Category Archives: Spain

Press Releases & News from Spain distributed via EuropaWire

Cepsa ha sido reconocida con el Premio IPRA Golden World 2016 en la categoría Technology

La Compañía ha resultado premiada entre más de 2.000 candidaturas en la categoría Technology. Los IPRA Golden World son considerados los premios más prestigiosos de la comunicación empresarial de todo el mundo. MADRID, 15-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Cepsa ha sido reconocida … Read the full press release

El Premio de Economía Rey Juan Carlos de 2016 galardonado a D. José Luis García Delgado

MADRID, 13-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — El Jurado del Premio de Economía Rey Juan Carlos, tras deliberación en su reunión celebrada hoy, ha decidido otorgar el Premio de Economía Rey Juan Carlos de 2016 a D. José Luis García Delgado. El Premio … Read the full press release

The Gamesa DreamFooters team to play in the Donosti Cup international football competition, San Sebastián 3 – 9 July

The team is made up of 15 children from underprivileged regions of India SAN SEBASTIÁN, 06-Jul-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The Gamesa DreamFooters team, made up of 15 children from underprivileged regions of India, are going to play in the Donosti Cup … Read the full press release

Ferrovial led consortium selected to enter into exclusive negotiation for the Great Hall terminal project at Denver International Airport

Ferrovial Airports heads consortium selected to enter into negotiations for the Great Hall terminal project at Denver International Airport. The final terms of the project will be negotiated by the airport and the consortium over the coming months. Ferrovial Agroman … Read the full press release

Wärtsilä partners with Zamakona Yards to enhance its service offering in the Canary Islands

HELSINKI, 29-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Wärtsilä, the marine industry’s leading solutions and services provider, is enhancing its service offering by participating in a new maintenance hub in the Canary Islands. The facility, operated by one of Spain’s biggest shipbuilding and ship … Read the full press release

CAF selected to manufacture 26 5-module Light Rail Vehicles units for the Purple Line Project in Maryland, USA

Beasain, Spain, 29-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — CAF has been selected to manufacture 26 5-module Light Rail Vehicles (LRV) units for the Purple Line Project located in Maryland, USA. This contract includes capital spares, special tools and test equipment, and it will … Read the full press release

The Inditex Group: 12% increase in net sales in 1Q2016; adds 11,936 new jobs

The Group generated over 11,936 new jobs, 2,385 of which were in Spain. Pablo Isla highlighted that “thanks to the Group’s strong growth we are able to generate jobs in all our business markets, most notably, in Spain”. In April, the company distributed … Read the full press release

SEAT unveils its first SUV – The new SEAT Ateca

The perfect car for everyday urban life Spacious, practical and versatile, but with its own unique style Unique character, emotional stylish design, high quality down to the last detail Agile, dynamic, refined driving fun in every situation Innovative assistance systems … Read the full press release

Dutch driver Niels Langeveld the new ‘king’ of the SEAT Leon Eurocup

Baporo Motorsport’s Dutch driver combines pole position with two victories after the brace of outings at Paul Ricard Followed by Julien Briché (JSB Competition) and Lucile Cypriano (JSB Competition) the Dutchman completed an epic comeback in the second race today … Read the full press release

Nokia Centralized RAN: Telefónica and Nokia equipped Mestalla Stadium with innovative technical solution

It allows improving data transmission up to 50% during football matches. Leveraging base stations co-operation in the LTE networks.  MADRID, 03-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Telefónica and Nokia have reached an agreement and equipped Mestalla Stadium with an innovative technical solution, Nokia … Read the full press release

Spanish transport operator EMT (Empresa Municipal de Transportes de Madrid) orders 82 Mercedes-Benz Citaro NGT (Natural Gas Technology) buses

EMT Madrid opts for environment-friendly technology New M 936 G gas engine: textbook example of downsizing Quiet, economical and compact: natural-gas drive with a future Stuttgart / Madrid, 02-Jun-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Transport operator EMT in the Spanish capital Madrid with its around … Read the full press release

SOLUNION sobre las consecuencias de un posible Brexit: El Brexit dispararía las insolvencias en Reino Unido y la Unión Europea

Otras 1.700 empresas británicas podrían declararse insolventes en 2019 si Reino Unido deja la Unión Europea sin un Tratado de Libre Comercio (TLC). Bélgica, Irlanda y Holanda serían los países más afectados, con un aumento de las tasas de insolvencia … Read the full press release

Third Arab-Euro Conference on Higher Education (AECHE), 25 – 27 May 2016

BRUSSELS, 27-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The European University Association (EUA) and the Association of Arab Universities, together with the University of Barcelona, will hold the Third Arab-Euro Conference on Higher Education (AECHE) from 25 to 27 May 2016. Under the theme … Read the full press release

ACS Actividades de Construcción y Servicios, S.A. Q1-2016: Backlog increases by 6.6%; Net debt remains stable

MADRID, 16-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Sales decreased by 4.7%, in a like for like basis, to 7,922 million euros as a result of large LNG projects completion in Australia • Backlog increases by 6.6%, in a like for like basis, up … Read the full press release

Red Eléctrica de España and the Mediterranean Institute for Advanced Studies (IMEDEA CSIC-UIB) to continue working on the experimental planting of Posidonia oceanica

This is the second experimental planting of Posidonia oceanica in the Balearic Islands, after the one carried out in June 2015 This pioneering initiative in the conservation and improvement of Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadows, falls under the collaboration agreement signed … Read the full press release

Gamesa Q1-2016: strong sales performance; over 3,800 MWe in volume and above €400 million in EBIT

Net profit excluding the impact of Adwen amounted to €80 million (+82%1 vs. 2015, which included a one-off positive impact of €18 million from the joint venture). The company maintains the profitable growth envisaged in its Business Plan 2015-2017 and … Read the full press release

Gamesa inaugurates prototype of its offgrid system combining four sources of power – solar, wind, diesel and batteries

The system combines four sources of power – solar, wind, diesel and batteries – with installed capacity of over 2 MW and enables the provision of cheaper and cleaner power to communities without a grid connection. Gamesa’s entry into the … Read the full press release

MAPFRE negocio reasegurador crece un 17% en el primer trimestre

El volumen de primas se mantiene estable en 6.113 millones de euros, con un crecimiento en España cercano al 5%.  El beneficio neto crecería un 6%, descontando la aportación de CatalunyaCaixa en el primer trimestre del año pasado.  El ratio … Read the full press release

Astillero turco SEDEF inicia la construcción del buque anfibio clase Juan Carlos I con diseño de NAVANTIA

MADRID, 04-May-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Turquía inició el día 30 de abril la construcción del buque anfibio clase Juan Carlos I, que realiza con diseño de Navantia, con la ceremonia del primer corte de acero en el astillero turco SEDEF, en … Read the full press release

CaixaBank bids EUR 1.113 per share in cash for all the shares it does not own in BPI

The offer, with a price of EUR 1.113 per share, reflects the volume weighted average share price of the last six months and values BPI at EUR 1,622 million. CaixaBank has requested the ECB to suspend any possible sanctions against … Read the full press release