Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

Marie Bäumer mit dem FIPA D’OR in der Sektion Fiction für ihre Performance in der Bavaria-Produktion „Brief an mein Leben“ ausgezeichnet

MÜNCHEN, 26-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Beim 29. Festival International de Programmes Audiovisuels (FIPA)  wurde Marie Bäumer mit dem FIPA D’OR in der Sektion Fiction als beste Hauptdarstellerin für ihre Performance in der Bavaria-Produktion „Brief an mein Leben“ ausgezeichnet. Produzentin Anna … Read the full press release

Deutsche Kreditwirtschaft: Zwei Drittel der untersuchten Banken haben gut oder befriedigend Anlageberatung

BERLIN, 25-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Die Stiftung Warentest stellt im aktuellen Anlageberatungstest ihrer Zeitschrift Finanztest fest, dass Banken und Sparkassen die Qualität der Anlageberatung in den letzten Jahren verbessert haben. Zwei Drittel der untersuchten Banken haben gut oder befriedigend beraten. Die … Read the full press release

Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics (MPQ) and Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität Munich (LMU) scientists developed measuring system for light waves in the near-infrared range

Laser physicists from the Max Planck Institute of Quantum Optics developed a measuring system for light waves in the near-infrared range. Garching, Germany, 25-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Those who want to explore the microcosm need exact control over laser light. Only … Read the full press release

DEG, BCG Study: Bridging the skills gaps in developing countries can create jobs

Study by DEG and The Boston Consulting Group analyses good practices in developing countries Companies, staff, suppliers and society are benefiting COLOGNE, 25-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 200 million people worldwide are looking for jobs. Companies at the same time … Read the full press release

Henkel Head of Sustainability Management Uwe Bergmann: Leading positions for Henkel in international sustainability ratings

DÜSSELDORF, 25-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Henkel is once more included in the “Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World Index” (Global 100 Index) and was rated “Gold” by EcoVadis. The company also received RobecoSAM’s Silver Class award. “These excellent results confirm … Read the full press release

European Central Bank (ECB): 445,000 counterfeit euro banknotes withdrawn from circulation in the second half of 2015

445,000 counterfeit euro banknotes were withdrawn from circulation in the second half of 2015. 83% of the counterfeits were €20 and €50 banknotes. All euro banknotes can be verified using the “feel, look and tilt” method. Euro banknotes continue to … Read the full press release

4 TUM graduates on Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list for science and healthcare

MUNICH, 25-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — US magazine Forbes has published a list of outstanding achievers in science and healthcare under the age of 30. On the top 30 Under 30 Europe list are four entrepreneurs whose start-ups have received or are … Read the full press release

Germanistik in Großbritannien: VolkswagenStiftung geförderte Kooperation zwischen den Universitäten Oxford und Freiburg

Henrike Lähnemann tritt Professur für Germanistische Mediävistik an FREIBURG, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Mit einer öffentlichen Vorlesung zu Handschriften aus norddeutschen Frauenklöstern wird Henrike Lähnemann am 21. Januar 2016 offiziell in ihre Professur für Germanistische Mediävistik an der Universität Oxford/ England … Read the full press release

YCMP signs new licence agreement with MAN Diesel & Turbo for MAN B&W-branded, two-stroke diesel engines production

YCMP becomes latest Chinese licensee COPENHAGEN, 22-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At a ceremony in Zhuhai, Guangdong Province on 16 January 2016, local engine builder – Yuchai Marine Power Co., Ltd. (YCMP) – signed a new licence agreement with MAN Diesel & … Read the full press release

KfW continues its support to federal states and municipalities by providing interest-free loans for refugees’ permanent housing and social integration

Final increase to the extraordinary promotion for creating refugee accommodation – up to a total of EUR 1.5 billion by means of interest-free loans for municipalities Around 550 loan commitments with a total volume of EUR 1,045 million have been … Read the full press release

KfW IPEX-Bank finances construction of 33-km-long section of A94 motorway between Munich and Passau

FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 21-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — KfW IPEX-Bank, as part of a consortium of commercial banks and in cooperation with the European Investment Bank (EIB), is financing the construction of a 33-km-long section of the A94 motorway between Munich and … Read the full press release

Eyewear: Mercedes-Benz Style and Rodenstock presented the Design Studies “Aesthetics Eyewear” at Opti 2016

MUNICH, 20-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Flowing, almost floating-like transitional lines, typical of Mercedes-Benz Style, play between form and material to perfection: Mercedes-Benz Style and Rodenstock presented the Design Studies “Aesthetics Eyewear” – visionary perspectives of upcoming Eyewear Collections – at … Read the full press release

The Mercedes-Benz F 100 research vehicle turns 25

STUTTGART, 20-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The F 100 research vehicle celebrated its world premiere 25 years ago. Never before had the designers and engineers realised so many new ideas and innovative solutions in a single vehicle. At the same time, with … Read the full press release

Carl Benz’s “gas-powered vehicle” patent turns 130

STUTTGART, 20-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — It was the document that set the world in motion: on 29 January 1886, Carl Benz applied for a patent on his “gas-powered vehicle”. This was the day the automobile was born. Later the same year, … Read the full press release

K+S Aktiengesellschaft supports Fulda German Red Cross with refugee accommodation

KASSEL, Germany, 20-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — K+S Aktiengesellschaft is supporting the Fulda German Red Cross (Deutsches Rotes Kreuz) District Association with a targeted donation in the development of a refugee accommodation. Six office containers have been procured in a company … Read the full press release

Fertilizer producer K+S offers solutions in fighting the hunger around the world

KASSEL, Germany, 19-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — No human right is violated as frequently as the right to food. That almost 800 million people worldwide still do not have enough to eat is one of the greatest scandals of our time. The struggle … Read the full press release

s.Oliver eröffnet im Januar 2015 mit seinem urbanen Sublabel s.Oliver DENIM erstmals zwei POP UP-Stores

ROTTENDORF, 19-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Das internationale Mode- und Lifestyleunternehmen s.Oliver eröffnet im Januar 2015 mit seinem urbanen Sublabel s.Oliver DENIM erstmals zwei POP UP-Stores. Zur Berliner Fashion Week wird es im Szeneviertel Mitte auf rund 100 qm viele Aktionen rund … Read the full press release

Codeshare dispute: airberlin and Etihad Airways to grow their partnership in a sustainable manner following Lüneburg Court ruling

BERLIN, 18-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — airberlin welcomes the decision by the Higher Administrative Court in Lüneburg, ordering the German Aviation Authority (LBA) to approve 26 of its 31 disputed codeshare routes with Etihad Airways until the end of the winter schedule … Read the full press release

Hubert Burda Media to welcome around 1,000 international guests to Munich’s HVB Forum for the 12th DLD innovation conference

MUNICH, 14-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Reed Hastings (Netflix CEO), Jan Koum (WhatsApp founder), Marne Levine (Instagram COO) and Robert Kyncl (Chief Business Officer at YouTube) among the top speakers // DLD16 focuses on artificial intelligence, the future of work, the con-textualisation of … Read the full press release

Hubert Burda Media’s BurdaInternational acquired leading crafts publisher in the Nordics Jacobsen Publications

MUNICH, 14-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BurdaInternational, a division of Germany-based Hubert Burda Media has acquired Jacobsen Publications. The company is the leading crafts publisher in the Nordics, with successful sewing- and knitting titles in Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland. “Jacobsen Publications … Read the full press release