Category Archives: Belgium

Press Releases & News from Belgium distributed via EuropaWire

European Parliament: Safeguarding personal data while boosting competition for business

Posted on 20, March 2013 by

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The “right to be forgotten”, explicit consent before a person’s data is collected and a ban on profiling on the basis of ethnic, religious or sexual orientation criteria are among the main demands for data protection reform … Read the full press release →

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

Valcárcel: Full involvement of regional and local authorities key to implementing EU’s growth agenda

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The president of the Committee of the Regions, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso, considers the Spring Council outcome as a “step towards urgent and necessary change in the EU strategy to balance fiscal consolidation and growth measures.” A … Read the full press release →

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

EESC debates: Energy dialogue, youth unemployment and the EU’s outermost regions

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At its upcoming plenary session on 20-21 March, the European Economic and Social Committee will host a debate with Günther Oettinger, EU Commissioner for Energy, on the occasion of the adoption of an opinion on public involvement … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics, Society

P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, The European Ombudsman, intents to retire on 1 October 2013

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has informed the President of the European Parliament, Martin Schulz, of his intention to retire on 1 October 2013. In a letter to Mr Schulz, dated 13 March, Mr Diamandouros explained that by the end of March … Read the full press release →

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

Martin Schulz, President of the European Parliament, to attend inaugural Mass of Pope Francis

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Tuesday 19 March, at 9:30 CET, the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz will attend the inaugural Mass of his Holiness Pope Francis at the Vatican. “Pope Francis has always been a man among the people, … Read the full press release →

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

The European Commission is determined to do “all it can” to help tackle match-fixing and corruption in sport

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

Commission will do all it can to help tackle match-fixing and corruption in sport, says Vassiliou Brussels, 19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is determined to do “all it can” to help sports bodies and law enforcement agencies to tackle the … Read the full press release →

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

The European Commission works with leading tech companies and associations to measure their carbon footprint

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

Digital Agenda: global tech sector measures its carbon footprint Brussels, 19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is working with 27 of the world’s leading tech companies and associations to measure their carbon footprint arising from the production, transport and sales of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Environment, European Union, Government, Politics, Technology

500 Information Centres inform citizens across Europe about their rights

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

Brussels, 19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, Viviane Reding, Vice-President of the European Commission and Othmar Karas, Vice-President of the European Parliament launched a new generation of “Europe Direct Information Centres”. The new network will extend possibilities for citizens to get practical information … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Politics, Society

Solvay increases global derivatized guar production by 40 percent

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

Brussels, 19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Solvay announced that it has finalized plans to increase its global derivatized guar production by 40 percent with the completion of recent expansions in the USA and China. Derivatized guar is a polymer produced from … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Industrial

The European Commission to amend this year’s EU budget to take into account the impact of Croatia’s accession to the EU

Posted on 18, March 2013 by

Brussels, 18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission proposes today to amend this year’s EU budget to take into account the impact of Croatia’s accession to the EU. The proposed increase amounts to EUR 655.1 million in commitments1 (0.4% of the 2013 budget) … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Croatia, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics

Energy and transport in the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood will be a key focus of new EU funding

Posted on 18, March 2013 by

Brussels, 18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Energy and transport sectors in the countries of the Eastern and Southern Neighbourhood will be a key focus of new EU funding approved today by the European Commission. The Commission decided to allocate EUR 200 million to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Transportation & Logistics

Solvay Group FY and Q4 2012 Financial Review

Posted on 18, March 2013 by

18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Highlights Q4 2012 Net sales € 2,989 m, up 4% yoy with stable volumes, prices +2%, forex +2% Adj. REBITDA at € 430 m, up 22% yoy Specialty Polymers and Consumer Chemicals continued delivering yoy double-digit growth, whilst … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Industrial

L’UCL participe à un Honours College transfrontalier

Posted on 18, March 2013 by

18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Le 20 mars 2013 se déroulera, sur le site de l’UCL à Tournai, la séance publique de clôture de l’Honours College 2012-2013, organisée par l’Université Métropolitaine, dont l’UCL (site de Mons) fait partie. L’Université Métropolitaine est un … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Education, Society

Déclaration commune de Catherine Ashton, Haute Représentante de l’UE, et de Štefan Füle, membre de la Commission, sur le nouveau gouvernement tunisien

Posted on 18, March 2013 by

Bruxelles, 18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Déclaration commune de Catherine Ashton, Haute Représentante de l’UE, et de Štefan Füle, membre de la Commission, sur le nouveau gouvernement tunisien Catherine Ashton, Haute Représentante de l’Union pour les affaires étrangères et la politique de sécurité … Read the full press release →

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

Statement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF on Greece

Posted on 18, March 2013 by

Brussels, 18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Statement by the European Commission, ECB and IMF on Greece Staff teams from the European Commission, the ECB and the IMF have conducted discussions with the Greek authorities during the last two weeks regarding the review of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics

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Algirdas Šemeta, European Commissioner responsible for Statistics, welcomed the European Parliament’s endorsement today of the proposed Regulation on ESA 2010

Posted on 15, March 2013 by

Brussels, 15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Commissioner Šemeta welcomes EP vote on the revision of the European System of Accounts (ESA 2010) Algirdas Šemeta, European Commissioner responsible for Statistics, has welcomed the European Parliament’s endorsement today of the proposed Regulation on ESA 2010. … Read the full press release →

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

Solvay to invest €75m to build a new 85,000 ton per year Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) plant in Włocławek, Poland

Posted on 15, March 2013 by

Brussels, 15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Solvay today announced it will invest €75 million to build a new 85,000 ton per year Highly Dispersible Silica (HDS) plant in Włocławek, Poland. Combined with a further capacity expansion at its site in Qingdao (China), … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Poland

Expo UCL: la graine dans tous ses états

Posted on 15, March 2013 by

Louvain-la-Neuve, 15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — L’UCL accueille du 14 mars au 24 avril 2013, au Forum des Halles et à la Maison du développement durable, une exposition dans laquelle se croisent science, art et développement durable. Nous sommes tous en contact, au … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Belgium, Education, Marketing

Mr Koen Geens was appointed Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Belgium

Posted on 15, March 2013 by

15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Following the resignation of Mr Steven Vanackere, Mr Koen Geens was appointed Minister of Finance of the Kingdom of Belgium and took office on 6 March 2013. Mr GEENS also becomes EIB Governor for the Kingdom of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Management

eTwinning Awards: This year’s top prize goes to the ‘Rainbow Village’

Posted on 15, March 2013 by

eTwinning: best cross-border school projects of the year Lisbon/Brussels, 15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The best school twinning projects of the year will be honoured at the 2013 eTwinning Awards in Lisbon today. This year’s top prize is awarded tothe ‘Rainbow Village’ project which brought together 12-15-year-olds in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Belgium, Education, European Union, Government, Portugal, Society, Technology