Category Archives: Germany

Press Releases & News from Germany distributed via EuropaWire

BERLINALE 2013 IS A BIG CROWD-PULLER

Posted on 14, February 2013 by

14-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Visitors continue to flock to the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival. Its halftime and already 250,000 tickets have been sold. ”This year’s Berlinale is proving to be a big crowd-puller again. The visitors’ enthusiasm for film is … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Society

SURPRISE BERLINALE CAMERA FOR RICHARD LINKLATER

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

12-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Since 1986 the Berlin International Film Festival has presented the Berlinale Camera to film personalities or institutions to which it feels particularly indebted and wishes to express its thanks. At the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival, US … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Society

Las Oficinas de Representación de MAPFRE GLOBAL RISKS en Londres, Colonia y París se transforman en sucursales

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

Estas tres oficinas han alcanzado un importante nivel de desarrollo y tendrán a partir de ahora una mayor capacidad de servicio 12-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Desde el 1 de enero de 2013, las oficinas de representación de MAPFRE GLOBAL RISKS de … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, France, Germany, Insurance, Spain, United Kingdom

Hans-Peter Keitel Elected to Voith Shareholders’ Committee

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr.-Ing. E. h. Hans-Peter Keitel (*1947), former President of the Federation of German Industries e. V. (BDI), has been elected to the Shareholders’ Committee and the Supervisory Board of Voith GmbH at the Voith Shareholders’ Meeting on February … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Germany, Management, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Berlinale: JAN SPECKENBACH WINS „MADE IN GERMANY – PERSPEKTIVE FELLOWSHIP“ FOR YOUNG GERMAN FILMMAKERS

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

12-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — German watchmaker Glashütte Original, Co-Partner of the 63rd Berlinale, and the Perspektive Deutsches Kino, presented tonight the second edition of the „Made in Germany – Perspektive Fellowship” for young German directors. Today’s opening ceremony of the Berlinale section Perspektive … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Media

EADS Proposes Candidates for Future Board of Directors

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

12-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Board of Directors of EADS N.V. has nominated the following individuals for election by the Extraordinary General Meeting (EGM) to the future Board of Directors of EADS N.V.: Manfred Bischoff, 70, Director of Royal KPN N.V. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, France, Germany, Management

ENTEGA verbessert den CO2-Fußabdruck der Berlinale

Posted on 12, February 2013 by

DARMSTADT (blu/leu), 12-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Die CO2-Bilanz der Internationalen Filmfestspiele in Berlin hat sich seit 2010 wesentlich verbessert. Dazu beigetragen hat der Ökostromanbieter ENTEGA als Co-Partner des Festivals, der zusammen mit dem Öko-Institut Vorschläge erarbeitete, wie die Berlinale ihre Treibhausgas-Emissionen … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Entertainment, Environment, Germany, Media

Voith develops pulp drying machine with energy-saving dryer section

Posted on 11, February 2013 by

Voith now offers complete pulp drying machines A patented vertical dryer section guarantees more effective and more resource-conserving production Customers can use the only complete pilot machine worldwide for their own tests at Voith 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Voith now offers … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Industrial, Technology

LOYALTY PAYS OFF. SPONSORS AT THE 63RD BERLINALE

Posted on 11, February 2013 by

11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In 2013, the Festival is celebrating “big” anniversaries with ten companies. L’ORÉAL PARiS, for instance, has been a Principle Partner of the Berlinale for 15 years. This underscores the Berlinale’s attractiveness as a platform for sponsors. New … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Marketing, Media

Voith secures contracts in the small hydro segment in South America

Posted on 11, February 2013 by

HEIDENHEIM, 11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Just at the end of the year, Voith has again been successful in securing contracts in its small hydro business in South America: There, the company has been awarded to contracts for the erection of hydro … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Internationale Filmfestspiele Berlin RETROSPECTIVE 2013: GUESTS AND EVENTS

Posted on 11, February 2013 by

11-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The history of the Nebenza(h)ls, a German-American family of producers, involves film production in both Europe and Hollywood: In 1931, Seymour Nebenzal produced Fritz Lang’s classic film M for Nero-Film, a company that had been founded by his father … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Society

Instrumentengriff mit integrierter Elektronik erleichtert Operationen

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

Chirurgen müssen mit absoluter Präzision operieren, das Führen der Instrumente erfordert viel Feingefühl. Ein neuartiger Instrumentengriff unterstützt Mediziner künftig bei OPs. Einen ersten Prototypen stellen Fraunhofer-Forscher vom 26. bis 28. Februar auf der Messe Medtec 2013 in Stuttgart vor. 8-2-2013 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Healthcare, Science, Technology

Financing for wpd’s Butendiek Offshore Wind Farm Secured

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The implementation and realization of the Butendiek offshore wind farm is proceeding. Today, wpd group is announcing that the financing of the project has been secured by signing the agreements for both equity and debt project financing. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, Technology

BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL SUPPORTING “BERLINALE IN SENDAI”

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Berlin International Film Festival is supporting the “Berlinale in Sendai” event, which will take place in Japan from March 28 to 31, 2013. The event will be held in Sendai City, a town in the Tohoku … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Society

Härtetest für Offshore-Windenergieanlage im Labor

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Die Steuerung ist das »Gehirn« der Windenergieanlage. Sie reagiert sofort auf die Windgeschwindigkeit. Wenn es stürmt, schaltet sie bei Bedarf die Anlage ab oder entscheidet sofort, wie die Rotorblätter eingestellt sein müssen, um die beste Energieausbeute … Read the full press release →

Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Germany, Industrial, Science, Technology

Statement by the spokesperson of EU High Representative Catherine Ashton on the kidnapping of two German citizens by the EL6 in Colombia

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

Brussels, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The spokesperson of Catherine Ashton, High Representative of the Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and Vice President of the Commission, issued the following statement today: “The High Representative condemns the kidnapping of two German citizens … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Germany, Government, Politics, Society

Butendiek: EIB lends EUR 450m for offshore wind farm

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 450m for the Butendiek wind farm, which will be one of the biggest offshore wind projects so far in the German part of the North Sea. With 80 turbines, it … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Investment

Nemetschek stellt neue Plattform für die Bauindustrie vor: bim+

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

München, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — bim+ ist eine offene Plattform und ein Marktplatz für die Bauindustrie, die bautechnische Informationen, Modelle und die am Bauprozess beteiligten Personen miteinander verbindet. Anwender können mit Hilfe von bim+ integrierte Gebäudeinformationen mit benutzerfreundlichen visuellen Apps am … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Germany, Internet & Online, Technology

DKB begibt erfolgreich einen Öffentlichen Pfandbrief im Volumen von 500 Mio. Euro

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

Berlin, 8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Die Deutsche Kreditbank AG (DKB) hat erfolgreich einen Öffentlichen Pfandbrief mit einem Volumen von 500 Mio. EUR nach kurzer Vermarktungsperiode platziert. Die Emission wurde begleitet von einem Bankenkonsortium bestehend aus BayernLB, Barclays, Deutsche Bank, UniCredit und … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment

BERLINALE CAMERA 2013 FOR ISABELLA ROSSELLINI AND ROSA VON PRAUNHEIM

Posted on 8, February 2013 by

8-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Since 1986 the Berlin International Film Festival has presented the Berlinale Camera to film personalities or institutions to which it feels particularly indebted and wishes to express its thanks. At the 63rd Berlin International Film Festival … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Germany, Society