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EU visa applications should be further facilitated to help the EU tourism industry drive growth and create jobs

Posted on 28, March 2013 by

28-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU visa applications should be further facilitated to help the EU tourism industry to drive growth and create jobs, said Transport and Tourism Committee MEPs in a discussion with European Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani on Wednesday. Tourism … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, France, Government, Law, Politics, Society, Travel

Belgacom launches Becloud e-Commerce

Posted on 28, March 2013 by

Create your own professional e-shop with Belgacom Becloud e-Commerce 28-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Belgacom is launching Becloud e-Commerce, a new product developed for SME and self-employed customers who want to offer products or services online but do not have the specific … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Internet & Online, Retail, Technology, Telecom

Former Hungarian central banker appointed EBRD vice president

Posted on 28, March 2013 by

28-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development has named András Simor as Vice President, Policy.  Reporting directly to the President, Mr Simor will also be a member of the Bank’s Executive Committee. He will take up his … Read the full press release →

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

Innovation performance in the EU has improved but the innovation divide between Member States is widening

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

Brussels, 27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Innovation performance in the EU has improved year on year in spite of the continuing economic crisis, but the innovation divide between Member States is widening. This is the result of the European Commission Innovation Union Scoreboard … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Science, Small Business, Technology

Bombardier and Bull get on board the Train of the Future

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

For its virtual engineering platform project, the world leader in rail transport has surrounded itself with the foremost specialists, including Bull, who is responsible for an innovative on-board ‘telepresence’ solution Paris, 27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dividing its business activity between aerospace on … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Effect of Genzyme’s LEMTRADA Maintained in Patients Beyond Two-Year Pivotal MS Studies

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

In more than 70 percent of patients, disability scores improved or remained stable over three years —  More than 80 percent of patients treated with LEMTRADA did not receive a third course of treatment in the first year of the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, France, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science

EBRD lends 150m Egyptian pounds to Universal Metallurgical Company S.A.E. to increase the company’s production of washing machines

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is launching its first project with an Egyptian owned company and is now actively providing support to the four reforming economies in the Middle East and North Africa. The EBRD is lending 150 million Egyptian … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, United Kingdom

Kees van Dijkhuizen appointed ABN AMRO’s new CFO

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

Amsterdam, 27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 1 June 2013, Kees van Dijkhuizen will join ABN AMRO as its new CFO, becoming a member of the ABN AMRO Managing Board on 1 May. Mr Van Dijkhuizen has been Chief Financial Officer at NIBC … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Netherlands

Mr Edward Scicluna becomes EIB Governor for the Republic of Malta

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Following the general election in Malta on 9 March 2013, Mr Edward Scicluna has taken office as Minister for Finance. Mr Scicluna also becomes EIB Governor for the Republic of Malta. He was also elected in 2009 … Read the full press release →

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

Bull to launch StoreWay Calypso 10

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

Paris, 27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bull has announced that version 10 of its StoreWay Calypso software suite is now available. The software is based on the Simpana ® solution published by CommVault, a major player in the data back-up and protection market. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, France, Internet & Online, Technology

Young leaders present innovative solutions for Europe’s future at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Foundation’s Annual Innovation Forum in Brussels

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

Brussels, 27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Thirty young leaders from the worlds of business, academia and research shared their inspiring ideas with policy-makers and business executives at the European Institute of Innovation and Technology (EIT) Foundation’s Annual Innovation Forum in Brussels today. The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Education, Government, Non Profit, Politics, Science, Society

La Banca europea per gli investimenti (BEI): 350 milioni a STMicroelectronics per i progetti di R&S, Italia

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — La Banca europea per gli investimenti (BEI) ha perfezionato un prestito multicurrency di 350 milioni di euro a favore di STMicroelectronics (ST) per i programmi pluriennali di ricerca e sviluppo (R&S) del gruppo leader in Europa nel … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Electronics & Machinery, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Italy

The cost of rolling out high-speed Internet can be cut by 30% according to new rules proposed by the The European Commission

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

Less digging = cheaper broadband. Commission proposes rules to cut broadband installation costs Brussels, 27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission today proposed new rules to cut by 30% the cost of rolling out high-speed Internet. Civil engineering, such as the digging up of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Internet & Online, Politics, Technology, Telecom

EIB makes remote aviation investment in the Cook Islands and Samoa

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank has agreed to help examine safety improvements, upgrading of terminal facilities and more efficient power use at airports in the Cook Islands and Samoa. The USD 1.1m technical assistance programme (EUR 850,000) will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Security & Safety

Gedeon Richter and Orion Corporation to collaborate on the discovery and development of new chemical entities in the field of cognitive disorders

Posted on 27, March 2013 by

BUDAPEST and ESPOO, 27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Gedeon Richter Plc. (‘Richter’) and Orion Corporation (‘Orion’) today announced that the two companies have entered into a comprehensive and long term collaboration agreement for the discovery and development of new chemical entities in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Finland, Healthcare, Hungary, Pharma & Biotech

The employment and social situation in the EU remained critical in the fourth quarter of 2012

Posted on 26, March 2013 by

Brussels, 26-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The employment and social situation in the EU remained critical in the fourth quarter of 2012 with employment receding overall and unemployment rising further, while households’ financial situation remained serious according to the European Commission’s latest Employment … Read the full press release →

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

The University of Nottingham invests £1m in its Careers and Employability Service to help its students land their dream job upon graduation

Posted on 26, March 2013 by

26-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The money will fund 22 additional staff, who will work within teaching faculties across the University to provide specialist career guidance and improve links with graduate recruiters. Already the second most targeted University by UK graduate employers, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Investment, United Kingdom

Commission investigation finds indications that ISDA may have delayed or prevented exchanges from entering the credit derivatives business

Posted on 26, March 2013 by

Antitrust: Commission extends CDS information market investigation to International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) Brussels, 26-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Antitrust: Commission extends CDS information market investigation to International Swaps and Derivatives Association (ISDA) The European Commission has extended the scope of an … Read the full press release →

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

The University of Nottingham signed with Fusion IP plc to allow investments in the University’s emergent spin-out companies

Posted on 26, March 2013 by

26-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The University of Nottingham has signed an agreement with Fusion IP plc, which will allow the company to invest in the University’s emergent spin-out companies. Fusion IP specialises in commercialising intellectual property arising from university research. The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Science, Small Business, Technology, United Kingdom

ШВЕЦИЯ И ФИНЛЯНДИЯ СОФИНАНСИРУЮТ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ИНВЕСТИЦИИ В БЕЛАРУСЬ

Posted on 26, March 2013 by

26-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Экологическое Партнерство Северного Измерения (ЭПСИ) совместно с Правительством Швеции через Шведское Агентство международного сотрудничества в области развития (СИДА) и совместно с Правительством Финляндии сегодня подписали грантовые соглашения с пятью белорусскими водоканалами на сумму более 20 миллионов Евро. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Russia, Sweden