MEPs approved €31.5 million in EU aid to repair flood damage in Bavaria in a plenary vote on Thursday. Seven people died in the May and June 2016 floods, which affected more than 47,000 people in Lower Bavaria. Over 2,000 … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Germany, Society
Tagged EU aid, flood damage in Bavaria, José Manuel Fernandes, MEPs, Monika Hohlmeier
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, visited today the European Parliament in Brussels, where he was welcomed by Parliament President Martin Schulz. They had a meeting during which they discussed developments in Tunisia and EU-Tunisia relations. Essebsi called the visit is … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Society
Tagged Beji Caid Essebsi, Brussels, European Parliament, Martin Schulz, Tunisian President
GLASGOW, 01-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Professor Anna Dominiczak, Regius Professor of Medicine, Vice-Principal and Head of the College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, was made a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire at a ceremony at … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 30-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Migration remains one of the main concerns of EU citizens. Even if the number of refugees and migrants arriving in Europe has considerably dropped in 2016, the EU’s current migration strategy needs to be adapted to … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Government, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged control migration to Europe, EPP, Joseph Daul
OXFORD, 30-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Men in the 17th century believed they were outnumbered by women despite a lack of evidence for this claim, new research has revealed. Dr Margaret Pelling, a historian at Oxford University, looked at books, pamphlets and … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Science, Society, United Kingdom
LONDON, 28-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — G4S Australia & New Zealand is proud to announce that it is now a White Ribbon Accredited Workplace. G4S Australia & New Zealand is proud to announce that it is now a White Ribbon Accredited Workplace. … Read the full press release
LONDON, 28-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Ambitious plans to boost IT literacy in Kenya by supplying thousands of primary schools with brand-new laptops are being supported by G4S. The Kenyan government has pledged to provide 22,000 schools across 47 counties with the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Non Profit, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged G4S, Geoffrey Mwove, Joe Mucheru, primary schools Kenya, William Ruto
PARIS, 28-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — One year after the Paris attacks, an impressive gathering of thinkers, doers, innovators and implementers are coming together to imagine what the future of Global Education should look like if we want to create a … Read the full press release
DUNDEE, 17-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Dental students from the University of Dundee have teamed up with Scottish rugby legend Scott Hastings and oral health experts in a bid to raise awareness of mouth cancer. Hastings, patron of the charity Let’s Talk … Read the full press release
Philips joins COPD Foundation and family of late Leonard Nimoy in asking the world to #BreatheBoldly on social media to raise COPD awareness AMSTERDAM, 16-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On World COPD Day, Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) is proud … Read the full press release
ROME, 15-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday, 10 November 2016, His Holiness Pope Francis was presented with the Bambi award, a German media prize, in Rome. Every year, Hubert Burda Media presents the Bambi awards in recognition of outstanding achievements. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Germany, Italy, Media, Religion, Society
Tagged Bambi award, Catholic Church, German media prize, His Holiness Pope Francis, Hubert Burda Media, Rome, Yusra Mardini
BONN, 11-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Seven international researchers to receive awards valued at up to €1.65 million each. The young researchers will conduct research in Halle/Saale, Heidelberg, Jena, Mainz, Potsdam and Regensburg in the coming years. This year, a total of … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Germany, Non Profit, Society
Tagged David A. Egger, Faith Osier, Francesco Neri, Mazhar Ali, Michal P. Heller, Safa Shoai, Sofja Kovalevskaja Awards, William Shepherd
UTRECHT, 10-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In October 2016, CEP launched the CEP awards, a celebration of outstanding contributions to probation. The awards scheme reflects CEP’s vision: to contribute to safer communities by rehabilitating and reintegrating offenders and providing the best possible … Read the full press release
STOCKHOLM, 09-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — According to Telia Company’s Group Policy on Freedom of Expression in Telecommunications we will, whenever possible, report on developments with potentially serious impacts on the freedom of expression of our customers. Government’s surveillance of communications often … Read the full press release
Posted in Law, Lithuania, Society, Sweden, Technology
Tagged legislation changes, Lithuania's Law on Electronic Communications, Telia Company
Neste focuses on its own extensive social responsibility development program – IOI developing in the right direction HELSINKI, 08-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On November 7, 2016, Finnwatch published a follow-up study report on the operations of the Malaysian palm oil company … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Food & Beverage, Management, Society
Tagged IOI, Malaysian palm oil company, Neste, raw materials
Schneider Electric is an official COP22 partner On the road to carbon neutrality, the Group reinforces its COP21 commitments by joining the “Science-Based Targets” initiative Schneider Electric top executives will take an active part to the COP22 discussion showcasing innovation … Read the full press release
KIEV, 08-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — “Giornalisti contro la corruzzione e illegittimità” – un gruppo di giornalisti-investigatori Ucraini – ha comunicato dei documenti compromettenti che si sono trovati a loro disposizione e confermano la collaborazione della compagnia europea Flame SA con … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, International Trade, Italy, Media, News, Politics, Russia, Society, Ukraine
Tagged Alessandro Ballerini, Brando International, carbone, corruzzione, delitto, Est d’Ucraina, F-Chem SA, Fabrizio D’Adamo, Federazione Russa, Flame SA, Giornalisti, illegittimità, Jdanivska, La Repubblica Popolare di Donetsk, Luca Ferrari, miniera, RPD, Ruslan Dubovskiy, sanzioni, Stati Uniti, Svizzera, Unione Europea, Uralvagonzavod, Zarechnaya
KIEV, 08-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — «Les journalistes contre la corruption et l’illégalité», un groupe de journalistes enquêteurs ukrainiens, a signalé des documents compromettants dont on avait saisi, qui témoignent de la collaboration de la société européenne «Flame SA» avec la … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, France, International Trade, Luxembourg, News, Politics, Russia, Society, Switzerland, Ukraine
Tagged Alessandro Ballerini, Brando International, charbon, corruption, F-Chem SA, Fabrizio D’Adamo, Fédération de Russie, Flame SA, journalistes, Luca Ferrari, l’Est de l’Ukraine, rebelles armés, République populaire de Donetsk, RPD, Ruslan Dubovsky, Service de Sécurité d’Ukraine, Uralvagonzavod, Zarechnaya, Zhdanivska
VIENNA, 07-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis, a leading provider of innovative solutions in the fields of polyolefins, base chemicals and fertilizers, announces a new round of support to leading social organisations in the UAE. Support will be made available through the … Read the full press release
Europeana Music, an exciting new web resource, launches officially on 4 November 2016. It brings together unique music content — from some of Mozart’s earliest recordings to Smashing Pumpkin concerts — from sound archives and other heritage institutions across Europe. … Read the full press release
LONDON, 04-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — New UK government funding for a UK-Colombia strategic partnership to share expertise on peace-building was confirmed today by Secretary of State for Northern Ireland James Brokenshire as he officially welcomed the President of Colombia, Juan Manuel … Read the full press release
Justine Greening sets out her vision for giving vulnerable children the best possible start to life. LONDON, 04-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In her first speech to the social care profession, Education Secretary Justine Greening today (3 November 2016) set out her … Read the full press release
Lufthansa Airbus A321 takes off with anniversary design COLOGNE, 04-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Aircraft “Wismar” to celebrate the anniversary – great success in securing breeding grounds, resting areas and gathering sites – currently 50,000 cranes in the Baltic Sea area To … Read the full press release
This new fund will be used to increase refuge spaces and other accommodation for women fleeing domestic violence. LONDON, 03-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Local authorities can now bid for a share of a £20 million fund to support victims of domestic … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged fund, Gov.uk, Lord Bourne, Sajid Javid, support of domestic abuse victims
Refugee children will benefit from school supplies under a global campaign launched today by non-profit H&M Foundation in support of UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency. STOCKHOLM, 03-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — For every H&M gift card sold from 3 November until 31 … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Education, Non Profit, Society, Sweden
Tagged Alek Wek, Diana Amini, H&M Foundation, refugee children, UNHCR, UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr60AfCDiwI Tickets are selling fast as VidCon — World’s Largest Online Video Conference — announces Featured Creators for first-ever VidCon Europe in Amsterdam AMSTERDAM, 02-Nov-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — VidCon (vidcon.com), the world’s largest online video conference for fans, creators, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Art & Culture, Education, Entertainment, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, Netherlands, News, Society, Telecom
Tagged Alison Riley, Andrea Russett, Benny & Rafi Fine, BibisBeautyPalace, Colin Hickey, Conference, convention, creators, Défano Holwijn, film, Fleur de Force, Freddie Wong, Gigi Gorgeous, Hannah Hart, Joey Graceffa, Jon Cozart – Oli White, Julian Claßen, Mamrie Hart, Michael Gardner, movies, Omar Kbiri, online, online video, Sarah Close, Scola Dondo, Swoozie, television, VEED Festival, vid con, vidcon, vidcon 2017, vidcon eu, vidcon europe, VidConEU, video, youtube, youtubers
Major economies decarbonising at 2.8% – the highest rate since 2000, more than double the business as usual average, and in line with targets set in the Paris Agreement last year China, the UK and the US top the league … Read the full press release
The World Economic Forum’s Global Gender Gap Report 2016 finds economic parity between the sexes could take 170 years after a dramatic slowdown in progress Slowdown partly down to chronic imbalances in salaries and labour force participation, despite the fact … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged Global Gender Gap Report 2016, WEF, Workplace Gender Equality
The World Economic Forum together with its business members will launch a new ASEAN Regional Business Council (RBC) The RBC will promote public-private cooperation on the most pressing issues in South-East Asia The council will be launched at the World … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged ASEAN Regional Business Council, Justin Wood, Nazir Razak, RBC, South-East Asia, WEF, World Economic Forum
Nationwide to team up with SignVideo to enable deaf and hard of hearing customers to access services Customers will be able to access sign language interpreters online to manage their finances Nationwide is the first building society to offer this … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Society, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged British Sign Language, BSL users, Jeff McWhinney, Mandy Griffin, Nationwide, SignVideo Live
https://youtu.be/sx11gbYMRFs Spoken word performer communicates plight of adults with ADHD who remain overlooked and unsupported. ZUG, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — To mark ADHD Awareness Month, Shire plc (LSE: SHP, NASDAQ: SHPG) has today launched a powerful spoken word video to communicate … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Non Profit, Society, Switzerland
Tagged ADHD, adults ADHD, powerful spoken word video, raise awareness, Shire
LONDON, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Philip Leverhulme Prizes have been awarded annually since 2001 in commemoration of the contribution to the work of the Trust made by Philip Leverhulme, the Third Viscount Leverhulme and grandson of William Hesketh Lever, the founder … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Chemicals, Economy, Education, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Demonstrating its support for raising breast cancer awareness, Mack Trucks is showcasing a pink Mack® Pinnacle™ axle back model at its Greensboro, N.C. headquarters throughout the month of October. The truck is on display in conjunction with National Breast Cancer … Read the full press release
The public vote to decide which organisations will be awarded money from the second round of the Skills and Opportunities Fund in 2016 is now open. EDINBURGH, 25-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Voting for the second round of the 2016 Skills & … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Education, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 2016 Skills & Opportunities Fund, funding, Lewisham Mencap, Nick O'Shea, RBS
ONS price inflation figures report a 1% annual rise in September 2016 Aviva’s analysis reveals that the greatest upward pressure on prices fall on the under-30s More important than ever for savers to shop around for the best deals LONDON, … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Financial, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Age Inflation Index, Aviva, price rises in UK
WIESBADEN, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — 341 Menschen verloren in Deutschland im August 2016 im Straßenverkehr ihr Leben. Nach vorläufigen Ergebnissen des Statistischen Bundesamtes (Destatis) waren das 6 Personen oder 1,8 % mehr als im August 2015. Mit rund 38 800 Personen wurden auch … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Government, Security & Safety, Society, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Destatis, Die Gesamtzahl, polizeilich
WIESBADEN, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Zum Jahresende 2015 lebten rund 7,6 Millionen schwerbehinderte Menschen in Deutschland. Wie das Statistische Bundesamt (Destatis) weiter mitteilt, waren das rund 67 000 oder 0,9 % mehr als am Jahresende 2013. 2015 waren somit 9,3 % der gesamten Bevölkerung in … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Government, Healthcare, Society
Tagged Destatis, Deutschland, schwerbehinderte Menschen
WIESBADEN, 24-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At the end of 2015, roughly 7.6 million severely disabled people were living in Germany. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) also reports that this was an increase of around 67,000 or 0.9% compared with the end … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Government, Healthcare, Society
Tagged Destatis, disabled people, disabled people live in Germany
Computers that learn for themselves are with us now. As they become more common in ‘high-stakes’ applications like robotic surgery, terrorism detection and driverless cars, researchers ask what can be done to make sure we can trust them. CAMBRIDGE, 21-Oct-2016 … Read the full press release
ASTANA, 20-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The sixth and concluding OSCE-supported seminar in a series for judges on protecting the rights of child victims of human trafficking took place on 19 October 2016 in Astana, Kazakhstan. Some 35 judges from across the … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Law, Politics, Society
Tagged human trafficking, judges, Kazakhstan, OSCE, protecting the rights of child victims
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