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Annual Accounts of the European Central Bank for the year ending 31 December 2012

Posted on 26, February 2013 by

26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Governing Council of the European Central Bank (ECB) today approved the audited Annual Accounts of the ECB for the year ending 31 December 2012. The ECB earned a surplus of €2,164 million in 2012, compared with a surplus of €1,894 million in … Read the full press release →

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

New President Appointed at Changan PSA Automobile Co., Ltd (CAPSA)

Posted on 26, February 2013 by

26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — PSA Peugeot Citroën and Changan Automobile Group announced today the proposed appointment of Gilles Boussac as President of Changan PSA Automobile (CAPSA) at the next meeting of the joint venture’s Board of Directors on 27 March 2013. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, France, Management

Offshore oil and gas operations: financial liability for all operators

Posted on 26, February 2013 by

26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A provisional deal on proposed legislation for the safety of offshore oil and gas operations was struck by MEPs and Council negotiators on Thursday. Before oil and gas firms could get a licence to drill, the directive … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Politics, Security & Safety

Cassidian to cooperate with Russian company Telum on public safety communications

Posted on 26, February 2013 by

Cooperation focuses on an innovative low/medium-power LTE base station, a pedestrian device and a tactical femtocell Funding by Russia’s Skolkovo high-technology hub and the EADS Innovation Nursery 26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassidian has signed an agreement with the Russian company Telum, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, France, Russia, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom

Draft amendment to an article of the Statute of the Bank of Greece

Posted on 26, February 2013 by

26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Bank of Greece, as provided for by Article 19 paragraph 2 of Law 3556/2007, hereby announces that, in accordance with a decision of the General Council, the following amendment to Article 71 of the Bank’s Statute … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Government, Greece, Law

The Board of Directors of BKW Inc. has appointed 44-year-old Christophe Bossel as the new Head of BKW’s Networks Division

Posted on 26, February 2013 by

26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Board of Directors of BKW Inc. has appointed 44-year-old Christophe Bossel as the new Head of BKW’s Networks Division. He will join the Group Executive Board on 1 March as successor to Suzanne Thoma, who has … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Switzerland

Taoiseach Enda Kenny and Swedish Prime Minister Fredrik Reinfeldt discuss trade and EU budget in Dublin

Posted on 26, February 2013 by

26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Taoiseach (Prime Minister of Ireland) Enda Kenny today met with the Prime Minister of Sweden, Mr Fredrik Reinfeldt in Dublin for a meeting dominated by Presidency matters. At the centre of the discussion was the contribution which … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, International Trade, Ireland, Politics, Sweden

Simon Coveney TD, The Irish Minister for Agriculture calls for significant progress on key CAP reform issues

Posted on 26, February 2013 by

26-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine, Simon Coveney TD, will chair the second meeting of the Agrifish Council under the Irish Presidency on Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th February. In the agriculture area, Ministers will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Ireland, Politics, Society

Red Eléctrica will invest 365 million euros in the Balearic Islands’ transmission grid

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

The investment programme includes the Majorca-Ibiza interconnection, due for completion in 2015 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Red Eléctrica de España will allocate to the Balearic Islands’ electricity transmission grid 30% of the 1 billion euros from the special programme for strategic … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Investment, Spain

Minister for Agriculture determined to achieve collective agreement for the early introduction of effective discards ban under reformed CFP

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Minister for Agriculture, Food and Marine, Simon Coveney TD, will be seeking agreement from his European colleagues at next week’s Fisheries Council on when and how introduce an effective discards ban in the context of the reform … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Ireland, Politics

VICTORINOX JOINS FORCES AND INTEGRATES WENGER KNIFE BUSINESS

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Eight years ago, the family-owned Swiss company Victorinox took over the long-established company Wenger, headquartered in Delémont, and has since managed it as a standalone subsidiary. Now Victorinox will integrate Wenger’s knife business. This move eliminates duplication … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Investment, Management, Marketing, Switzerland

Rexel appoints Catherine Guillouard as Group Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Committee

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Rexel has announced the appointment of Catherine Guillouard as Group Chief Financial Officer, Group Senior Vice President and member of the Executive Committee, effective at the latest May 6, 2013. Catherine Guillouard will join Rexel from Eutelsat … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, Technology

The Haydn Green Charitable Trust has donated £1.5million to The University of Nottingham to promote innovation and entrepreneurship

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The substantial gift will build on the achievements of the University’s Institute for Enterprise and Innovation (UNIEI), which since its launch in 2000 has become a key national centre for entrepreneurship education. UNIEI was founded at Nottingham University … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Non Profit, Science, Small Business, United Kingdom

Icelandair Group and Boeing finalize orders for 737 MAX

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

Agreement includes sixteen firm orders and eight purchase rights 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the 6th of December last year Icelandair Group and Boeing signed a commitment for Boeing 737 MAX aircraft. The agreements have now been finalized.  Icelandair Group has made … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Iceland, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Update on redeployment of Merck Serono employees in Geneva

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

The job prospects of approximately 750 employees – i.e. 6 people out of 10 – have been resolved Geneva, Switzerland, 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Merck Serono today provided an update on the redeployment of its Geneva-based staff at the end of 2012. About … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Society, Switzerland

Sanofi: ZALTRAP® (aflibercept) Approved in the EU for Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

First and only agent to statistically significantly improve survival in combination with FOLFIRI chemotherapy after an oxaliplatin regimen Paris, France and Tarrytown, NY, 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that … Read the full press release →

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

Leoni new LSH 3 robot dresspack prevents collisions of industrial robots

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

The market’s smartest and most compact robotic dresspack available Laatzen / Nuremberg, 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Leoni, the leading provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries, introduces its next-generation robot dresspack, the LSH 3, for … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Technology

Small cap and manufacturing deals lead the way as Manchester advisors harness opportunities to restore deal flow

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

Experian reveals Manchester’s 2012 corporate finance deals review Nottingham, 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — According to analysis by Experian ®, the global information services company, small cap deals (with a transaction value under £10 million) and deals in the manufacturing sector were … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, United Kingdom

Fighting evasion: Commission launches consultations on EU Taxpayer’s Code and EU Tax Identification Number

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

Brussels, 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today the European Commission launched two public consultations on specific measures which could improve tax collection and ensure better tax compliance across the EU. The first consultation is on the development of a European Taxpayer’s Code, which … Read the full press release →

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

Rudi Feitsma, UKFast: Small-Thinking Businesses Jeopardizing Big Success Online

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Small-thinking firms are risking the big online success they dream of, with poorly planned data centre strategies. Rudi Feitsma, director of data centre sales at UKFast who previously worked at blue chips across the globe including Vodafone … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom