Category Archives: Non Profit

Non Profit Press Releases & News distributed via EuropaWire

Fundación Iberdrola received 525+ applications for Its Social Aid Programme, 46 projects will receive funding

Posted on 20, June 2013 by

The initiatives will be carried out in Spain within a maximum execution time of one year The recipient projects are related to the fight against poverty, social exclusion and improved quality of life The Foundation will fund up to €20,000 … Read the full press release →

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British Minister Alan Duncan: UK humanitarian support makes a difference in Burma but more needs to be done by the international community

Posted on 19, June 2013 by

19-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Greater efforts must be made to help vulnerable people at risk from flooding and disease in Burma’s Rakhine and Kachin States and support peace talks to resolve Burma’s inter-communal conflicts, Development Minister Alan Duncan has said on … Read the full press release →

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Bayer celebrates its 150 Years Anniversary with global song project

Posted on 19, June 2013 by

150 Years of Bayer: pop song for a good cause Employee teams from various countries record “A Better Life” Leverkusen, 19-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As part of the activities to celebrate the foundation of Bayer 150 years ago, employees from 50 … Read the full press release →

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Androulla VASSILIOU Speech at the European Heritage Awards Ceremony in Athens

Posted on 17, June 2013 by

Androulla VASSILIOU – Member of the European Commission responsible for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth European Heritage Awards Ceremony/Athens, Odeion of Herodes Atticus,  17-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Your excellence Mr President of the Republic, Your Royal Highness, Distinguished guests, Ladies and gentlemen … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, European Union, Greece, Non Profit, Politics, Society

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2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards Winners Announced in Athens

Posted on 17, June 2013 by

Brussels / Athens, 17-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The winners of the 2013 European Union Prize for Cultural Heritage / Europa Nostra Awards will be honoured this evening at a ceremony in Athens in the presence of Karolos Papoulias, the President of Greece, Androulla Vassiliou, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Belgium, Estonia, European Union, Germany, Government, Greece, Non Profit, Portugal, Society, Spain, United Kingdom

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Eni to sponsor the exhibition The Boxer: An Ancient Masterpiece, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

Posted on 13, June 2013 by

The event has been organized thanks to Eni, the Italian Embassy in Washington, and the Metropolitan Museum (“Met”), and is part of 2013 – Year of Italian Culture in the United States, of which Eni is Corporate Ambassador. New York … Read the full press release →

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EADS made € 500,000 donation to flood victims in Germany

Posted on 13, June 2013 by

13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European aerospace group EADS is donating € 500,000 to the victims of the catastrophic floods in Germany. The company is transferring the money to the German Red Cross, which will organise how it is put to … Read the full press release →

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Bayer HealthCare supports Middle East, North Africa and Europe diabetes projects under the “Excellence across Borders” program

Posted on 12, June 2013 by

Leverkusen, 12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bayer HealthCare supports local projects under the “Excellence across Borders” program in order to improve care of people with diabetes. Among the projects is a Diabetic School Awareness Program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which … Read the full press release →

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Benetton Group supports survivors of the collapse of the Rana Plaza Building in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Posted on 11, June 2013 by

On Wednesday, May 22 the Group agreed in principle to establish a partnership with the NGO BRAC to provide health assistance and financial support to those affected by the tragedy Ponzano, 11-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Just days after signing the Fire … Read the full press release →

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The European Ombudsman helped solve payment dispute between French NGO EDNES and the EC

Posted on 11, June 2013 by

11-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Ombudsman, P. Nikiforos Diamandouros, has helped to settle a EUR 93 000 payment dispute between a French NGO “Earth Data Network for Education and Scientific Exchange” (EDNES) and the European Commission. EDNES successfully carried out three EU- funded projects in … Read the full press release →

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Lufthansa Group supported the resettlement of Eurasian cranes in the British Isles

Posted on 10, June 2013 by

10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — News from Great Britain that The Great Crane Project there has succeeded in establishing the resettlement of the Eurasian crane in that country – with the support of the Lufthansa Group. For more than 400 years, the … Read the full press release →

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The European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation partner to fight poverty-related diseases

Posted on 10, June 2013 by

Paris, 10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Union and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have today pledged to work together to fight HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, malaria and other poverty-related diseases that together affect more than 1 billion people worldwide. The agreement, signed … Read the full press release →

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EU plans to spend unprecedented €3.5 billion between 2014-2020 for nutrition in some of the world’s poorest countries

Posted on 7, June 2013 by

Brussels, 7-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  The European Union (EU) is to spend an unprecedented €3.5 billion between 2014-2020 on improving nutrition in some of the world’s poorest countries, Development Commissioner, Andris Piebalgs, is expected to pledge tomorrow. Speaking ahead of a … Read the full press release →

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Bayer Science & Education Foundation launches new round of funding – Applications now possible online till July 15, 2013

Posted on 5, June 2013 by

Bayer foundation scholarships – EUR 200,000 for work and study abroad Support for ambitious study projects in the fields of science, engineering, medicine and teacher training in scientific subjects / Hermann Strenger scholarships to sponsor career-training projects abroad  Leverkusen, 5-6-2013 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Chemicals, Education, Financial, Germany, Non Profit, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society

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Alstom Switzerland supports ETH Zurich energy and sustainability projects

Posted on 5, June 2013 by

5-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Alstom (Switzerland) AG has agreed a collaboration with ETH Zurich and the ETH Zurich Foundation to support fundamental research projects in the field of energy and sustainability. Alstom has pledged a donation of 2.5 million Swiss francs … Read the full press release →

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First Investment Bank Bulgaria supported the charity match “Legends of Bulgaria” – “Aston Villa”

Posted on 29, May 2013 by

 The charity match is in support of Stiliyan Petrov 29-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Fibank (First Investment Bank) has bought 1,000 tickets for the spectacular beneficial show to take place at “Vasil Levski” national stadium on 26 May. At 15:00 hours, the “Legends … Read the full press release →

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EC, CERN to support the construction of SESAME, major research facility in the Middle East

Posted on 28, May 2013 by

Brussels, 28-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  The European Commission and CERN have today agreed to support the construction of SESAME, one of the most ambitious research facilities in the Middle East. SESAME is a so-called synchrotron light source, functioning in effect like … Read the full press release →

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Cecilia Malmström at “We are the Others” conference in Berlin: The rise of right-wing extremism in Europe

Posted on 27, May 2013 by

Cecilia Malmström – EU Commissioner for Home Affairs ‘We are the Others’ conference Berlin, 27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, First I would like to thank the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung for organising this conference on a very important subject. For … Read the full press release →

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Viviane Reding and Neelie Kroes Statement on International Missing Children’s Day 25 May

Posted on 27, May 2013 by

Brussels, 27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ahead of International Missing Children’s Day (25 May), European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding, the EU’s Justice Commissioner said: “As every year, the European Commission is supporting International Missing Children Day to make sure we remember children who … Read the full press release →

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Roma Roundtable event brings together key players from Roma civil society

Posted on 17, May 2013 by

Brussels, 17-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  European Commission Vice-President Viviane Reding (Justice, Citizenship and Fundamental Rights) and Commissioner László Andor (Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion) will today meet with civil society organisations to discuss Roma integration in Europe. Today’s Roma Roundtable event … Read the full press release →

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