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Telefónica, CaixaBank and Banco Santander joint e-commerce venture cleared under EU Merger Regulation

Posted on 16, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

16-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the creation of a joint venture between the Spanish telecommunications operator Telefónica and two Spanish banks, CaixaBank, controlled by La Caixa–Caja de Ahorros, and Banco Santander. The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Spain, Technology, Telecom

Tagged Antoine Colombani, Banco Santander, CaixaBank, cleared under EU Merger Regulation, data analytics services to merchants, digital advertising, digital wallet services, digital wallets, joint e-commerce venture, La Caixa–Caja de Ahorros, Maria Madrid Pina, peer-to-peer payments, Telefonica, The European Commission

EC invites comments from interested parties on German railway incumbent Deutsche Bahn commitments concerning its pricing system for traction current in Germany

Posted on 16, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

16-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is inviting comments from interested parties on commitments offered by the German railway incumbent Deutsche Bahn (DB) regarding its pricing system for traction current in Germany. Traction current is electricity used to power locomotives. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Germany, Government, Law, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged Article 102 TFEU, Competition, DB Energie, DB Group, Deutsche Bahn, Deutsche Bahn commitments, dominant market position, EC, EU antitrust rules, German railway incumbent Deutsche Bahn, long-distance passenger transport, pricing system for traction current in Germany, rail freight, railway companies, traction current

Central Bank of Malta released H1-2013 euro banknote counterfeiting data

Posted on 15, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

15-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the first half of 2013, the number of counterfeit euro banknotes reported to the Central Bank of Malta amounted to 877 pieces. Consequently the overall quantity of counterfeits withdrawn from circulation from January to June 2013 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Government, Law, Malta

Tagged banknote counterfeiting, Central Bank of Malta, euro banknote counterfeiting, Malta euro banknote counterfeiting, Malta euro banknote counterfeiting data

Anti – money laundering agreement signed between Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria of Holy See/Vatican City State and Unità di Informazione Finanziaria per l’Italia

Posted on 13, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

13-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On the 26th of July 2013 Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria of Holy See/Vatican City State (AIF) and Unità di Informazione Finanziaria per l’Italia (UIF) signed a Memorandum of Understanding to allow reciprocal cooperation for the prevention of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Government, Italy, Law

Tagged Anti - money laundering, Autorità di Informazione Finanziaria of Holy See/Vatican City State, Egmont Group, Financial Action Task Force, Financial Intelligence Units, suspicious transactions, terrorism financing, Unità di Informazione Finanziaria per l’Italia

Rabobank’s outlook on EU beet sugar producers and cane refiners in the light of abolition of sugar quotas and minimum beet prices

Posted on 12, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

12-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Recent reforms to the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) included changes to the region’s sugar regulations, with a new sugar regime entering into force in 2017. With the abolition of sugar quotas and minimum beet prices, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Business, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Netherlands

Tagged abolition of minimum beet prices, abolition of sugar quotas, beet growers, beet sugar producers, EU beet sugar producers, EU cane refiners, EU Common Agricultural Policy, EU sugar price, Koos Verheul, Rabobank, Ruud Schers, sugar

Update on the European Union most important on-going and forthcoming free trade agreements

Posted on 2, August 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

02-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Over the next years, 90% of world demand will be generated outside the EU. That is why it is a key priority for the EU to open up more market opportunities for European business by negotiating new … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Government, International Trade, Investment, Law

Tagged African, Agreement on investment protection with China, Armenia, ASEAN, Association of Southeast Asian Nations, bilateral trade and investment agreements, Caribbean and Pacific countries, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cotonou Agreement, Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Agreement, El Salvador and Guatemala, EU-Canada Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement, forthcoming EU Free Trade Agreements, Free Trade Agreements, GEORGIA, Gulf Cooperation Council, Honduras, INDIA, Karel De Gucht, Mercosur, Mexico, MOLDOVA, Nicaragua, on-going EU Free Trade Agreements, Panama, PERU, South Africa, South Korea, Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership

France’s €571.9M restructuring aid granted to PSA Peugeot Citroën group has been approved by the European Commission

Posted on 30, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

30-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Following an in-depth investigation (see IP/13/392), the European Commission has concluded that restructuring aid of EUR 571.9 million granted by France to the PSA group is compatible with the internal market. In particular, the updated structuring plan will help to restore … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Investment, Law

Tagged distortions of competition, European Commission, internal market, Joaquin Almunia, PSA Peugeot Citroën group, restructuring aid, state aid

EU Court of Justice’s judgment in the cartel on elevator and escalator market case C-501/11 P

Posted on 30, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Luxembourg, 30-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Schindler group is one of the largest groups in the world supplying elevators and escalators. Its parent company is Schindler Holding, established in Switzerland. The Schindler group operates through national subsidiaries, which include Schindler Management AG … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Industrial, Law, Luxembourg, Management

Tagged cartel, case C-501/11 P, Competition, elevator, escalator, EU Court of Justice, Judgment, Schindler Holding

The European Commission updates EU rules to complete the legal framework for Europe-wide patent protection

Posted on 30, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

30-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has today proposed to complete the legal framework for Europe-wide patent protection by updating EU rules on the jurisdiction of courts and recognition of judgements (the so-called “Brussels I Regulation”). The changes will prepare … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Law

Tagged Brussels I Regulation, EU patent rules, Europe-wide patent protection, patent legal framework, The European Commission

US Federal Circuit Court invalidated patents asserted against Sandoz by Teva Pharmaceuticals in litigation over generic version of Copaxone

Posted on 29, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Princeton, New Jersey, 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sandoz announced today that the US Federal Circuit Court of Appeals has invalidated several patents asserted against the company by Teva Pharmaceuticals in litigation concerning a generic version of Copaxone® – one of the leading … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Healthcare, Law, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Switzerland

Tagged Copaxone, generic version of Copaxone, invalidated patents, litigation, multiple sclerosis, Sandoz, Teva Pharmaceuticals, US Federal Circuit Court

Technicolor acquired patents and patent applications from Sony Corporation covering broad range of technologies for smartphones and tablets

Posted on 29, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Paris (France), 29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Technicolor (Euronext Paris: TCH) today announced the signature of an intellectual property collaboration agreement with Sony Corporation (NYSE:SNE), which strengthens its strategic patent licensing initiative in the field of smartphones. Technicolor has acquired select patents … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Entertainment, France, Internet & Online, Law, Media, Technology

Tagged AMOLED, haptics, intellectual property, intellectual property collaboration agreement, LCD, LTE, patent applications, patent licensing, Patents, smartphones, software, Sony Corporation, tablets, Technicolor, UMTS, user interface, video compression, WCDMA, Wi-Fi

National Bank of Greece announced Probank license revoked and bank’s assets and liabilities transferred

Posted on 29, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

29-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Probank, a small bank with a market share in the range of 1 per cent in terms of assets, has informed the Bank of Greece that it has not managed to raise the funds required for its … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Greece, Law

Tagged assets, deposits, Law 3601/2007, liabilities, National Bank of Greece, Probank, Probank license, recapitalization

Unilever’s Audit Committee invites leading accountancy firms to tender for its statutory audit contract

Posted on 26, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

London/ Rotterdam, 26-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Unilever today announced that its Audit Committee will invite leading accountancy firms to tender for its statutory audit contract. PricewaterhouseCoopers’ appointment will expire upon completion of their audit of the accounts for the year ending … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Law, Netherlands, United Kingdom

Tagged Audit Committee, external auditor, Jean-Marc Huët, leading accountancy firms, PricewaterhouseCoopers, statutory audit, statutory audit contract, tender, Unilever

Eesti Pank: Estonia issued cards involved in fradulent transactions were 0.002% of all EU card transactions

Posted on 25, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The report published last week by the European Central Bank on card fraud showed that card payments have become more secure due to technological advances and that the share of card transactions that are fraudulent has fallen … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Estonia, Financial, Government, Law

Tagged ATMs frauds, card fraud, card payments, card-not-present payments, Eesti Pank, Estonia issued cards, EU card transactions, fradulent transactions, Single Euro Payment Area

CEP President Marc Cerón travelled to Brussels over discussions in the field of probation with the European Commission

Posted on 25, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

25-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is keen to hear what is happening in the field of probation from CEP, for this reason President Marc Cerón travelled to Brussels to meet with Mr. Telmo Baltazar. He is Member of the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Law, Politics

Tagged Brussels, CEP, CEP President Marc Cerón, CJPE, Criminal Justice Platform Europe, European Commission, Marc Cerón, probation

New EU lobbying report reveals MEPs code of conduct failing to prevent potential conflicts of interest

Posted on 23, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

23-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The new code of conduct for MEPs is failing to prevent potential conflicts of interest in a number of specific cases, finds a new report released today. The research conducted by Friends of the Earth Europe, Corporate Europe Observatory, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Society

Tagged code of conduct, conflicts of interest, Corporate Europe Observatory, EU lobbying, Friends of the Earth Europe, LobbyControl and Spinwatch, lobbying, MEP Bendt Bendtsen, MEP Karas, MEP Klaus-Heiner Lehne, MEP Paul Rübig, MEP Rübig, MEPs, Nina Katzemich, Paul de Clerck

Netherlands largest insurance company Achmea and National Federation of Christian Trade Unions to cooperate on personal legal assistance services and non-life insurance

Posted on 23, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Zeist, 23-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The CNV (National Federation of Christian Trade Unions in the Netherlands) and Achmea, the largest insurance company of the Netherlands, recently signed a declaration of intent to cooperate on providing personal legal assistance services and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Law, Netherlands

Tagged Achmea, insurance company, National Federation of Christian Trade Unions, Netherlands, non-life insurance, personal legal assistance

FATF President Vladimir Nechaev keynote address at the 16th Annual Meeting of the Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering in Shanghai, China

Posted on 22, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Shanghai, 22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Distinguished Co-Chairs, delegates and colleagues, It is a great pleasure for me to be here with you in Shanghai for the 16th APG Annual Meeting. At the outset, I would like to thank APG for giving me … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Law, Politics

Tagged APG, Asia Pacific Group on Money Laundering, CHINA, FATF, France, GAFI, Groupe d'action financière, Money Laundering, OECD, Paris, People’s Bank of China, Shanghai, terrorism financing, Vladimir Nechaev

European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) finds EC’s smart borders proposal costly, unproven and intrusive

Posted on 22, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — There is no clear evidence that the Commission Proposals to create a smart border system for the external borders of the EU will fulfil the aims that it has set out, said the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS) today. Following the … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Security & Safety, Society, Technology

Tagged biometrics, democratic society, EDPS, EU external borders, European Data Protection Supervisor, fingerprints, identity, intrusions into privacy, intrusive, smart borders

SCM Group and SMART Group transferred blocks of shares in five assets to Metinvest B.V., the parent company of steel and mining group of companies

Posted on 22, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Metinvest B.V., the parent company of an international vertically integrated steel and mining group of companies (jointly referred to as “Metinvest” or “Metinvest Group”), today announced that as part of ongoing business restructuring, SCM Group, as envisaged … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Industrial, Law, Management, Metals and Minerals, Ukraine

Tagged assets, business restructuring, business transparency, Central GOK, CENTRAL IRON ORE ENRICHMENT WORKS, Donetsk Coke, DONETSK COKE PLANT, Ingulets GOK, INGULETS IRON ORE ENRICHMENT WORKS, iron ore, metals, Metinvest, Metinvest B.V., METINVEST HOLDING LLC, mining, Northern GOK, NORTHERN IRON ORE ENRICHMENT WORKS, SCM Group, SMART Group, STEEL, steel products, ZAPORIZHIA COKE PLANT

The European Commission announced it cleared the acquisition of US based MEI Group by Crane Co. subject to divestments in Canada and Germany

Posted on 19, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of MEI Group by Crane Co., both of the United States. MEI and Crane both manufacture various unattended payment systems. The clearance is conditional … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law

Tagged acquisition, Crane Co, EU Merger Regulation, MEI Group, unattended payment systems

ECTAA welcomes EU Vice President Reding’s long awaited proposal for a revision of the Package Travel Directive

Posted on 19, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Since 2009 the European Commission has been working on the revision of the Package Travel Directive. This legislation is no longer adapted to the market of today and the wide-spread use of the internet. There are now … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Law, Travel

Tagged assisted travel arrangements, Boris Zgomba, consumer protection, ECTAA, European Commission, managed business travel, Package Travel Directive, Travel Agents, travel services

ETNO commissioned study of The Boston Consulting Group details how EU telecom regulation reform could deliver €750 Billion in GDP growth and 5.5 Million Jobs

Posted on 19, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Telecoms Regulation Reform Could Deliver EU Countries up to €750 Billion in GDP growth and 5.5 Million Jobs BRUSSELS, 19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — With significant reform of the current patchwork system of regulations governing telecommunications in the European Union there could … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Law, Management, Technology, Telecom

Tagged advanced next-generation access networks, BCG, Digital Single Market, ETNO, EU Digital Agenda, EU telecom market, European Telecommunications Network Operators’ Association, Reforming Europe's Telecoms Regulation to Enable the Digital Single Market, study, telecom regulation reform, telecommunications, Telecoms, The Boston Consulting Group

FrieslandCampina to reduce Friso products range prices in China

Posted on 19, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — FrieslandCampina Trading (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. announces today it is fully cooperating with the Price Supervision and Anti-Monopoly Bureau under China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) as part of an anti-trust investigation. FrieslandCampina supports the NDRC’s objective … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Food & Beverage, Government, Law, Netherlands

Tagged anti-trust regulations, China’s Anti-Monopoly Law, China’s National Development and Reform Commission, fair pricing, grass-to-glass system, NDRC, Price Supervision and Anti-Monopoly Bureau, supply chain

Saint-Gobain issued update on the Verallia North America acquisition following complaint filed by the US Federal Trade Commission

Posted on 19, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

19-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On January 17, 2013, Compagnie de Saint-Gobain has accepted the purchase offer of Ardagh on Verallia North America for an enterprise value of $1,694 million (around €1,275 million), representing 6.5 times 2012 EBITDA (around $261 million). The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Law

Tagged acquisition, anti-trust, Ardagh, FTC, Saint-Gobain, Verallia North America

Greece referred to European Court of Justice for failure to recover incompatible aid

Posted on 18, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has referred Greece to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for failing to comply with two distinct Commission decisions that ordered Greece to recover incompatible state aid from three Greek casinos (see IP/11/635) and from … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Law

Tagged Aluminium of Greece SA, European Court of Justice, Greek casinos, incompatible aid, Joaquin Almunia

The Praha 1 District Court judgment in favour of Komerční banka over mortgage loan administration bank fees case

Posted on 18, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Prague, 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Praha 1 District Court delivered yesterday its judgment in favour of Komerční banka in the case of a client demanding refund of the bank fees charged for mortgage loan administration. Within a short span of time, this … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Czech Republic, Financial, Law, Real Estate

Tagged bank fees, bank fees case, Judgment, Komerční banka, Martin Křivda, mortgage, mortgage loan administration, Praha 1 District Court

Michelin announces it will license free of charge any of its patents that would overlap with the adoption of RFID standards

Posted on 18, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Reliable identification of tires with embedded RFID1 technology already has shown how it can improve tire tracking throughout its life cycle. Michelin group has been an internationally recognized leader for creating and fostering harmonized international standards for Tire RFID1. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Business, France, Law, Technology, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged AIAG B11, FRAND, FRAND licensing policies, GS1-EPC TDS 1.5, ISO- 17367, JAIF B21, Michelin, Patents, Radio Frequency IDentification, Reciprocity, RFID standards, TMC RP 247

FBI’s Next Generation Identification system integrated by Lockheed Martin incorporates Morpho’s latest algorithms to process and match latent finger and palm prints

Posted on 18, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Alexandria, Va., 18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — FBI’s Next Generation Identification (NGI) system improvements that became operational in May include a threefold increase in latent fingerprint search accuracy and create the first nationwide palm print identification system thanks to biometric technology developed by Morpho … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Defence, France, Government, Law, Security & Safety, Technology

Tagged biometric management solutions, Biometric Technology, crime-scene prints, Daniel Vassy, facial recognition, FBI, fingerprints, identity management solutions, iris recognition, latent finger prints, latent fingerprint matching accuracy, latent palm prints, Lockheed Martin, Morpho, MorphoTrak, Next Generation Identification, Safran

Support granted by Latvia to Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank found in line with EU state aid rules

Posted on 17, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has found support granted by Latvia for the transformation of the Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank (MLB) to be in line with EU state aid rules. In particular, the sale of MLB’s commercial assets … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Latvia, Law

Tagged Competition, EU state aid rules, Joaquin Almunia, Latvian Mortgage and Land Bank, MLB, state aid, The European Commission

EC to investigate public cable infrastructures transfer to French private telecom Numéricâble

Posted on 17, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation to verify whether the transfer of public cable infrastructure between 2003 and 2006 by several French municipalities to the French Telecom operator Numéricâble was in line with EU state … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, France, Government, Law, Telecom

Tagged cable infrastructures, Competition, EU state aid rules, Numéricâble, state aid, TELECOM

UK government opened consultation on the Banking Reform Bill secondary legislation

Posted on 17, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

The government opened its consultation on the Banking Reform Bill secondary legislation today. 17-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — This is the latest step in the government’s plan to create a stronger and safer banking sector. The Banking Reform Bill will fundamentally reform the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Politics, United Kingdom

Tagged Banking legislation, Banking Reform Bill, HM Treasury, UK banking sector, UK banks, UK Government

EC’s proposal to ban the use of the posing an acute risk to Europe’s honey bee population Fipronil insecticide backed by Member State experts

Posted on 16, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A Commission proposal to restrict the use of Fipronil, an insecticide which has recently been identified as posing an acute risk to Europe’s honey bee population, was backed by Member State experts meeting today in the Standing … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Chemicals, European Union, Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics, Science, Society

Tagged Animal Health, beee health, European Food Safety Authority, Europe’s honey bee population, Fipronil, honey bee, honey bee population, Pesticides, Tonio Borg

EU Court of Justice’s Advocate General Jääskinen issued opinion in Case C-262/12 Vent de Colère and Others

Posted on 16, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

The financial burden arising from the obligation to purchase the electricity generated by wind turbines at more than the market price applies to all electricity consumers in France 16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — According to EU law, as interpreted by the Court … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Law

Tagged Advocate General Jääskinen, competition law, Conseil d'Etat, electricity, EU Court of Justice, EU law, state aid, Vent de Colère, wind turbines

EU Ombudsman concludes EC did not exceed its powers by hosting photo exhibition on same-sex couples

Posted on 16, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — According to the European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, the European Commission did not exceed its powers by hosting a photo exhibition on same-sex couples. He advised the Commission, however, to make it clearer in future exhibitions that it does … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, European Union, Government, Law, Society

Tagged Berlaymont building, combat homophobia, Different families - same love, disclaimer, discrimination, European Ombudsman, fight discrimination, ILGA Europe, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, same-sex couples, sexual orientation, Viviane Reding

European Central Bank card fraud report reveals declining trend since 2007

Posted on 16, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Card fraud has been on a declining trend since 2007, thanks to technological advances that are making transactions safer. This is the main conclusion of the second report on card fraud published today by the European Central … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Security & Safety

Tagged card, card fraud, European Central Bank, FRAUD, safer card transactions, SEPA, Single Euro Payments Area

VINCI appeals the Administrative Tribunal’s decisions to revoke building permits of University of Paris VII (Diderot) buildings

Posted on 16, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Rueil-Malmaison, 16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On 2 July, the Paris Administrative Tribunal revoked the building permits of two of the four University of Paris VII (Diderot) buildings built by VINCI under a partnership agreement. As a partner of the public authorities, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Education, France, Law, Real Estate

Tagged Administrative Tribunal, building permits, buildings, Diderot, Etablissement Recevant du Public, Rueil-Malmaison, University of Paris VII, VINCI

Europe’s largest home improvement retailer Kingfisher plc confirmed French tax case settled in Kingfisher’s favour

Posted on 16, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Kingfisher plc, Europe’s largest home improvement retailer, today confirms that the Conseil d’Etat, France’s ultimate court, has considered an outstanding tax case dating back to 2003 and found in Kingfisher’s favour. There is no impact on Kingfisher’s … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Law, Retail

Tagged Conseil d'Etat, demerger, France's ultimate court, French tax case, home improvement, home improvement retailer, Kesa Electricals plc, Kingfisher, one-off tax charge, retailer, TAX, tax case, tax refund

UK CAA informed by EASA for the suspension of pilot training approval of Euro American School of Aviation in Florida

Posted on 16, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has been informed by the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) that it suspended the pilot training approval of Euro American School of Aviation, based in Florida, (UK/FTO-226) on the 19 April … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Education, Government, Law, United Kingdom

Tagged EASA, Euro American School of Aviation, European Aviation Safety Agency, Florida, UK CAA, UK Civil Aviation Authority

DB Schenker inaugurates its own Laos legal entity Schenker (Lao) Sole Co., Ltd.

Posted on 15, July 2013 by EuropaWire PR Editors

Berlin/Essen/Vientiane, 15-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — DB Schenker has established its own legal entity in Laos and will now operate under the name of Schenker (Lao) Sole Co., Ltd., to better serve its customers across the region. Although present in the country … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Germany, Law, Transportation & Logistics

Tagged Berlin, DB Schenker, Essen, LAOS, legal entity, Schenker (Lao) Sole Co Ltd, Vientiane

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