Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, 1-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales and airberlin group have signed a long-term component services agreement to support the group’s A320 family fleet of 64 aircraft. Under this seven-year Avionics-By-The-Hour (ABTH) agreement, Thales will provide spares provisioning and component maintenance services for … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Western Union (NYSE : WU), un leader des services de transfert d’argent dans le monde, et La Banque Postale, qui bénéficie du vaste réseau de bureaux de poste en France, annoncent le renouvellement de leur partenariat de long-terme, … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France
Tagged de bureaux de poste, La Banque Postale, les services de transfert d’argent, Western Union, WU
Paris, France, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Jérôme Lascombe, one of the founding directors of French agency Hopscotch and member of the board of the Public Système Hopscotch group, will be leaving the company. The Public Système Hopscotch group will continue being led … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Management, Marketing
Tagged Bernie TORRES, Cécile Granat, digital communication, Eric Fourmental, Frédéric Bedin, Hopscotch, Jean-Paul Adnet, Jérôme Lascombe, Le Public Système, Lionel Chouchan, Mélanie Viala, Nathalie Bernard, Pascale Boissier, PR, PR communication, Public Système Hopscotch
Paris, France, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today that it has settled a dispute with the State of Argentina resulting from the termination of a water contract in Tucuman province in August 1997. As a result of an international arbitration, Vivendi … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today the completion of the divestment of over 85% of its interest in Activision Blizzard. The Group has received cash proceeds totaling $8.2billion. This divestment represents a major step forward in the strategic review Vivendi … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, France, Investment, Media, Telecom
Tagged $8.2billion, Activision Blizzard, demerger, divestment, significant shareholder value, stake, Vivendi
Paris, France, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In October 2013, the FATF recognised that the Russian Federation had made significant progress in addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2008 mutual evaluation report and could be removed from the regular follow-up process. The decision by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Government, Law, Politics, Russia
Tagged 'fit and proper' requirements, 6th Follow-up Report, accounts in fictitious names, AML/CFT Law, anonymous accounts, beneficial ownership requirements, corporate transparency, criminalisation of terrorist financing, criminals, decriminalised self-laundering, FATF, freeze terrorist assets, ML/TF suspicion, Money Laundering, Mutual Evaluation of Russian Federation, Russia FATF 6th Follow-up Report, Russian Federation, terrorist financing, The Financial Action Task Force
Paris, France, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — New Zealand was placed in the regular follow-up process as a result of non-compliant (NC) and partially compliant (PC) ratings for certain core and key Recommendations in its mutual evaluation report of October 2009. The October 2013 … Read the full press release
Cassidian will provide two DXT3 TETRA switches and over 100 TETRA base stations Secure radio communications, extensive coverage and excellent reliability now for up to 110,000 users from different government agencies Beijing, China, 21-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Cassidian has been awarded a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, France, Security & Safety, Telecom
Tagged Anke Sturtzel, Beijing Government, Beijing Government Shared TETRA Network, Beijing Just Top Network Communications Company Ltd., Beijing Just Top TETRA Network, Cassidian, digital trunked radio, DXT3 TETRA, secure radio communications, Shared TETRA Network, Terrestrial Trunked Radio, TETRA, TETRA network
Cleared commodities freight volumes reach record levels since the peak in 2008 Paris, France, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — LCH.Clearnet Limited (LCH.Clearnet) announced that cleared freight volumes more than doubled* in September from a year earlier as traders increased their hedged positions to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, France, International Trade, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Alberto Pravettoni, Atlantic Basin, chartering companies, CHINA, cleared freight volumes, Commodities, dry freight volumes, FFAs, freight clearing business, freight prices, hedged positions, iron ore, iron ore imports, Kamyar Naficy, LCH.Clearnet, OTC Forward Freight Agreements, ship owners, shipping, traders, trading companies, transatlantic shipments
New clearing agreement introduces increased cooperation that supports product innovation while maintaining market stability Amsterdam, Brussels, Paris, Lisbon, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — LCH.Clearnet SA, the Paris-based clearing house of LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd, and NYSE Euronext today announced they have signed a new … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, France, Investment, Netherlands, Portugal
Tagged Amsterdam, Brussels, Caroline Tourrier, Christophe Hémon, clearing, clearing house, clearing services, continental listed derivatives, derivatives, equities, equities trading, Equity derivatives, European derivatives, European Equities, exchange, Kamyar Naficy, LCH.Clearnet Group Ltd, LCH.Clearnet SA, Lisbon, London Stock Exchange Group, multi-asset class clearing house, multi-national clearing house, NYSE Euronext, Paris, Roland Bellegarde, trading
Paris, France, 17-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Lafarge has signed a partnership agreement with the US start-up Solidia Technologies® to industrialize an innovative technology that could reduce the environmental footprint of pre-cast concrete. The technology allows lower CO2 emissions in the cement … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — At the occasion of the Strategies’ Design Awards event, Schneider Electric has received the award “Product Design” in the category Light Products for its portable solar LED lamp Mobiya TS 120. This lamp has been developed … Read the full press release
The General Court confirms the validity of the Commission Decision according to which the long-term funding mechanism of France Télévisions constitutes State aid compatible with the internal market Luxembourg, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Within the context of the reform of public broadcasting, France … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, France, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Marketing, Media
Tagged annulment, budgetary grant, EC, France, France 2, France 3, France 4, France 5, France Ô et Outre-Mer 1ère, France Télévisions, French tax code, General Court of the European Union, phasing out advertising, public broadcasting, public channels, state aid, subsidy, Télévision française 1 (TF1) v Commission
Boulogne-Billancourt, France, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On December 3, 2003, Compagnie Générale des Etablissements Michelin (“CGEM”) issued €500 million worth of 6.375% lowest ranking subordinated notes due December 3, 2033 (“TSRs”). The notes are redeemable in cash and are traded on NYSE … Read the full press release
Michelin has introduced MICHELIN Mobility Apps, a bundle of free applications to assist people whenever they travel for business or pleasure. Already available in France, it will be launched in Germany, Spain, Italy and the United Kingdom at year-end. Boulogne-Billancourt, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, France, Internet & Online, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged free mobility apps, Michelin, MICHELIN Hôtel, MICHELIN Mobility Apps, MICHELIN MyCar, MICHELIN Navigation, MICHELIN Restaurants, MICHELIN Voyage, road hazard information, traffic information, travel companion, travellers, ViaMichelin, weather
Taïwan, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Morpho (Safran), a leading supplier of Near Field Communication (NFC) services, products and platforms, has been selected to provide an innovative NFC service to Bank SinoPac in Taïwan on August 19, 2013. VIP customers of Bank SinoPac … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Bank SinoPac, chip-based payment cards, contactless terminal, credit card embedded in a Micro SD card, EMVCo standard, Jamie Cheng, Mareike NEUMAYER, mobile payment, mobile payment lifestyle, Morpho, Near Field Communication (NFC), NFC-enabled Micro SD card, prepaid gift card, Safran, Taiwan, Thian Yee Chua
High-speed explosives detection systems to enhance passenger checked baggage screening capabilities Paris, France, 15-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Morpho (Safran), through its subsidiary Morpho Detection, Inc., today announced that Nice Côte d’Azur International Airport in Nice, France has purchased four high-speed CTX 9800 … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, France, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged Cyril Dujardin, explosives detection, explosives detection systems, France, high-speed CTX 9800 DSi™ explosives detection systems, Level 1 screening, Morpho, Morpho Detection Inc., Nice Côte d’Azur International Airport Nice, Safran, screen hold baggage
Brussels, Belgium, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the creation of a joint venture between the Belgian telecommunications operator Belgacom and the bank BNP Paribas Fortis. The joint venture will allow consumers in Belgium … Read the full press release
Mirabel, Quebec, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Another milestone in the development of Aerolia and its subsidiary Aerolia Canada was achieved on September 27, 2013 in Quebec on the occasion of the laying of the cornerstone of the new Aerolia site in Mirabel. … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Industrial
Tagged Aerolia, Aerolia Canada, Aerolia Group, Aerolia site, Aerovodochody, Agnes Veve, Airbus, Bombardier, CANADA, Christian Cornille, Denis Lebel, Embraer, Mirabel, Montreal-Mirabel Airport, Ms Pauline Marois, OGMA, Philippe Le Grégam, Pierre Moscovici, Québec
Rueil-Malmaison, France, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The consortium led by Dodin Campenon Bernard (VINCI Construction) and including GTM Ouest and Botte Fondations, both subsidiaries of VINCI Construction France, as well as Spie Batignolles TPCI, Spie Fondations and Legendre Génie Civil, has been … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged awarded contract, Botte Fondations, consortium, Dodin Campenon Bernard, France, GTM Ouest, Legendre Génie Civil, Line B of the Rennes metro, Maxence Naouri, Spie Batignolles TPCI, Spie Fondations, tunnel, tunnel boring machine, underground works, VINCI Construction, VINCI Construction France
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