BRUSSELS, 08-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — European insurers paid out an average of €2.6bn a day in claims and benefits during 2013, according to figures published today in a study by Insurance Europe, the European insurance and reinsurance federation. The study, European … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Financial, Insurance, Society
Tagged Insurance Europe, insurers, Michaela Koller
Loughborough University is reminding community groups across Charnwood that the end of January is the deadline for bids to its new Special Projects Fund. Leicestershire, UK, 07-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — The Special Projects Fund is one of five rounds of funding … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Management, Marketing, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Alison Barlow, Loughborough University, The Special Projects Fund
WIESBADEN, 07-1-2015 — /EuropaWire/ — In 2014, an average 42.6 million persons resident in Germany were in employment, which was an increase of 372,000 or 0.9 % on a year earlier. According to first provisional calculations of the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), … Read the full press release
Posted in Germany, Government, Management, Society
Tagged Destatis, employment in 2014, German Statistical Office, Germany
Almost half (46 per cent) of homeowners aren’t able to recall what the current Bank of England base rate is Nine in ten (88 per cent) are completely unaware of the Bank of England’s recent interest rate forecast Half of … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Real Estate, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Andy Gray, Barclays, Barclays Mortgages, Mike O’Connor, mortgages, UK homeowners
WIESBADEN, 29-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Following Ascension Day (Father’s Day), New Year’s Day 2013 was the day of the year when most alcohol-related road traffic accidents occurred. The Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) reports that, on the first day of the new year, … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Germany, Marketing, Society
Tagged accidents, Destatis, Germany, influence of alcohol, new year
Parents of 0-5s juggle earnings with childcare expenses 1 in 10 families using childcare for 0-5s say lower earner takes home nothing after childcare / work costs are paid Lower earner typically brings home just £243 after childcare / work … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Insurance, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Aviva, childcare costs, Family Finances, Louise Colley, working parents in UK
At the end of this year, we complete our combat mission in Afghanistan and open a new chapter in our relationship with Afghanistan. BRUSSELS, 29-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The security of Afghanistan will be fully in the hands of the … Read the full press release
• 5.8 million pensioners will host their friends and families on Christmas Day • Average retiree expects to spend nearly £400 on Christmas gifts and entertaining guests LONDON, 22-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Many people will be rockin’ around the Christmas … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Insurance, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Christmas, entertaining, gifts, Pensioners, Prudential research, Vince Smith-Hughes
Brussels, 19-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission has for the first time approved state aid evaluation plans for two different aid schemes in the Czech Republic and the United Kingdom. It will enable both countries to provide aid of … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Society
Tagged aid schemes, Czech Republic, state aid evaluation plans, The European Commission, United Kingdom
Brussels, 19-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Commissioner for Migration, Home Affairs and Citizenship, Dimitris Avramopoulos, on the occasion of ‘International Migrants Day’ made the following statement: “On International Migrants Day, we are reminded that migrants are an important part of … Read the full press release
LONDON, 16-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Malnutrition is a major cause of stunted growth in children, but new UCL research on mothers and children in Egypt suggests that the problem is not just about quantity of food but also quality. Obesity … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Amina Aitsi-Selmi, obese mothers, on mothers and children in Egypt, poor diet, stunted children, UCL
BIRMINGHAM, 15-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — More school pupils would choose to study maths at A-level if they were given better information about potential earnings, new research shows. A study by the University of Birmingham involving more than 5,000 young people from … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged maths at A-level, Nuffield Foundation, Peter Davies, STEM subjects, University of Birmingham
Social Scientists have called for a greater comparative analysis of the impact of Tasers used in law enforcement. The next generation of the electric-shock weapon used by police forces in England and Wales is currently under review. BRISTOL, 11-12-2014 — … Read the full press release
Low doses of fluoxetine – better known as the anti-depressant Prozac – could hold the key to preventing PMS symptoms, an international team of researchers has found. BRISTOL, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Up to 80 per cent of women are … Read the full press release
With over 42 million horses and 95 per cent of the world’s donkeys found in developing countries, new research could change the health and welfare of millions of working animals in some of the poorest parts of the world. BRISTOL, … Read the full press release
Grant is part of Accenture’s Skills to Succeed corporate citizenship initiative BERLIN, 11-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Accenture and the Accenture Foundations have awarded Social Business Women US$1.3 million to deliver job and entrepreneurial skills training to more than 2,000 women in Germany who experience … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, Germany, Management, Society, Technology
Tagged Accenture, Gabriele Moehlke, Jill Huntley, Social Business Women
Northampton, Massachusetts, USA, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — As the Dalai Lama attends the world summit of Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, Italy this weekend, he will once again be heckled by loud protesters. They will shout, “False Dalai Lama, stop … Read the full press release
Posted in Italy, News, Religion, Society
Tagged Buddha, buddhism, Central Tibetan Administration, Dalai Lama, discrimination, Dolgyal, Dolgyal (Shugden), Dolgyal followers, Dorjee Shugden Devotees’ Charitable and Religious Society, Dr. Robert Thurman, exiled Tibetan Government, False Dalai Lama, False Dalai Lama: Worst Dictator in Modern History, His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Jans Hartmann, Je Tsongkhapa, Joanne Clark, John Makransky, Jonathan Gold, Matthew Bell, monasteries, Nathan W. Hill, New Kadampa Tradition, Nobel Peace Laureates, Nobel Peace Laureates in Rome, North American Gelug Buddhist Association, Paul Williams, protesters, Robert Barnett, Rome, sectarianism, Shugden, Thierry Dodin, Tibetan Buddhists
NOTTINGHAM, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The acclaimed pop group London Grammar and polar explorer Adrian Hayes are among graduates being honoured by The University of Nottingham. The Alumni Laureate Awards 2014 are a testament to the excellence achieved by graduates … Read the full press release
NOTTINGHAM, 10-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Seventy five per cent of all mental health disorders have their onset between the years of 12 and 25. One in 10 young people will experience a mental health problem, most commonly depression and anxiety, … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged A symposium on Youth Mental Health and Stigma, Birmingham & Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust, Dr Maria Michail, Oxford Academic Health Science Network, the University College Dublin and National University of Ireland, University of Greenwich, University of Nottingham
KASSEL, 9-12-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Wintershall is not only dedicated to securing the energy supply; it also supports non-profit organizations in the company’s core regions. This year the beneficiaries of the company’s traditional Christmas donation, which totals 50,000 euros, are social and … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Management, Society
Tagged Rainer Seele, social and charity projects, Wintershall
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