. The exhibition at the ITS World Congress in 2012 … Read the full press release

Traffic Results for September 2012: Austrian Airlines Increases Load Factor to Over 80 Percent

• January-September 2012: 2.1 percent more passengers carried • September 2012: Fewer passengers due to reduction of capacity Austria, 23-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Austrian Airlines Group increased the number of passengers carried in the first three quarters of 2012 by 2.1 percent … Read the full press release

T-Mobile Austria – Neuer CEO Andreas Bierwirth: “Telekom-Branche braucht Neustart”

Gesamtbranche in Österreich deutlich stärker unter Druck als in anderen europäischen Ländern Mit Programm “Attack2Win” legt T-Mobile umfassendes Paket zur Umsatzstabilisierung und Kostenreduktion auf und stärkt Wachstumsfelder Wachsendes Datenvolumen braucht neue Preiskonzepte, um nötige Investitionen in Netzausbau abzusichern 19-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — “Der … Read the full press release

Small and medium sized enterprises in 2011: situations per EU Member State

Trends in the SME sector for Austria

18-10-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commission annually assesses progress in implementation of the Small Business Act (SBA)1 at national level. This memo describes the results of the assessment as illustrated by country specific SBA factsheets2, composed on the basis of a wide … Read the full press release

EuropaWire.EU to launch

EuropaWire.EU (EW) is a premium European Union press release distribution and newswire service. The vast majority of the press releases that will appear on and be released via EuropaWire.EU (https://news.europawire.eu), will primarily be sourced directly from major EU based brands, companies, and institutions … Read the full press release