Category Archives: Netherlands

Press Releases & News from Netherlands distributed via EuropaWire

FMO and partners provide second syndicated loan to Turkey’s Kılıç Deniz for growth and diversification

(IN BRIEF) Dutch development bank FMO, along with French development finance institution Proparco and SDG-focused emerging market credit fund ILX Fund, has provided a €60m ($71.6m) syndicated loan to Turkey’s Kılıç Deniz, a leading aquaculture player. The funds will be … Read the full press release

Aegon to Focus on Core Activities, Sells UK Protection Book to Royal London

(IN BRIEF) Aegon UK has sold its individual protection book to Royal London as part of its strategy to focus on core Retail and Workplace platform activities in the UK. The portfolio of life, critical illness, and income protection policies … Read the full press release

Continental and HERE Technologies to power IVECO commercial vehicles in the EU with Intelligent Speed Assistance and fuel-saving functions

(IN BRIEF) Continental and HERE Technologies will provide Intelligent Speed Assistance (ISA) and fuel-saving functions to all commercial vehicles produced by IVECO in the EU market from 2023 onwards. The solution will be delivered through Continental’s eHorizon platform that aggregates … Read the full press release

Stellantis Financial Services et Leasys vont stimuler la création de valeur dans le secteur des services financiers

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Stellantis N.V. a annoncé une nouvelle structure rationalisée de services de financement et de crédit-bail en Europe, consolidant sa capacité multimarque avec la création de deux organisations – Stellantis Financial Services et Leasys. Stellantis Financial Services disposera … Read the full press release

Stellantis Financial Services and Leasys to Boost Value Creation in Financial Services Business

(IN BRIEF) Stellantis N.V. has announced a new streamlined financing and leasing services structure in Europe, consolidating its multi-brand capacity with the creation of two organizations – Stellantis Financial Services and Leasys. Stellantis Financial Services will have a single financing … Read the full press release

TenneT to build 40 GW of offshore wind energy to fulfill North Sea Energy Summit’s target

(IN BRIEF) Transmission System Operator (TSO) TenneT has collaborated with Hitachi Energy, Petrofac, GE/SMOP and GE/McDermott to develop a new global market standard for 2 GW HVDC systems, a crucial component of TenneT’s innovative 2GW Program. This program consists of … Read the full press release

Bloomberg und Junior Achievement Europe betreuen 2023 mit der EU-Initiative „Women in Finance“ noch mehr Studierende

(IN KÜRZE) Bloomberg hat seine EU-Initiative „Women in Finance“ ausgeweitet, die darauf abzielt, junge Frauen nach einem erfolgreichen ersten Jahr zu inspirieren und zu befähigen, Karrieren im Finanzbereich zu verfolgen. Die Initiative bietet spezialisierte Schulungen zu Kapitalmärkten und Mentoring durch … Read the full press release

Bloomberg and Junior Achievement Europe mentor even more students in 2023 with EU Women in Finance initiative

(IN BRIEF) Bloomberg has expanded its EU Women in Finance initiative, which aims to inspire and empower young women to pursue careers in finance, following a successful first year. The initiative offers specialized training on capital markets and mentoring from … Read the full press release

Mitsubishi Corporation s’associe à Solidaridad pour distribuer des foyers économes en énergie aux producteurs de cacao nigérians

(ACTUALITÉ EN BREF) Mitsubishi Corporation et Solidaridad se sont associés pour introduire des foyers économes en énergie pour les petits producteurs de cacao dans les États nigérians d’Ondo et de Cross River. La plupart des ménages ruraux du Nigéria utilisent … Read the full press release

Mitsubishi Corporation Partners with Solidaridad to Distribute Energy-Efficient Cookstoves to Nigerian Cocoa Farmers

(IN BRIEF) Mitsubishi Corporation and Solidaridad have partnered to introduce energy-efficient cookstoves to smallholder cocoa farmers in Nigeria’s Ondo and Cross River states. Most rural households in Nigeria use traditional cookstoves made from mud or metal scraps, which require large … Read the full press release

Opel bekennt sich zu einer vollelektrischen Aufstellung in Europa bis 2028 mit Stellantis’ Investition in Eisenach

(IN KÜRZE) Stellantis wird über 130 Millionen Euro in das deutsche Montagewerk Eisenach investieren, um die Produktion eines batterieelektrischen Fahrzeugs (BEV) als Nachfolger des Kompakt-SUV Opel Grandland aufzunehmen. Das neue BEV wird in der zweiten Hälfte des Jahres 2024 mit … Read the full press release

Opel Commits to Fully Electric Lineup in Europe by 2028 with Stellantis’ Eisenach Investment

(IN BRIEF) Stellantis will invest over €130 million in Germany’s Eisenach Assembly Plant to add production of a battery electric vehicle (BEV) successor to the Opel Grandland compact SUV. The new BEV will begin production in the second half of … Read the full press release

El proveedor de soluciones de carga EVBox recibe la calificación de medalla de oro en la evaluación de sostenibilidad de EcoVadis

(NOTICIA EN BREVE) EVBox, un proveedor de soluciones de carga para vehículos eléctricos, ha recibido una calificación de medalla de oro de EcoVadis por sus esfuerzos de sostenibilidad. La calificación se basa en una evaluación de las políticas, acciones y … Read the full press release

Charging Solutions Provider EVBox Receives Gold Medal Rating on EcoVadis Sustainability Assessment

(IN BRIEF) EVBox, a provider of charging solutions for electric vehicles, has received a gold medal rating from EcoVadis for its sustainability efforts. The rating is based on an evaluation of the company’s policies, actions, and results in the areas … Read the full press release

Neurocientífico desarrollará una nueva teoría de la curiosidad emergente con una beca distinguida

(NOTICIA EN BREVE) Eveline Crone, neurocientífica del desarrollo en la Universidad Erasmus de Róterdam y la Universidad de Leiden, recibió la Beca Distinguida NIAS-Lorentz 2023/24 por su investigación sobre la aparición de la curiosidad. Durante la beca, a partir de … Read the full press release

Neuroscientist to Develop New Theory of Emerging Curiosity with Distinguished Fellowship

(IN BRIEF) Eveline Crone, a developmental neuroscientist at Erasmus University Rotterdam and Leiden University, has been awarded the Distinguished NIAS-Lorentz Fellowship 2023/24 for her research on the emergence of curiosity. During the fellowship, starting in September 2023, she will investigate … Read the full press release

Dutch Construction Giants Join Forces to Save Greenery

(IN BRIEF) The Struikroven Foundation, which aims to make the conservation and reuse of existing greenery a standard part of demolition, renovation and redevelopment projects in the Netherlands, has signed a cooperation agreement with six Dutch property developers: Heijmans, Vesteda, … Read the full press release

Vesteda achieves world’s largest residential certification under new BREEAM-NL In-Use Homes guideline

(IN BRIEF) Dutch real estate investment firm Vesteda has achieved BREEAM certification for almost its entire residential portfolio of 27,500 homes according to the new BREEAM-NL In-Use Homes guideline. It is the world’s largest ever residential certification achieved in one … Read the full press release

Former Heineken executive to take the helm at FrieslandCampina

(IN BRIEF) Dutch dairy cooperative, Royal FrieslandCampina, has announced the appointment of Jan Derck van Karnebeek as its new Chief Executive Officer, effective June 1, 2023. Van Karnebeek will replace Hein Schumacher, who will depart to become CEO of Unilever … Read the full press release

Philips and Al Qassimi Hospital collaborate on ULC-PCI educational programs to benefit patients

(IN BRIEF) Al Qassimi Hospital in Sharjah has become the first hospital in the Middle East to host a course on ultra-low-contrast percutaneous coronary intervention (ULC-PCI) sponsored by Philips. The course is part of a global education program, with attendees … Read the full press release