(IN BRIEF) Security researchers at ESET have discovered an ongoing phishing campaign that targets users of the Zimbra Collaboration software platform. This campaign, active since April 2023, aims to collect user credentials by sending emails with phishing pages in attached … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, News, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged Credentials, Ecuador, ESET, France, Italy, Phishing Campaign, Poland, the Netherlands, UKRAINE, Viktor Šperka, Zimbra Collaboration Users
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has approved a €15 million loan to Alba Iulia, Romania, to revitalize the city’s public transport infrastructure. The project, co-financed by the European Union, aims to transform over 15 km … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Romania, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alba Iulia, bike lanes, bus lanes, EBRD, electric vehicle charging stations, European Union, Gabriel Plesa, Green Cities programme, intelligent traffic management, loan, public lighting, public transport infrastructure, Romania, safety systems, urban transport network
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and UniCredit’s HypoVereinsbank are jointly providing credit lines exceeding €2 billion to support Deutsche Bahn in acquiring 90 new trains for the Munich S-Bahn. The financing is channeled through Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft (BEG) on … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Ambroise Fayolle, Bayerische Eisenbahngesellschaft, Christian Reusch, Deutsche Bahn, EIB, HypoVereinsbank, Jan Kupfer, LHI Leasing GmbH, Munich S-Bahn, Siemens Mobility, special purpose vehicles, SPVs, Stefan Wildgruber, The European Investment Bank, trains, UNICREDIT
(IN BRIEF) The EIB Group, comprised of the European Investment Bank (EIB) and European Investment Fund (EIF), has invested €360 million in a new asset-backed securities (ABS) issuance with Banco Santander. The investment will support working capital and liquidity needs … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Small Business, Spain, Technology
Tagged ABS issuance, asset-backed securities, Banco Santander. This investment, EIB, EIF, European Investment Bank, European Investment Fund, Green Projects, Marjut Falkstedt, Ricardo Mourinho Félix, Santander Consumo 5 securitisation fund, SMEs, The EIB Group
(IN BRIEF) European Investment Bank (EIB), Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), UniCredit, SACE, and Società Italiana per il Traforo Autostradale del Frejus S.p.A (SITAF) have agreed to provide €247 million for the modernization and safety improvement of the A32 motorway … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A32, A32 motorway, Alessandra Ricci, ASTM Group, bridges, Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, CDP, Claudio Vezzosi, EIB, Frejus tunnel, Gelsomina Vigliotti, Massimiliano Mastalia, Massimo Di Carlo, road safety, SACE, SITAF, Società Italiana per il Traforo Autostradale del Frejus S.p.A, T4, TEN-T, The European Investment Bank, tunnels, UNICREDIT, viaducts
(IN BRIEF) The first 5.5 km section of the Niš-Merdare highway, also known as the “Peace Highway,” was inaugurated in Serbia. The project, a flagship under the Economic and Investment Plan, aims to halve travel time between Niš and Merdare, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged 'Peace Highway', Aleksandar Vučić, EBRD, EIB, Emanuele Giaufret, European Union, Lilyana Pavlova, Merdare, Niš, partnership, SERBIA, Serbian government, Ursula von der Leyen
(IN BRIEF) The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has appointed Catarina Bjorlin Hansen as the new Head of Moldova, effective from 1st September 2023. In her new role, Ms. Bjorlin Hansen will lead the EBRD’s operations in Moldova, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Investment, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Angela Sax, appointment, Catarina Bjorlin Hansen, EBRD, EU Ties, Head of Moldova, investment, leadership
(IN BRIEF) The Joint Initiative on Circular Economy (JICE), led by the European Union’s largest public promotional banks and institutions, has decided to extend its efforts beyond the original time frame of 2023. Launched in 2019, JICE aims to provide … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, United Kingdom
Tagged Beata Daszyńska-Muzyczka, Dario Scannapieco, Dr. Werner Hoyer, Eric Lombard, Joint Initiative on Circular Economy (JICE), José Carlos García de Quevedo, partnership, Stefan Wintels, sustainability, Sustainable Projects EIB
(IN BRIEF) The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) collaborated with Romanian authorities in an operation aimed at combating the illicit traffic of toxic products in Tulcea County, Romania. The joint effort resulted in the seizure of 353 liters of insecticide valued … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The Euro-Latin American Parliamentary Assembly (EuroLat) is set to hold its fifteenth meeting in Madrid from 24th to 27th July. The gathering will bring together 75 Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) and 75 representatives from Latin American … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, European Union, Healthcare, International Trade, Politics, Society, Spain
Tagged access to water, Amado Cerrud, Ander Gil, Caribbean, CELAC, COVID-19, digital platform regulation, EuroLat, H.M. King Felipe VI, hate speech, Javi López, José Manuel Albares, Latin America, Meritxell Batet, Organized Crime, Óscar Darío Pérez, Parlacen, Parlandino, Parlasur, Parlatino, Pedro Sánchez, trade negotiations
(IN BRIEF) Approximately 42 million people in the European Union (EU) are unable to afford proper heating for their homes, according to the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC). The EESC emphasized the need for the EU to take decisive … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Politics, Society, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Andrés Barceló Delgado, Baiba Miltoviča, controlling inflation, EESC, energy efficiency, energy poverty, energy-saving initiatives, EU, heating, reforming the electricity market, sustainable energy supply, transportation policies
(IN BRIEF) The Energy Committee has backed reforms to create a more affordable and consumer-friendly electricity market. The proposed changes aim to enhance consumer protection against volatile prices, encourage energy investments, and provide safeguards for vulnerable households. The amendments include … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Parliament’s Industry, Research and Energy Committee has approved the Cyber Resilience Act, a legislation aimed at enhancing the security of digital products within the European Union. The act establishes uniform cybersecurity requirements for products with digital … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has committed up to $40 million to Acre Impact Capital’s Export Finance Fund I, which aims to accelerate climate infrastructure investment in Africa. The fund focuses on investing in the commercial debt tranches … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, International Trade, Investment, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Acre Impact Capital, Africa, climate infrastructure, commercial debt, EIB, EIB Global, export credit, food and water scarcity, green transport, health, Hussein Sefian, renewable power, sustainable cities, The Export Finance Fund I, The Rockefeller Foundation, Thomas Östros, USAID
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) Global and the Development Bank of North Macedonia (DBNM) have joined forces to unlock €100 million of EU investment aimed at promoting the green transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in North … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) MEPs from the European Parliament’s Environment Committee are conducting a public hearing to examine the disclosure practices of pesticide companies regarding toxicity studies. Recent findings revealed that some firms withheld toxicological studies from EU regulatory authorities, in violation … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) The EU and CELAC (Community of Latin American and Caribbean States) have come together to emphasize the importance of multilateralism based on rules in order to ensure peace, human rights, and international security. President Roberta Metsola will represent … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, European Union, International Trade, Politics
Tagged Brazil, Caribbean States, CELAC, debt restructuring, Ecuador, EU, EuroLat, European Parliament, external representation, Guillermo Lasso, Javi López, Latin America, Luis Lacalle Pou, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, Mercosur, Roberta Metsola, trade deals, Uruguay, World Trade Organization
(IN BRIEF) Holcim, a global building materials leader, has secured three grants from the EU Innovation Fund for its breakthrough Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS) projects in Belgium, France, and Croatia. These grants support Holcim’s efforts to advance the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Construction, Croatia, Environment, European Union, Financial, France, Industrial, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage, CCUS projects, circular construction, clean technologies, clean-tech projects, decarbonizing cement, eM-Rhône, EU Innovation Fund, European Union, EU’s Green Deal, GO4ZERO, holcim, KOdeCO, Miljan Gutovic
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced the signing of multiple loans during the European Union-Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) Summit of Heads of State and Government. These loans will provide financing for climate action … Read the full press release
(IN BRIEF) Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) have expressed deep concern over the ongoing loss of lives in the Mediterranean as people attempt to cross the sea. They are urging increased support for national initiatives and the European Border … Read the full press release
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