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E.ON Connecting Energies to acquire Matrix, UK market leader in energy management and energy efficiency services for commercial buildings

06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, E.ON Connecting Energies entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Matrix (“The Company”), the UK market leader in energy management and energy efficiency services for commercial buildings. The agreement covers the purchase of 100 percent of the … Read the full press release

Jeroen Dijsselbloem clarifies Eurogroup’s position on the Greek programme and Greece’s financing needs

Appearing in front of the European Parliament’s Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee today, the Eurogroup President took the opportunity to clarify the situation with regard to the Greek programme and Greece’s financing needs. 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — He welcomed the real progress … Read the full press release

Airbus to showcase the business jet with widest and tallest cabins Airbus ACJ319 at Jet Expo

Unmatched comfort and space on show Blagnac, 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  Airbus will display an Airbus ACJ319 at Jet Expo , allowing company executives, billionaires and government officials to see for themselves the widest and tallest cabin of any business jet. Operated … Read the full press release

BP America appointed Geoff Morrell as Senior Vice President for its newly formed U.S. Communications & External Affairs organization

WASHINGTON, D.C., 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today BP announced the appointment of Geoff Morrell to the position of Senior Vice President in charge of the newly formed U.S. Communications & External Affairs organization. Communications & External Affairs is a consolidation of three previously … Read the full press release

Cassidian partners with Philips Healthcare to further expand its comprehensive portfolio of Mobile Field Hospitals

Philips’ only deployable CT scanner with most effective metal artifact reduction to be integrated in Cassidian’s comprehensive portfolio of Mobile Medical Hospitals Munich, 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Cassidian’s comprehensive portfolio of Mobile Field Hospitals is being further extended. Due to a cooperation with … Read the full press release

ING sold its wholly owned life insurance business in South Korea “ING Life Korea” to Korea’s largest private equity firm MBK Partners for € 1.24B

Sale is next major step in divestment of Asian insurance/investment management units ING to receive total cash proceeds of approx. KRW 1.84 trillion (EUR 1.24 billion) ING to hold an indirect stake of around 10% in ING Life Korea for … Read the full press release

Christopher Delbrück appointed CEO at E.ON Global Commodities SE in Düsseldorf

Christopher Delbrück follows Klaus Schäfer as CEO of E.ON’s trading unit David Port and Damian Bunyan join the board 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Christopher Delbrück has been appointed CEO (Chief Executive Officer) of E.ON Global Commodities SE (EGC) in Düsseldorf. He will take over from Klaus … Read the full press release

ING: De Nederlandse Bank (DNB) announced it maintains ECB AAA curve for Dutch insurance companies

Amsterdam, 06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  Today De Nederlandse Bank (DNB) announced that it maintains its existing alternative interest rate term structure for calculation of the regulatory Solvency 1 available capital of Dutch insurance companies. The downgrade of the French state on 12 … Read the full press release

E.ON’s newly inaugurated power-to-gas (P2G) unit in Falkenhagen injects hydrogen into natural gas system for first time on industrial scale

06-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — E.ON inaugurated a power-to-gas (P2G) unit in Falkenhagen in eastern Germany today. The unit uses wind power to run electrolysis equipment that transforms water into hydrogen which is injected into the regional gas transmission system. The hydrogen becomes … Read the full press release

EC President Barroso at G20 Summit in Saint Petersburg: The European Union comes to this summit with a message of confidence

Joint press conference/Saint Petersburg 05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Good afternoon, The European Union comes to this summit with a message of confidence. The EU delivered on its commitments made last year, but the global recovery still remains fragile. There are positive signs … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce wins nuclear engineering services contract by Russian state-owned nuclear company Rosatom

05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce has been awarded a nuclear engineering services contract by Rosatom, the Russian state-owned nuclear company. In a separate agreement, Rolls-Royceannounced that it will collaborate with Rosatom and Finnish nuclear utility company Fortum on an initial project to assess the … Read the full press release

EC VP Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes speech at Mobile 360 Connected Europe conference (GSMA)

Mobile 360 Connected Europe conference (GSMA) / Brussels To add your comment to this speech, see the social version of the speech here 05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Smart cities mean better urban services, less waste, and citizens empowered to make a difference. This … Read the full press release

EIB provides €100M to Raiffeisenbank a.s. and €50M to Česká Spořitelna a.s. for energy efficiency and renewable energy projects promoted by Czech SMEs and Mid-Cap companies

05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has extended two intermediated loans combined with EU grant subsidies to support energy efficiency and renewable energy projects promoted by SMEs and Mid-Cap companies in the Czech Republic: EUR 100 million loan to … Read the full press release

Delta Air Lines orders 30 A321ceo and 10 A330-300 aircraft from Airbus

Deal includes A330s and the first-ever A321s for the airline Blagnac,  05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Delta Air Lines has placed a firm order with Airbus for 30 A321ceo (current engine option) and 10 A330-300 aircraft. This order marks a strong return to … Read the full press release

Orange Business Services and Weinmann introduced connected medical device solution aimed at sleep apnea patients

Solution improves health care services for sleep apnea patients, satisfies new compliance requirements, and enables assessment of patients’ conditions and disorder treatment at home Paris and Hamburg, 05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In close cooperation, Orange Business Services and Weinmann, a global manufacturer of therapeutic system solutions … Read the full press release

Orange Business Services completes the acquisition of consulting firm InovenAltenor

Orange Business Services has just completed the acquisition of consulting firm InovenAltenor. The acquisition confirms Orange Business Services’ ambitions in supporting companies in the strategic domain of digital transformation and the positioning of Orange Consulting, its consulting arm that specializes … Read the full press release

EU at G20 Summit: restore global confidence, sustainable and inclusive global growth, countering protectionism and fight against tax avoidance worldwide

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Improving confidence in the global economy, making decisive progress on the way to sustainable and inclusive global growth, countering protectionism and stepping up the fight against tax avoidance and evasion worldwide: these should be amongst the main results … Read the full press release

Rosneft President Igor Sechin met Pirelli Chairman Marco Tronchetti Provera over discussion about Pirelli retail outlets at Rosneft’s chain of filling stations

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On September 3, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin held a working meeting with Pirelli Chairman and Managing Director Marco Tronchetti Provera. As part of the meeting the parties discussed the protocol of understanding … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce confirmed it sold its 50% shareholding in RTM322 helicopter engine programme to Safran’s Turbomeca

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Rolls-Royce today confirms that it has completed the sale of its 50 per cent shareholding and interest in the RTM322 helicopter engine programme to Turbomeca (a Safran company), for which it has received a cash consideration of €293 million. … Read the full press release

Rosneft President Igor Sechin held working meeting with Armenian Nairit Plant Top Management

04-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On September 3, 2013, Rosneft President and Chairman of the Management Board Igor Sechin held a working meeting with Director General of Nairit Plant Ovanes Akhinyan and Deputy Director General for Reconstruction and Development Karen Mirzoyan. The meeting … Read the full press release