Moscow, Russia, 07-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Kaspersky Lab is pleased to announce that it has emerged victorious from a lawsuit initiated by Lodsys, a company located in Texas that operates as a Patent Assertion Entity, more commonly known as a Non practicing entity … Read the full press release
Bruxelles, Belgique, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — La SNCB a demandé à Siemens des garanties que les adaptations annoncées de personnel à travers le monde de la multinationale allemande ne provoquent pas de conséquences pour la livraison en cours et le suivi de … Read the full press release
A joint EBRD-Women for Women International conference shed light on global engagement for gender equality, equality of opportunities and economic parity London, United Kingdom, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Legal rights for women are improving around the world, and yet many legal frameworks … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has concluded that a planned monetary compensation in favour of Simet SpA, which provides bus services to and from Calabria, is incompatible with EU state aid rules. By a judgment of March 2010, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Italy, Law, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Antoine Colombani, bus services, Calabria, Consiglio di Stato, EC, EU state aid rules, Joaquin Almunia, Maria Madrid Pina, public service compensation, Public Service Transport Regulation, Simet SpA, state aid
Brussels, Belgium, 01-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Five Member States – Austria, Germany, Denmark, Poland and Cyprus, – exceeded their milk quotas for deliveries in 2012/2013, and must therefore pay penalties (“superlevy”) totalling roughly € 46 million. Despite the overrun of the quotas … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Austria, Business, Cyprus, Denmark, European Union, Germany, Government, Law, Poland
Tagged 2008 CAP Health Check, dairy quota regime, dairy sector, Fanny Dabertrand, milk quotas, Roger Waite, superlevy, surplus production
Pistoia, 01-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — AnsaldoBreda SpA has sued before the competent court in Utrecht its Dutch client, the finance company NSFSC, as well as its parent company, the NS Dutch Railways, for the fulfillment of the obligations of these customers under the contract … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Italy, Law, Netherlands, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AnsaldoBreda, AnsaldoBreda SpA, Belgian railwaysNMBS, court, Dutch Railways, Fyra trains, lawsuit, NSFSC, Railways, trains, Utrecht
Berlin, 26-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In view of the upcoming discussions on the guidelines on Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes, the European Aluminium Industry (EAA) calls for a consistent approach at the EU and national level. The EAA has always been a … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, European Union, Government, Law, Metals and Minerals
Tagged alumina, aluminium, best practices, consistent approaches, EU waste and packaging waste legislation, European Aluminium Association, Extended Producer Responsibility Schemes, Laurent Musy, Maarten Labberton, packaging material, policy makers, recycling, waste, waste management
23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The situation in the forestry sector in the EU was not specifically analysed so as to justify specific financial support aimed at improving the economic value of forests, according to a report issued by the European Court of … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Luxembourg
Tagged Aidas Palubinskas, EU Auditors, EU forestry sector, EU support for private forests, European Court of Auditors, forest holdings, forest management plan, forests, private forests, pruning, silvicultural operations, thinning
23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EP’s special committee on organised crime approved its final report on 17 September after 18 months of work, setting out how the EU could tackle the problem more effectively. We spoke to report author Salvatore Iacolino, an … Read the full press release
Metropolis Conference/Tampere, Finland, 16-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Thank you for giving me the opportunity to be part of this important event with such a wide and dynamic composition of researchers, policy makers and practitioners from all over the world. Tampere can truly be … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Finland, Government, Law, Politics, Society
Tagged asylum, Cecilia Mamlström, Common European Asylum System, EU asylum policies, EU Commissioner, EU migration, EU migration policy, Freedom, GAMM, Global Approach to Migration and Mobility, Home Affairs, intra-corporate transferees, intra-EU mobility, Justice, legal migration, Metropolis Conference, MIGRATION, mobility, seasonal workers, SECURITY, Tampere
Vilnius, 13-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Eurofi Financial Forum Mr. De Larosière, Ladies and Gentlemen, Five years ago, on 13 September 2008, some of you here in this room were probably in Nice for the informal Ecofin. It is precisely on that day in … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Lithuania, Politics
Tagged CRD 4, cross-border derivatives, EMIR, Eurofi Financial Forum, financial markets, financial reforms, G20, Michel Barnier, OTC derivatives, Short-selling Regulation, Single Resolution Mechanism, Single Supervisory Mechanism, Vilnius
13-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — We can confirm that the Tianjin Myway International Trading Co. and Magforce International have been ejected from DSEI having been found with literature suspected of breaching UK law. This action highlights our commitment to ensuring that all equipment, … Read the full press release
Posted in Defence, Law, Marketing, Security & Safety, United Kingdom
Tagged compliance breach, DSEI, ianjin Myway International Trading Co, Magforce International, UK law
12-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The Commission today adopted major regulatory proposals to complete the telecoms single market and deliver a Connected Continent. The overarching aim is to build a connected, competitive continent and enabling sustainable digital jobs and industries; making life better … Read the full press release
12-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today the European Parliament adopted amendments to the EU visa rules (Regulation 539/2001), including a new visa waiver suspension mechanism to ensure that visa free travel does not lead to irregularities or abuse. “The new visa waiver suspension mechanism will contribute … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Travel
Tagged Cecilia Malmström, EU visa, EU visa rules, VISA, visa waiver suspension mechanism, visa-free regime
12-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Boubakar Dione est nommé Directeur juridique de Bpifrance. Rapportant directement au Directeur général, il prend en charge la responsabilité de l’ensemble de la fonction juridique de Bpifrance et supervisera les équipes juridiques dédiées aux opérations de financement et … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, France, Investment, Law, Management
Tagged banque publique d’investissement, Boubakar Dione, Bpifrance, CDC Entreprises, Directeur juridique, d’OSEO, FSI, FSI Régions, nommé
11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A new law to guarantee the rights of all citizens to be advised by a lawyer when facing criminal proceedings today received the backing of the European Parliament plenary who adopted the proposal with an overwhelming majority (with … Read the full press release
11-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — I welcome the political agreement with Council on the Market Abuse Regulation that Parliament has endorsed today, which will establish tougher rules to better prevent, detect and punish market abuse. With this agreement, the European Parliament has made … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Commodities, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law
Tagged Arlene McCarthy, commodity markets, commodity regulators, derivative markets, electronic trading platforms, electronic trading platforms abuse, European Parliament, financial regulators, LIBOR, Market Abuse Regulation, Michel Barnier, MIFID 2 proposals
10-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission today proposed new legislation to prevent and manage the rapidly growing threat from invasive species. There are currently over 12 000 species present in Europe which are alien to the natural environment. About 15% of these … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, European Union, Government, Law
Tagged Asian hornet, biodiversity, biodiversity loss, coypu, grey squirrels, invasive alien species, invasive species, Janez Potočnik, Joe Hennon, Monica Westeren, natural environment, outcompeting red squirrels, problematic invasive species, protect biodiversity, tiger mosquito
The impact of US National Security Agency and other surveillance programmes on EU citizens’ privacy and media freedom and the lack of democratic oversight of these programmes were the key concerns voiced by MEPs and key journalists on Thursday, in … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Media, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged Carlos Coelho, Civil Liberties Committee, Civil Liberties Committee MEPs, Claude Moraes, Cornelia Ernst, David Miranda, EU citizens, fundamental rights, Isabel Teixeira NADKARNI, Jacob Appelbaum, Jacques Follorou, journalists, Juan Fernando López Aguilar, media freedom, MEPs, Natalia DASILVA, NSA snooping, privacy, Sophia in't Veld, spying, surveillance programmes, The Guardian, UK anti-terror laws, US National Security Agency
Joint press conference/Saint Petersburg 05-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Good afternoon, The European Union comes to this summit with a message of confidence. The EU delivered on its commitments made last year, but the global recovery still remains fragile. There are positive signs … Read the full press release
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