(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) is injecting €40 million into Blume Equity, a leading European climate tech growth fund, with support from the InvestEU program. This investment, one of EIF’s largest in a first-time growth-stage fund, aims to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged Blume Equity, Clare Murray, climate tech, EIF, InvestEU, investment, Marjut Falkstedt, Paolo Gentiloni, partnership, Sensorfact, SMEs, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) At the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations (UNGA), EIB President Werner Hoyer emphasized the importance of ambitious climate action and global development partnerships. Speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit, President Hoyer highlighted the economic potential of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, Media, News
Tagged António Guterres, Climate Action, Climate Ambition Summit, EIB, Mia Mottley, partnership, President Werner Hoyer, sustainability, UNGA
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), in collaboration with the European Union (EU) and Sweden, is providing a $20 million loan to TBC Bank in Georgia. This financing is aimed at bolstering lending opportunities for micro, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Small Business, Society, Sweden, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, EU, Francis Malige, GEORGIA, Giorgi Megrelishvili, Lawrence Meredith, MSMEs, partnership, sustainability, Sweden, TBC Bank, women empowerment
(IN BRIEF) CTP, Europe’s major industrial property developer, secures €200 million in financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to fund extensive solar panel installations across its European business parks. The funding aligns with the EIB’s REPowerEU initiative to reduce … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg
Tagged CTP, developer, EIB, energy transition, European business park, European Investment Bank, Lilyana Pavlova, loan, logistics properties, Peter Ceresnik, Richard Wilkinson, solar panel installations, solar photovoltaic programme
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and five United Nations (UN) institutions have signed an agreement to enhance their collaboration on projects aimed at achieving Sustainable Development Goals. This agreement allows the EIB to directly finance technical assistance and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Society, Ukraine
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, EIB, EIB financing, European Investment Bank, European Union, FAO, Food and Agriculture Organization, IOM, Sustainable Development Goals, Ukraine recovery programme, UNDP, UNICEF, United Nations, UNOPS, WHO, World Health Organization
(IN BRIEF) The CommuniCity project, funded by the European Union, has launched its Second Open Call to address various challenges faced by marginalized communities in European cities. Building on the success of its First Open Call, the project has expanded … Read the full press release
Posted in Czech Republic, Education, Estonia, European Union, Finland, Government, Internet & Online, Netherlands, Non Profit, Politics, Portugal, Science, Society, Technology
Tagged Aarhus, Amsterdam, Breda, cities, Co-Creation, CommuniCity, Communities, EU, EU-funded, Helsinki, Horizon Europe, Learning Labs, marginalised communities, Porto, Prague, Smart Cities, Social Challenges, Tallinn, Urbanism, Vulnerable Communities
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is extending a €4.6 million loan to the city of Balti in Moldova to support the enhancement of public transport and street lighting infrastructure. This investment, totaling €7 million, will … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Bălți, Catarina Bjorlin Hansen, E5P, EBRD, EU, investment, MOLDOVA, Nicolai Grigorisin, partnership, public transport, street lighting, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Compagnie Financière Africaine (COFINA) in Côte d’Ivoire and Senegal, in collaboration with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Commission support, have signed a memorandum of understanding to promote the development of sustainable agricultural value chains. This agreement … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business
Tagged agricultural, Alassane Dia, Ambroise Fayolle, Amed Sié Touré, COFINA, Cote d’Ivoire, EIB, Francesca Di Mauro, Jean-Marc Pisani, partnership, Senegal, sustainability
(IN BRIEF) Peru’s cocoa industry, experiencing rapid growth in exports, faces the challenge of complying with new European Union regulations aimed at reducing deforestation in agricultural commodities. Solidaridad, in collaboration with partner organizations and the Peruvian government, is coordinating efforts … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) President Hoyer of the European Investment Bank (EIB) expressed heartfelt condolences and solidarity with Morocco following a powerful earthquake near Marrakech with a magnitude of 6.8. In a letter to King Mohammed VI, he offered assistance in rebuilding … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Luxembourg, Management, News
Tagged condolences, earthquake, EIB, financial support, Marrakech, Mohammed VI, MOROCCO, President Hoyer
(IN BRIEF) The University of East Anglia (UEA) welcomes the United Kingdom’s decision to rejoin the Horizon Europe research programme, a significant move given the programme’s £80 billion budget and global prominence in research and innovation funding. UEA emphasizes the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, European Union, Financial, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged EU research programme, funding, Horizon Europe, RESEARCH, The University of East Anglia
(IN BRIEF) Remediation work at legacy uranium mining sites in Uzbekistan is being funded by a €9 million grant from the Environmental Remediation Account for Central Asia (ERA), established by the European Union (EU) and managed by the European Bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Metals and Minerals, News, United Kingdom
Tagged EBRD, EU, Remediation Project, Tashkent, Uranium Mining Sites, Uzbekistan
(IN BRIEF) Over 200 European industry leaders convened at the ENTSO-E High-Level Forum on Future of Our Grids in Brussels to discuss the challenges and opportunities for accelerating the development of electricity grids necessary for Europe’s energy transition. The forum, … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The College of Eurojust has appointed Vincent Jamin as the new Administrative Director of the agency. Jamin, a French prosecutor with 25 years of experience in criminal justice, has held various positions at Eurojust since 2010, including heading … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Industrial, Law, Management, Netherlands, News
Tagged Administrative Director, appointment, Eurojust, leadership, Mr Ladislav Hamran, Vincent Jamin
(IN BRIEF) An international team of researchers has released a scientific paper through the IDAlert project, published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe journal on August 7, 2023. Titled “Decision-Support Tools to Build Climate Resilience Against Emerging Infectious Diseases … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, European Union, Healthcare, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society
Tagged climate change, climate-driven health risks, climate-sensitive infectious diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Horizon Europe, IDAlert project, infectious disease, Joacim Rocklöv, Lancet Regional Health Journal, one health, zoonosis
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) is set to join the 2023 Finance in Common Summit in Cartagena, Colombia, from September 4th to 6th. Key highlights include President Werner Hoyer’s address on Sustainable Development Goals, unveiling the EIB Climate … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Union Commission has given the green light for the use of the adapted Comirnaty XBB.1.5 COVID-19 vaccine, developed by BioNTech-Pfizer, in Member States’ upcoming fall vaccination campaigns. This marks the third adaptation of the Comirnaty vaccine … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Pfizer and BioNTech have received a recommendation for marketing authorization from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) for their Omicron XBB.1.5-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine. The recommendation includes the administration of a single … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged Albert Bourla, BioNTech, Comirnaty, COVID-19 vaccine, EMA, Omicron XBB.1.5-Adapted, Pfizer, Prof. Ugur Sahin, Tozinameran
(IN BRIEF) A global operation led by the US has successfully taken down the ‘Qakbot’ malware network that infected 700,000 computers and caused massive financial damage. Collaborating with countries like France, Germany, and the UK, the initiative disrupted cybercrime. Eurojust … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged botnet, cryptocurrency, Cybercrime, Eurojust, EUROPOL, malware, Pinkslipbot, Qakbot, Qbot, ransomware, seizure
(IN BRIEF) EMA proposes Comirnaty Omicron XBB.1.5 vaccine for ages 6 months+, tailored to combat Omicron XBB.1.5 variant. One dose suffices for ages 5+, while kids 6 months to 4 years may need 1 or 3 doses based on prior … Read the full press release
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