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Dagong Europe Credit Rating confirms Salini Impregilo Long-Term Credit Rating at “BB+”

MILAN, 30-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Salini Impregilo (MTA: SAL), Italy’s largest infrastructure group, announces that Dagong Europe Credit Rating has confirmed its Long-Term Credit Rating at “BB+” and upgraded its outlook to positive from stable. Dagong stated: “The ‘Positive’ outlook reflects … Read the full press release

Salini Impregilo website ranks sixth in the Webranking 2016 survey

MILAN, 30-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Salini Impregilo is one of the Italian companies with the best online communication as its website www.salini-impregilo.com ranks sixth in the Webranking 2016 survey, rising from 12th place the previous year to join the top 10. … Read the full press release

Tunis: Eni signs with Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (ETAP) for generating energy from renewable sources

Eni signed today in Tunis a cooperation agreement for the development of projects generating energy from renewable sources. The agreement strengthens the relations between Eni and ETAP, facilitates the development of new business opportunities and contributes to the energy development … Read the full press release

Eni to sell 10% stake in the supergiant gas field Zohr to BP

Eni has agreed to sell to BP a 10% participating interest in the Shorouk Concession, offshore Egypt, where the supergiant gas field Zohr is located. The deal was struck for 375 million USD and a 150 million USD pro-quota reimbursement … Read the full press release

Marco Bogarelli and Giuseppe Ciocchetti to leave Infront

Marco Bogarelli and Giuseppe Ciocchetti leave Infront to pursue new challenges Milan, Italy / Zug, Switzerland, 29-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Marco Bogarelli, President of Infront Italy, and Giuseppe Ciocchetti, Managing Director of Infront Italy, are leaving Infront as of today. … Read the full press release

Leonardo opens new maritime traffic and navigation support centre in Izmit, Turkey

The Vessel Traffic Management System (VTMS) installed in the Turkish town will manage local maritime traffic and security, helping protect the marine environment The inauguration ceremony was attended by the Turkish Ministers of Defence and Transport  In the largest-scale application … Read the full press release

First AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin Mk4 successfully completed its maiden flight in southwest England

The UK Defence Equipment & Support (DE&S) expressed appreciation for the milestone  First of 25 Royal Navy AW101 Merlin helicopter upgrades completed as part of the UK MoD Merlin Life Sustainment Programme (MSLP) contract awarded in January 2014 Delivery of … Read the full press release

His Holiness Pope Francis presented with the Bambi award, a German media prize, in Rome

ROME, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday, 10 November 2016, His Holiness Pope Francis was presented with the Bambi award, a German media prize, in Rome. Every year, Hubert Burda Media presents the Bambi awards in recognition of outstanding achievements. The … Read the full press release

Intesa Sanpaolo will be a Premium Partner of the Decoded Fashion Milan presented by e-PITTI.com

• It’s all systems go for the fourth edition of the international summit, combining fashion and new technologies, on 15th and 16th November • A showcase for key players changing the Italian fashion system and innovators in the industry MILAN, 14-Nov-2016 — … Read the full press release

Gemalto’s Allynis PIN by e-Channel​ solution to enable PIN delivery via SMS for Intesa Sanpaolo

Italy’s largest retail bank is first in the world to offer payment card PIN delivery by SMS, web and mobile banking app AMSTERDAM, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Gemalto (Euronext NL0000400653 GTO),the world leader in digital security, is continuing its support for … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica to create the spectrometer for the FLEX mission as part of the ESA’s ‘Earth Explorer’ Programme

Climate change: 74 million contract from ESA Leonardo will provide the spectrometer for the FLEX Space mission, which will study the actual photosynthetic activity of vegetation on a global scale The data will provide valuable information on plant health in … Read the full press release

Thales Alenia Space signs with Italian space agency ASI for the COSMO-SkyMed Second Generation (CSG) program

COSMO-SKYMED SECOND GENERATION (CSG): THE PROGRAM COMPLETION CONTRACT HAS BEEN SIGNED ROME, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space, the joint venture between Thales (67%) and Leonardo-Finmeccanica (33%), announced today that it has signed an amendment to the original contract for … Read the full press release

Soldi troppo in nero: una compagnia Europea paga a gli guerriglieri

KIEV, 08-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “Giornalisti contro la corruzzione e illegittimità” – un gruppo di giornalisti-investigatori Ucraini – ha comunicato dei documenti compromettenti che si sono trovati a loro disposizione e confermano la collaborazione della compagnia europea Flame SA con … Read the full press release

Saint-Gobain to acquire 100% of the share capital of the Italian company h-old from private equity fund Arcadia Small Cap

PARIS, 07-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Saint-Gobain has acquired 100% of the share capital of the Italian company h-old from private equity fund Arcadia Small Cap. Founded in 1982, h-old designs, manufactures and distributes – mostly in Europe – specialty adhesive tapes … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä to provide maintenance services for Phoenix Reisen’s cruise vessel M/S Artania

HELSINKI, 03-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ship management company V.Ships has chosen Wärtsilä to provide maintenance services for its long term client Phoenix Reisen’s cruise vessel M/S Artania. Increased predictability of maintenance operations and recommendations on how to optimise the engine’s fuel … Read the full press release

Leonardo-Finmeccanica to supply four new radar systems for Air Traffic Control in China

Leonardo-Finmeccanica will supply four primary surveillance radar systems based on Gallium Nitride (GaN), the latest frontier in radar technology, improving power and reliability With more than 60 radar systems installed in-country, Leonardo is among the leading Air Traffic Control (ATC) … Read the full press release

TS EMEA Takes “A Bridge to the Future” at the 29th World LPG Forum

TS EMEA will present its NextGen enterprise software at the 29th World LPG Forum & AEGPL Congress on 15-17 November in Florence, Italy TULSA, Oklahoma, USA, 03-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — TS EMEA, a provider of logistics and mobility software solutions, … Read the full press release

Automobili Lamborghini and MIT to collaborate on the future of super sports cars for the third millennium

Sant’Agata Bolognese/Boston, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Automobili Lamborghini has signed an agreement with the MIT-Italy Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The agreement marks the start of a collaboration between these two outstanding entities for the creation of a project … Read the full press release

Italian cable and wires manufacturer La Triveneta Cavi opens factory in Moldova following €24m investment supported by EBRD

EBRD supports investment with €6.2 million loan LONDON, 20-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Italian cable and wires manufacturer La Triveneta Cavi has inaugurated a new factory in Moldova‘s Straseni industrial park, following a €24 million investment supported by the European Bank … Read the full press release

Salini Impregilo’s engineering excellence in the construction of Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens recognized by leading trade publication Engineering News-Record (ENR)

NEW YORK, U.S.A., 19-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Salini Impregilo S.p.A. received in New York an award from leading trade publication Engineering News-Record (ENR) for the construction of the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center in Athens, Greece, the latest recognition of its … Read the full press release