KASSEL, Germany, 19-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — No human right is violated as frequently as the right to food. That almost 800 million people worldwide still do not have enough to eat is one of the greatest scandals of our time. The struggle … Read the full press release
Amsterdam the Netherlands and Jakarta, Indonesia, 15-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) today announced an agreement with the Sijunjung Regency in West Sumatra, Indonesia, for the full-scale commercial implementation, Philips’ first globally, of its Mobile Obstetrics … Read the full press release
Agreement aims to create healthcare business opportunities, bolster local expertise and strengthen Singapore’s position as one of Asia’s leading digital health hubs Singapore, 15-Jan-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Royal Philips (NYSE: PHG, AEX: PHIA) and EDBI, the corporate investment arm of the … Read the full press release
SURREY, 12-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Samaritans welcomes the £1bn funding for mental health services in England, as the first joined-up commitment to mental health. Samaritans’ CEO Ruth Sutherland said: “The emphasis on care and treatment services is to be welcomed, but I … Read the full press release
GENEVA, 11-1-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The 46th World Economic Forum Annual Meeting in Davos-Klosters, Switzerland, will take place on 20-23 January under the theme “Mastering the Fourth Industrial Revolution”. For more information about the programme, read the meeting overview. Registration for the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged World Economic Forum
NOTTINGHAM, 28-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The evidence given by an expert in rivers from The University of Nottingham has been pivotal in a ruling by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) on a centuries-old border dispute between Costa Rica and Nicaragua. Professor … Read the full press release
Las 2.400 oficinas postales colaboran con la campaña ‘Un juguete, una ilusión’ de la Fundación Crecer Jugando y son uno de los principales canales para la solidaridad con UNICEF y Cruz Roja Ya se han vendido más de 75.000 ‘bolígrafos … Read the full press release
Posted in Non Profit, Society, Spain
Tagged Campañas solidarias, las oficinas de CORREOS de toda España, SEPI
The two-euro circulation coin dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of Paul Keres will be issued on 7 January Coins will be available from the Eesti Pank museum and online shop from 12.00 noon on 8 January The … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Banks, Estonia, Society
Tagged chess player, Eesti Pank, Paul Keres, two-euro commemorative coin
SURREY, 22-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Samaritans’ leading volunteer and Chair of Trustees, Jenni McCartney, will be profiled in the first edition of a new series of BBC Radio 4’s programme The Listeners on Tuesday 22 December. Jenni McCartney, who represents the charity’s … Read the full press release
Posted in Media, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged BBC Radio 4, Jenni McCartney, Samaritans, The Listeners
LONDON, 21-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Swiss watch manufacturer Frederique Constant was delighted to support the sixth edition of the Global Gift Gala Foundation charity event held on November 30th . Over 200 guests attended the Global Gift Gala at the … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 21-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Following publication by the European Commission of information on revolving door moves by officials leaving the institution, Corporate Europe Observatory campaigner and researcher Vicky Cann reacts: “The workings of the revolving door within the EU institutions are … Read the full press release
PARIS, 15-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In the light of recent terrorist atrocities the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) today concluded three days of meetings, focussed on combatting the financing of ISIL, their affiliates, and other terrorist groups. On the first day of … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Government, Society
Tagged combatting the financing of ISIL, FATF, Financial Action Task Force, terrorist groups
STOCKHOLM, 9-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Climate change is linked to at least six of the UN’s 17 goals for sustainable development. Making these goals a reality requires commitment at all levels — both at COP21 in Paris, and in our own daily … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Environment, Society, Sweden
Mother-to-child is most common transmission route in Spain / Patients are at risk of sudden death Seville, Spain, 7-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Latin American migrants in Spain should be screened for Chagas disease, particularly women before pregnancy, doctors urged today at EuroEcho-Imaging … Read the full press release
In preparation for COP21, the Paris Meeting of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Nordic Council of Ministers (NCM) has collected data on the Nordic countries’ performance in dealing with the environmental challenge. HELSINKI, 7-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Denmark, Environment, Finland, Government, Iceland, Norway, Society, Sweden
Tagged COP21, NCM, NIB, Nordic Council of Ministers, Peer Stiansen, “Nordic Action on Climate Change”
MAASTRICHT, 2-12-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved and highly respected President, Willem Baron van Dedem. In him we have lost one of our most loyal and faithful torchbearers. We are immensely … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Netherlands, Society
Tagged Daniel George van Beuningen, IN MEMORIAM: Willem Baron van Dedem, TEFAF
OXFORD, 27-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Research undertaken by Oxford University’s Careers Service shows that girls are significantly less confident about their career prospects than boys, and have very different attitudes to what they seek in a career – attitudes that significantly … Read the full press release
OXFORD, 27-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — New research reveals the huge physical and mental health toll suffered by migrant women from poorer Asian countries like Sri Lanka who go to the Gulf countries to work as cleaners and maids. Those interviewed said … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Cleaners and maids from Sri Lanka, Dr Hiranthi Jayaweera, University of Oxford
PARIS, 26-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — De nombreuses entreprises du groupe ont fait le choix d’inscrire leur politique Handicap dans le cadre d’accords. C’est le cas des Banques Populaires et des Caisses d’Epargne qui ont renouvelé leurs accords de branche pour … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, France, Society
Tagged Le Groupe BPCE, SEPH
Italy is the world’s leading country in terms of photovoltaic share in the power generation mix, and ranks second among European big players as to energy efficiency, these are just two out of Italy’s several achievements in the energy sector … Read the full press release
With the support of the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF), Spanish customs and police intercepted in October a counterfeit shampoo criminal network in Spain. With a production capacity of 200,000 bottles per month, this is the second clandestine factory to be … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Society, Spain
Tagged counterfeit shampoo, criminal network in Spain, OLAF, Spanish customs and police
PARIS, 24-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On 20 November, OLAF together with 52 other European anti-corruption and police oversight bodies adopted the Paris Declaration. The Declaration calls on European decision-makers to strengthen the fight against corruption. It was adopted by the … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, France, Government, Law, Politics, Society
Tagged 52 European anti-corruption, fight against corruption, OLAF, Paris Declaration, police oversight bodies
BRUSSELS, 24-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — EURORDIS will be the voice of people living with a rare disease across Europe in the new INNOVCare project. INNOVCare (Innovative Patient-Centred Approach for Social Care Provision to Complex Conditions) addresses the social challenges faced … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Healthcare, Society
Tagged EURORDIS, INNOVCare project, rare disease
WALLDORF, 24-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP SE (NYSE: SAP) today announced for the third consecutive year it received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2016 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Germany, Society, Technology
Tagged 2016 Corporate Equality Index, CEI, Human Rights Campaign Foundation, LGBT, SAP SE
KYIV, 24-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — More than 50 school children from all over Ukraine were trained on human rights principles, from 19 to 20 November 2015 in Odesa, during the events organized by the OSCE Project Co-ordinator in Ukraine and the Office … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Non Profit, Society, Ukraine
Tagged human rights, human rights principles in Odesa, OSCE, Ukrainian children
GLASGOW, 23-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Historical documents and artefacts charting the history of Erskine Hospital, some of which lay hidden in a derelict room for years, have been recovered and are being formally catalogued for the first time. Much of … Read the full press release
Road traffic injuries are a global public health and development problem, killing over 1.2 million people per year and injuring 20-50 million more, according to the World Bank and the World Health Organization AXA, IFC and the World Bank are … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, France, Insurance, Society, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AXA, Dimitris Tsitsiragos, IFC, Jean-Laurent Granier, road safety, the World Bank
Your Time campaign calls for earlier action in COPD WHO expects COPD to be the third leading cause of death worldwide by 2030 – exceeded only by heart disease and stroke1 By the time most people know they have COPD, … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Healthcare, Society
Tagged Boehringer Ingelheim, Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, COPD, Dr. Richard Russell
BRUSSELS, 20-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — When discovering there was no help, no support nor advice for her and her son, Robbie, victim of a serious attack in Greece that left him with lifelong brain injuries, Maggie Hughes decided to take … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Law, Society
Tagged EESC, EU Directive for the protection of Victims' Rights, Levent Altan, Maggie Hughes, Mrs Walker Shaw
MEPs called on Wednesday for more focus on migration and security and more flexibility in the revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP), after foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and neighbourhood policy Commissioner Johannes Hahn presented their proposals for a new ENP … Read the full press release
Research from the University of East Anglia has found that people’s honesty varies significantly between countries. Norwich, UK, 17-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — It also suggests that honesty is less important to a country’s current economic growth than during earlier periods in history. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Hugh-Jones, East Anglia, people’s honesty
Brill and the University of Groningen are proud to present the publication of The Star of Bethlehem and the Magi: Interdisciplinary Perspectives from Experts on the Ancient Near East, the Greco-Roman World and Modern Astronomy. This book, edited by Peter … Read the full press release
Rome, 13-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The ambitious aim of the non-profit organisation Elettrici Senza Frontieri onlus (ESF onlus), formed mainly of volunteers from the electricity sector, is to promote international solidarity in order to provide the world’s poorest populations with access … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Italy, Non Profit, Society
Tagged Elettrici Senza Frontieri, Enel, Michel Crémieux, sustainable energy
An NIHR-funded study from the University of Cambridge has raised questions about the widely-held assumption that most patients at the end of their lives prefer to die at home rather than a hospice or hospital. CAMBRIDGE, 13-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged preferred place of death, Sarah Hoare, University of Cambridge
Coventry, UK, 10-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — Prisoners’ lives can be significantly improved – and sometimes even saved – for the price of a stamp. A prison pen pal scheme, currently operating in 52 prisons in England and Wales, is contributing … Read the full press release
As a pioneer of barrier-free services, Bank Austria now offers personal advice through video calls for hearing impaired customers based on its SmartBanking service model Interpreters of the ÖGS.barrierefrei service centre translate the consultations simultaneously into sign language No barriers … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Banks, Society
Tagged Bank Austria, personal advice, video calls for hearing impaired customers
Three quarters don’t know how much a stamp costs LONDON, 2-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — A new study released today has highlighted tumbling interest in writing amongst teenagers, sparking concerns for the future of handwriting across the UK and ROI. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Society, United Kingdom
Tagged BIC study, Jonathan Skyrme, Melanie Harwood, writing
BIC Launches #JustWrite Day to Get Britain Writing LONDON, 2-11-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday 29th October pen manufacturer, BIC, is launching #JustWrite Day, an annual day to both reinvigorate Britain’s enthusiasm for writing and reintroduce the simple pleasure of … Read the full press release
Posted in Society, United Kingdom
Tagged #JustWrite Day, BIC, Jonathan Skyrme, Pen manufacturer
Fundación Másfamilia otorgó a Cepsa la certificación como Empresa Familiarmente Responsable el pasado mes de mayo La Secretaria de Estado, Susana Camarero, ha visitado hoy la sede de la Compañía para conocer de cerca los avances de estas medidas Cepsa … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Society, Spain
Tagged CEPSA, Según Carlos Morán, trabajo
Dundee, 30-10-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — University of Dundee-based charity PAMIS is inviting members of the public to flush away exclusion by spending a penny to support people with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) and their families. The ‘Spend a Penny … Read the full press release
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