31-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — REN was awarded the Silver Trophy in the best website of the year category at the Best in Biz Awards 2013. The Best in Biz Awards are one of the most prestigious awards for organisations, and the … Read the full press release
23-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — With the supply of computers, Timor Telecom, in partnership with the PT Foundation, supports the creation of a new subject, “Information and Communication Technologies”, at the Portuguese School in East Timor. Timor Telecom (TT), with the support … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Internet & Online, Non Profit, Portugal, Society, Technology, Telecom
Tagged East Timor, Laptops, Portuguese School in East Timor, PT Foundation, school, Timor Telecom
“ALECTIA has run a very tight ship for us, in close cooperation with our Project Team. It has been extremely comforting to have professional consultants help manage this very complex project” – Carlos Cesar, Chief Production Officer of Unicer. 4-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Denmark, Electronics & Machinery, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Portugal
Tagged ALECTIA, Northern and Southern Portugal, Super Bock beer, Unicer
Brussels, 20-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has concluded that the privatisation of ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, S.A. was carried out on market terms and therefore did not involve any state aid in the meaning of EU rules. ANA has … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Portugal, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged airports, ANA – Aeroportos de Portugal, Azores, Beja, concession, Faro, Lisbon, Madeira, Porto, Portugal airports, privatisation, state aid, The European Commission, Vinci Concessions S.A.S.
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
Tagged Acropolis, Androulla Vassiliou, Athens, Brussels, Cultural Heritage, CULTURE, Elliniki Etairia, EU Prize for Cultural Heritage, Europa Nostra, Europa Nostra Awards, Herodes Atticus, Karolos Papoulias, Loures, Machines of Wielemans-Ceuppens Brewery, Odeion, Plácido Domingo, Roman Theatre of Medellin, SOS Azulejo Project, Strawberry Hill, Tallinn Seaplane Harbour, The Propylaea Central Building in Athens, Twickenham, Wielemans-Ceuppens Brewery
Lisbon, 10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Banco de Portugal will put two cupro-nickel-alloy collector coins into circulation from 21 May 2013 with face value of €2.50, called ‘José Saramago’, from the ‘Europa – Escritores Europeus’ (Europe – European writers) series, and ‘150th … Read the full press release
Lisbon, 10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Banco de Portugal and Associação Portuguesa de Classificação e Análise de Dados (CLAD – the Portuguese Data Classification and Analysis Society) have created the “Prémio Banco de Portugal – CLAD” (the”Banco de Portugal – Clad Award”) to recognise … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Education, Government, Portugal
Tagged Banco de Portugal, Banco de Portugal and Associação Portuguesa de Classificação e Análise de Dados, Banco de Portugal – Clad Award, CLAD, Clad Award, Lisbon, Portuguese Data Classification and Analysis Society), Prémio Banco de Portugal – CLAD, statistical analysis, Young researchers
Porto, 4-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In view of the long awaited revision of the European consumer legislation on package travel, The European Travel Agents’ And Tour Operators’ Associations (ECTAA) is calling for the maintenance of a high level of consumer protection while … Read the full press release
Brussels, 22-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Measures to help crisis-hit countries to use much needed EU funds have been proposed today by the European Commission. The measures would help these Member States to tackle youth unemployment, to support small and medium sized … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Cyprus, European Union, Financial, Government, Greece, Investment, Politics, Portugal
Tagged Cohesion funds, cohesion policy, EU funds, GROWTH, JOBS, Johannes Hahn, László Andor
20-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On the basis of a nomination by the Portuguese Republic in agreement with the Kingdom of Spain and by decision of the Board of Governors on 14 May 2013, Mr Duarte Pitta Ferraz (Professor University of Porto), … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Management, Portugal
Tagged Audit Committee, Duarte Pitta Ferraz, EIB Audit Committee, José Rodrigues de Jesús
Brussels, 13-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has today adopted an Action Plan to revitalise the marine and maritime economy in the Atlantic Ocean Area. The Action Plan follows from the Atlantic Strategy the Commission adopted in 2011 (see IP/11/1456). It aims … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, European Union, France, Government, Ireland, Portugal, Spain, Transportation & Logistics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Action Plan, aquaculture, Atlantic, Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic Ocean Area, EC, European Commission, Fisheries, marine, marine biotech, maritime, maritime strategy, offshore renewables, shipping, TOURISM
Luxembourg, 3-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is providing a first tranche of EUR 50 million – out of EUR 72, 5 million loan – to Electricidade dos Açores S.A. (EDA) in support of the company’s 2011-2016 investment programme. The project … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Portugal
Tagged Açores, Azores, Azores archipelago, EDA Portugal, EIB, EIB funding, Electricidade dos Açores S.A., electricity transmission, funding, geothermal energy, investment, loan, oil-fired generation, renewable energy, transmission
Luxembourg, 1-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Millennium bcp signed an agreement of EUR 200 million to finance small and medium-sized projects promoted essentially by SMEs and Mid-Cap companies. Millennium bcp is also committed to providing its own resources to … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged economic development, EIB, ENERGY, environmental protection, finance, funding, industry, INNOVATION, loan, Mid-Cap companies, Millennium bcp, Portuguese SMEs, RESEARCH, services, SMEs, TOURISM
29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Since 2004, EDP implemented more than 4,000 Lean initiatives that resulted in productivity gains. With these initiatives, EDP received the highest award given by the Kaizen Institute. EDP received the Kaizen Award in recognition of its success … Read the full press release
Brussels, 29-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Induction programmes designed to offer personalised support and advice for new teachers are now mandatory in 15 EU Member States (Austria, Cyprus, Estonia, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden and the UK) … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Education, Estonia, European Union, Finland, France, Germany, Government, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Politics, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Society, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom
Tagged Androulla Vassiliou, Eurydice network, Induction programmes, initial teacher education, International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement, interpersonal skills, new teachers, pedagogical knowledge, PISA 2009, pre-primary education, primary education, Programme for International Student Assessment, Rethinking Education strategy, school, school leaders, SCHOOLS, secondary education, TALIS, TALIS 2008, teacher education, teachers, teaching, Teaching and Learning International Survey, teaching time, team working, TIMSS 2011, Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study
Award won for the Group’s rebranding in July 2011 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EDP was recognised at the Prémios Design awards in the Rebranding category. The company won the award for the change in its global brand, which took place in … Read the full press release
Lisbon, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A joint mission comprising staff teams from European Commission (EC), European Central Bank (ECB), and International Monetary Fund (IMF) visited Lisbon during April 15-18. The mission discussed with the government compensating policy measures for meeting the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Government, Portugal
Tagged EC, ECB, fiscal deficit, fiscal deficit targets, IMF, International Monetary Fund, Lisbon, PORTUGAL, public expenditure
COTER chair Woźniak: “Strengthening regions’ and cities’ opportunities to face together common challenges can concretely contribute to overcome the crisis” Porto, 23-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today the Committee of the Regions Commission for Territorial Cohesion Policy (COTER) held a seminar in Porto … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Politics, Portugal, Society
Tagged Baião, bureaucracy, cities, COTER, EGTC, EGTC Euroregion Galicia - Norte de Portugal, EGTC Raba Duna Vag, ETC, EU funding, EU regions, Europe 2020, GROWTH, Győr-Moson-Sopron, José Luís Carneiro, Komárom-Esztergom, Marek Woźniak, Porto, regional development, regions, seminar, Territorial cooperation, Trnava, Wielkpolskie Region
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