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BP Announces US District Court’s Acceptance of Plea Resolving All Criminal Claims Against Company Relating to Deepwater Horizon Accident

1-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BP today announced that the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has accepted the company’s plea resolving all federal criminal charges against the company stemming from the Deepwater Horizon accident, oil spill, and response. … Read the full press release

SolidWorks World 2013 Highlights Innovations in Aerospace, Robotics, and Education

Keynote sessions will inspire attendees to “Design Without Limits” WALTHAM, MA, USA,  1-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dassault Systèmes (Euronext Paris: #13065, DSY.PA), the 3DEXPERIENCE Company, world leader in 3D design software, 3D Digital Mock Up and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) … Read the full press release

METRO GROUP increases sales 2012 and confirms EBIT guidance

Sales of METRO GROUP grew by 2.3% adjusted for the disposals of Makro UK and Saturn France EBIT guidance for 2012 confirmed: EBIT before special items of around € 2 billion expected Q4 sales of Media-Saturn in Germany grew by … Read the full press release

El Presidente de Banco Santander, Emilio Botín: “Tenemos la confianza de que estamos cerca de un cambio de ciclo”

“El beneficio antes de provisiones alcanzó 23.559 millones de euros, lo que sitúa a Banco Santander como el tercer banco del mundo y muestra la capacidad de generación de beneficios que tiene el grupo una vez se normalice el nivel … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce installs world’s most powerful marine gas turbine into new aircraft carrier

31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has this week successfully completed the installation of the first MT30 gas turbine into the Royal Navy’s new aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth, at Babcock’s Rosyth shipyard in Scotland. The MT30, at … Read the full press release

Nomination de Jean RICHARD DE LATOUR au sein du groupe Carrefour

Boulogne-Billancourt, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Jean RICHARD DE LATOUR a rejoint le groupe Carrefour le 2 janvier en qualité de Directeur des Etudes, de l’Innovation et des Affaires Publiques. Ancien élève de l’Ecole nationale d’administration, Jean RICHARD DE LATOUR était auparavant … Read the full press release

New Head of BP Russia Appointed

31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BP today announced the appointment of Michael Townshend as Senior Vice President – Russia BP Group, reporting directly to Bob Dudley, BP Group Chief Executive. Townshend, who is currently BP Regional President, Iraq will take up his … Read the full press release

Resultados 2012: Santander obtuvo un beneficio atribuido de 2.205 millones (-59%), tras dotar 18.800 millones y sanear el riesgo inmobiliario en España

31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Grupo Santander ha cerrado 2012 con un beneficio atribuido de 2.205 millones de euros, lo que supone un descenso del 59% con respecto a 2011. El beneficio ordinario de 2012 asciende a 5.251 millones de euros, al que … Read the full press release

EDF: Nouvelle étape dans la construction de l’EPR en Chine : fin de l’installation des composants lourds de Taishan 1

Un partenariat réussi avec l’électricien chinois CGNPC 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A l’occasion de sa visite ce jour sur le site nucléaire de Taishan (province du Guangdong), Mme Nicole Bricq, Ministre du Commerce Extérieur, accompagnée de Luc Oursel, Président du Directoire … Read the full press release

Speech – Labour market: Cinderella of EU recovery strategy?

László ANDOR – European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion European Trade Union Institute conference “European labour markets in (the) crisis: Is there light at the end of the tunnel?” Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and Gentlemen, It is … Read the full press release

300 000 clients choisissent chaque jour le réseau Total Access

Plus de 300 stations Total Access déjà ouvertes Objectif 600 stations fin 2013 Paris, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Fin décembre, Total inaugurait sa 300ème station-service Total Access. Lancé il y a un peu plus d’un an, le réseau Total Access se … Read the full press release

Angola Production Starts at BP-Operated PSVM Project

31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola (Sonangol E.P.), as the concessionaire, BP Exploration Angola, as the operator, and the partners of Block 31, today announced that production from the PSVM development area in Block 31, offshore Angola, … Read the full press release

ING to sell its interest in ING Vysya Life Insurance

Amsterdam, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ING announced today it has agreed to sell its 26% interest in ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Ltd. to its joint venture partner Exide Industries Ltd. ING’s exit from the Indian life insurance joint venture is part … Read the full press release

E.ON erfüllt Erwartungen für 2012 und passt Ausblick für 2013 an geändertes Umfeld an

EBITDA 2012 mit voraussichtlich 10,8 Milliarden Euro im Plan Dividende von 1,10 Euro pro Aktie für 2012 bestätigt Ausblick 2013: EBITDA von 9,2 bis 9,8 Milliarden Euro, nachhaltiger Konzernüberschuss von 2,2 bis 2,6 Milliarden Euro erwartet 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Die E.ON SE, Düsseldorf, hat … Read the full press release

ECB releases final Recommendations for the security of internet payments and starts public consultation on payment account access services

31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) today released a comprehensive set of “Recommendations for the security of internet payments”, following a two-month public consultation carried out in 2012. The Recommendations represent the first achievement of the European Forum … Read the full press release

Best-of-CES Award for Chevrolet MyLink System

Award for Bosch Infotainment Unit Best innovation in the “Car Tech” category Driver information system from Bosch with an open-source operating system Chevrolet MyLink combines entertainment, navigation, communication and operating functions in a single electronic unit 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The … Read the full press release

Rolls-Royce delivers USV/RHIB launch and recovery systems

31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has recently delivered two launch and recovery systems for unmanned surface vehicles (USV) and manned Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) to an international navy. These systems have been retrofitted aboard frigates … Read the full press release

Economic climate takes toll: almost a third in Europe do not have any savings, ING survey shows

30% of Europeans do not have any savings and 47% could not pay three months of expenses if they lost their job Only 34% in the survey of 14,000 in Europe added to their savings pot in the last year … Read the full press release

Commission to examine legal obstacles to cross-border trade in insurance

Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is set to examine barriers to cross-border trade in insurance products caused by different contract laws in the EU’s Member States, after today launching a call for experts to look into the problem. The … Read the full press release

E.ON veräußert Beteiligung an Slovenský Plynárenský Priemysel

Kaufpreis von 1,3 Mrd Euro für 24,5-prozentigen Anteil vereinbart 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — E.ON SE, Düsseldorf hat mit dem tschechischen Energieunternehmen Energetický a Průmyslový Holding (EPH) einen Vertrag über die Veräußerung ihrer indirekt gehaltenen Beteiligung am slowakischen Energieunternehmen Slovenský Plynárenský Priemysel a.s. … Read the full press release