16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On Slipway No.2 of Uljanik island the keel for yard 501 was laid on 4th July 2013. This is the first of two contracted ferries (RO-PAX) designed for the transportation of passengers, trucks and other vehicles in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Croatia, Industrial, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Caspian Sea, ferries, RO-PAX, shipyard, Turkmenistan, Uljanik, ULJANIK Shipyard, vessel
12-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 250 million to the Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development (HBOR – Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak) to finance projects promoted by small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), mid-cap … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment
Tagged Anton Kovačev, Anton Rop, HBOR - Hrvatska banka za obnovu i razvitak, loan, SMEs, Split, The European Investment Bank
1-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, as Croatia joins the European Union, it also becomes a shareholder of the European Investment Bank, which has been providing loans in Croatia for more than twelve years. In addition, Croatia is the first country to have … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged CROATIA, EBRD, EIB, EIF, JASPERS, Joint Assistance to Support Projects in European Regions, KfW, The European Investment Fund
Brussels, 26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 1 July 2013, Croatia will join the European Union. As of that day, Croatian residents, organisations and companies will be able to register .eu domain names. Below you can find an updated version of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Croatia, European Union, Internet & Online, Technology
Tagged .eu domain names, Brussels, CROATIA, EURid
Takeover of Veolia Transport Central Europe makes DB Arriva the largest international operator of passenger transport services in Central and Eastern Europe Berlin, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Deutsche Bahn has acquired the Central and East European business operations from Veolia … Read the full press release
Prague, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EnerCap Power Fund, a private equity fund focusing on the renewable energy and environmental sectors in Central and Eastern Europe has closed the financing for the 42MW first phase of its Obrovac windfarm located in western … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment
Tagged CROATIA, debt financing, Denmark’s export credit agency, EKF, EnerCap, EnerCap Capital Partners, EnerCap Power Fund, Erste Group Bank, Erste&Steiermärkische Bank, export credit agency, Law Office Stanić, lenders, Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Obrovac, Obrovac Wind Project, private equity fund, renewable energy, Shane Woodroffe, UniCredit Bank Austria, Vestas, Wind Project, windfarm, Zagrebačka banka
24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ULJANIK Shipyard on 16th May delivered to the Luxembourg Company Jan De Nul S.A. Capellen D.D. Luxembourg yard 497 named «Bartolomeu Dias». It is the second constructed Trailing Suction Hopper Dredger of 26,000 tonnes deadweight, length 147.6 … Read the full press release
20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Vestas has received a firm and unconditional order for 42 MW. The 14 V90-3.0 MW turbines will be installed in the province of Obrovac, Croatia. The first turbine delivery is planned for the first quarter of 2014 … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Croatia, Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Investment, Technology
Tagged Alastair Hammond, clean energy projects, CROATIA, Eko Energija d.o.o., EnerCap Capital Partners, EnerCap Power Funds, investments in clean energy, Obrovac Zelengrad, Obrovac Zelengrad wind power plant, private equity investments, Thomas Richterich, V90-3.0 MW turbine, Vestas, wind power plant
Brussels, 20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has authorised under EU state aid rules an amendment to the restructuring plan for 3.Maj, one of the Croatian shipyards in difficulty. The Commission concluded that any distortion of competition that may arise from … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 3.Maj, Brodotrogir, Croatia's EU accession, Croatian Competition Authority, Croatian shipyard, Croatian shipyards, EU state aid rules, Jadranska ulaganja d.o.o., Kraljevica, privatisation, restructuring aid, restructuring plan, Shipbuilding protocol, shipyard, state aid, Uljanik
Commissioner Štefan Füle – Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Speaking points of Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighbourhood Policy Štefan Füle at the seminar “Welcome to the EU, Croatia” organised by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Croatia, Czech Republic, European Union, Government, Politics, Society
Tagged Enlargement benefits, EU Enlargement, EU Member State, Prague, seminar, Štefan Füle, Western Balkans
Brussels, 1-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU Solidarity Fund: Commission proposes €14.6 million to support Slovenia, Croatia and Austria after floods disaster European Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn has today announced an aid package from the EU Solidarity Fund (EUSF) of over €14.6 … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Government, Slovenia, Society
Tagged EU Solidarity Fund, EUSF, floods, floods disaster, Johannes Hahn
Brussels, 30-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mr Neven Mimica has today been named by Croatia as Commissioner-designate. President Barroso has met with Mr Mimica and has confirmed his agreement for Mr Mimica’s candidacy. President Barroso has indicated his intention to assign to Mr … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Croatia, European Union, Government, Politics
Tagged appointment, Commissioner-designate, consumer protection, Dalmatia, European integration, Neven Mimica, Split, Zagreb
Brussels, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Induction programmes designed to offer personalised support and advice for new teachers are now mandatory in 15 EU Member States (Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK) … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Education, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Politics, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Society, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Androulla Vassiliou, Eurydice network, Induction programmes, initial teacher education, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, interpersonal skills, new teachers, pedagogical knowledge, PISA 2009, pre-primary education, primary education, Programme for International Student Assessment, Rethinking Education strategy, school, school leaders, SCHOOLS, secondary education, TALIS, TALIS 2008, teacher education, teachers, teaching, Teaching and Learning International Survey, teaching time, team working, TIMSS 2011, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
The producer of pharmaceutical packaging plans expansion 22-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EBRD is investing €3.6 million to strengthen the Croatian pharmaceutical packaging producer Piramida d.o.o. and in plans to expand the company’s production. While €2.7 million will be used for … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Croatia, Financial, Investment, Pharma & Biotech
Tagged ampoules, balance sheet restructuring, Blue Sea Capital, CROATIA, EBRD, expansion, exports, former Yugoslavia, Frederic Lucenet, fund, investing, investment, Kresimir Hlede, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical packaging, Piramida, privatised, Sasa Galic, SEMED, SERBIA, vials, Western Balkans
Štefan Füle – European Commissioner for Enlargement and Neighbourhood Policy European Parliament, plenary debate / Strasbourg Strasbourg, 17-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — President, Honourable Members, It is a great honour for me to participate in today’s debate on Croatia. I also welcome your support … Read the full press release
Brussels, 28-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Commission today adopted its first report setting out the state-of-play of administrative preparations for the accession of Croatia to the EU. The report concludes that preparations are on the right track, and that all measures will … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Croatia, European Union, Government, Politics
Brussels, 28-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has finalised a series of measures to promote regional cooperation between Western Balkan countries totalling €272.75 million for the period 2012-2013. “These funds are good news as regional cooperation is a central element of … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Politics, Serbia, Society
Brussels, 26-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission adopted today its last Monitoring Report on Croatia’s preparations for joining the EU. The Commission assesses that Croatia has completed the ten priority actions identified in the previous report in October, and has shown … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Croatia, European Union, Government, Politics
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