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László ANDOR: The crisis as a catalyst for change

László ANDOR – European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion High level tripartite ILO/IMF/EC panel discussion on “Recovery from the crisis, coherent policies for growth and jobs” at 9th ILO European Regional Meeting/ Oslo Oslo, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, It … Read the full press release

Dassault’s FalconBroadcast Service Now Available on Falcon 2000 and Falcon 900 EASy Models

Saint-Cloud, France, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dassault Falcon announced today that its new FalconBroadcast airborne health monitoring service is now available on all Falcon 2000 and Falcon 900 models equipped with the EASy cockpit. “This service has been available for our … Read the full press release

Olli REHN: Recovery from the crisis – Coherent policies for growth and jobs

Olli REHN – Vice-President of the European Commission and member of the Commission responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro ILO European Regional Meeting – High-level tripartite ILO/IMF/EC panel discussion – Oslo Oslo, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, Regrettably, due to … Read the full press release

Bankia to restructure its business areas

Bankia creates the Business Banking unit headed by Gonzalo Alcubilla. It combines business and corporate banking and the capital markets and corporate finance activities. The bank is also restructuring the retail banking unit and is unifying its private banking and … Read the full press release

President Barroso met with Ms Alenka Bratušek, Prime Minister of Slovenia

José Manuel Durão Barroso – President of the European Commission Brussels, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Good afternoon ladies and gentlemen, Prime Minister, It was indeed a pleasure to welcome Prime Minister Bratušek to the European Commission today. This is the Prime Minister’s first … Read the full press release

The European Commission reaffirms its support to the Italian government’s efforts to liquidate large stock of trade debt

Brussels, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission reaffirms its support to the Italian government’s plan to accelerate the liquidation of the large stock of trade debt accumulated by the public administration. This will ease firms’ liquidity constraints and thus assist economic … Read the full press release

Bankia signed an agreement with Semutransa to guarantee the transport sector in Segovia and its province

10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bankia has signed an agreement with Semutransa to guarantee the fuel transactions of transport companies at Semutransa’s facilities at the Segovia Transport Centre. The guarantee means that fuel payments can be deferred, providing an important source of … Read the full press release

Commissioner Michel Barnier welcomes the agreement on disclosure requirements for extractive and forestry industries and on simpler accounting requirements for small companies

Brussels, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — I congratulate the European Parliament, in particular the rapporteurs Klaus-Heiner Lehne and Arlene McCarthy, and the Council, in particular the Irish, Cypriot and Danish Presidencies on reaching this important agreement. The agreement on the disclosure requirements for the … Read the full press release

Lafarge, Saint-Gobain, Schneider Electric and A_PRIORI team up to develop energy efficient houses in Russia

Moscow, Russian Federation, 10-4-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge, the global leader in the production of cement, aggregates and concrete, Saint-Gobain, a world leader in the habitat and construction markets, Schneider Electric, the global specialist in energy management and A_PRIORI Project, … Read the full press release

Saint-Gobain PAM wins major contract to supply pipes and fittings for the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity & Water

10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Saint-Gobain PAM, the parent company of Saint-Gobain’s Pipe Activity, today signed a contract (Az-Zour) to supply pipes and fittings for the Kuwait Ministry of Electricity & Water. The $200 million (around €154 million) contract represents a … Read the full press release

The European Commission to propose EU-wide methods to measure the environmental performance of products and organisations

Brussels, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is proposing EU-wide methods to measure the environmental performance of products and organisations, and encouraging Member States and the private sector to take them up. Today, companies wanting to highlight the environmental performance of … Read the full press release

Lafarge’s 2012 Registration document (Document de référence) has been filed on April 3, 2013 with the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF)

10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The document is available to the public in accordance with the provisions of regulations currently in force. It can also be found in the “Shareholders > Regulated Information” section of our website www.lafarge.com, and on the AMF’s website … Read the full press release

The Commission to investigate MasterCard inter-bank fees in the European Economic Area

Brussels, 10-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commission has opened formal proceedings to investigate whether MasterCard may be hindering competition in the European Economic Area (EEA) with regard to payment cards, in breach of EU antitrust rules. The Commission has concerns that … Read the full press release

Schneider Electric to accelerate Sanofi’s energy performance optimization program for its industrial sites in 40 countries around the world

Paris and Rueil-Malmaison, France,  9-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Schneider Electric today announced the signing of a collaboration agreement as part of Sanofi’s energy performance optimization program for its industrial sites in 40 countries around … Read the full press release

Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency receives the world’s first helicopter equipped with a high-speed, real-time transmission system using Earth-orbiting relay satellites

Eurocopter Japan delivers the first helicopter equipped for high-speed, real-time data transmission to Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency The capabilities of Japan’s Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) in crisis response and coordination will be significantly improved following its … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz world premieres for Arocs and Atego at Bauma 2013

Arocs – heavy-duty truck developed specifically for the construction sector, with a permissible gross vehicle weight of up to 41 t New Euro VI-compliant Atego for light- and medium-duty operations Arocs Loader transports 8 cubic metres of ready-mixed concrete Arocs … Read the full press release

Ahlstrom votes to distribute a dividend of EUR 0.63 per share for 2012

Decisions taken by Ahlstrom Corporation’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders and Board of Directors 9-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ahlstrom Corporation’s Annual General Meeting of Shareholders (AGM) was held on March 27, 2013. Resolution on the distribution of profits The AGM resolved … Read the full press release

Antonio TAJANI at the Opening of European Space Expo Dome

Antonio TAJANI- European Commission Vice President responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship Hannover Messe / Hannover, 9-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentleman, It’s a pleasure for me to be here with you today at this at the Hannover Messe, and it’s great to … Read the full press release

A.M.D. Electronic s.r.l. espone al Pharmintech 2013 le ultimissime soluzioni di Global Vision per il proofreading

Fornitore leader della nuova generazione di sistemi di proofreading elettronico presenta le premiate soluzioni di Global Vision all’evento di quest’anno Milano, ITALIA, 9-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A.M.D. Electronic, azienda leader nella distribuzione di prodotti per aziende farmaceutiche e alimentari, ha annunciato … Read the full press release

BMW Group delivered 191,269 vehicles in March reaching all-time high month sales

191,269 vehicles delivered, an increase of 3.0% Year-to-date sales climb 5.3% to 448,200 vehicles Solid gains in Asia and the Americas Munich, 9-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The BMW Group sold more vehicles in March than in any other month in its … Read the full press release