The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) participated in a major cigarette seizure in the Mediterranean Sea last week. Operation “Eagle Hunt”, where OLAF provided operational support and key information to the Spanish Customs Administration, led to the successful seizure of some … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Spain
Tagged Balearic Islands, complex contraband operations, contraband cigarettes seizure, criminal organisations, Famagusta, Giovanni Kessler, island of Menorca, OLAF, Port Said, Spain, Spanish Customs Administration, The European Anti-Fraud Office, White Eagle, White Eagle vessel
Sofia, Bulgaria, 12-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today, in compliance with article 1, paragraph 2 and article 50 of the Law on the Bulgarian National Bank, the BNB Report for the first half of 2013 and the BNB budget for 2014 were presented … Read the full press release
Milan / Rome, Italy, 11-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Impregilo S.p.A., a company managed and coordinated by Salini S.p.A., wishes to announce that the deed of merger by incorporation of Salini S.p.A. into Impregilo S.p.A., filed on 3 December 2013 at the Companies … Read the full press release
London, UK, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Do you ever look at all those stickers covering the plug of your office’s kettle and wonder what all that testing’s about? Well so do the experts. Health and Safety Executive (HSE) estimate that unnecessary appliance … Read the full press release
LEMMINKÄINEN’S SHARE OF DAMAGES RELATED TO THE ASPHALT CARTEL SPECIFIED TO APPROXIMATELY EUR 48 MILLION WITH INTEREST AND EXPENSES Helsinki, Finland, 09-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 28 November, the District Court of Helsinki gave its decisions in the legal proceedings concerning damages … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Finland, Government, Law
Tagged asphalt, asphalt cartel, asphalt industry companies, cartel, damages, District Court of Helsinki, Lemminkäinen, Robert Öhman, Timo Kohtamäki
As a result of the verdict of the Supreme Court of 3 October 2013, the Office of Competition and Consumer Protection (UOKiK) transferred to the bank account of PKP CARGO the return of penalty imposed in 2009 in the amount … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 07-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — 12% of internet users across the EU have already fallen victim to online fraud. 8% have had to deal with identity theft. A new report by the European Consumer Centre Network (ECC-Net) takes a look at … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Internet & Online, Law, Retail, Security & Safety
Tagged counterfeit goods, cross-border e-commerce, cyber-security, Digital Single Market, E-Commerce, e-shopping, ECC-Net, European Consumer Centre Network, FRAUD, Fraudsters, fraudulent site, fraudulent ticket sales, free consumer advice, identity theft, Neven Mimica, never transfer cash, on-line shopping, online fraud, REPORT, secure payment method
Brussels, Belgium, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has fined 8 international financial institutions a total of € 1 712 468 000 for participating in illegal cartels in markets for financial derivatives covering the European Economic Area (EEA). Four of these … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law
Tagged Barclays, cartels, Citigroup, Competition, Deutsche Bank, EURIBOR scandal, European Economic Area, financial derivatives cartels, fines, forward rate agreements, Futures, interest rate derivatives, international banks, Joaquin Almunia, JPMorgan, LIBOR scandal, Options, RBS, RP Martin, SOCIÉTÉ GÉNÉRALE, swaps, The European Commission, transparency, UBS, € 1.71 billion
Brussels, Belgium, 05-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of most of Nokia Corporation’s devices & services business (the “D&S business”) by Microsoft Corporation. The D&S business mainly produces and sells smartphones … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Law, Technology, Telecom
Tagged acquisition, Antoine Colombani, Competition, competitors, EU Merger Regulation, European Commission, Marisa Gonzalez Iglesias, Microsoft, mobile apps, mobile device business, mobile operating systems, Nokia, smart mobile devices, smartphones, tablets, Windows OSs
Getting people to use mass transit isn’t just a matter of making it convenient and cost-effective. Riders need to feel safe, too. A book by KTH researcher Vania Ceccato could make a significant contribution to improving safety in transit environments. … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Law, Media, Science, Security & Safety, Sweden, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged crime, KTH, RESEARCH, Royal Institute of Technology, safer transit stations, scientist, Vania Ceccato
End of proceedings against Koramic Dachprodukte GmbH & Co KG Wienerberger is committed to fair competition Vienna, Austria, 04-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Wienerberger AG today received the official decision that the proceedings initiated against Koramic Dachprodukte GmbH & Co KG, a former … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 29-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 2 December 2013 the European Border Surveillance System (EUROSUR) becomes operational. EUROSUR will make an important contribution to saving lives of those who put themselves in danger to reach Europe’s shores. It will also equip … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 29-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has approved under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Invensys of the UK by Schneider Electric of France. Both companies supply, in particular, automation and control systems. The Commission concluded that … Read the full press release
York, UK, 27-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A lecturer at the University of York has been awarded a Future Research Leader grant by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) to study the obstacles faced by welfare claimants either moving to or … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 26-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Life Technologies Corp. by rival Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc., both US-based companies active in life science markets. Their activities overlap in the supply … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Healthcare, Investment, Law, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged acquisition, Competition, divestments, EU Merger Regulation, European Economic Area, gene silencing products, Joaquin Almunia, laboratory instruments, Life Science, Life Technologies Corp., media and sera for cell culture, Mergers, polymer-based magnetic beads, The European Commission, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.
Paris, France, 21-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today the decision to halt all clinical trials and cancel plans for regulatory filings with its investigational JAK2 inhibitor, fedratinib (SAR302503). Following a thorough risk-benefit analysis, including consultation with the U.S. … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 20-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has decided that aid granted by France to ALSTOM and the Régie Autonome des Transports Parisiens (RATP) – through their joint subsidiary METROLAB – for the implementation of the research and development (R&D) … Read the full press release
Gent, België, 15-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Bijna twintig jaar na de aanbevelingen van de parlementaire werkgroep rond drugs concluderen criminoloog Tom Decorte, econoom Paul De Grauwe en toxicoloog Jan Tytgat dat het Belgisch cannabisbeleid zijn doelstellingen niet waar maakt. Op 18 november … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Education, Law, Society
Tagged Belgisch cannabisbeleid, cannabisbeleid, criminoloog, criminoloog Tom Decorte, econoom, Jan Tytgat, KU Leuven, Paul De Grauwe, Tom Decorte, toxicoloog, UGent
Espoo, Finland, 15-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Nokia announced that Samsung has extended a patent license agreement between Nokia and Samsung for five years. The agreement would have expired at the end of 2013. According to the agreement, Samsung will pay additional compensation … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Finland, Law, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged arbitration, licensing, Microsoft, Nokia, patent license agreement, patent portfolio, Paul Melin, Samsung
St Andrews, Fife, Scotland, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A United Nations expert on human rights will speak at the University of St Andrews on the crisis in Colombia. Dr Gustavo Gallón, a lawyer who has represented victims of human rights violations before … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 12-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has criticised the manner in which the European Banking Authority (EBA) selected its key advisory body, the Banking Stakeholder Group. This follows a complaint from UNI Europa, a European trade union federation, … Read the full press release
Microsoft, Google and Facebook managers denied giving the NSA or any government in the world direct or unfettered access to their servers, at the ninth NSA inquiry hearing on the mass surveillance of EU citizens held at Parliament on Monday. … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Media, Politics, Security & Safety, Society, Technology, Telecom
Tagged customers' data, EU citizens, Facebook, Google, Jim Sensenbrenner, mass surveillance, MEPs, Microsoft, NSA, ommunications records, Senator Patrick Leahy, US Patriot Act, USA Freedom Act
Milano, Italia, 8-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Il Gruppo Piaggio comunica che nella giornata di oggi, in coincidenza con l’apertura al pubblico del salone EICMA 2013, la Guardia di Finanza, Compagnia di Rho – Nucleo Mobile, ha concluso le operazioni di sequestro … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Italy, Law, Marketing, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged contraffazione, EICMA 2013, Guardia di Finanza, imitazioni di Vespa, proprietà industriale, Vespa
The European Parliament should use its powers to reconsider EU-US data transfer deals and push for the creation of a European privacy cloud, EU-level protection for whistleblowers and a strong judicial authorisation of surveillance activities, data protection and intelligence experts … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged Carlos Coelho, Claude Moraes, EU citizens, EU-level protection for whistleblowers, European Parliament, European privacy cloud, Francesco Ragazzi, fundamental rights, Gus Hosein, Isabel Teixeira NADKARNI, Jan Philipp Albrecht, MEPs, Natalia DASILVA, no to European NSA, NSA inquiry, Passenger Name Record, Sergio Carrera, surveillance programmes, Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme, Viviane Reding, whistleblowers
KPMG International report reveals culprits are predominantly an employee colluding with others outside the organization. Amstelveen, Netherlands, 7-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In these turbulent economic times businesses and investors alike should be aware that fraudsters can come in all shapes and sizes. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Law, Management, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Society, Technology
Tagged Amy Greenshields, corruption, Déan Friedman, FRAUD, Fraudsters, KPMG, KPMG International, Profile of a Fraudster, study, Trojan Horse
Rolle, Switzerland and Brussels, Belgium, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Solvay and INEOS take note of the European Commission’s decision to continue its evaluation of their proposed 50/ 50 Joint Venture in European chlorvinyls activities. This follows the original notification of the planned … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 5-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to assess whether the planned combination of the European chlorvinyls businesses of INEOS of Switzerland and Solvay of Belgium into a newly created joint venture was in line … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Chemicals, European Union, Government, Investment, Law, Management, Switzerland
Tagged bleach, EU Merger Regulation, European Commission, INEOS, Joaquin Almunia, joint venture, Mergers, PVC business, S-PVC, sodium hypochlorite, Solvay
Joint Press Release Paris, France, 5-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Vivendi and Lagardère Groups welcome the successful outcome of the mediation led by René Ricol under the authority of the Paris Tribunal de Commerce (commercial court) and the terms agreed concerning the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Law, Media
Tagged Anthony Mellor, Canal+ France, Eileen McLaughlin, France Bentin, Jean-Louis Erneux, Jean-Michel Bonamy, Jim Fingeroth (Kekst), Lagardère, Lagardère Group, Paris Tribunal de Commerce, Ramzi Khiroun, René Ricol, Solange Maulini, Thierry Funck-Brentano, Vivendi
Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today the Commission took another step to simplify administration and reduce costs for businesses in the construction sector. According to the Commission’s proposal, manufacturers of construction products (e.g. bricks, insulation, doors etc.) will be able to … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Commission has today published practical guidelines to prepare businesses for the new VAT rules for telecoms and e-services, which will enter into force in 2015. The aim is to help businesses to be fully prepared … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Media, Technology, Telecom
Tagged 2015 VAT change, Algirdas Šemeta, broadcasting businesses, Commission, cross-border companies, e-services businesses, Emer Traynor, EU Taxation, Franck Arrii, new VAT rules, Single Market, Telecoms, VAT
The Hague, the Netherlands, 28-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The leading European heritage organisation, Europa Nostra, has expressed its serious concern about the draft law which would allow a Canadian-based company to set up Europe’s biggest open-cast gold mine in Roşia Montană. In a letter … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EU and China held their fourth High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED) on 24 October in Brussels. The overarching theme of the meeting was how the EU and China can address challenges and create … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, International Trade, Investment, Law
Tagged Algirdas Šemeta, Antti Peltomaki, Brussels, CHINA, EU, EU-China High Level Economic and Trade Dialogue (HED), HU Zucai, Karel De Gucht; MA Kai, Olli REHN, open economies, SHI Yaobin, SONG Tao, XIAO Yaqing, YANG Xueshan, ZHONG Shan, ZOU Zhiwu
Brussels, Belgium, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The third round of EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement negotiations took place in the week of the 21-25 October in Brussels. This round of negotiations focussed on discussing each side’s proposals for the text of the future … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Government, International Trade, Investment, Law
Tagged 3rd Round of EU-Japan Trade Talks, Animal Welfare, competition policy, Customs and Trade Facilitation, Dispute Settlement., Electronic Commerce, EU, EU-Japan, EU-Japan Free Trade Agreement, intellectual property, investment, Japan, Market Access, Non-Tariff Measures, procurement, Rules of Origin, Sanitary and Phytosanitary Measures, Technical Barriers to Trade, Trade and Sustainable Development, Trade in Services, Trade Remedies
Paris, France, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Vivendi announced today that it has settled a dispute with the State of Argentina resulting from the termination of a water contract in Tucuman province in August 1997. As a result of an international arbitration, Vivendi … Read the full press release
Frick, Switzerland, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Federal Supreme Court’s decision of 11 September 2013 confirmed the urgency of realising the Gommer line and defined the framework for implementing the project. Together with Swiss Federal Railways (SBB) and the Swiss Federal Office … Read the full press release
Paris, France, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In October 2013, the FATF recognised that the Russian Federation had made significant progress in addressing the deficiencies identified in the 2008 mutual evaluation report and could be removed from the regular follow-up process. The decision by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, France, Government, Law, Politics, Russia
Tagged 'fit and proper' requirements, 6th Follow-up Report, accounts in fictitious names, AML/CFT Law, anonymous accounts, beneficial ownership requirements, corporate transparency, criminalisation of terrorist financing, criminals, decriminalised self-laundering, FATF, freeze terrorist assets, ML/TF suspicion, Money Laundering, Mutual Evaluation of Russian Federation, Russia FATF 6th Follow-up Report, Russian Federation, terrorist financing, The Financial Action Task Force
Paris, France, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — New Zealand was placed in the regular follow-up process as a result of non-compliant (NC) and partially compliant (PC) ratings for certain core and key Recommendations in its mutual evaluation report of October 2009. The October 2013 … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — At its plenary session in Brussels yesterday, in the wake of the Lampedusa disaster, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) made a loud and clear call for a coherent EU immigration policy based on burden-sharing. … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Society
Tagged burden-sharing, coherent EU immigration policy, EESC, EU immigration, European Economic and Social Committee, immigration, irregular immigration, irregular immigration by sea, Lampedusa disaster, northern Europe, Panagiotis Gkofas, Pariza Castanos, solidarity, Southern Europe, Stefano Mallia
Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has found a 12-months phasing-out of excise duty reductions granted by Belgium to seven biofuel producers to be in line with EU state aid rules. The seven producers, who were selected in 2006 … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Government, Law
Tagged 12-months excise duty reductions phasing-out scheme, Antoine Colombani, Belgian support scheme, biofuel, biofuel producers, EC, EU state aid rules, excise duty reductions, Maria Madrid Pina, new biofuel support scheme, sustainable biofuels, The European Commission
Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Over half of EU citizens feel that banks should be regulated by the EU, rather than national governments. Half also believe that they would be better protected against the economic crisis if their countries coordinated … Read the full press release
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