Category Archives: France

Press Releases & News from France distributed via EuropaWire

Rexel appoints Catherine Guillouard as Group Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Member of the Executive Committee

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Rexel has announced the appointment of Catherine Guillouard as Group Chief Financial Officer, Group Senior Vice President and member of the Executive Committee, effective at the latest May 6, 2013. Catherine Guillouard will join Rexel from Eutelsat … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, Technology

Sanofi: ZALTRAP® (aflibercept) Approved in the EU for Patients with Previously Treated Metastatic Colorectal Cancer

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

First and only agent to statistically significantly improve survival in combination with FOLFIRI chemotherapy after an oxaliplatin regimen Paris, France and Tarrytown, NY, 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, France, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science

PSA Peugeot Citroën: Full Year 2012 Financial Results

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the context of the deterioration of the European automotive market, the overall efforts deployed by the Group and the difficult decisions taken have enabled PSA Peugeot Citroën in 2012 to lay the foundations for its industrial … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Investment

Malaysia Airlines orders up to 36 ATR 72-600s

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

The aircraft will be operated by the regional subsidiaries Firefly and MASwings Toulouse,  25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ATR and the flag carrier Malaysia Airlines today signed a purchase agreement for 20 firm ATR 72-600s, plus options for 16 additional aircraft. The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

Blockages still a problem on the road to a multilingual Internet

Posted on 25, February 2013 by

Brussels, 25-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ambitions to create a genuinely multilingual Internet are being frustrated by technical gridlocks and the solid dominance of Latin script and the English language. Internet domains offering content in local languages and scripts need to be … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, France, Internet & Online, Society, Technology

Dassault Falcon Focuses on Growing Indian Market

Posted on 22, February 2013 by

Company Strengthens Position in Emerging Markets Worldwide Saint-Cloud, France, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dassault Falcon is investing heavily in India to better serve its expanding customer base in the Indian Subcontinent and prepare for future growth. These investments will be highlighted, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology

Confirmation of Mr Louis Gallois’s cooptation as a Member of the Supervisory Board of Peugeot S.A.

Posted on 22, February 2013 by

22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Supervisory Board of Peugeot S.A. today agreed to coopt Mr Louis Gallois as a member of the Supervisory Board, replacing Mr Marc Friedel. Mr Marc Friedel has been appointed non-voting advisor. Mr Louis Gallois’s cooptation will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, France, Management

Jetstar Japan takes delivery of its first A320 with Sharklet

Posted on 22, February 2013 by

Carrier becomes the first operator of the new fuel saving devices in Japan Blagnac,  22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Jetstar Japan, one of Japan’s low-cost carriers (LCC), has taken delivery of its first Airbus A320 aircraft equipped with Sharklet fuel saving wing … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Travel

Dassault Falcon to Provide On-Site Support at Global Events in 2013

Posted on 22, February 2013 by

World Economic Forum, Super Bowl Among Events with Added Support Saint-Cloud, France, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Dassault Falcon will once again support operators attending the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland with a dedicated technical team positioned at nearby Zurich … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Marketing, Technology

Taxation: Commission refers France and Luxembourg to the Court of Justice over reduced VAT rates on ebooks

Posted on 22, February 2013 by

Brussels, 22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has decided to refer France and Luxembourg to the Court of Justice of the European Union for applying reduced rates of VAT to ebooks. EU law is very clear on which goods and services … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Luxembourg, Politics

Speech: Fighting poverty and preserving democracy through social investment

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

László ANDOR – European Commissioner responsible for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion Council of Europe Conference on Poverty and Inequalities in Societies of Human Rights / Strasbourg Strasbourg, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, I am grateful to the Council of Europe … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, France, Government, Investment, Politics, Society

PSA Peugeot Citroën: Four Labour Unions (CFE/CGC, CFTC, FO and SIA/GSEA) issue a favourable opinion on the draft agreement

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

Paris, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Four Labour Unions (CFE/CGC, CFTC, FO and SIA/GSEA) issue a favourable opinion on the draft agreement outlining support measures for employees at the Rennes and Aulnay sites. At the end of the tenth and last meeting to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, France, Society

Connecticut Senator visits Airbus

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

Blagnac,  21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Richard Blumenthal, the United States Senator for the state of Connecticut, led a delegation of home-state aerospace manufacturers in a visit to Airbus, in Toulouse, France. Airbus is the largest export customer of the U.S. aerospace … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Politics

State aid: Commission temporarily approves rescue aid for Crédit Immobilier de France

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

Brussels, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has granted temporary approval to France, under the EU state aid rules, to provide Crédit Immobilier de France (CIF) with a €18 billion state guarantee. This guarantee is necessary to cover CIF’s urgent liquidity needs and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Law, Politics

Banque PSA Finance announces that it has received the European Commission’s temporary authorization

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 11 February, Banque PSA Finance obtained the European Commission’s temporary authorization to use the French State’s guarantee to secure its debt issuance in the period from 1 January 2013 to 31 December 2016. The guarantee was … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Law

Airbus activates “Plan B” for the A350 XWB batteries

Posted on 21, February 2013 by

Reverts back to nickel cadmium technology Blagnac, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Airbus is confident that the lithium ion (Li-ion) main battery architecture it has been developing with Saft and qualifying for the A350 XWB aircraft is robust and safe. The A350 XWB … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Industrial, Technology

PSA Peugeot Citroën: Result of impairment tests on Automotive Division assets for Financial Year 2012

Posted on 20, February 2013 by

Paris, 20-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — PSA Peugeot Citroën’s 2012 results to be published on 13 February 2013 will include an impairment charge on the assets of the Automotive Division reflecting the impact on the Group of the deterioration of the European market. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, France

Airbus supports new noise standard

Posted on 20, February 2013 by

Industry to further reduce aircraft noise by seven decibels Blagnac,  20-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection (CAEP) has adopted a new noise stringency level for commercial airplanes. The milestone achieved at the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Environment, France, Technology

Irish President addresses audience at Sorbonne University on European citizenship

Posted on 20, February 2013 by

20-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As part of an official trip to Paris, President Michael D. Higgins yesterday delivered a lecture at the Paris-Sorbonne University. The lecture, entitled ‘Defining Europe in the Year of the European Citizen’, was delivered to an audience … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, France, Government, Ireland, Politics, Society

Successful bond issue for Banque PSA Finance in Argentina

Posted on 20, February 2013 by

Paris, 20-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — PSA Finance Argentina Compania Financiera S.A. (“PSA Finance Argentina”) (Aa2.ar/NR/AA(arg)), which is 50/50 owned by Banque PSA Finance and BBVA Banco Francés, raised AR$ 140 million (approximately €20 million) in two tranches on 4 February 2013 : … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, France, Investment