Category Archives: Spain

Press Releases & News from Spain distributed via EuropaWire

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

Inditex donates 200,000 euros to help Ecuador deal with the devastating earthquake

Arteixo, Spain, 21-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The contribution adds to the one million euros already donated by the Group since 2009 for social projects carried out in the country by Entreculturas The fund is for emergency activities concerning basic necessities being … Read the full press release

European Energy Exchange (EEX) became the number one cleared trading venue for Spanish power in March 2016

Leipzig, Germany, 14-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In March 2016, a total volume of 4.6 TWh was traded in Spanish Power Derivatives contracts at the European Energy Exchange (EEX). Thereof, 4.4 TWh have been registered in Power Futures and 0.2 TWh … Read the full press release

SOLUNION ha aprobado su política de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa como uno de sus ejes estratégicos en 2016

MADRID, 08-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — SOLUNION, la compañía experta en seguros de crédito, ha aprobado su política de Responsabilidad Social Corporativa y la ha incluido como uno de sus ejes estratégicos en 2016. Su primera memoria anual dedicada a la RSC … Read the full press release

Vestas to supply 86 units of V110-2.0 MW turbines for 172 MW projects in northeastern Brazil

The orders are the first Vestas has announced in Brazil in 2016 and consist of six wind farms MADRID, 06-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Vestas will supply 86 units of V110-2.0 MW turbines for projects totalling 172 MW located in the state … Read the full press release

Coemac, S.A. BoD to propose corporate reorganization at the Shareholders’ Meeting next May

With this decision, the company strengthens its equity base MADRID, 05-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — At its meeting today the Board of Directors of Coemac, S.A. has formulated the accounts for 2015, confirming 2015 results and the restructuring and provisions already … Read the full press release

Altran opens 1,500-m² innovation and R&D center in Madrid, Spain

MADRID, 04-Apr-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Innsite, the 1,500-m² innovation and R&D center was inaugurated yesterday, with a grand opening that brought clients and partners to discover the magic of high technology and the latest trends in innovation, such as Big Data … Read the full press release

Driverless Technologies Insurance 2016L: MAPFRE y CESVIMAP analizaron el impacto del uso de la tecnología en los vehículos autónomos

LONDON, 28-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — MAPFRE y CESVIMAP, el Centro de Experimentación y Seguridad Vial de la compañía, analizaron en el congreso «Driverless Technologies Insurance 2016», celebrado el pasado 17 de marzo en Londres, el impacto del uso de la tecnología … Read the full press release

Indra to develop the 4th version of the intermediate frequency IMBU Mk4 integrated modem and baseband unit for The European Space Agency (ESA)

Indra has been awarded a contract to develop the fourth version of the intermediate frequency IMBU Mk4 integrated modem and baseband unit The system will support communications between ESTRACK telemetry, tracking, and control (TT&C) stations, which monitor satellites in space … Read the full press release

Indra’s Minsait and Libelium to offer solutions with highly innovative content in the fields of Smart Cities and Internet of Things

Measurement of water quality, fire detection and optimisation of sprinklersystems are just a few of the applications offered by Waspmote sensors integrated into the SOFIA2 platform The agreement will enable the development of applications in record time and the configuration of … Read the full press release

SENER participates in European Space Agency’s ExoMars program

MADRID, 14-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The SENER engineering and technology group is participating in ExoMars, a European Space Agency (ESA) program that includes two missions: ExoMars 2016, which consists of an orbiter and a descent module that will land on Mars, and ExoMars … Read the full press release

Luciad to launch its version 2016 suite of software solutions at the World ATM Congress in Madrid

MADRID, 09-Mar-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Luciad will launch its version 2016 suite of software solutions during the World ATM Congress in Madrid. The release brings Luciad’s powerful 2-D, 3-D and 4-D visualization and analysis capabilities to the web with LuciadRIA 3D, … Read the full press release