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
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