Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

Major European energy companies CEOs deliver the Magritte Group’s proposals for a renewed energy policy to the three main European institutions

PARIS, 24-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (April 21, 2015), CEOs from four major European energy companies – GDF SUEZ, Iberdrola, CEZ, and GasTerra – met with representatives from the three main European institutions (EU Parliament, the European Commission and the Council … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent launches two products to allow operators to connect people more quickly and economically and enable faster and more reliable Wi-Fi

New network hub for FTTH services will enable faster and more reliable Wi-Fi®connectivity to every device while ‘ONT Easy Start’ will allow operators to connect people more quickly and economically PARIS, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) … Read the full press release

L’Oréal’s Sharing Beauty with All programme: CO2 emissions reduced by 50% since 2005; 54,000 jobs created for people from underprivileged communities

Group unveils the first results of its Sharing Beauty with All sustainable development programme. Clichy, 20-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — One year after the launch of L’Oréal’s Sharing Beauty with All programme for sustainable development, with ambitious and quantified objectives, the Group … Read the full press release

Lancement de l’opération « Gagne ton voyage à Kourou » en partenariat avec Arianespace

Date limite d’embarquement pour le rêve spatial le 7 mai prochain. Evry-Courcouronnes, France, 16-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Les élèves des classes de seconde des lycées Pierre Mendès-France à Ris-Orangis, Les loges à Evry, Georges-Brassens à Courcouronnes et François-Truffaut à Bondoufle sont … Read the full press release

DCNS: Malaysian government signed new maintenance contract with Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation for submarines of the Royal Malaysian Navy

The Malaysian government has just signed a new contract with Boustead DCNS Naval Corporation for through-life support for the two 2000 type Scorpene submarines of the Royal Malaysian Navy, based at Kota Kinabalu, Sabah. PARIS, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The … Read the full press release

DCNS to participate in the LAAD exhibition in Rio from 14 to 17 April 2015

PARIS, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — DCNS is a world leader in naval defence and an innovator in the energy sector. As a naval prime contractor, systems integrator and shipbuilder, DCNS combines resources and expertise spanning the naval defence value chain … Read the full press release

Airbus Group Australia Pacific Director Dr Jens Goennemann: We are delighted to see the arrival of the first H145 helicopter in Australia Pacific region

Auckland, New Zealand, 14-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Less than twelve months after its corporate rebranding, Airbus Group Australia Pacific has delivered an advanced, multi-mission H145 helicopter. The delivery of this first H145 to the Australia Pacific region culminates a program preparing … Read the full press release

Alstom Citadis trams link the airport of Toulouse Blagnac to the centre of Toulouse

The Alstom Citadis trams of the Toulouse conurbation will from now on circulate on the T2 line, which has just entered commercial service. This new line, which comprises 3 stations over a distance of 2.4 kilometres, links the airport of … Read the full press release

Alstom commissioned by LINZ AG STROM of Austria to apply AmStar 888® corrosion protection to the steam generator of the Linz-Mitte waste-to-energy power plant

Levallois-Perret, 13-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Alstom in cooperation with installation partner FMT [1], has been commissioned by LINZ AG STROM of Austria to apply AmStar 888® corrosion protection to the steam generator of the Linz-Mitte waste-to-energy power plant. The order … Read the full press release

Mercedes-AMG DTM Team: Champs-Elysées launch for new DTM team, ART Grand Prix

Paris launch for new DTM team, ART Grand Prix Press conference with drivers Lucas Auer and Gary Paffett Mercedes-AMG C 63 DTM cars on display in Mercedes-Benz Gallery PARIS, 9-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Champs-Elysées in Paris has already witnessed … Read the full press release

AXA Strategic Ventures réalise son 1er investissement d’un montant de 1 million de dollars US dans Evercontact

AXA Strategic Ventures va réaliser son premier investissement dans Evercontact, le service cloud qui extrait les contacts cachés dans les emails, les partage et les met à jour automatiquement. Cette levée de fonds d’un montant de 1 million de USD … Read the full press release

Michel Safars named Director of Lagardère Lab, a new entity of Lagardère SCA dedicated to innovation

Michel Safars, 51, has been appointed Director of Lagardère Lab, a new entity of Lagardère SCA dedicated to innovation. PARIS, 6-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — He reports to Dominique D’Hinnin, Co-Managing Partner and Chief Financial Officer of Lagardère, and works in close … Read the full press release

Thales launched new secure mobile voice and text offering for inter-governmental administrations at the ROOMn mobile and digital technologies event in Deauville

This new solution meets the need for secure communications between government administrations. Users can keep a private connection to their email systems. Available in France via the UGAP centralised public purchasing organisation. Deauville, France, 6-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At the ROOMn mobile … Read the full press release

Competition Commission of India clears the proposed merger of Lafarge and Holcim

PARIS, 3-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge and Holcim have received clearance from the Competition Commission of India (CCI) for their proposed merger. A package of asset divestments has been agreed with the CCI which includes 1 cement plant and 1 grinding … Read the full press release

Paul-Alexis Bouquet becomes Group media relations manager at VINCI

Rueil-Malmaison, 1-4-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Paul-Alexis Bouquet has been appointed Group media relations manager, effective 16 February 2015. He reports to Pierre Duprat, Director of Communications at VINCI. Paul-Alexis Bouquet, 34, previously served as deputy manager in the Press and Digital … Read the full press release

Natixis: Mirova et Carbone 4 co-développent une méthode innovante pour mesurer la contribution des entreprises à la transition énergétique

PARIS, 27-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mirova, filiale dédiée à l’investissement responsable de Natixis Asset Management, a fait appel à l’expertise de Carbone 4 pour co-développer une méthodologie et un outil d’aide à la décision permettant d’évaluer la contribution des entreprises … Read the full press release

Imerys to hold its Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ General Meeting on April 30, 2015

PARIS, 25-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The information and documents relating to the annual Shareholders’ General Meeting of Imerys, provided for by articles R. 225-73-1 and R. 225-83 of the French Code of Commerce, are available at the headquarters of the … Read the full press release

With air pollution in Paris and London hitting Beijing and Delhi levels, Blueair warns indoor air can bring its own health hazards

Stockholm, Sweden, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Blueair, the world’s leading mobile indoor air purifying technologies company, Monday warned that indoor air in homes and offices can be many times more polluted than the air outside. Commenting on the recent severe smog … Read the full press release

Orange acquires all remaining shares of Cloudwatt held by Thales and Caisse des Dépôts

PARIS, 24-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Through this agreement, Orange is acquiring the shares held by Thales (22.2%) and Caisse des Dépôts (33.3%), which acts on its own behalf and on that of the State in the “Investment for the Future” … Read the full press release

GDF SUEZ to hold Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting on Tuesday 28 April 2015 in Paris

PARIS, 23-3-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — GDF SUEZ shareholders are invited to take part in the Combined Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting which will take place on Tuesday 28 April 2015 at 2.30 pm at the Palais des Congrès at Porte … Read the full press release