Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

Caisse des Dépôts: 350 millions d’euros pour financer les projets structurants du Conseil régional Nord-Pas de Calais

Lille, 26-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A l’occasion du congrès de l’Union Sociale pour l’Habitat (USH), Daniel Percheron, Président du Conseil régional Nord-Pas de Calais, Sénateur du Pas-de-Calais, et Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Directeur général du groupe Caisse des Dépôts, ont signé, ce jour, … Read the full press release

Caisse des Dépôts: 250 M€ pour financer les projets structurants de Lille Métropole Communauté Urbaine

Lille, 26-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A l’occasion du Congrès de l’Union Sociale pour l’Habitat (USH), Martine Aubry, Présidente de Lille Métropole Communauté Urbaine, Maire de Lille, et Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Directeur général de groupe Caisse des Dépôts, ont signé, ce jour, un … Read the full press release

Jean-Pierre Jouyet, directeur général du groupe Caisse des Dépôts, détaillé les mesures mises en place en accompagnement du plan national d’urgence en aveur du logement social

Paris, 26-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A l’occasion du congrès de l’Union Sociale pour l’Habitat (USH) qui se tient à Lille, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, directeur général du groupe Caisse des Dépôts, a rappelé l’engagement de la Caisse des Dépôts auprès du logement social … Read the full press release

Egis upgraded its membership in International Sustainability Alliance to become a portfolio manager

26-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Egis has just upgraded its membership in the ISA (International Sustainability Alliance) to become a portfolio manager. As a founding member, Egis has been supporting the development of this global benchmark tool since its inception in 2010. … Read the full press release

Egis awarded contract by French Air Navigation Service Provider to assist with the evolution of the French ATM systems

26-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Egis has been contracted by the French Air Navigation Service Provider (DSNA) to provide support on major projects conducted by DSNA’s departmentsin charge of the definition of ATM system requirements & architecture (ESA) as well as their … Read the full press release

Helaba, Crédit Agricole and Société Genérale provided €87.5M loan for Metro Cash&Carry stores in France

26-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Helaba is providing a loan of EUR 87.5 million for a commercial property portfolio in France together with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, and Société Genérale. Helaba manages the consortium, acting in the role of agent, … Read the full press release

European Society of Cardiology’s administrative headquarters the European Heart House (EHH) celebrated its 20th anniversary in Sophia Antipolis

Sophia Antipolis, 25-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Heart House celebrated its 20th anniversary this week in style. Founded in 1950, the European Society of Cardiology inaugurated its offices in Sophia Antipolis in 1993. “Our mission is to reduce the burden of cardiovascular … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent introduced ETSI-optimized 9500 Microwave Packet Radio (MPR) long-haul system to help service providers meet the capacity crunch

Enhanced Microwave Packet Radio portfolio offers an eight-fold increase in capacity in one-third of the footprint over long-distances, enabling operators to deliver high bandwidth services with lower costs Düsseldorf, Germany, 25-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) is … Read the full press release

La start-up informatique CardWise, installée à Malines, et Belfius Banque collaborent dans le cadre du projet “Xpenditure by Belfius”

25-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Les notes frais : conserver et copier des dizaines de tickets de caisse et souches T.V.A., redemander des reçus égarés, compléter ou contrôler des tableaux et formulaires, … Autant de tâches fastidieuses et de pertes de temps, … Read the full press release

Alcatel-Lucent to deploy IP-based mobile backhaul network in support of LTE-Advancedservices for Korea’s largest mobile operator SK Telecom

SK Telecom’s new IP/MPLS mobile backhaul network offers ultra-broadband to its customers throughout South Korea Paris, 25-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Alcatel-Lucent (Euronext Paris and NYSE: ALU) today announced that it will deploy an IP-based mobile backhaul network to support LTE-Advancedservices for … Read the full press release

EY acquired strategy consulting firm Greenwich Consulting

Paris and London, 23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — EY is pleased to announce the acquisition of Greenwich Consulting, a move that will consolidate its service range worldwide notably in growth strategy, marketing, digital and data-analysis. The 130 Greenwich Consulting employees – 80 of whom … Read the full press release

Natixis and Team One Asia to present the NatixisRugby Cup Hong Kong 2013, the first ever professional French league rugby match in Asia

Rugby giants Toulouse and Racing Metro92 become first French professional clubs to play exhibition match in Asia Hong Kong, 23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Natixis and Team One Asia,supported by the Hong Kong Rugby Football Union, are proud to present the NatixisRugby Cup … Read the full press release

Natixis appointed Christopher Lovgren as Global Head of Loan Syndication

Christopher Lovgren has been appointed Global Head of Loan Syndication, reporting to Alain Gallois, Global Head of the Debt Platform and Fixed-Income and Treasury Sales, and locally to Olivier Allard, Head of Capital Markets at Natixis in London. 23-9-2013 — … Read the full press release

Construction of Airbus’ A320 Family Assembly Line begun in Mobile, Alabama

First vertical steel column raised for A320 Family Assembly Line in Mobile, Alabama Blagnac, 17-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the completion of the ground work to prepare the Brookley Aeroplex site for building construction, Airbus’ A320 Family Assembly Line began taking shape as … Read the full press release

Airbus, HAIG, HAI, AVICHINA, HELI joint venture Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (HMC) started delivering elevators for the Airbus A350 XWB programme

Airbus’ newest joint venture in China progresses well on A350 work packages Blagnac,  16-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  Harbin Hafei Airbus Composite Manufacturing Centre (HMC), a joint venture between Airbus and its Chinese partners, has started to deliver elevators for the Airbus … Read the full press release

Le groupe d’investisseurs mené par Siparex finalise l’acquisition du Groupe CEBTP

Siparex, Cathay Capital, Bpifrance et BNP Paribas Développement, finalisent la reprise du Groupe CEBTP 16-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Conformément au protocole d’accord signé en juillet dernier (cf communiqué du 16 juillet 2013 ci-joint), le groupe d’investisseurs mené par Siparex finalise l’acquisition du … Read the full press release

European turboprop aircraft manufacturer ATR and Caribbean carrier LIAT sign 10-year Global Maintenance Agreement for the airline’s new ATR-600 aircraft fleet

Toulouse,  16-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European manufacturer of turboprop aircraft ATR and the Caribbean carrier LIAT have announced the signature of a Global Maintenance Agreement (GMA) for the airline’s new fleet of ATR -600 aircraft. Signed for an initial period of … Read the full press release

Finnish national carrier Finnair receives world’s first A321 equipped with Sharklets

Blagnac, 13-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Finnish national carrier, Finnair, the launch customer for the A321 equipped with Sharklets, has taken delivery of its first of five aircraft on order. The aircraft will eventually replace Finnair’s existing fleet of 757s, making it an all … Read the full press release

Imerys announced it received acquisition offer from Omya for 4 calcium carbonate industrial sites

PARIS, 12-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ —  Imerys is informing that it has recently received an offer from Omya for the acquisition of four industrial sites which beneficiate calcium carbonate for the paper market. These sites are located in Europe (Sainte-Croix de Mareuil in France, Köping … Read the full press release

Senior TV executives from public service media voted for the 7 Best Formats at the 7th EUROVISION Creative Forum in Berlin

Creative excellence was rewarded last night (10 September) when senior TV executives from public service media (PSM) voted for the 7 Best Formats at the seventh EUROVISION Creative Forum in Berlin. 12-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Since its launch in 2006, the annual … Read the full press release