Kortrijk, Belgium, 9-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Bekaert and Pirelli have successfully closed the acquisition by Bekaert of the Pirelli steel cord plant in Izmit, Turkey. The deal closing in Turkey follows the ownership transfer of the steel cord plants in Figline … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, Management, Turkey
Tagged Bekaert, Izmit, Pirelli, steel cord plant, tire industry, Turkey
BRUSSELS, 6-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SABCA will be at the AERO INDIA 2015 Air Show, from 18th February until 22nd February, 2015, Hall C, Booth 2.9 – Belgian Aerospace As a Tier 1 Partner of major OEM, SABCA has developed a … Read the full press release
PARIS, 2-2-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Real Estate Investment Managers (“AXA Real Estate”), the leading real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe(1), announces that it has completed the acquisition of office buildings in Brussels, Belgium, through a sale and … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, France, Investment, Management, Real Estate
Tagged AXA Real Estate, AXA Real Estate Investment Managers, Guy Van Wymersch
BRUSSELS, 27-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission welcomed today the signing of the SME Initiative with Spain, a ground-breaking agreement to unlock more than €3.2 billion of additional lending for companies with fewer than 250 employees (SMEs). In practice, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Small Business, Spain
Tagged Corina Creţu, Jyrki Katainen, SME Initiative with Spain, The European Commission
Brussels, 22-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — For SAX, a wholesale supplier of technical products (HVAC) and sanitary ware, accurate and efficient deliveries to customers and branches are crucial. SAX recently integrated Zetes’ mobile Proof of Delivery solution, which offers bespoke, optimised … Read the full press release
Kortrijk, Belgium, 15-1-2015 — /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 that during … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Management, Technology
Tagged acquisition of own shares, Barco NV, Carl Vanden Bussche
Rancho Cordova, Ca., USA, 15-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Barco, the global leader in digital cinema projection, has partnered with Cinema Equipment & Supplies (CE+S), a full service digital cinema integrator serving Latin America, to complete the conversion of UVK’s theaters located in … Read the full press release
KORTRIJK, 15-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Global enterprise visualization expert Barco has entered into a strategic partnership with MCD Medical Computers Deutschland, a leading manufacturer of IT systems for the healthcare industry. Under the agreement, MCD will provide its customers with … Read the full press release
Milestone confirms Alcatel-Lucent’s market leadership and industry shift from traditional VDSL2 to VDSL2 vectoring to meet urgent demand for ultra-broadband services. Brussels, 14-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent further underlined its leadership in fixed-line ultra-broadband access by reaching the milestone of 10 million … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 14-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Arthur D. Little has today released its first study on the Telecom sector in Belgium, commissioned by the five major operators of the Belgian Telecom market (Base Company, Mobistar, Proximus, Telenet and VOO), entitled ‘A New … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Management, Marketing, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Arthur D. Little study, Base Company, Mobistar, Proximus, Telenet, the Telecom sector in Belgium, VOO
Brussels, Belgium, 09-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Estonia officially became EUROCONTROL’s 41st Member State on 1 January 2015. With the accession of Estonia, EUROCONTROL covers all 28 European Union states. This event reinforces EUROCONTROL’s status as being truly pan-European. Even before becoming … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Estonia, European Union, Management
Tagged Estonia, EUROCONTROL, Frank Brenner, Mrs Urve Palo
BRUSSELS, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — European insurers paid out an average of €2.6bn a day in claims and benefits during 2013, according to figures published today in a study by Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation. The study, European … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Financial, Insurance, Society
Tagged Insurance Europe, insurers, Michaela Koller
BRUSSELS, 06-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 1 January 2015 Lithuania became the 19th member state of the euro area, with euro coins and banknotes entering circulation on the same day. The country joined a number of euro area institutions and euro-related … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Lithuania
Tagged banking union, Donald Tusk, euro area, Euro Summit, European Central Bank, European Stability Mechanism, Eurosystem, Lithuania
BRUSSELS, 06-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has informed the Lithuanian railway incumbent AB Lietuvos geležinkeliai (“LG”) that it suspects the company of having limited competition on the rail markets in Lithuania and Latvia by removing a railway track connecting … Read the full press release
At the end of this year, we complete our combat mission in Afghanistan and open a new chapter in our relationship with Afghanistan. BRUSSELS, 29-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The security of Afghanistan will be fully in the hands of the … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 19-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Speeches Internal Policies and EU Institutions Investment Plan Ladies and gentlemen, We have come together in Brussels today to discuss the Investment Plan for Europe that was launched in the European Parliament on the 26th of November. … Read the full press release
Brussels, 19-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Member states that have to pay exceptionally high additional contributions to the EU budget as a result of the annual revision of their VAT and GNI data may request to defer their contributions until 1 September of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Italy, Malta, Slovenia, United Kingdom
Tagged additional contributions to the EU budget, EU budget, EU Council
Brussels, 19-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Crimea and Sevastopol. This is to reinforce the EU’s policy of not recognising their illegal annexation by Russia and follows a conclusion by the Foreign Affairs Council of 17 November. From 20 December, investment in Crimea … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Investment, Russia, Ukraine
Tagged Crimea and Sevastopol, EU Council, investment, sanctions
Brussels, 19-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (18 December 2014), the President of the European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker, appointed Dr Edmund Stoiber as Special Adviser on Better Regulation. President Jean-Claude Juncker said: “EU citizens need the EU to focus where it … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Management
Tagged Dr Edmund Stoiber, European Commission, Jean-Claude Juncker
Brussels, 19-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has for the first time approved state aid evaluation plans for two different aid schemes in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. It will enable both countries to provide aid of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Society
Tagged aid schemes, Czech Republic, state aid evaluation plans, The European Commission, United Kingdom
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