Category Archives: Italy

Press Releases & News from Italy distributed via EuropaWire

2nd European Union SME eHealth Competition Awards

Brussels, 13-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — European Commission Vice-President Neelie Kroes has awarded prizes to eHealth SMEs from Finland, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Switzerland and United Kingdom as part of eHealth Week 2013 in Dublin, Ireland. The winners of the 2nd EU SME eHealth Competition came up with … Read the full press release

Cecilia Malmström: Europe should give migrants the opportunities they deserve

Cecilia Malmström – EU Commissioner for Home Affairs Speech by Commissioner Malmström at the State of the Union Conference:  State of the Union Conference Florence, Italy, 10-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today is 9 May 2013. If we look 30 years ahead, on 30 … Read the full press release

The Court upholds the judgment of the General Court: Eni SpA is definitively required to pay a fine of €181.5 million

The Court upholds the judgment of the General Court concerning the cartel on the synthetic rubbers markets as regards the Italian company Eni SpA Luxembourg, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In 20061 the Commission imposed fines totalling over €519 million on 13 … Read the full press release

Kepler, Crédit Agricole Cheuvreux merger creates Europe’s leading equity broker: Kepler Cheuvreux

Crédit Agricole CIB and UniCredit Bank AG each take a stake in the enlarged company Paris, 6-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank (‘Crédit Agricole CIB’) and Kepler Capital Markets (‘Kepler’) are pleased to announce the legal … Read the full press release

Piero Ferrari remembers Franco Gozzi

Maranello, 3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — If there is one man at Ferrari today who, more than anyone can claim to have known Franco Gozzi well, it is Piero Ferrari and he wished to remember him with these words: “I spent … Read the full press release

UniCredit Bank Austria Disposal Of Kazakhstan Operations

Disposal Of Kazakhstan Operations: UniCredit Bank Austria Completed The Disposal Of The Entire Shareholding Held In ATFbank JSC To KazNitrogenGaz LLP Milan, 3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Following the press release issued on the 15th of March 2013, UniCredit informs that Bank Austria … Read the full press release

Banca Carige Additional Assets Subject To Possible Disposal In The Implementation Of The Reinforcement Plan

Genoa, 2-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Board of Directors of Banca Carige, which met today, carried on the examination of the assets subject to possible disposal within the plan, approved on 19 March 2013, of equity reinforcement for a maximum total … Read the full press release

UniCredit Ordinary and Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting on 11th May 2013

Milan, 2-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — With regard to the appointment of the Permanent and Substitute UniCredit Statutory Auditors on the agenda of the Ordinary Shareholders’ Meeting called on May 11th 2013 in single call, the Company gives notice that the following lists, … Read the full press release

UniCredit issued a 750m US Dollar subordinated transaction

1-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — UniCredit has today (April 24, 2013 – h 18:48) launched a “lower tier 2” subordinated benchmark denominated in US Dollar, with a 10 year maturity (callable after 5 years) and a volume of USD 750 million (equivalent … Read the full press release

UniCredit Bond issue – cod. ISIN IT0004166663

Milan, 1-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — UniCredit informs that the gross yearly interest rate of coupon n. 6 “UNICREDIT S.p.A. (EX CAPITALIA) 2007/2013 RELOAD3 BANCOPOSTA II COLLOCAMENTO 2007 LEGATE ALL’ANDAMENTO DI CINQUE INDICI AZIONARI INTERNAZIONALI” regarding period 18th May 2012 – 18th … Read the full press release

Moody’s Lowers Banca Carige’s Ratings

Genova, 1-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Banca Carige announces that Moody’s has lowered the Bank’s long term rating and short term rating to ‘Ba2/Not-Prime’ from ‘Baa3/Prime-3’ (two notch), and its bank financial strength rating (BFSR) to ‘D’ from ‘D+’. The long-term rating … Read the full press release

Franco Gozzi, a protagonist in Ferrari’s history, passed away in Modena, aged 81

Maranello, 1-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Franco Gozzi, who was part of the history of the Prancing Horse, passed away today .  “We have lost a key figure in the history of Ferrari,” said President Luca di Montezemolo. “My most abiding memory is … Read the full press release

EC refers Greece and Italy to Court for failure to enforce ban on cages for laying hens

Brussels, 30-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, the European Commission decided to take Greece and Italy to the Court of Justice of the European Union over the failure to correctly implement Directive 1999/74/EC banning “un-enriched cages” (battery cages). The political decision for the ban on “un-enriched” … Read the full press release

Scuderia Ferrari test driver Marc Gené opened Ferrari Store in Las Rozas, nearby Madrid

Madrid, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — There’s a new piece in the jigsaw of Ferrari Stores around the world. Yesterday evening, one was opened in Las Rozas, in the immediate vicinity of the Spanish capital, Madrid within the “Factory” shopping centre. Guest of … Read the full press release

Prime Minister Enrico Letta congratulated by President of the EC Herman Van Rompuy on the formation of the new government of Italy

Brussels, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On behalf of the European Union and personally I would like to warmly congratulate Prime Minister Enrico Letta on the formation of the new government. I am sure that under his leadership there will be a strong … Read the full press release

Induction programmes for new teachers in the EU are now mandatory in 15 EU Member States

Brussels, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Induction programmes designed to offer personalised support and advice for new teachers are now mandatory in 15 EU Member States (Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK) … Read the full press release

Giorgio Napolitano, personality that unites Italy, says the President of the EP Martin Schulz

25-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the occasion of the re-election of Giorgio Napolitano as President of the Republic of Italy, the President of the European Parliament Martin Schulz stated: “On behalf of the European Parliament and on my own behalf, I … Read the full press release

Pirelli Shareholders’ Meeting 13 May 2013, New Board Members Proposed

Pirelli: Shareholders’ Meeting 13 May 2013 Proposed Confirmation Of Carlo Salvatori And Nomination Of Jean Paul Fitoussi And Luca Rovati As New Members Of The Company’s Board Milan, 24-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — With reference the Shareholders’ Meeting of Pirelli & C. SpA … Read the full press release

Emerging markets olive oil demand grown at a rate of over 13% since 2007, Rabobank Report

18-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Demand for olive oil in emerging markets has grown at a rate of over 13% since 2007 and such double digit growth is expected to continue for at least the next five years. According to a new … Read the full press release

Single European patent actions of Spain and Italy vs Council dismissed by the Court of Justice

Court of Justice of the European Union Judgment in Joined Cases C‑274/11 and C–295/11 Luxembourg, 18-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In the light of it being impossible for the Member States to agree on a common system for the whole EU within a … Read the full press release