Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

Lufthansa Supervisory Board approves major Airbus order

100 A320 Family aircraft and two additional A380s Third A380 order from the German flag carrier Blagnac, 21-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Lufthansa’s Supervisory Board has approved the acquisition of 100 A320 Family aircraft (35 A320neo, 35 A321neo and 30 A320ceo with … Read the full press release

Sixth A380 aircraft for Malaysia Airlines handed over in Toulouse

Blagnac, 21-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Malaysia Airlines (MAS) and Airbus together marked a major achievement, with the hand-over of the 100th A380 to MAS at Airbus’ Henri Ziegler Delivery Centre in Toulouse, France. The aircraft is the sixth A380 for MAS. … Read the full press release

MEPs quizzed European Commission Aviation Director Matthew Baldwin on flight and duty times for pilots

21-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — MEPs quizzed European Commission Aviation Director Matthew Baldwin on Tuesday about the new rules on flight and duty times for flight crews recommended by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). The Commission has yet to table a … Read the full press release

EIB & RTE sign a €500m finance agreement to upgrade France’s power grid

Luxembourg, La Défense, 21-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank has agreed to participate in the financing of seven high voltage and very high voltage power grid upgrading projects in France over the period 2012-2016. This participation takes the form of a … Read the full press release

The European Investment Bank will finance the upgrade of the France’s power grid with EUR 500m

20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank has agreed to participate in the financing of seven high voltage and very high voltage power grid upgrading projects in France over the period 2012-2016. This participation takes the form of a loan … Read the full press release

Airbus and the Global Engineering Deans Council join forces to encourage diversity in engineering classrooms worldwide

Call for nominations opens with ten thousand USD award for diversity champion Blagnac,  20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus, the European aircraft manufacturer and the GEDC (Global Engineering Deans Council), the leading global organisation for engineering education, have opened the call for … Read the full press release

Airbus appoints Yann Barbaux as Chief Innovation Officer

Agility & entrepreneurship boosted with enhanced innovation focus Blagnac, 19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Yann Barbaux has been appointed Airbus Chief Innovation Officer, effective 1st May 2013. In this new role he will lead a team to manage an agile network of innovators … Read the full press release

AREVA: NEXT ARRIVAL OF USED NUCLEAR FUEL FROM THE ITALY FOR RECYCLING

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A rail shipment of 7,36 tons of used nuclear fuel left, on March 14th, the railway terminal of Vercelli, in Piedmont, in Italy in order to be transported to AREVA la Hague plant for recycling. This transport … Read the full press release

Airbus: Indonesian low cost carrier Lion Air orders 234 A320 Family aircraft

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Indonesia’s Lion Air has placed a firm order with Airbus for 234 A320 Family aircraft, comprising 109 A320neo, 65 A321neo and 60 A320ceo. The deal sees the carrier become a new customer for Airbus. The order was … Read the full press release

Atos and Kaltura Partner to Market Next Generation Video Solutions

Flexible video solutions to be offered to customers worldwide to enhance communication, learning, and collaboration Paris and London, 18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Atos, an international IT services company, and Kaltura, a leading video platform, announced a global partnership today, geared towards … Read the full press release

Cassidian CyberSecurity and Netasq launch new Approach to combat cyber attacks in the Middle East

Cassidian CyberSecurity and its subsidiary Netasq use sponsorship of Cyber Defence Summit in Oman to highlight increasing risks posed by Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) Comprehensive response plan for organizations affected by APTs Muscat, 18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassidian CyberSecurity and Netasq used … Read the full press release

The EU should withhold budget support from Egypt unless it makes significant progress with human rights

15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The EU should withhold budget support from Egypt unless it makes significant progress with human rights, democracy and the rule of law, say MEPs in a resolution passed on Thursday. They also call for the death sentences … Read the full press release

Catherine Ashton Remarks on nuclear threats and human rights in North Korea

Catherine Ashton – High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice-President of the European Commission European Parliament/Strasbourg,  15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — DPRK remains the most isolated country in the world and one of the most hostile … Read the full press release

AREVA completed the first production campaign at its Romans plant in France of the fuel assemblies destined for the Taishan 1 EPR™ reactor

15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AREVA has just completed the first production campaign at its Romans plant in France of the fuel assemblies destined for the Taishan 1 EPR™ reactor. These assemblies have been specially designed for this third-generation reactor and, as … Read the full press release

MEPs back the tougher sanctions imposed on North Korea by EU governments and the UN Security Council

15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — MEPs back the tougher sanctions imposed on North Korea by EU governments and the UN Security Council following the February nuclear test, in a resolution passed on Thursday. They call on North Korea to restore its commitment … Read the full press release

Parliament passed three separate resolutions on human rights: Bangladesh; Turkmen in Iraq; Palestinian prisoners in Israel

15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Parliament passed three separate resolutions on Thursday, expressing alarm at the recent violent clashes in Bangladesh; drawing attention to the plight of Iraqi Turkmen and other minority groups in Iraq; and demanding the trial or prompt release … Read the full press release

Atos Worldline chosen by ING-DiBa to handle its portfolio of more than 1.2 million credit cards for a further five years

Frankfurt, 15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Atos Worldline, Atos core expertise in hi-tech transactional services, has been chosen by ING-DiBa to handle its portfolio of more than 1.2 million credit cards for a further five years. ING-DiBa, Germany’s third-largest retail bank with 7.5 … Read the full press release

Eurocopter launches the improved-performance, updated EC135 T3/P3 helicopter versions at the Heli-Expo 2013 industry show

Eurocopter marked a new milestone in its product line enhancement strategy by launching the improved-performance, updated EC135 T3/P3 helicopter versions at the Heli-Expo 2013 industry show today, signing Air Methods of the U.S., Norsk Luftambulanse of Norway, and Italy’s Aiut … Read the full press release

AREVA AND KOBE STEEL DELIVER THE FIRST DRY STORAGE CASKS FOR SPENT FUELS OF FUKUSHIMA DAIICHI NUCLEAR POWER PLANT

15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — TransNuclear Ltd., a joint-venture between AREVA and Kobe Steel Ltd., has just delivered to Tokyo Electric Power Co., Ltd (TEPCO) the first three metallic casks for the dry storage of spent fuels stored in the common pool … Read the full press release

Atos signed a 3-year framework agreement with Shell to provide both IT and non IT services

Utrecht, 15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Atos, an international IT services company, today announced that it has signed a 3-year framework agreement with Shell to provide both IT and non IT services to support its business activities in the Netherlands. As preferred supplier, … Read the full press release