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Airbus Group signs agreement with seven leading European aeronautics and engineering universities at the Paris Air Show

Le Bourget, 23-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Airbus Group has signed partnership agreements with seven leading European aeronautics and engineering universities to ensure students graduate with the skills required by industry to face future challenges generated by a more complex and competitive … Read the full press release

Vodafone Germany secured additional spectrum for mobile data and voice services in the Federal Network Agency’s auction for €2,091 million

LONDON, 22-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone Germany has secured spectrum for mobile data and voice services in the Federal Network Agency’s auction for a total cost of €2,091million (£1,494 million). Vodafone has acquired rights to: 2 x 10 MHz in … Read the full press release

Vodafone to appoint Hannes Ametsreiter as Vodafone Germany Chief Executive pending Supervisory Board approval

LONDON, 22-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Vodafone today announced its intention to appoint Hannes Ametsreiter as Vodafone Germany Chief Executive pending Supervisory Board approval on 30 June 2015. In addition to his responsibilities as Vodafone Germany Chief Executive, Hannes Ametsreiter will … Read the full press release

Experton’s Cloud Vendor Benchmark 2015: Deutsche Telekom and T-Systems achieve top scores among Germany’s leading cloud providers in more than ten disciplines

Experton Group publishes Cloud Vendor Benchmark 2015 Top rating for IaaS and PaaS in Public, Private and Hybrid Cloud Top rating for cloud transformation, cloud workplaces and cloud broker BONN, 22-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Great result in the Experton Group’s … Read the full press release

The Volkswagen brand’s design team honoured with the Plus X Award

Passat Variant and Golf Sportsvan crowned ‘Best Product of the Year’ Plus awards for ‘High Quality, Design and Ease of Use’ given to Passat Saloon, Passat Variant and Golf Sportsvan Wolfsburg, 22-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Volkswagen brand’s design team was honoured … Read the full press release

Volkswagen Group China and YUZ Museum Shanghai present Rain Room by the British-German artist group Random International

Opening in September 2015 at the YUZ Museum Shanghai China is an integral part of Volkswagen’s global cultural engagement Wolfsburg / Shanghai, 19-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The YUZ Museum Shanghai in partnership with Volkswagen Group China will present Rain Room, a large-scale … Read the full press release

Matteo Patrone appointed new Director for Romania at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

LONDON, 18-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Matteo Patrone has been appointed new Director for Romania at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and will take over his new role in Bucharest on 1 July 2015. Mr Patrone follows James … Read the full press release

Merck’s acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich approved by the European Commission under EU Merger Regulation

BRUSSELS, 18-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has approved the proposed acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich by Merck under the EU Merger Regulation. Both companies are active world-wide in the life science sector. The decision is conditional on the divestment of … Read the full press release

The European Commission: EU on track to meet its 20% 2020 renewable energy targets

BRUSSELS, 18-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has published the progress report on 2020 renewable energy targets, showing that the EU is on track to meet its 20% renewable energy targets. With a projected share of 15.3% of renewable … Read the full press release

SAP SE retains its position as a leader in utilities customer information systems according to the recent Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Utilities Customer Information Systems

WALLDORF, 16-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today today announced it has retained its position as a leader in utilities customer information systems according to the recent Gartner, Inc. Magic Quadrant for Utilities Customer Information Systems*. This marks the 10th … Read the full press release

RTL Group launches dedicated team for the development of the Group’s investments in the areas of multi-channel networks (MCNs) and digital advertising sales

Luxembourg, 16-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — RTL Group today announced the creation of the RTL Digital Hub, a dedicated team which will develop the Group’s investments in the areas of multi-channel networks (MCNs) and digital advertising sales, in particular BroadbandTV, StyleHaul, … Read the full press release

Salini Impregilo: first important stress-test to date of Panama’s New Canal conducted successfully on the Atlantic

MILAN, 15-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The waters of Gatun Lake began flooding the new canal in Panama on the side of the Atlantic Ocean. This manoeuvre, conducted successfully today, was the first important stress-test to date of the Third Set … Read the full press release

UEFA confirms 3-year global partnership with PepsiCo for the 2015–18 UEFA Champions League cycle

UEFA has confirmed a three-year global partnership with PepsiCo for the UEFA Champions League. Nyon, Switzerland, 15-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Worldwide food and beverage leader signs as official partner for the 2015–18 cycle UEFA has today confirmed a three-year global … Read the full press release

BNP Paribas Personal Finance’s Board of Directors appointed Alain van Groenendael as Chairman and Laurent David as CEO

PARIS, 15-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — At a meeting on 12 June, the Board of Directors of BNP Paribas Personal Finance appointed Alain van Groenendael as Chairman and Laurent David as Chief Executive Officer of the company. In these roles they … Read the full press release

RenewableUK: the world’s first ever tidal lagoon energy project granted planning permission by the Energy Secretary Amber Rudd

LONDON, 15-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — RenewableUK is celebrating today’s announcement that the world’s first ever tidal lagoon energy project has been granted planning permission by the Energy Secretary Amber Rudd. The project is scheduled to be built in Swansea Bay … Read the full press release

John Cryan appointed Co-Chief Executive Officer Deutsche Bank; succeeds Jürgen Fitschen and Anshu Jain

Frankfurt am Main, 15-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Supervisory Board of Deutsche Bank (XETRA: DBKGn.DE / NYSE: DB) decided at an extraordinary meeting today to appoint John Cryan (54) to the position of Co-Chief Executive Officer, effective July 1, 2015. … Read the full press release

José Placido appointed as Head of Financial Institutions Coverage (FIC) at BNP Paribas CIB

PARIS, 15-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — BNP Paribas CIB today announces the appointment of José Placido as Head of Financial Institutions Coverage (FIC), in addition to his existing role as Global Head of Client Development & Strategy for BNP Paribas Securities … Read the full press release

Around 600 shareholders and guests attended the Annual General Meeting of KUKA Aktiengesellschaft in Augsburg on June 10, 2015

Resolutions proposed by Executive Board and Supervisory Board passed with large majority Dividend of 0.40 euro approved Focus on Industry 4.0 Augsburg, 12-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Around 600 shareholders, shareholder representatives and guests attended the Annual General Meeting of KUKA … Read the full press release

Eni announces the appointment of Umberto Vergine Chief Midstream Gas&Power Officer and Marco Alverà Chief Retail Market Gas&Power Officer

The Chief Midstream Gas&Power Officer and Chief Retail Market Gas&Power Officer will then report directly to Eni’s CEO, Claudio Descalzi. San Donato Milanese (Milan), 12-6-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Umberto Vergine has been appointed Chief Midstream Gas&Power Officer, starting from  today. … Read the full press release

Saxo Bank to close its subsidiary in Cyprus Saxo Capital Markets CY Ltd. following the successful launch of SaxoTraderGO

Following the successful launch of SaxoTraderGO, Saxo’s new, intuitive, multi-asset trading platform, Saxo Capital Markets CY Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of Saxo Bank, will cease its operations as a provider of retail MT4 solutions and its MT4 platform will … Read the full press release