Microsoft, Google and Facebook managers denied giving the NSA or any government in the world direct or unfettered access to their servers, at the ninth NSA inquiry hearing on the mass surveillance of EU citizens held at Parliament on Monday. … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Media, Politics, Security & Safety, Society, Technology, Telecom
Tagged customers' data, EU citizens, Facebook, Google, Jim Sensenbrenner, mass surveillance, MEPs, Microsoft, NSA, ommunications records, Senator Patrick Leahy, US Patriot Act, USA Freedom Act
Researchers from Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, have characterized a genetic aberration on a group of colorectal cancer patients. The discovery gives hope for a new and efficient treatment of colorectal cancer, which is a frequent … Read the full press release
Copenhagen, Denmark, 11-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the 1970s, a network of businessmen, politicians, and academics from the US, Europe, and Japan, also known as the Trilateral Commission, changed the way international politics was conducted. Informal links between Commission members, governments, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Denmark, Education, Politics, Society
Tagged academics, businessmen, Carsten Munk Hansen, David Rockefeller, Dino Knudsen, Europe, G7, historian, international politics, Japan, Jean-Claude Trichet, Paris, politicians, Tokyo, Trilateral Commission, University of Copenhagen, US, Washington, Zbigniew Brzezinski
Results show carbon budget limits are now within the planning cycle of major infrastructure and business investment decisions increasing the risk of stranded assets London, UK, 8-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — According to PwC analysis, the world is on track to blow the … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Management, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged 2°C carbon budget, climate science, global warming, IPCC, PwC Low Carbon Economy Index
The European Parliament should use its powers to reconsider EU-US data transfer deals and push for the creation of a European privacy cloud, EU-level protection for whistleblowers and a strong judicial authorisation of surveillance activities, data protection and intelligence experts … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged Carlos Coelho, Claude Moraes, EU citizens, EU-level protection for whistleblowers, European Parliament, European privacy cloud, Francesco Ragazzi, fundamental rights, Gus Hosein, Isabel Teixeira NADKARNI, Jan Philipp Albrecht, MEPs, Natalia DASILVA, no to European NSA, NSA inquiry, Passenger Name Record, Sergio Carrera, surveillance programmes, Terrorist Finance Tracking Programme, Viviane Reding, whistleblowers
KPMG International report reveals culprits are predominantly an employee colluding with others outside the organization. Amstelveen, Netherlands, 7-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In these turbulent economic times businesses and investors alike should be aware that fraudsters can come in all shapes and sizes. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Law, Management, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Society, Technology
Tagged Amy Greenshields, corruption, Déan Friedman, FRAUD, Fraudsters, KPMG, KPMG International, Profile of a Fraudster, study, Trojan Horse
Lisbon, Portugal, 7-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — From November 30 to January 4, 2014, The Roque Gameiro House, in Amadora , Lisbon, hosts the exhibition “International Surrealism Now”, conceptualized by Santiago Ribeiro . The event features artworks from 29 countries. The opening is … Read the full press release
CGD promove festa na KidZania para ensinar os mais novos a poupar Lisbon, Portugal, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — «A Grande Festa Aprenda a Poupar» é o nome da iniciativa que a Caixa Geral de Depósitos vai levar a cabo entre 1 e … Read the full press release
German Council of Science and Humanities evaluates Humboldt Foundation with positive results. Bonn, Germany, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The German Council of Science and Humanities has evaluated the Humboldt Foundation with positive results. The German Council of Science and Humanities is the … Read the full press release
Six researchers from abroad – two women and four men – receive Germany’s most valuable international research award Bonn, Germany, 6-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — An environmental economist from Switzerland, a quantum physicist from Austria as well as three physicists and a mathematician … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Education, Germany, Non Profit, Science, Society
Tagged Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Alexander von Humboldt Professors, Andreas Ludwig, Andreas Schulz, Barbara Wieners-Horst, environmental economist, Francesca Ferlaino, Georg Scholl, Jairo Sinova, quantum physicist, researchers, Stefanie Engel, Stuart Parkin
Ewell, Surrey, UK, 5-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Events have been taking place up and down the country today, Friday, 1 November, to mark Samaritans’ 60th birthday. The biggest of them all was in the City of London, where TV star Jasmin Walia, … Read the full press release
Posted in Ireland, Non Profit, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Chad Varah, charity, Felicity Varah Harding, Jasmin Walia, Jones Lang LaSalle, Samaritans
Pour la deuxième fois, l’artiste-peintre présente ses travaux à Dallas, Texas, USA. LuminArte présente du 9 novembre au 7 décembre Vernissage, samedi 9 Novembre à partir de 7 – 10:00 DALLAS, TX, United States, 5-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — LuminArte Presents est … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, News, Portugal, Society
Tagged Alison Jardine, Dallas, Jose Manuel Santiago Ribeiro, Katrin Alvarez, Leanne Venier, LuminArte, Otto Rapp, Paul Lorenz, Ron Burkhardt, Salvatore Zagami, Santiago Ribeiro, Shahla Rosa, Texas, Tina Spiro, Viktorija Bulava, Waleed Arshad, Wewer Keohane
For the second time the Portuguese artist presents his work in Dallas in the U.S. State of Texas LuminArte Presents Represented Artists, New Works November 9 – December 7 Opening Reception: Saturday November 9th, from 7 – 10pm DALLAS, TX, … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, News, Portugal, Society
Tagged Alison Jardine, contemporary award-winning artists, Dallas, Dallas Design District, exhibition, Jose Manuel Santiago Ribeiro, Katrin Alvarez, Leanne Venier, Liba Waring Stambollion, LuminArte Gallery, Matt Anzak, Otto Rapp, painter, Paul Lorenz, Robin Antar, Ron Burkhardt, Salvatore Zagami, Santiago Ribeiro, Shahla Rosa, Surrealist painter, Tina Spiro, Viktorija Bulava, Waleed Arshad, Wewer Keohane
Brussels, Belgium, 1-11-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Almost 60% of experts sitting on the European Food Safety Authority’s (EFSA) panels have direct or indirect links with industries regulated by the agency, according to an independent screening performed by Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, European Union, Food & Beverage, Government, Non Profit, Politics, Security & Safety, Society
Tagged conflicts of interest, conflicts of interest scandals, contaminants, Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO), credibility, EFSA, EFSA's independence policy, EU food safety authority, European Food Safety Authority, experts, food additives, food safety, freelance journalist, GMOs, Martin Pigeon, packaging, Pesticides, private consultancy contracts, research funding, Stéphane Hore
Brussels, Belgium, 30-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Sixteen Member States1 decreased their spending on education between 2008 and 2011, with six2 showing further significant budget decreases in 2012, according to the latest Education and Training Monitor released today by the European Commission. The 2013 Education and … Read the full press release
The Global Gender Gap Report 2013 finds 86 out of 133 countries improved their global gender gap between 2012 and 2013, with the area of political participation seeing the greatest progress Iceland has the narrowest gender gap in the world, followed … Read the full press release
Posted in Economy, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Politics, Society, Sweden, Switzerland
Tagged economic equality, Finland, gender gap, Global Gender Gap Report 2013, Iceland, Klaus Schwab, Norway, Oliver Cann, political participation, Sweden, WEF, World Economic Forum
The Hague, the Netherlands, 28-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The leading European heritage organisation, Europa Nostra, has expressed its serious concern about the draft law which would allow a Canadian-based company to set up Europe’s biggest open-cast gold mine in Roşia Montană. In a letter … Read the full press release
Geneva, Switzerland, 28-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On 16 October, the Organisation of African Unity (OAU)/African Union marked its 50th anniversary with a series of events in Geneva. The European Union reiterated its sincere congratulates to its African partners on this memorable day … Read the full press release
Belgrade, Serbia, 25-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Serbia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Policy, Dr Jovan Krkobabic, and the Vice-Governor of the Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), Mr Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, signed today in Belgrade the Framework Agreement for the Serbian Country … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, European Union, Government, Montenegro, Politics, Serbia, Society
Tagged Belgrade, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Council of Europe Development Bank (CEB), CROATIA, displaced persons, Dr Jovan Krkobabic, Montenegro, Mr Mikołaj Dowgielewicz, OSCE, refugees, Regional Housing Programme (RHP), SERBIA, Serbian Country Housing Project, UNHCR
Berlin, Germany, 22-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — To honour Claude Lanzmann as a great artist and intellectual for his never-ending productivity and intense commemorative work, the Berlinale and Deutsche Kinemathek are showing his most recent film,The Last of the Unjust (Le dernier des injustes, … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Entertainment, Germany, Media, Society
Tagged Arsenal Cinema in Berlin, Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art., Benjamin Murmelstein, Berlinale, Claude Lanzmann, Deutsche Kinemathek, Dieter Kosslick, film, great artist, Le dernier des injustes, Rainer Rother, The Last of the Unjust
Brussels, Belgium, 18-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — At its plenary session in Brussels yesterday, in the wake of the Lampedusa disaster, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) made a loud and clear call for a coherent EU immigration policy based on burden-sharing. … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Society
Tagged burden-sharing, coherent EU immigration policy, EESC, EU immigration, European Economic and Social Committee, immigration, irregular immigration, irregular immigration by sea, Lampedusa disaster, northern Europe, Panagiotis Gkofas, Pariza Castanos, solidarity, Southern Europe, Stefano Mallia
Skopje, Macedonia (FYROM), 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Raising awareness on equality and anti-discrimination and safeguarding social diversity is the aim of an OSCE-supported media campaign launched in Skopje today. The wide range campaign was initiated by the Labor and Social Policy Ministry … Read the full press release
Announcing the winners of the 15th edition of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s NEUE STIMMEN (New Voices) vocal competition Gütersloh, Germany, 16-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The 27 year old Australian soprano Nicole Car, the 25 year old American soprano Nadine Sierra, and the 24 … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Entertainment, Germany, Society
Tagged American soprano Nadine Sierra, Anja Silja, artist, Australian soprano Nicole Car, Brian Dickie, Christoph Meyer, Dominique Meyer, Evamaria Wieser, Francisco Araíza, Ines Koring, Jürgen Kesting; Gustav Kuhn, Liz Mohn, Myong-Hyun Lee, Nadine Sierra, Nicholas Payne, Nicole Car, Oleg Tibulco, Siegfried Jerusalem, South Korean tenor Myong-Hyun Lee, Volker Oetzel
Milan, Italy, 14-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — As part of its efforts to promote, sponsor, and support various cultural projects in Italy and around the world, Pirelli has established the “Pirelli Visiting Professorship in Italian Studies” for a five-year term in the Department of French … Read the full press release
Cologne, Germany, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Every year in autumn the world’s best triathletes compete in Hawaii. Among them this time will be two Lufthansa pilots: A320 Captain Sebastian Bartel and First Officer Lars Heurich. The former will start in the Ironman … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Germany, Non Profit, Society, Sports
Tagged A320 Captain Sebastian Bartel, betterplace.org, charity, Cologne, donations, First Officer Lars Heurich, fund-raising, Gambia, Hawaii, HelpAlliance, Ironman, Jumansar, Lufthansa, Lufthansa pilots, pilots, solar-powered water pump system, triathletes, Ultraman, water project
London, UK, 10-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A package of investment in the 8 great technologies of the future will accelerate high-tech progress from the lab to the marketplace and help drive UK economic growth, Science and Universities Minister David Willetts announced. In … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Business, Environment, Financial, Government, Investment, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Agri-Tech Catalyst, agricultural technologies, climate change, Department for Business Innovation & Skills, Department for Environment Food & Rural Affairs, energy storage, food production, gene sequencing, Guy’s Hospital, HEFCE, Iain Gray, Lord de Mauley, meteorologists, NERC, NOAA, OSNAP, population growth, Professor Douglas Kell, South Glasgow Hospitals Campus, Technology Strategy Board, The Rt Hon David Willetts MP, UK synthetic biology industry, UKRPIF
Brussels, Belgium, 08-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and the European Union have today announced they will strengthen their cooperation and scale up their joint operations on areas of mutual interest, such as education, culture, … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Education, Environment, European Union, Government, Media, Science, Society
Tagged Alexandre Polack, Andris Piebalgs, Catherine Ashton, Cultural Heritage, CULTURE, Education, EGYPT, European Union, freedom of expression, Irina Bokova, JORDAN, Lebanon, Maria Sanchez Aponte, media accountability, Oceans, science and technology, Scientific and Cultural Organization, Sue Williams, Syrian refugees, The United Nations Educational, tsunami emergency response, UNESCO, WATER
Brussels, Belgium, 03-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — EU Commissioner for Regional Policy, Johannes Hahn, has today announced a proposal by the European Commission to allocate more than 360 million EUR to Germany in response to the serious flooding in late spring, May and … Read the full press release
A joint EBRD-Women for Women International conference shed light on global engagement for gender equality, equality of opportunities and economic parity London, United Kingdom, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Legal rights for women are improving around the world, and yet many legal frameworks … Read the full press release
On 26 September Auchan France was awarded the Trophée de la Diversité. This prize marked a recognition of the company’s efforts to mobilise its workforce to celebrate 20 years of commitment to helping people with disabilities. france, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Brussels, Belgium, 02-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Results coincide with fourth annual Global Be(er) Responsible Day Company reports second-year progress towards Global Responsible Drinking Goals Anheuser-Busch InBev (Euronext: ABI) (NYSE: BUD) today announced the results of an international omnibus survey of parents in … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Food & Beverage, Marketing, Society
Tagged Anheuser-Busch InBev, Belgium, Carlos Brito, Christina Caspersen, Family Talk About Drinking, Global Be(er) Responsible Day, Graham Staley, Ipsos, Karen Couck, Laura Vallis, Leuven, Marianne Amssoms, responsible drinking, survey, Thelke Gerdes, underage drinking
Dublin, Ireland, 01-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Dublin City Council has voted to name the new Liffey bridge after activist Rosie Hackett. The local authority selected a shortlist of five names from 85 official nominations for the bridge over the River Liffey at … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Infrastructure & Utilities, Society, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged activist Rosie Hackett, Bram Stoker, Dublin City Council, Eden Quay, Frank Duff, GRAHAM Construction, Irish trade union movement, James Joyce, Kay Mills, Legion of Mary, Liffey bridge, Marlborough Street, River Liffey, Samuel Beckett, Seán O'Casey, Willie Bermingham
Derby, United Kingdom, 01-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAHAM Construction workers at the Rolls-Royce site in Derby are being provided with a fleet of recycled bikes to get around the site, allowing them on tracks where cars and other vehicles cannot go. Life … Read the full press release
Lille, 26-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A l’occasion du Congrès de l’Union Sociale pour l’Habitat (USH), Martine Aubry, Présidente de Lille Métropole Communauté Urbaine, Maire de Lille, et Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Directeur général de groupe Caisse des Dépôts, ont signé, ce jour, un … Read the full press release
Posted in Construction, Financial, France, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Real Estate, Society
Tagged cooperation, de prêts, Dominique Mirada, Fatima Khadir, Groupe Caisse des Dépôts, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, ligne 1 du métro, Lille, Lille Métropole Communauté Urbaine, logements sociaux, l’ANRU, l’Union Sociale pour l’Habitat, Martine Aubry, projets structurants, secteur public local
Paris, 26-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — A l’occasion du congrès de l’Union Sociale pour l’Habitat (USH) qui se tient à Lille, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, directeur général du groupe Caisse des Dépôts, a rappelé l’engagement de la Caisse des Dépôts auprès du logement social … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Investment, Real Estate, Society
Tagged Caisse des Dépôts, congrès, écoprêt, Jean-Pierre Jouyet, Lille, logement social, l’Union Sociale pour l’Habitat, Neyla Rejichi-Bouaïta, Paris
Sophia Antipolis, 25-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Heart House celebrated its 20th anniversary this week in style. Founded in 1950, the European Society of Cardiology inaugurated its offices in Sophia Antipolis in 1993. “Our mission is to reduce the burden of cardiovascular … Read the full press release
Leaders in cardiovascular disease prevention and control publish follow up paper applauding action and calling for the CVD community to continue its leadership to reduce premature mortality by 25 percent by 2025 Geneva, 25-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In celebration of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Healthcare, Science, Society, Switzerland
Tagged African Heart Network, American College of Cardiology Foundation, American Heart Association, Asia Pacific Heart Network, Asia Pacific Society of Cardiology, cardiology, cardiovascular disease prevention, CVD, European Heart Network, European Society of Cardiology, Global Cardiovascular Disease Taskforce, InterAmerican Heart Foundation, InterAmerican Society of Cardiology, NCD deaths, NCDs, non-communicable diseases (NCDs), Pan African Society of Cardiology, Professor Sidney C. Smith Jr., World Heart Federation
23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The EP’s special committee on organised crime approved its final report on 17 September after 18 months of work, setting out how the EU could tackle the problem more effectively. We spoke to report author Salvatore Iacolino, an … Read the full press release
23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — 10th Yalta Annual Meeting, in Yalta, Ukraine I am glad to be here, in Yalta, for the fourth time! What do you want? … That was the question I asked, if you remember, at the end of … Read the full press release
23-9-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Today the Commission issued a blueprint to further develop the EU’s significant forest-based industries,indicating activities that can be undertaken to help this sector fulfil its potential to substantially contribute to our goal of smart, sustainable and inclusive growth by 2020. … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, Environment, European Union, Government, Industrial, Society
Tagged Antonio Tajani, blueprint, EU Forest Strategy, EU forest-based industries, forest-based industries, forests, furniture, intelligent paper, packaging, printing, pulp & paper, raw-material supplies, recyclable wood, renewable wood, sustainable construction, sustainable forest management, wood-processing, woodworking
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