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GENCI Receives Honors in 2012 HPCwire Readers’ Choice Award

GENCI Receives Honors in 2012 HPCwire Readers' Choice Award

GENCI is honored for the “Best use of HPC in edge HPC application” for its contribution using the CURIE bullx supercomputer, for the first full Universe simulation, Observatoire de Paris Annual HPCwire Awards demonstrate achievements of excellence within the HPC … Read the full press release

Sanofi Appoints Dr. Gary J. Nabel as Chief Scientific Officer

Paris, France, 16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT : SAN ; NYSE : SNY) is pleased to announce today the appointment of Dr. Gary J. Nabel, M.D., Ph.D., Senior Vice President, Chief Scientific Officer and Deputy to the President for Global R&D, effective … Read the full press release

Statement on Financial Transaction Tax and Savings at ECOFIN Council

Algirdas Šemeta — Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-fraud ECOFIN COUNCIL Brussels, 16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — I would like first to thank the Presidency for addressing the FTT at today’s meeting. It is important to move forward quickly on this file, … Read the full press release

BP and AAR Settle All Outstanding Disputes

16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — BP and AAR, joint shareholders in TNK-BP, today announced that they have reached a comprehensive agreement to settle all outstanding disputes between them, including the current arbitrations brought by each against the other.The agreement includes an immediate waiver … Read the full press release

Commission Communication on tax fraud and tax evasion – Council conclusions

3198th ECO OMIC and FI A CIAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels, 13 ovember 2012 The Council adopted the following conclusions: “1. The Council underlines the importance of intensifying action against tax fraud and evasion as requested by the European Council in June 2012, … Read the full press release

Council conclusions on EU statistics

3198th ECO OMIC and FI A CIAL AFFAIRS Council meeting Brussels, 13 ovember 2012 16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Council adopted the following conclusions: “Following the priorities set in the ECOFIN Council Conclusions of 10 November 2009, 10 November 2010, and 20 June 2011 and … Read the full press release

TransAsia Airways orders six additional A321neo

Second NEO order for the Taiwanese company Blagnac,  16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — TransAsia Airways of Taiwan has placed a firm order with Airbus for another six A321neo aircraft. The new aircraft will be part of the airline’s fleet expansion and will allow … Read the full press release

Greenpark Solution chooses Atos Worldline for its contactless payment system KiWhi Pass

Greenpark based its contactless prepaid payment solution for recharging stations serving electronic and hybrid vehicles on Cashless technology offered by Atos Worldline Paris, 16-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Atos Worldline, Atos core expertise in High-Tech Transactional Services, has been chosen by Greenpark, an expert … Read the full press release

EIB, first international financial institution to launch a report on Mobile financial services in the Mediterranean partner countries

15-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A first-time debate on the role of mobile financial services to address financial exclusion in the Southern and Eastern Mediterranean was launched today by the European Investment Bank (EIB). A workshop, organised under the patronage of the EIB … Read the full press release

Langjährige Betriebszugehörigkeit: 2395 Arbeitsjahre: Jubilare feiern im Mercedes-Benz Werk Rastatt

– Werkleitung und Betriebsrat betonen Beitrag der 91 Jubilare zum Unternehmenserfolg – Oberbürgermeister Hans Jürgen Pütsch überreicht Ehrenurkunden des Landes Baden-Württemberg 15-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  91 Mitarbeiterinnen und Mitarbeiter begehen dieses Jahr im Mercedes-Benz Werk Rastatt ihre Arbeitsjubiläen. „Im Sommer haben … Read the full press release

Mission for Growth: Seizing mutual benefit for businesses in the EU and Egypt

Brussels, 15-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Commission Vice-President Antonio Tajani is in Egypt today, accompanied by a large business delegation composed of representatives of 102 European companies and industry associations from 13 Member States. Collectively they represent approximately three million employees and €700 billion … Read the full press release

Asco opts for a bullx supercomputer from Bull

The Engineering Department at Asco Industries uses a bullx supercomputer. For Bull, this represents its third HPC customer in the Belgian aerospace industry, along with Sonaca and Cenaero. Salt Lake City, 15-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Asco – the Belgium-based company that has specialized … Read the full press release

Sanofi and T1D Exchange to Launch Worldwide Study to Investigate Factors for Optimal Care for Young People with Diabetes

Paris, France, and Boston, Mass., 15-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and T1D Exchange, a non-profit organization focused on type 1 diabetes, announced today on World Diabetes Day that they will collaborate on the TEENs registry study. The … Read the full press release

„App“solut integriert: car2go App zeigt jetzt auch freie Taxis an

– Neue car2go App mit Integration der Software „myTaxi“ – Erstes Ergebnis der strategischen Partnerschaft zwischen car2go und myTaxi Ulm, 15-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Die neueste Version der offiziellen car2go App für Apples iOS Plattform integriert erstmals auch das Angebot von myTaxi. Dieses … Read the full press release

Vice-President Rehn’s remarks at the Eurogroup Press Conference

Olli REHN — Vice-President of the European Commission and member of the Commission responsible for Economic and Monetary Affairs and the Euro Eurogroup Press Conference/Brussels, 14-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Thank you Jean-Claude. Ladies and gentlemen, Jean-Claude Juncker rightly drew your attention to the … Read the full press release

Airbus A380 wins prestigious UK award

Noise Abatement Society award recognises Airbus A380 for reduced noise. Blagnac,  14-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The UK’s national noise reduction charity, the Noise Abatement Society, presented the Airbus A380 a top award at their annual award ceremony last night recognising the aircraft’s … Read the full press release

Statement on Financial Transaction Tax and Savings Directive

Algirdas Šemeta – Commissioner responsible for Taxation and Customs Union, Audit and Anti-fraud ECON Committee (European Parliament) Brussels, 14-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Madam Chair, Honourable Members, I am very happy to have the opportunity to continue our regular dialogue on taxation. Nobody questions today … Read the full press release

SARA selects Bull for delivery of new petascale national supercomputer

Amsterdam, 14-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, SARA and Bull announce that they have signed an agreement for the delivery of the new national supercomputer by Bull. The new system, which will be operational in the first half of 2013, replaces the current … Read the full press release

Sanofi successfully prices EUR 750 million bond issue

Paris, France, 14-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announces today that it has successfully priced its offering of EUR 750 million of notes, due 2017, bearing interest at an annual rate of 1 %. The issue is made under … Read the full press release

STARLITE Aviation Group Becomes the Launch Customer of Eurocopter’s New Super Puma AS332 C1e

Super Puma AS332 C1e (Ref. CDPH-3497-014, © Copyright Eurocopter, Thierry Rostang).

Eurocopter and Starlite Aviation Group have signed a contract for the acquisition of two AS332 C1e helicopters, the latest version of the popular Eurocopter Super Puma medium weight helicopter. The contract also includes an option for two additional aircraft. First … Read the full press release