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H. Lundbeck A/S disappointed and strongly disagrees with EC decision and intends to appeal

Posted on 20, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

The European Commission has decided that Lundbeck’s agreements concluded with four generic competitors concerning citalopram violated competition law The decision includes fining Lundbeck EUR 93 million Lundbeck’s financial guidance for 2013 is maintained excluding costs connected to the fine Lundbeck is … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Denmark, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Law, Pharma & Biotech

Tagged citalopram, Competition, competition law, Copenhagen, European Patent Office, fine, Lundbeck, patent rights, The European Commission, Valby

EC concludes ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal privatisation does not constitute state aid

Posted on 20, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has concluded that the privatisation of ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. was carried out on market terms and therefore did not involve any state aid in the meaning of EU rules. ANA has … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Portugal, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged airports, ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, Azores, Beja, concession, Faro, Lisbon, Madeira, Porto, Portugal airports, privatisation, state aid, The European Commission, Vinci Concessions S.A.S.

EU-funded project finds more wind power and cheaper electricity possible on existing EU grid networks

Posted on 20, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

– 10% more power can be brought online by measuring cable temperature in real time – 2% cut in electricity prices using wind turbines and other power sources as virtual power plants – 28% more wind power can be produced … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Technology

Tagged 50Hertz Transmission, ABB, Alstom Grid, Brussels, cable temperature, cheaper electricity, CORESO, DC circuit breaker prototype, distribution grids, Dong Energy Power, Electricité de France, electricity prices, Elia System Operator, ENERGINET.dk, EU electricity networks, EU grid networks, Europe's transmission grid, European Wind Energy Association, EWEA, Gamesa, high wind ride through, Iberdrola Renovables, Jacopo Moccia, Red Electrica de España, renewable electricity sources, Siemens Wind Power, Tennet, transmission grids, TWENTIES, TWENTIES project, Vicente González López, virtual power plants, wind power, wind turbines

EC fines Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck over anticompetitive agreements

Posted on 20, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has imposed a fine of € 93,8 million on Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck and fines totalling € 52,2 million on several producers of generic medicines. In 2002, Lundbeck agreed with each of these … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Denmark, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Law, Pharma & Biotech, Society

Tagged anticompetitive agreements, antidepressant medicine, ANTITRUST, blockbuster antidepressant, citalopram, citalopram molecule, EU antitrust rules, fine, generic medicines, Generics UK, Joaquin Almunia, lump sums, Lundbeck, medicines, Merck KGaA, Patents, pharmaceutical company, Ranbaxy, Zoetis

The European Commission Guidelines to Member States on regional aid 2014-2020

Posted on 19, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 19-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has adopted guidelines on how Member States can grant investment aid to companies in order to support the development of disadvantaged regions in Europe between 2014 and 2020. These guidelines are part of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Politics

Tagged aid intensities, Cohesion funds, investment aid, Joaquin Almunia, regional aid guidelines, state aid, State aid accountability, state aid control, State aid transparency, The European Commission

Zetes to provide Automated Biometric Identification System services to Republic of Guinea Electoral Commission

Posted on 19, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 19-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) of the Republic of Guinea has entrusted Zetes with the deduplication of voters’ data in legislative elections scheduled for this summer. The aim is to create a reliable electoral roll. The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Government, Politics, Security & Safety, Technology

Tagged ABIS services, Alain Wirtz, Automated Biometric Identification System, biometry, deduplication, elections, facial biometric data, he Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, legislative elections, reliable electoral roll, Republic of Guinea, voters, voters' fingerprints, Zetes

EC approved France plans to impose parafiscal levy on online horse-race betting

Posted on 19, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 19-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has approved a French proposal for a parafiscal levy on online horse-race betting to finance horse‑racing companies. The changes made to the proposal by the French authorities after the opening of the Commission investigation ensure … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Entertainment, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Politics

Tagged betting, betting operators, fair competition, horse‑race, horse‑race betting operators, horse‑racing, horse‑racing companies, levy, online horse-race betting, parafiscal levy, Pari Mutuel Urbain, state aid

UK Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change Edward Davey sets out his vision for a robust European Union Energy and Climate framework for 2030

Posted on 18, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Secretary of State sets out his vision for a robust European Union Energy and Climate framework for 2030. Originally given at Residence Palace, Brussels. This is the text of the speech as drafted, which may differ … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Government, Politics, United Kingdom

Tagged Climate, climate change, Edward Davey, Emissions Reduction, ENERGY, EU Ministers, European climate change leadership, European Union Energy and Climate, Europe’s 2030 Framework, Green Growth Group, Rt Hon Edward Davey MP, SPEECH

EU, Canada negotiate Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement

Posted on 18, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU and Canada are currently negotiating the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA) in order to take their trade and investment relationship to a new level. This EU-Canada FTA will cover the key issues relevant to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, International Trade, Investment, Politics

Tagged CANADA, Canadian businesses, Canadian investors, Competition, Environment, EU, EU-Canada FTA, Free Trade Agreement, health standards, hygiene standards, intellectual property rights, investment protection, labour rights, markets, public procurement contracts, social rights, sustainable development, technical regulations, technical standards, trade, Trade Agreement

EC to fight unemployment by improving efficiency of public employment services

Posted on 18, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Employment: Commission proposes to help jobless by improving efficiency of public employment services Member States’ public employment services have a crucial role to play in helping the 26 million unemployed in Europe to get a job. This is … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Government, Politics, Society

Tagged apprenticeship, Employment, European Commission, European Vacancy Monitor, Inclusion, jobless, jobseekers, László Andor, public employment services, Social Affairs, traineeship, training, unemployed, unemployment, vacancies

EDPS: Cyber security is not an excuse for the unlimited monitoring and analysis of the personal information of individuals

Posted on 18, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cyber security is not an excuse for the unlimited monitoring and analysis of the personal information of individuals, said the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) today following the publication of his opinion on the EU’s strategy on cyber security. While there is … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Politics, Society, Technology, Telecom

Tagged cyber security policy, Cyber Security Strategy, cyber-security, Data breach, data protection principles, EDPS, ENISA, eTrust Regulation, European Data Protection Supervisor, EUROPOL, Peter Hustinx, privacy, robust cyber security policy, trust

EC report calls for more coherent EU response to migration challenges and opportunities

Posted on 18, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — How are the EU and its Member States addressing the challenges and opportunities of migration? Analysing the 2012 and early 2013 developments in the areas of immigration and asylum, a Commission report published today calls for … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Society

Tagged asylum, asylum seekers, Blue Card Directive, Cecilia Malmström, EC, EU, EU migration legislation, EU's borders, European Asylum Support Office, European Border Surveillance System, European Refugee Fund, Eurosur, fundamental rights, highly qualified employment, immigrants, immigration, Member States, migrants, MIGRATION, non-EU nationals, Schengen States, Single Permit Directive, solidarity

European Court of Auditors: EU Support for Governance in Egypt “well-intentioned but ineffective”

Posted on 18, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Luxembourg, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) is highly critical of EU aid spending to promote key areas of governance in Egypt in the periods before and after the Uprising of January 2011. “The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Politics, Society

Tagged audit report, Auditors, ECA, EGYPT, EU aid, EU Auditors, European Court of Auditors, Governance, Governance in Egypt, Karel Pinxten, Luxembourg, Public Finance Management, REPORT

Karel De Gucht welcomes Member States’ green light for EC to start negotiations on Transatlantic Trade and Investment with US

Posted on 18, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Trade Commissioner De Gucht stated: “I am delighted that the Council has today decided to give the European Commission ‘the green light’ to start trade and investment negotiations with the United States. Today’s decision sends an … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, International Trade, Investment, Politics

Tagged Brussels, export market, investment, Karel De Gucht, Ron Kirk, trade, Transatlantic Investment, Transatlantic Trade, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, TTIP, United States

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visits Kabul

Posted on 18, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen was in Kabul on Tuesday (June 18) to take part in the official ceremony during which President Hamid Karzai announced the fifth and final group of Afghan provinces, cities and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Defence, Government, Politics, Security & Safety

Tagged Afghan national security forces, Afghan security forces, Afghanistan, Anders Fogh Rasmussen, Kabul, NATO, NATO Secretary General, President Hamid Karzai

UN’s Food and Agriculture organisation awarded EU for its work on the EU Food Facility

Posted on 17, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 17-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Union received today the first ever Jacques Diouf award from the UN’s Food and Agriculture organisation (FAO), in recognition of its pioneering work on the EU Food Facility, which has so far improved the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Awards, Belgium, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Politics, Society

Tagged agricultural production, agriculture, Award, EU Food Facility, FAO, food security, Horn of Africa, Jacques Diouf award, José Manuel Barroso, livestock, Nutrition, Sahel, Senegalese diplomat, UN’s Food and Agriculture organisation

2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards Winners Announced in Athens

Posted on 17, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels / Athens, 17-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The winners of the 2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards will be honoured this evening at a ceremony in Athens in the presence of Karolos Papoulias, the President of Greece, Androulla Vassiliou, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Belgium, Estonia, European Union, Germany, Government, Greece, Non Profit, Portugal, Society, Spain, United Kingdom

Tagged Acropolis, Androulla Vassiliou, Athens, Brussels, Cultural Heritage, CULTURE, Elliniki Etairia, EU Prize for Cultural Heritage, Europa Nostra, Europa Nostra Awards, Herodes Atticus, Karolos Papoulias, Loures, Machines of Wielemans-Ceuppens Brewery, Odeion, Plácido Domingo, Roman Theatre of Medellin, SOS Azulejo Project, Strawberry Hill, Tallinn Seaplane Harbour, The Propylaea Central Building in Athens, Twickenham, Wielemans-Ceuppens Brewery

EU Health Prize for Journalists seeks to reward excellence in health journalism, now open to 28 European countries

Posted on 14, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 14-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the virtual doors swing open to journalists from across the EU wishing to participate in the annual EU Health Prize for Journalists. Winners can pick up EU-wide recognition and cash prizes for excellence in health journalism, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Healthcare, Internet & Online, Media, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society

Tagged 2013 EU Health Prize, 2013 EU Health Prize for Journalists, active ageing, ageing, Cancer, cardiovascular diseases, cash prizes, childhood vaccination, chronic diseases, cross border healthcare, dementias, Diabetes, EU health journalist, EU-wide recognition, flu vaccination, health journalism, Health Prize, health workforce, healthy ageing, hospital acquired infections, journalist prize, journalists, organ donation and transplantation, patient safety, patients' rights, pharmaceuticals, prudent use of antibiotics, rare diseases, staying healthy, Tonio Borg

EC approves proposed acquisition of Intermec by Honeywell, both of the United States

Posted on 14, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 14-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Intermec by Honeywell, both of the United States. Intermec is a manufacturer and supplier of barcode scanners, scanning engines and ruggedised mobile computers … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, Defence, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Technology

Tagged aerospace products, barcode scanners, EU Merger Regulation, extreme temperatures, Honeywell, Intermec, Mergers, ruggedised mobile computers, scanning engines, strong vibrations

Twelve new Heads of EU Delegations appointed by High Representative Catherine Ashton

Posted on 14, June 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Brussels, 14-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy/Vice President of the Commission, announced today the appointment of twelve new Heads of EU Delegations. Gordon Kricke has been appointed Head of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics

Tagged Angola, appointment, Benin, Cameroon, Catherine Ashton, Central African Republic, Conakry, El Salvador, EU Delegations, foreign affairs, Françoise Collet, Gordon Kricke, Guinea, Haiti, Hans-Georg Gerstenlauer, Heads of EU Delegations, Jaume Segura Socias, Jean-Pierre Reymondet-Commoy, Josep Coll, Mauritius, Michael Pulch, Mihai Stuparu, Nicola Bellomo, Nicolas Berlanga Martinez, NIGER, Raul Mateus Paula, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Swaziland, Togo, United Arab Emirates

Category Archives: Belgium

H. Lundbeck A/S disappointed and strongly disagrees with EC decision and intends to appeal

EC concludes ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal privatisation does not constitute state aid

EU-funded project finds more wind power and cheaper electricity possible on existing EU grid networks

EC fines Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck over anticompetitive agreements

The European Commission Guidelines to Member States on regional aid 2014-2020

Zetes to provide Automated Biometric Identification System services to Republic of Guinea Electoral Commission

EC approved France plans to impose parafiscal levy on online horse-race betting

UK Secretary of State for Energy & Climate Change Edward Davey sets out his vision for a robust European Union Energy and Climate framework for 2030

EDPS: Cyber security is not an excuse for the unlimited monitoring and analysis of the personal information of individuals

EC report calls for more coherent EU response to migration challenges and opportunities

European Court of Auditors: EU Support for Governance in Egypt “well-intentioned but ineffective”

Karel De Gucht welcomes Member States’ green light for EC to start negotiations on Transatlantic Trade and Investment with US

NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen visits Kabul

UN’s Food and Agriculture organisation awarded EU for its work on the EU Food Facility

2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards Winners Announced in Athens

EU Health Prize for Journalists seeks to reward excellence in health journalism, now open to 28 European countries

EC approves proposed acquisition of Intermec by Honeywell, both of the United States

Twelve new Heads of EU Delegations appointed by High Representative Catherine Ashton

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