Category Archives: Italy

Press Releases & News from Italy distributed via EuropaWire

Pascal Wehrlein to leave Formula 3 with a win and two podiums in FIA Formula 3 European Championship

Wehrlein moves to DTM with Mercedes-Benz this season Successful Formula 3 weekend for Mercedes-Benz: All nine podium places taken by drivers racing Mercedes-Benz engines Monza, 2-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Mercedes-Benz DTM driver Pascal Wehrlein has ended his Formula 3 career with … Read the full press release

Endesa completed new real-time communications system for smart grids, part of the Integris project

• The Integris project, led by Enel Energy Europe and captained in Spain by Endesa, has developed a new telecommunications system with the same coverage as the distribution grid, providing real-time data on the low and medium-voltage distribution grids. • … Read the full press release

La Banca europea per gli investimenti (BEI): 350 milioni a STMicroelectronics per i progetti di R&S, Italia

27-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — La Banca europea per gli investimenti (BEI) ha perfezionato un prestito multicurrency di 350 milioni di euro a favore di STMicroelectronics (ST) per i programmi pluriennali di ricerca e sviluppo (R&S) del gruppo leader in Europa nel … Read the full press release

Da BEI e CDP 1.520 milioni per il completamento della BREBEMI, Italia

25-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — E’ stata perfezionata oggi a Milano l’operazione di finanziamento dell’autostrada BREBEMI da parte di Banca europea per gli investimenti (BEI), gruppo Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (attraverso CDP e SACE) e cinque gruppi bancari italiani (Intesa Sanpaolo, Unicredit, … Read the full press release

Intershop Customer Unieuro is awarded “Best Electronics Webshop 2012” for its online store unieuro.it

Italy’s second-largest consumer electronics retailer is awarded “Best Electronics Webshop 2012” for its online store unieuro.it Unieuro’s e-commerce presence is powered by Intershop Jena, Germany, 21-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Intershop customer Unieuro is the winner of the prestigious Italian Retail Award … Read the full press release

Operazione ‘Follow Me’: gli universitari diventano promoter di Fiat Group Automobiles

Gli studenti iscritti negli atenei italiani potrannopartecipare al progetto Follow Me, segnalando nuovi potenziali clienti di vetture Fiat, Lancia, Alfa Romeo, Jeep e Abarth. Ogni vendita effettuata grazie alla segnalazione dello studente sarà premiata con un bonus ‘Ti compro quello … Read the full press release

European Parliament President Martin Schulz: deal on banking union a step forward, insufficient for Cyprus

Rome, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — European Parliament President Martin Schulz made the following statement after the European Parliament and the Council reached an agreement on legislation creating the foundations of the banking union. “Today’s agreement is a step towards building … Read the full press release

National Automobile Museum commemorates Giovanni Agnelli’s memory with the exhibition entitled “Le Auto dell’Avvocato”

Turin, 18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ten years after Giovanni Agnelli’s passing, the National Automobile Museum (MAUTO), named after him in March 2011, commemorates his memory with the exhibition entitled “Le Auto dell’Avvocato” (The Avvocato’s cars). A display of car models aesthetically and … Read the full press release

Fiat S.p.A. announces the closing of its notes offering denominated in Euro announced on 12th March 2013

Turin, 15-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The offering denominated in Euro announced on 12th March 2013 has been settled today and consists of notes with the following characteristics: – € 1.25 billion in principal amount of guaranteed 6.625% notes due March 2018, with an … Read the full press release

Eurocopter launches the improved-performance, updated EC135 T3/P3 helicopter versions at the Heli-Expo 2013 industry show

Eurocopter marked a new milestone in its product line enhancement strategy by launching the improved-performance, updated EC135 T3/P3 helicopter versions at the Heli-Expo 2013 industry show today, signing Air Methods of the U.S., Norsk Luftambulanse of Norway, and Italy’s Aiut … Read the full press release

The European Commission proposed €3.6 million from Globalisation Fund for former workers of Agile S.r.l. in Italy

Employment: Commission proposes €3.6 million from Globalisation Fund for former workers of Agile S.r.l. in Italy Brussels, 7-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today proposed to provide Italy with €3.6 million from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help … Read the full press release

BKW: Acquisition of Castellaneta wind farm completed

Berne, 28-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — BKW Inc. today definitively acquired a 56-MW wind farm in Castellenata (Apulia, Italy). The purchase agreement between BKW and the Tozzi industrial group, which stipulated contract completion once the wind farm was built, was signed at the … Read the full press release

External policy: EU must raise its game or become irrelevant, say MEPs

22-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — If it is to avoid a further loss of global influence, the EU must use its existing foreign policy tools much more efficiently and it must devise a new security strategy, said MEPs on Thursday. They were … Read the full press release

ROBERTO COLANINNO RICEVE IL PREMIO LEONARDO DAL PRESIDENTE DELLA REPUBBLICA GIORGIO NAPOLITANO

Roma, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Roberto Colaninno, Presidente e Amministratore Delegato del Gruppo Piaggio, Presidente del Gruppo Immsi e Presidente di Alitalia, è stato insignito oggi a Roma del Premio Leonardo. Il Premio Leonardo dal 1993 è assegnato annualmente a imprenditori … Read the full press release

Piaggio & C. S.p.A. INFORMATIVA SU ACQUISTO AZIONI PROPRIE

Milano, 21-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Piaggio & C. S.p.A. comunica di aver acquistato, nei giorni 30 gennaio 2013, 31 gennaio 2013 e 5 febbraio 2013 n. 185.000 azioni proprie al prezzo medio di 2,008 Euro per azione, per un controvalore complessivo … Read the full press release

Employment: Commission proposes five million euro from Globalisation Fund for former workers of Antonio Merloni S.p.A. in Italy

Brussels, 20-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today proposed to provide Italy with five million euro from the European Globalisation Adjustment Fund (EGF) to help 1,517 former workers of Antonio Merloni S.p.A. with their re-integration into employment. The proposal now … Read the full press release

SUPERBIKE: APRILIA AFFRONTA IL MONDIALE 2013 DA CAMPIONE DEL MONDO

Inaugurata oggi a Milano la quinta stagione di Aprilia nella SBK: bottino eccezionale negli ultimi 4 anni di gare, con 4 titoli mondiali vinti. Il nordirlandese Eugene Laverty, per il secondo anno in sella alla Aprilia RSV4, sarà affiancato dal … Read the full press release

Kungl. Vetenskapsakademien: Akademiuttalande mot L’Aquila-domen

19-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Den 18 januari offentliggjordes bakgrunden till domen mot de italienska forskare som kallats in som experter för att bedöma riskerna för en större jordbävning i L’Aquila våren 2009. Forskarna dömdes till fyra års fängelse för att så … Read the full press release

Italy: EIB provides second tranche of EUR 500 million for Venice’s MOSE system

18-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today in Rome, the European Investment Bank (EIB) provided a second tranche of EUR 500 million of the finance contract in support of the MOSE engineering system designed to help protect Venice. The loan will be granted to … Read the full press release

The European Union Solidarity Fund’s response to the 2009 Abruzzi earthquake: The relevance and cost of operations

INVITATION – PRESS BRIEFING  Luxembourg, 18-2-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In early April 2009, an earthquake hit the Italian Abruzzi region and its capital city of L’Aquila, causing direct damage estimated at more than 10 billion euro. In November 2009, the European Union … Read the full press release