Category Archives: Italy

Press Releases & News from Italy distributed via EuropaWire

Thales Alenia Space, Telespazio sign with Teledife (Italian Ministry of Defence) to supply COSMO-SkyMed ground segment to the Polish Ministry of Defense

Kielce, Poland, 4-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Thales Alenia Space and Telespazio have reached an agreement with Teledife (General Directorate of IT and Advanced Technologies, Italian Ministry of Defence) to supply the ground segment to the Polish Ministry of Defense for the … Read the full press release

Ferrari: F1 driver Kimi Raikkonen to visit new Ferrari store in Milan on September 3rd

The F1 driver is expected at the store in central Milan on the morning of September 3rd. Maranello, ITALY, 1-9-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday, September 3rd Ferrari fans will have the opportunity to meet Kimi Räikkönen at the Ferrari Store in … Read the full press release

Italian Grand Prix: Pirelli comes home to Monza this weekend, Sep 3-6, 2015

P ZERO WHITE MEDIUM AND P ZERO YELLOW SOFT FOR TOP SPEEDS IN THE REGION OF 360KPH AND FORCES OF 4.5g AT PIRELLI’S HOME RACE THE TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION INTO VETTEL’S TYRE AT SPA IS NOW FINISHED. THE RESULTS WILL BE PRESENTED … Read the full press release

European electric grids: RTE and Terna CEOs sign MoU to intensify technical cooperation in various fields, based on many years of shared experiences

France and Italy strengthen cooperation on know-how and operation of European electric grids Paris, Rome, 26-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Dominique Maillard and Matteo Del Fante, respectively CEO of RTE and Terna, operators of the two largest European electricity transmission networks … Read the full press release

Le Reti Mediaset si aggiudicano prima e seconda serata sul pubblico attivo rispettivamente con il 34.94% di share e il 29.81% di share

CANALE 5 LA SOAP “IL SEGRETO” LEADER DELLA PRIMA SERATA SUL PUBBLICO TOTALE PREMIUM SPORT BENE LE PARTITE DELLA PRIMA GIORNATA DI SERIE A: “DIRETTA PREMIUM” SUPERA LA CONCORRENZA PAY TOP CRIME IN PRIME TIME, BENE LA SERIE “THE CLOSER”: … Read the full press release

Enel’s 2014 Sustainability Report met the Global Reporting Initiative’s (GRI) highest Application Level “A+” for the ninth year in a row

The Report has been recognised for meeting Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) guidelines’ highest Application Level “A+” for the ninth straight year For the fifth year in a row, the Report has also achieved “GC Advanced” level for Communication on Progress … Read the full press release

Alexey Miller, Gazprom’s CEO, met with Eni’s CEO Claudio Descalzi in Moscow; global energy scenario discussed

Gazprom’s CEO, Alexey Miller, met today in Moscow Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi. During the meeting they discussed, among other things, over the global energy scenario. The two companies confirmed the plan to continue their active collaboration within the European and … Read the full press release

German Marvin Dienst took the head of the ADAC F4 Abarth German Championship

• German frontrunner Dienst won two races and takes the lead of the general classification • Swedish Eriksson took the second place in the championship, followed by Australian Mawson • Estonian driver Aron won the third race of the weekend … Read the full press release

Abarth celebrates Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team’s double podium finish in Brno, in the Czech Republic

TURIN, 17-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — After the points conquered last week at Indianapolis (USA), the Movistar Yamaha MotoGP team scores high again in Brno, in the Czech Republic, where the winner was Jorge Lorenzo, while his team-mate Valentino Rossi came … Read the full press release

Pirelli board members Paolo Fiorentino and Gaetano Miccichè resign

MILAN, 12-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Pirelli announces that – following changes to the shareholder structure of Pirelli – board members Paolo Fiorentino and Gaetano Miccichè have resigned from the company’s Board of Directors with effect from today. Pirelli wishes to … Read the full press release

London Stock Exchange Group: Massimo Tononi standing down as a Non-Executive Director of LSEG and Chairman of Borsa Italiana

LONDON, 10-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — London Stock Exchange Group plc (LSEG) today announces that Massimo Tononi is standing down as a Non-Executive Director of LSEG and Chairman of Borsa Italiana. Donald Brydon, Chairman of London Stock Exchange Group plc, commented: … Read the full press release

Mediobanca to acquire a majority interest in the London-based, credit asset management and advisory firm Cairn Capital Group Ltd

Milan and London, 6-8-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Mediobanca SpA (“Mediobanca”) and Cairn Capital Group Ltd (“Cairn Capital”) have agreed terms for a strategic partnership in which Mediobanca will acquire a majority interest in the London-based, credit asset management and advisory … Read the full press release

Solvay to build a high volume High Purity H2O2 plant in Italy

BRUSSELS, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay’s GBU Special Chem has launched a partnership with one of the world’s leading electronics producers, under which Solvay will build a high volume High Purity H2O2 plant in Italy to meet the fast growing demand … Read the full press release

Solvay to end the production of So-dium Percarbonate in Rosignano, Italy

Brussels, 31-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay announces today its intention to end the production of So-dium Percarbonate in Rosignano, Italy, by the end of the first quarter of 2016 at the latest. The main reason is the further decrease of the … Read the full press release

Fondazione Altagamma and SDA Bocconi join forces for Italian culture, creativity, art, taste and style

THROUGH A NEW ORGANIC TRAINING AND RESEARCH PROGRAM, THE AIM IS TO VALORIZE ITALY’S CULTURAL AND AESTHETIC HERITAGE, INCREASE THE INDUSTRY’S COMPETITIVENESS AND ACCELERATE THE GROWTH OF CREATIVE AND CULTURAL BUSINESSES. MILAN, 27-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Fondazione Altagamma and SDA … Read the full press release

Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland signed contract for the sale of ten AW189 commercial helicopters to Rosneft’s RN-Aircraft

The order is the result of the framework agreement signed in December 2014 with the Russian operator Rosneft Rosneft plans to order further helicopters, for a total of up to 160 units. Samarate, Italy, 22-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Finmeccanica-AgustaWestland announced … Read the full press release

IDeA FIMIT sgr: Fondo Alpha vende un immobile a Roma

ROMA, 22-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Il Fondo Alpha, fondo comune di investimento immobiliare gestito da IDeA FIMIT sgr e quotato sul segmento MIV di Borsa Italiana S.p.A. (codice di negoziazione QFAL, codice ISIN IT0003049605), ha perfezionato oggi la cessione di … Read the full press release

‘MEDIASET PREMIUM’ SI AGGIUDICA IN ESCLUSIVA I CAMPIONATI DI FRANCIA (LIGUE 1) E SCOZIA (SCOTTISH PREMIERSHIP) PER TRE ANNI

CALCIO EUROPEO: ‘MEDIASET PREMIUM’ SI AGGIUDICA IN ESCLUSIVA I CAMPIONATI DI FRANCIA E SCOZIA PER TRE ANNI CON LA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE E IL MEGLIO DELLA SERIE A, L’OFFERTA ‘PREMIUM’ SI CONFERMA LA PIU’ COMPETITIVA Cologno Monzese, ITALY, 21-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

ESA: Media invitation for the presentation of applications using early images from the 2nd satellite in orbit for the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation programme

PARIS, 20-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Media representatives are invited to a presentation of potential applications using the early images from the second satellite in orbit for the EU’s Copernicus Earth observation programme. The event, jointly organised by ESA and the … Read the full press release

Enel Green Power completes and connects to the grid the Osage Wind farm located in Osage County, Oklahoma

The Osage Wind farm, with a total installed capacity of 150 MW, is able to generate more than 620 GWh a year Rome, 16-7-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel Green Power S.p.A. (“Enel Green Power”), through its subsidiary Enel Green Power North … Read the full press release