Category Archives: Italy

Press Releases & News from Italy distributed via EuropaWire

Eni announced it successfully appraised the Agulha discovery located in Area 4 offshore Mozambique

The Agulha 2 well, which is the twelfth well successfully drilled in Area 4, proved about 25 meters of gas column in good quality Paleocene reservoir sandstones and confirmed the southern extension of the field. San Donato Milanese, Milan, 23-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller and Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi signed agreement to revise the terms of gas supply contracts

The agreement involves a reduction in supply prices and an important change in the price indexation to fully align it with the market. In addition, in 2014 Eni’s ability to recover gas pre-paid under “take or pay” clauses will be … Read the full press release

Airbus Defence and Space, Dassault Aviation and Alenia Aermacchi plan to develop next generation advanced European Unmanned Aerial System (UAS)

Leading European companies deliver plan to France, Germany and Italy Berlin/Paris/Rome, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s Industry is ready to develop a next generation advanced European Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). After their call for the development of a European drone at … Read the full press release

Swiss National Bank announced the fourth gold agreement between central banks in Europe

Zurich, 19-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss National Bank (SNB), the European Central Bank (ECB), the central banks of the euro area (Austria, Belgium, Cyprus, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain) … Read the full press release

Marchesini Group festeggia quarant’anni di packaging

Pianoro, Bologna, 3-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Quest’anno in occasione del 40° Anniversario dalla sua fondazione Marchesini Group ha organizzato dal 5 al 23 maggio la sua prima Open Factory che sostituirà l’ormai tradizionale Open House – l’evento periodico di incontro con … Read the full press release

Alitalia’s first quarter economic and operational results improved over the same period in 2013

Rome, 24-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alitalia’s Board of Directors, chaired by Roberto Colaninno, met today to review the Company’s first quarter economic and operational results. The results showed an improvement compared to the same period in 2013, and are in line … Read the full press release

Michael Kors and Luxottica Group announced eyewear license agreement for the Michael Kors Collection and MICHAEL Michael Kors eyewear

HONG KONG/MILAN, ITALY, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Michael Kors Holdings Limited (NYSE: KORS) and Luxottica Group (MTA: LUX) (NYSE: LUX) announced today that they have signed a new and exclusive eyewear license agreement for the Michael Kors Collection and MICHAEL Michael Kors … Read the full press release

Luxottica Group to hold audio webcast of its 1Q 2014 results on April 29, 2014

Milan, Italy, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Luxottica Group S.p.A. (NYSE: LUX; MTA: LUX), a leader in the design, manufacture, distribution and sale of fashion, luxury and sports eyewear, today announced that its 1Q 2014 results will be available via audio webcast on … Read the full press release

Scania to supply 200 refuse trucks to Amsa S.p.A. in Milan, Italy

Scania has won a public tender in Milan, Italy, to supply up to 200 trucks for refuse collection. The order includes service contracts for the vehicles. Södertälje, Sweden, 17-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The trucks will be supplied to Amsa S.p.A., a provider of … Read the full press release

Enel Green Power publishes its 2013 annual financial report

Rome, 15-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Enel Green Power informs that the documents listed below are available to the public at the Company’s registered office and in the relevant section of the Company website: 1) the annual financial report (including Enel Green … Read the full press release

A2A S.p.A. shareholders called to meet at the offices of Termoutilizzatore A2A at via Malta 25/r in Brescia, Italy on 13 June 2014

Milan, 11-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — At the request of Shareholders City of Brescia and City of Milan, formulated for purposes of Art. 2367 of the Italian Civil Code, the Shareholders Meeting of A2A S.p.A. is hereby called to meet at the offices … Read the full press release

Eni acquired 305,317 treasury shares for €5,539,668.30 between March 31 and April 4, 2014

San Donato Milanese (Milan), 10-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — During the period from March 31 to April 4, 2014, Eni acquired n. 305,317 shares for a total consideration of € 5,539,668.30, within the authorization to purchase treasury shares approved at Eni’s Ordinary General … Read the full press release

Fiat and Chrysler release 2013 Sustainability Report detailing the organization’s sustainability initiatives, achievements and targets

Turin – Auburn Hills, 1-4-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fiat S.p.A. and Chrysler Group LLC today announced the release of the 2013 Sustainability Report, which details the organization’s sustainability initiatives, achievements and targets. This Report marks the third year of combined reporting for Fiat … Read the full press release

European Investment Bank and UniCredit Group sign €700 million loan in support of youth employment, investment and environmental protection projects in Italy

€200 million for youth employment, €400 million for investment, €100 million for environmental protection MILAN, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — In the past few days the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the UniCredit Group have signed in Milan three new medium to … Read the full press release

BDI and Confindustria issued joint declaration with six final recommendations on EU industrial policy

Berlin, Germany, 19-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Joint call by the BDI and Confindustria for the EU spring summit. Business community taking part in German-Italian government consultations. “Strengthening industrial competitiveness must be the core project of the next European legislative period. At the … Read the full press release

SuperJet International SpA delivered the 6th Sukhoi Superjet 100 to Interjet in Mexico

Venice, Italy, 18-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The sixth Sukhoi Superjet 100 landed in Mexico on March 16, 2014 to join Interjet SSJ100 fleet. The aircraft (MNS 95038) was rolled out from SuperJet International’s hangar in Venice (Italy) and took off from Venice … Read the full press release

NSN and Telecom Italia proved the benefits of HSUPA 16QAM technology, achieved faster data uplink and improved user experience

NSN’s pioneering solution facilitates faster data uplink and improves user experience Milan, Italy, 12-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia Solutions and Networks has, together with Telecom Italia, recently proven the benefits of HSUPA 16QAM (High Speed Uplink Packet Access) technology. Telecom Italia tested … Read the full press release

Clearstream, BNP Paribas Securities Services, Intesa Sanpaolo and BBVA to develop asset servicing model for market environment with TARGET2-Securities (T2S)

France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and Spain to be covered via this new approach to asset servicing/Citi and Erste Group Bank to also join T2S asset serving model to include Greece and Austria/Clearstream progresses towards T2S readiness Luxembourg, 12-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release

Enel Green Power completed construction of the second plant of its “Cristal” wind power complex in Morro do Chapéu (Bahia), Brazil

The wind farm has an installed capacity of 30 MW and is capable of generating more than 145 million kWh per year  It is the second plant of the “Cristal” wind power complex (total installed capacity of 90 MW) to … Read the full press release

G-7 Leaders, Presidents of the European Commission and the European Council condemn Russian Federation’s violation of sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine

Brussels, Belgium, 3-3-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — We, the leaders of Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States and the President of the European Commission and President of the European Council, join together today to condemn the Russian … Read the full press release