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Mercedes-Benz posts its best sales month ever by selling 139,920 vehicles in March 2013

Posted on 8, April 2013 by

Stuttgart, 8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mercedes-Benz delivered 139,920 vehicles to customers in the month of March, more than in any previous month (+6.5%). Thus, first-quarter sales were 3.5% higher than in the same period of the previous year (324,898 units).Despite the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany

La Banque centrale du Luxembourg: Taux d’intérêt

Posted on 8, April 2013 by

8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — La Banque centrale du Luxembourg (BCL) fait savoir que, sur base de chiffres provisoires, les principaux taux d’intérêt moyens, sur les opérations de crédit et de dépôt, appliqués par les établissements de crédit du Luxembourg aux ménages … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg

Essilor to launch a new production line for standard ophthalmic lenses at its Dijon plant (France)

Posted on 8, April 2013 by

Charenton le Pont, France, 8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Essilor, the world leader in ophthalmic optics, inaugurates a new production line for standard ophthalmic lenses at its Dijon plant (France). This investment of over four million euros in high-tech industrial processes illustrates the group’s … Read the full press release →

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

Banque centrale du Luxembourg: Position extérieure globale au quatrième trimestre de 2012

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8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Par rapport au troisième trimestre de 2012, les avoirs financiers extérieurs du Luxembourg ont progressé de 98 milliards d’euros pour atteindre 5 472 milliards d’euros à la fin du quatrième trimestre de 2012. Les engagements financiers vis-à-vis … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg

Essilor Shareholders advised the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual Meeting will be held on May 16, 2013 in Paris, France

Posted on 8, April 2013 by

Procedures for Requesting or Viewing Proxy Information for the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual Meeting on May 16, 2013 Charenton-le-Pont, France, 8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Shareholders are advised that the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary Annual Meeting will be held on Thursday, May … Read the full press release →

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

Airbus Military and PT Dirgantara Indonesia sign development agreement for NC212i light utility transport aircraft

Posted on 8, April 2013 by

Madrid, 8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus Military and PT Dirgantara Indonesia (PT DI) have signed an agreement covering the development plan for the NC212i light utility transport aircraft. The agreement, signed at the LIMA Airshow in Langkawi, Malaysia by PT … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

The European Commission welcomes the Portuguese Constitutional Court decision on the 2013 state budget

Posted on 8, April 2013 by

Brussels, 8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission welcomes that, following the decision of the Portuguese Constitutional Court on the 2013 state budget, the Portuguese Government has confirmed its commitment to the adjustment programme, including its fiscal targets and timeline. Any departure … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Politics, Portugal

Is this the end of work as we know it?

Posted on 8, April 2013 by

A thought-provoking new white paper, ‘The Future of Work’, suggests it could be 8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Commissioned by Esselte Corporation to mark its100-year anniversary, the paper looks at the current and future world of work highlighting the key changes both … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, News, Society, Technology

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Janez Potočnik: Getting the future we really want will depend on each one of us

Posted on 8, April 2013 by

Janez Potočnik – European Commissioner for Environment Debate organised by “Ecolo Ethik, de l’Ecole des Affaires Internationales des Sciences Po” Paris, 8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Good evening, Nearly a year ago, in Rio de Janeiro, I gave a speech entitled “Making sure that the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Politics, Society

Janez Potočnik: The private sector and the environment need each other

Posted on 8, April 2013 by

Annual conference of the Green Growth Knowledge Platform (OECD) Paris, 8-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — It is a pleasure to be here this morning, for this the second annual conference of this Platform. The platform is needed, because action is needed. It is … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, France, Government, Internet & Online, Politics, Society, Technology

Euro area retail trade volume down by 0.3% in February compared with January 2013

Posted on 6, April 2013 by

6-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In February 2013 compared with January 2013, the volume of retail trade1 fell by 0.3% in the euro area2 (EA17) and remained stable in the EU27(2), according to estimates from Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In January3 retail trade rose … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Retail

Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones, Honorary Chairman of L’Oréal, resigns from the Board of Directors of the Group

Posted on 6, April 2013 by

6-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In a letter sent to Mr. Jean-Paul Agon, Chairman and CEO, Sir Lindsay Owen-Jones explains the reasons for his decision “The 2012 financial results were recognized by the media and the markets, the reputation of L’Oréal has … Read the full press release →

Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Business, France, Management

La Banque centrale du Luxembourg: Enquête de conjoncture auprès des consommateurs

Posted on 6, April 2013 by

La confiance des consommateurs s’est stabilisée en mars 2013 6-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — L’indicateur de confiance des consommateurs établi par la Banque centrale du Luxembourg après correction des variations saisonnières s’est stabilisé en mars, tout en demeurant significativement en-dessous de sa … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Luxembourg

Essilor 2012 Registration Document filed with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF)

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Charenton-le-Pont, France, 6-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The 2012 Essilor Registration Document was filed in French version with the Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) on April 2, 2013 under the number D.13-0252. The Registration Document includes: a) The Annual Financial Report, with:  … Read the full press release →

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

The European Commission cleared the creation of Penguin Random House by Bertelsmann and Pearson

Posted on 6, April 2013 by

Mergers: Commission clears creation of Penguin Random House, combining publishing businesses of Bertelsmann and Pearson Brussels, 6-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed creation of Penguin Random House, combining parts of the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Investment, Law, Media, United Kingdom

Essilor signs exclusive and global license agreement with High Performance Optics (HPO)

Posted on 5, April 2013 by

Essilor complements its prevention patent portfolio Charenton le Pont, France, 5-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Essilor, the world leader in ophthalmic optics, has signed an exclusive and global license agreement with High Performance Optics (HPO) that complements its existing patent and technologies portfolio. This … Read the full press release →

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

JYSK to acquire a majority shareholding in the IDdesign group

Posted on 5, April 2013 by

5-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — JYSK is set to acquire a majority shareholding in the IDdesign group, while Axcel will retain a significant ownership interest. The partnership marks the start of a new phase of development for IDdesign. With total revenue … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Denmark, Financial, Investment, Retail

La Banque centrale du Luxembourg: Evolution de la somme des bilans des institutions financières monétaires

Posted on 5, April 2013 by

5-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — La Banque centrale du Luxembourg fait savoir que, sur base de chiffres provisoires, la somme des bilans des institutions financières monétaires, qui comprennent les banques et les organismes de placement collectif (OPC) monétaires, s’élevait à 967 997 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Government, Luxembourg

Orco Property Group: Admission of 90,787,096 shares issued in 2012 to trading on the Warsaw Stock Exchange

Posted on 5, April 2013 by

Paris, 5-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Orco Property Group announces that the Warsaw Stock Exchange has admitted 90,787,096 ordinary shares of Orco Property Group registered under ISIN code LU0122624777 to trading on the regulated market of the Warsaw Stock Exchange as of 2 April 2013. These … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, France, Poland, Real Estate

Janez Potočnik: A throw away economy cannot be competitive

Posted on 5, April 2013 by

UNEP meeting “Towards a Sustainable Economic Paradigm: from Labour to Resource Productivity” Paris, 5-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Thank you for inviting me to participate in this discussion. I want to first of all make a comparison between labour and resources as determinants of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, France, Government, Politics, Society