Kortrijk, Belgium, 16-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — NV Bekaert SA (“Bekaert” or, the “Company”) announces today the successful placement of 0.75% senior unsecured convertible bonds due June 2018 (the “Bonds”), for a principal amount of € 300 million. Payment for and delivery of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Industrial, Management
Tagged Bruno Humblet, NV Bekaert SA, senior unsecured convertible bonds
Ghent, Belgium, 12-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Researchers at VIB and Ghent University have unraveled the mechanism of necroptosis. This is a type of cell death that plays a crucial role in numerous diseases such as viral infections, multiple sclerosis, acute heart … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Healthcare, Science
Tagged Amanda Goncalves, Clark A. Sehon, Ghent University, inflammatory diseases, Inge Bruggeman, Jean-Claude Martinou, John Bertin, Kathrin Weber, Mathieu J.M. Bertrand, mechanism of necroptosis, Paco Hulpiau, perspectives for treating degenerative, Peter J. Gough, Peter Vandenabeele, Ria Roelandt, Robert W. Marquis, Savvas Savvides, Sylvie Montessuit, VIB, Wim Declercq, Yves Dondelinger
Brussels, 22-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The winners of the first Natura 2000 Awards were announced at a ceremony in Brussels last night. The winners received trophies from the European Commissioner for the Environment, Janez Potočnik, along with members of the award Jury. … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Environment, European Union, Investment, Romania, Spain
Tagged Andreja Skerl, First Natura 2000 Award, imperial eagle in Sakar Bulgaria, Janez Potočnik, Joe Hennon, Networking & Cross-Border Cooperation Award, Raná-Hrádek in the Czech Republic, Sighișoara-Târnava Mare Romania, Vijvergebied van Midden Limburg
Germany remains top aviation market, but growth less than world average Blagnac, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) in the next 20 years (2013-2032), the traffic to and from Germany is set to grow at … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, France, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Airbus, Airbus Global Market Forecast, ILA Berlin Air Show
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
Dedicated mobile imaging solutions Equine DR 35 detector and CR 15-X digitizer will be available for competitors at all legs of the 2014 Tour Mortsel, Belgium, 15-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Agfa HealthCare solutions will be used for X-ray screening of the … Read the full press release
On-the-go mobile medical image capture and secure management technology brings clinical relevance to the “medical selfie” Mortsel, Belgium/Greenville, SC, 15-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — New mobile and web capture technology extends Agfa HealthCare’s “gold standard” ICIS interoperable enterprise imaging platform to mobile … Read the full press release
Macedonian Prime Minister Nikola Gruevski cuts the ribbon. Investment of 25 million € offers Van Hool new opportunities at home and abroad. More than 125 vehicles have already been produced by 430 employees in Macedonia. Skopje, Macedonia, 14-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Mr Nikola Gruevski, … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Industrial, North Macedonia, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Dirk Snauwaert, Filip Van Hool, Macedonia, Mr Nikola Gruevski, Skopje, Van Hool
Kortrijk, Belgium, 14-5-2014 — /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 7th May 2014, the company reports today that during the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Management, Technology
Tagged a global technology company, Barco NV, Carl Vanden Bussche
Brussels, Belgium, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday 8 May, Dominique Leroy won the Trends Business Women Award in the category of CEO. This event, assisted by Céline Fremault, the Brussels Economy Minister, rewards female executives who, through their work, professional qualities … Read the full press release
Financial performance in line with company expectations, full-year guidance reiterated Mobile service revenue trend further improving Solid operational performance: Mobile Postpaid, TV & Fixed Internet customer base further growing Brussels, Belgium, 13-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solid operational results: Mobile Postpaid, TV & … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Belgacom, Dominique Leroy, Mobile Postpaid, TV & Fixed Internet
Brussels, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay and AkzoNobel have joined forces with EY (Ernst & Young) to jointly develop a monitoring system that tracks and quantifies the use of renewable raw materials in paints, coatings and other applications. The partnership … Read the full press release
Brussels, 9-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay and INEOS have today obtained European Commission clearance for their proposed 50/50 chlorvinyls Joint Venture. Commission clearance is subject to implementation of an agreed remedy package comprising divestment of the following INEOS owned assets: the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, European Union, Management
Tagged 50/50 chlorvinyls joint venture, European Commission clearance, INEOS, Solvay
Ghent, Belgium, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Angie Clocheret and Sibylle Van Belle, 2 assistant academic staff and PhD students in tax law at Ghent University, have won the ‘Excellence in Law’ award at the International Academic Conference on Law and Politics (IACLP) … Read the full press release
Ghent, Belgium, 8-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Board of Governors of Ghent University has appointed Wim Van Camp as the new general manager of UGent TechTransfer, as from 1 May 2014. He will succeed Marc Zabeau, Managing partner and founder of QBIC … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Law, Society
Tagged CropDesign, Ghent University, UGent TechTransfer, Wim Van Camp
The Belgian Minister for Employment, Monica De Coninck, and the Mayor of Antwerp, Bart De Wever visited New Holland Tractor in Antwerp today for a firsthand ‘Agriculture Experience’. New Holland Tractor Antwerp is a manufacturing facility that produces rear axles … Read the full press release
Brussels, 22-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The shareholders of GROUPE BRUXELLES LAMBERT S.A. (GBL) and ELECTRAFINA, at their Extraordinary General Meetings on April 26th 2001, unanimously approved all the resolutions put before them in relation with the merger by absorption of GBL by … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management
Tagged ELECTRAFINA, Groupe Bruxelles Lambert, merger of GBL by ELECTRAFINA
Brussels, Paris, 16-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting and the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting of Dexia SA will be held on Wednesday 14 May 2014 at 14.30 in the Arsenal, chaussée de Wavre 950, 1040 Brussels. Reception will be open … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Management
Tagged Arsenal, Brussels, Dexia SA, Shareholders’ Meeting
Brussels, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Around 350 university leaders and representatives from the higher education sector gathered last week (3-4 April) for the EUA Annual Conference, hosted by the Université libre de Bruxelles (ULB) in Belgium. The theme of this year’s conference was … Read the full press release
Valkenswaard, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Belgian passenger transport company De Lijn has ordered 105 hybrid Citeas from VDL Bus & Coach. “We are extremely proud that we may once again build so many buses for De Lijn. Obtaining an order with such a … Read the full press release
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