(IN BRIEF) Thomas Dannenfeldt will step down as Chairman of CECONOMY AG’s Supervisory Board at the end of July 2025. Christoph Vilanek, a long-standing board member and former CEO of freenet AG, has been chosen as his successor. The Executive … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Management, News, Retail, Technology
Tagged appointment, board election, CECONOMY AG, Christoph Vilanek, corporate governance, Düsseldorf, executive leadership, freenet AG, Kai-Ulrich Deissner, leadership, resignation, strategic growth, succession, Supervisory Board, Thomas Dannenfeldt
(IN BRIEF) Delivery Hero has joined forces with Allied for Startups to promote policies that bolster Europe’s tech scale-ups. Drawing on Delivery Hero’s track record as a leading “founder factory,” the collaboration will pinpoint regulatory and funding challenges, channel entrepreneurial … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Berlin, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, Marketing, News, Technology
Tagged AFS, Allied for Startups, Delivery Hero, EU decision-making, EU policy advocacy, European tech ecosystem, founder factory, funding access, Niklas Östberg, partnership, regulatory environment, scale-ups, start-ups, startup-friendly policy, sustainability, Talent Attraction
(IN BRIEF) AUTO1 Group is set to add more than 2,000 positions across Germany, France, Italy, and Spain as it scales its used-car business. The company will expedite the launch of new drop-off branches for wirkaufendeinauto.de and related brands—having opened … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Berlin, Business, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Anne-Kristin Müller, AUTO1 Group, AUTO1.com, Autohero, automotive platform, Berlin, Christian Bertermann, drop-off branches, Europe, hiring drive, job creation, production centres, recruitment, used cars, wirkaufendeinauto.de, workforce expansion
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Business and Airbus Public Safety and Security have launched a secure critical-communications service across Europe that links mobile users with control rooms via voice, messaging, video, and location services. Built on Vodafone’s MCX prioritisation and Airbus’s Agnet … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged 4G/5G Networks, Agnet, Airbus Public Safety and Security, Collaborative and Safe Worker, Collaborative Worker, critical communications, instant messaging, lifeguard feature, location services, low earth orbit satellites, Marika Auramo, MCX, mission-critical operations, Olivier Koczan, partnership, push-to-talk, SaaS, secure collaboration, video streaming, Vodafone Business, Voice over LTE
(IN BRIEF) Tikehau Capital, in partnership with Société Générale Assurances, CNP Assurances, and the CARAC Group—and with backing from the French Ministry of Defense and the DGA—has introduced Tikehau Défense et Sécurité, a €150 million Article 8 fund dedicated to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Defence, Economy, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aeronautics, Article 8 fund, CARAC Group, CNP Assurances, Cybersecurity, defense industry, Directorate General of Armaments, ELTIF 2.0, evergreen structure, French Ministry of Defense, partnership, Philippe Perret, private debt, private equity, security sector, Société Générale Assurances, strategic autonomy, TDS, Tikehau Capital, Tikehau Défense et Sécurité, unit-linked investment
(IN BRIEF) The Bay of Biscay electricity interconnection will link Spain and France via a 400 km high-voltage DC submarine cable, boosting capacity from 2,800 to 5,000 MW and integrating the Iberian Peninsula into Europe’s power grid. Jointly implemented by … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Spain
Tagged 000 MW capacity, 5, Bay of Biscay interconnection, Beatriz Corredor, Connecting Europe Facility, Dan Jørgensen, EIB, energy transition, European grid integration, European Investment Bank, INELFE, Marc Ferracci, Miguel González Suela, Nadia Calviño, Red Eléctrica, REPowerEU, RTE, Spain France submarine cable, Thomas Veyrenc
(IN BRIEF) At the 2025 Paris Air Show, Siemens Digital Industries Software debuted its chalet to highlight the Siemens Xcelerator platform’s role in revolutionizing aerospace and defense design, manufacturing, and operations. The exhibit features the Convergence Room—where AI, digital twins, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, Media, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged aerospace innovation, AI, certification efficiency, chalet opening, Continuum, Convergence Room, defense technology, design acceleration, Digital Thread, Digital Twins, engineering integration, industry collaboration, JetZero partnership, operational optimization, Paris Air Show 2025, Paris-Le Bourget Airport, partnership, product lifecycle, Siemens Digital Industries Software, Siemens Xcelerator, smart manufacturing, Todd Tuthill
(IN BRIEF) Siemens Smart Infrastructure and COIMA have revamped Milan’s Pirelli 35 into a state-of-the-art smart building, achieving a 60 percent reduction in energy use and cutting 2,000 tons of CO₂ emissions annually. Central to this upgrade is the Desigo … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged ALPHA switchboards, COIMA, CO₂ reduction, Desigo CC, electrical distribution, energy efficiency, environmental sensors, fire safety, hvac, LEED Platinum, lighting control, NZEB, partnership, Pirelli 35, Porta Nuova Milan, SENTRON protection, Siemens Smart Infrastructure, SIMOSEC switchgear, smart building management, Stefano Corbella, Susanne Seitz, sustainability, sustainable urban regeneration, WELL Gold
(IN BRIEF) The University of Groningen’s Science for Society series spotlights Wild & Willful (Druk & Dwars), a low-threshold programme developed by Associate Professor Laura Batstra to support energetic and headstrong children without immediate medical labeling. In partnership with the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Science, Security & Safety, Society, Technology
Tagged behavioural support, child well-being, Classroom Parties, Dantumadiel, Druk & Dwars, Eemsdelta, energetic behaviour, Groningen, headstrong children, Inclusion, Laura Batstra, local expertise, low-threshold support, medical labelling, North-East Fryslân, Northern Education Guild, Orthopedagogy Department, pedagogical approach, Sanne te Meerman, Science for Society, supply chain development, University of Groningen, Wild & Willful
(IN BRIEF) Wood and its JV partner Tendrill have secured a five-year contract—with a two-year extension option—to provide comprehensive brownfield EPC services for Brunei Shell Petroleum’s offshore and onshore facilities. The agreement entrusts the TendrillWood JV with full-cycle project delivery, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 2023 joint venture, brownfield EPC services, Brunei Shell Petroleum, BSP, capacity building, commissioning, conceptual design, energy security, Haryati Ramlee, John Wood Group PLC, Ken Gilmartin, local content, Local Talent Development, offshore assets, onshore assets, partnership, start-up, supply chain, sustainability, Tendrill International Sdn. Bhd, TendrillWood JV, Wood
(IN BRIEF) Thales’s latest report, released just before the Paris Air Show, documents a 600% rise in ransomware attacks on the aviation industry between January 2024 and April 2025. Analysts recorded 27 major incidents by 22 ransomware groups, with 71% … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged $5.32 billion, 22 groups, 27 incidents, 600% increase, 8.7% CAGR, AI defenses, aviation sector, avionics, communication systems, credential theft, Cyber Detection and Response, cyberespionage, denial-of-service, global aviation cybersecurity market, Ivan Fontarensky, January 2024–April 2025, Paris Air Show, public-private collaboration, ransomware attacks, supply chains, Thales, unauthorized access
(IN BRIEF) The EIB is extending €235 million in loans to enhance public services in Finland’s Uusimaa region: €135 million for upgrading three major hospitals under Helsinki University Hospital’s broader €300 million program, and €100 million for building and refurbishing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, European Union, Financial, Finland, Healthcare, Investment
Tagged educational facilities, EIB, energy efficiency, European Investment Bank, Finland investments, healthcare modernization, Helsinki University Hospital, HUS, Jari Finnilä, Jorvi Hospital, Meilahti Hospital, Peijas Hospital, Pekka Timonen, public services, sustainable infrastructure, Thomas Östros, Uusimaa, Vantaa schools
(IN BRIEF) CACEIS Ireland appointed Eamonn O’Callaghan as ETF Group Product Manager on 9 June 2025. Eamonn brings 25 years of ETF experience—most recently as Head of European ETF Product at Brown Brothers Harriman—and academic credentials in IT for Strategic … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Technology
Tagged active and passive ETFs, appointment, BNY Mellon, Brown Brothers Harriman, CACEIS Ireland, Citi, dealing portal, dedicated ETF business line, Eamonn O’Callaghan, ETF assets €125 billion, ETF domiciliation, ETF Group Product Manager, fund lifecycle support, HSBC, Irish financial services, leaderhip, primary-market services
(IN BRIEF) BioNTech agreed to buy CureVac in an all-stock deal valuing CureVac at ~$1.25 billion, exchanging each share for $5.46 in BioNTech ADSs—a 55% premium to its recent stock price. The merger, expected to close in 2025, strengthens BioNTech’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Technology
Tagged 2025 closing, ADSs, Alexander Zehnder, all-stock acquisition, American depositary shares, BioNTech, BNT327, Cancer Immunotherapy, CureVac, delivery formulations, dievini Hopp BioTech, integration plan, KfW, merger premium, mRNA, mRNA manufacturing, oncology strategy, pan-tumor programs, partnership, regulatory approvals, transformational therapies, Tübingen subsidiary, Ugur Sahin
(IN BRIEF) Hexagon AB will acquire French aerial-mapping firm APEI—operator of a private survey aircraft fleet across Europe and Africa—to expand its geospatial content capabilities. APEI’s longstanding partnership with Hexagon includes contributions to the Hexagon Content Program and HxDR platform. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Sweden, Technology
Tagged acquisition, aerial mapping, Africa, APEI, elevation models, Europe, France, geospatial data, Geosystems Division, Hexagon AB, Hexagon Content Program, HxDR, Norbert Hanke, partnership, private survey aircraft, regulatory approvals
(IN BRIEF) BAM Infra Nederland has established an on-site electric charging station—fed by a Stedin 23 kV supply—to power battery-electric construction equipment for the Princess Alexia Viaduct on Maasvlakte 2. The move fulfills sustainable tender criteria, enabling emission-free operation of … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, Netherlands, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged BAM Infra Nederland, Container Exchange Route, cycle path, electric construction equipment, emission-free construction, fast chargers, footbridge, grid planning, low-carbon asphalt, Maasvlakte 2, Maasvlakteweg, Máximaweg, Mekongweg, partnership, Port of Rotterdam Authority, Princess Alexia Viaduct, Ronald van den Berg, Stedin 23 kV connection, sustainability, sustainable concrete, temporary road diversion, Theo Hartman
(IN BRIEF) Heriot Country Kids has been awarded a five-year grant from the Carcant Wind Farm Community Fund to fund a Lead Practitioner, securing its wraparound childcare provision. The club supports 18 families monthly—benefiting around 100 individuals annually—and is celebrated … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Education, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Non Profit, United Kingdom
Tagged affordable childcare, after-school club, Carcant Wind Farm Community Fund, community sustainability, five-year grant, Heriot Country Kids, Heriot Primary School, holiday care, inclusive services, Lead Practitioner, neurodivergent support, partnership, rural childcare, wraparound childcare
(IN BRIEF) SGS has launched The PLEDGE on Food Waste Certification—a third-party audited program aligned with UN SDG 12.3—to help food service providers cut waste, improve efficiency, and showcase sustainability leadership. The service includes gap assessments, customized onboarding, global audit … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged catering, certification body, food safety, food waste reduction, gap assessment, global scalability, Hospitality, IMPACT NOW for Sustainability, integrated audit, Operational Efficiency, partnership, SGS, sustainability, The PLEDGE on Food Waste Certification, third-party audit, UN SDG 12.3
(IN BRIEF) SGS has partnered with The PLEDGE on Food Waste to offer certification and independent audits to food service providers under a framework of seven pillars and 95 criteria that address every step from procurement to disposal. This initiative … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged 95 criteria, certification, CHF 600 million, circular economy, Climate Action, ESG assurance, food service, food waste reduction, Géraldine Picaud, IMPACT NOW, independent audits, nature preservation, partnership, seven pillars, SGS, sustainability, The PLEDGE on Food Waste
(IN BRIEF) WinGD will provide four six-cylinder 6X52DF-A ammonia-fuelled engines—each with high-pressure SCR—to power 45,000 m³ medium gas carriers being built by HD Hyundai Mipo for Trafigura. The order highlights ammonia’s growing role in decarbonizing shipping. X-DF-A engines have demonstrated … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Switzerland, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged 45 000 m³ vessels, 6X52DF-A, ammonia slip, ammonia-fuelled engine, Benny Hilström, decarbonization, HD Hyundai Mipo, marine propulsion, medium gas carrier, NOₓ reduction, N₂O emissions, partnership, pilot fuel 5 percent, Selective Catalytic Reduction, sustainability, thermal efficiency, Trafigura, WinGD, X-DF-A
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