Category Archives: Belgium

Press Releases & News from Belgium distributed via EuropaWire

Equipped with Bridgestone Battlax V02 racing tyres Saroléa’s new SP7 all-electric superbike sets sights on the Isle of Man TT Zero race this June

BRUSSELS, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Saroléa pulled the wraps off its new 2015 SP7 all-electric superbike in Brussels on Easter Sunday, revealing a slimmer, lighter machine than the “black beauty” that resurrected the Belgian motorcycle constructor in 2014. Equipped with … Read the full press release

400 university leaders from the European higher education sector will gather on 16 and 17 April 2015 at the Annual Conference of the European University Association (EUA)

BRUSSELS, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Around 400 university leaders and representatives from the European higher education sector will gather on Thursday 16 and Friday 17 April 2015 at the Annual Conference of the European University Association (EUA). The conference – … Read the full press release

The European Commission to provide EUR 14.1M under the Hercule III anti-fraud programme to support Member States in fighting fraud and corruption

This year, the European Commission will make available EUR 14.1 million under the Hercule III anti-fraud programme to support Member States in fighting fraud, corruption and other illegal activities. This is an increase in the allocated funds compared to previous … Read the full press release

EURid to attend The Business Startup Show in London on 13 and 14 May 2015 at ExCeL London

Brussels, 9-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — EURid will attend The Business Startup Show in London on 13 and 14 May 2015. The two day event, which will be held at ExCeL London, welcomes more than 25,000 businesses from a cross-section of industries … Read the full press release

Firestone to turn up the heat even higher at some of Europe’s hottest festivals this summer with the Firestone Music Tour

BRUSSELS, 8-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Firestone, the tyre brand with over 100 years of heritage, is set to turn up the heat even higher at some of Europe’s hottest festivals this summer with the Firestone Music Tour. As a key … Read the full press release

EU Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality, Vĕra Jourová: My wish for Consumer Day is a consumer-centered European economy

BRUSSELS, 19-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Representatives from consumer organisations, policy-makers and European institutions gathered at the 17th annual conference to discuss new trends in consumption. The European Consumer Day was organised by the European Economic and Social Committee. “My wish … Read the full press release

EURORDIS: Rare diseases are not yet recognised as an international public health priority

BRUSSELS, 18-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The 22nd meeting of the EURORDIS Round Table of Companies recently took place in Brussels on the occasion of Rare Disease Day 2015 and focused on the theme ‘Rare Diseases: Going Global’. This EURORDIS corporate-membership group … Read the full press release

Barco adds two new indoor LED displays to its display portfolio for retail and advertising

Kortrijk, Belgium, 11-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, a global leader in LED technology, is proud to add two new indoor LED displays to its display portfolio for retail and advertising. Designed for fixed indoor installation in fashion retail, automotive retail, banking … Read the full press release

Barco NV discloses information regarding the acquisition of own shares

Kortrijk, Belgium, 11-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In accordance with the regulations Barco NV hereby discloses information regarding the acquisition of own shares. Under the framework of the share buy-back program, as announced per 7 November 2014, the company reports today … Read the full press release

Solvay signs with British polymer technology company Revolymer to boost the performance of its organic peroxide Eureco(™) used in detergents and other applications

Brussels, 2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay announces it has signed a global license agreement with British polymer technology company Revolymer to exclusively apply its encapsulation technology to boost the performance of Solvay’s organic peroxide EurecoTM used in detergents and other applications. Solvay’s EurecoTM is … Read the full press release

Solvay to build new specialty polymers resin unit in Augusta, Georgia, US

Brussels,  2-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay is building a new specialty polymers resin unit in the United States, significantly expanding its production capacity of PEEK (polyether etherketone) and solidifying itself as a leader in the industry with a unique site presence … Read the full press release

Bekaert to sell its carding production facilities in Belgium, India, China and the US and the global sales and services network to Groz-Beckert

Kortrijk, Belgium, 27-02-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bekaert and Groz-Beckert have signed an agreement regarding the sale of Bekaert’s Carding Solutions activities to Groz-Beckert, a global company with headquarters in Albstadt, Germany. The transaction covers the carding production facilities in Belgium, India, China … Read the full press release

European Network of Transmission System Operators: some 35,000 MW of solar energy will gradually fade from Europe’s electrical system during the solar eclipse on 20 March 2015

BRUSSELS, 25-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — European transmission system operators (TSOs) have been preparing for the 20 March solar eclipse for several months. Due to the amount of solar generation involved, it was necessary to evaluate and mitigate the risk, with … Read the full press release

The European Patent Office awarded patent EP 2 152 091 on reduced fat chocolate to Barry Callebaut Group

Patented chocolate manufacturing process makes it possible to produce milk chocolate with only 25% of fat Customers offered additional ways to manage calories in their products Zurich/Switzerland, Wieze/Belgium, 23-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Barry Callebaut Group, the world’s leading manufacturer of high-quality … Read the full press release

EIB and European Commission launch two new financial instruments to encourage greater private sector involvement in climate and biodiversity schemes

Luxembourg, 16-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Two new financial instruments that aim to encourage greater private sector involvement in schemes that contribute to the twin climate priorities of reducing energy use and conserving natural capital, especially biodiversity, in Europe will be later … Read the full press release

The European Union to give EUR 156 million in humanitarian funding in 2015 to Africa’s Sahel region

BRUSSSELS, 16-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union will give €156 million in humanitarian funding in 2015 to the Sahel region, where close to 20 million people don’t know where their next meal will come from and more than 5 … Read the full press release

EURORDIS marks Rare Disease Day 2015 with ‘Rare but Real: Talking Rare Diseases’ discussion event on 24 February at the Residence Palace, Brussels

PARIS, 12-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — To mark Rare Disease Day 2015, EURORDIS is holding a ‘Rare but Real: Talking Rare Diseases’discussion event, which will include contributions from patient representatives who have had a game-changing influence on policy and relevant decision … Read the full press release

Agfa HealthCare launches MUSICA for Neonatal, built on its next generation MUSICA image processing software, at ECR 2015

Technology improvements to gold standard image processing software include more detail in a single neonatal image and confident, comfortable reading Mortsel, Belgium, 10-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Fully automatic and exam-independent, MUSICA provides consistently high image quality across all exams. – Fractional Multiscale … Read the full press release

Barco makes event automation truly simple with the launch of its new HD media servers

Kortrijk, Belgium, 10-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Global visualization technology leader Barco is making event automation and preview truly simple with the launch of its new HD media servers. These end-to-end visualization solutions – available in four models – cover the entire … Read the full press release

Microsoft and Proximus in partnership with Child Focus to raise awareness about safer Internet use in different Belgian schools

In partnership with Child Focus, volunteers from Microsoft and Proximus will visit classrooms in different Belgian schools on 10 February to raise awareness among more than 6000 pupils in total about safer Internet use. BRUSSELS, 9-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On … Read the full press release