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EC approved under state aid rules Portuguese state guarantees for banks guaranteeing EIB loans granted to companies in Portugal

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has approved a new Portuguese scheme providing State guarantees for banks that guarantee European Investment Bank (EIB) loans granted to companies in Portugal. President Barroso said: “With this decision the European Commission and the EIB … Read the full press release →

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

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Alstom signed with LAZ Group filial City Transport Group to produce modern high speed tramways for the Ukrainian market

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom and its Russian joint-venture, TramRus¹, have concluded an agreement with City Transport Group, a filial of the LAZ Group and the main bus manufacturer in Ukraine, to produce modern high speed tramways for the Ukrainian market. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, France, Transportation & Logistics, Ukraine

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Samsung Electronics selected Oberthur Technologies to provide PEARL, the state-of-the-art NFC embedded Secure Element (eSE), for the newly released GALAXY S4

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

Colombes, France, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Oberthur Technologies, one of the world’s largest providers of security and identification solutions and services based on smart card technologies, today announced its selection by Samsung Electronics to provide PEARL, the state-of-the-art NFC embedded Secure … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, France, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom

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„Печатница на Българската народна банка” АД и „Франсоа Шарл Обертюр Груп”, Франция създават съвместно дружество за производство на банкноти в България

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — „Печатница на Българската народна банка” АД (ПБНБ) успешно приключи преговорите и постигна договореност за създаване на съвместно дружество за производство на банкноти в България с един от най-големите производители на банкноти в света „Франсоа Шарл Обертюр Груп”, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Bulgaria, Business, Financial, France, Government

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One of the world’s largest brewers SABMiller plc reports on its sustainability targets

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

SABMiller hits local sourcing target for Africa a year early Absolute water use cut by 16%, absolute carbon emissions cut by 26% since 2008, despite volume growth 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — SABMiller plc, one of the world’s largest brewers, today publishes … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Food & Beverage, United Kingdom

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European entertainment network RTL Group and North-American online video company BroadbandTV announced strategic partnership

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

BroadbandTV is YouTube’s fifth largest Multi-Channel Network, managing more than 7,800 channels and generating around 800 million video views per month Investment accelerates RTL Group’s expansion strategy in the online video market Partnership positions BroadbandTV as a powerhouse in the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Media, Technology

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Polish power utility group ENERGA takes EUR 195M long-term corporate loan from EBRD, PKO Bank Polski and ING Bank Śląski

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is supporting a massive investment programme by the Polish power company ENERGA SA (“ENERGA”) and its distribution arm ENERGA OPERATOR SA (“ENERGA OPERATOR”) which represents a major step in the modernisation of the country’s electricity … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Poland

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Italian Salini Spa, Impregilo Spa merger results in major player in the large infrastructure sector with consolidated revenue €7.4B, ebitda €1B and backlog €26B

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

A NATIONAL CHAMPION IN THE LARGE INFRASTRUCTURE SECTOR CREATED IN ONLY 3 MONTHS AFTER THE PUBLIC TENDER OFFER FOR IMPREGILO THE NEW LISTED COMPANY WILL BE CALLED SALINI IMPREGILO S.P.A. 2016 CONSOLIDATED BUSINESS PLAN AND MERGER PLAN TARGETS APPROVED BY THE BOARDS … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy

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ESET® Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server released

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

Bratislava, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ESET, a global pioneer in proactive protection for 25-years, today announced the global release of ESET® Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server. It is yet another addition to our server line of products built to safeguard sensitive company data and assets … Read the full press release →

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Gazprom, BASF to explore joint projects in Russia and third countries

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Kurt Bock, Chairman of the Board of Executive Directors of BASF took place yesterday as part of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2013. The parties discussed the cooperation deepening in the energy sector, giving consideration to the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Chemicals, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Russia

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Scandinavian carrier SAS signed with Airbus for eight A350 XWBs and four A330s

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

Airbus fleet will bring the airline into a new long haul future Blagnac,  27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Scandinavian carrier SAS has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for eight A350 XWBs and four A330s, as part of its strategy to modernize … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Norway, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

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European Patent Office improves multilingual access to patent documents by adding six new languages

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

Munich, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In a move to further improve multilingual access to information contained in patent documents, the European Patent Office (EPO) today made another set of European languages available in its free machine translation service Patent Translate. With … Read the full press release →

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EC draft directive on e-invoicing in public procurement, step towards end-to-end e-procurement and e-government in Europe

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

Brussels, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today proposed a draft directive on e-invoicing in public procurement, accompanied by a communication setting out its vision for the full digitisation of the public procurement process, so-called ‘end-to-end e-procurement’. E-invoicing is … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Law, Technology

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EC study reveals Europeans consumers are not getting the internet speeds they are paying for

Posted on 27, June 2013 by

Brussels,  27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Europeans consumers are not getting the broadband download speeds they pay for. On average, they receive only 74% of the advertised headline speed they have paid for, according to a new European Commission study on fixed … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom

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IBERDROLA’s British subsidiary ScottishPower Renewables completed the expansion of the biggest European wind farm Whitelee in Scotland

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

As part of its commitment to sustainable development Located south of Glasgow, this renewable energy complex has increased its installed capacity from 322 megawatts (MW) to 539 MW Annual output at Whitelee will be equivalent to the electricity consumption of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Spain, United Kingdom

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New single portal on EU finance at access2eufinance.ec.europa.eu

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — From today businesses around Europe will have easier access to much needed finance as the European Commission expands the single portal on EU finance, to include EU Structural Funds: the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Internet & Online, Investment, Small Business

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EC new policy for public authorities to avoid dependence on single ICT supplier would save public sector €1 billion a year

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commission today releases a new policy to help public authorities avoid dependence on a single ICT supplier. Following the recommendations in this new “against lock-in” approach could save the EU’s public sector more than €1.1 billion … Read the full press release →

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Central and Eastern Europe’s largest construction company STRABAG SE announced its Q1 2013 results

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

Output volume (-6 %) and EBIT (-5 %) lower due to weather-related delay to the start of the building season Interest income helps improve net income after minorities by 7 % Order backlog remains high at € 13.8 billion, although … Read the full press release →

Posted in Austria, Business, Construction, Financial

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Cargotec’s Kalmar to launch new range of reachstackers at TOC Europe 2013

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has announced the launch of Gloria – a new range of reachstackers at TOC Europe 2013. These fifth generation machines are set to create the benchmark for productivity, operator comfort, safety and … Read the full press release →

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Cargo handling company Kalmar introduced 4 different contract types to optimise customers’ business performance

Posted on 26, June 2013 by

26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Kalmar, part of Cargotec, has launched Kalmar Care – a new service contract concept, which brings enhanced flexibility, productivity and cost efficiency to customer operations. Kalmar Care includes four different contract types that are standardised globally and … Read the full press release →

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