(IN BRIEF) Moeve, in partnership with Bio-Oils Energy and supported by Alfa Laval technology, is advancing a €1.2 billion SAF production project in Spain. The new facility in Huelva, set to produce 500,000 tonnes of SAF and renewable diesel annually, … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Sweden, Technology
Tagged advanced feedstocks, Alfa Laval, Apical Group, Aviation Decarbonization, aviation fuel, Bio-Oils Energy, biofuel production, Biofuels Plant, CEPSA, CO2 reduction, fats and oils waste, feedstock flexibility, Green Energy, Huelva, IEA, Moeve, net-zero emissions, Palos de la Frontera, partnership, Positive Motion strategy, Pre-treatment equipment, renewable diesel, renewable electricity, renewable fuels, SAF, second-generation biofuels, sustainability, sustainable aviation fuel, sustainable production, sustainable transport, waste oils, water reclamation
(IN BRIEF) BBVA has been actively strengthening its tech talent pool as part of its long-term digital transformation strategy. Over the last three years, the bank added 10,100 technology professionals, with plans to grow its tech-focused workforce to 20,000 by … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Americas, architecture specialists, artificial intelligence, BBVA, BBVA Technology, BBVA Technology division, Cybersecurity, data engineers, data management, Digital Strategy, digital transformation, engineers, Europe, infrastructure, job vacancies, mathematicians, ONE project, Pedro J. Méndez, recruitment portal, SECURITY, software developers, STEM, talent recruitment, tech talent, technology experts, technology roles, workforce
(IN BRIEF) An international investigation led to the arrest of 23 individuals involved in a large-scale money laundering scheme that helped criminals launder approximately EUR 100 million. The group, operating across several countries including Spain, Cyprus, and Germany, used both … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Cyprus, Economy, Financial, France, Germany, Government, Industrial, Law, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged 2023, 23 arrests, ADMS, Anti-Fraud, border police, cash seizure, CID, commercial entities, commercial flights, criminal network, cryptocurrencies, cryptocurrency, Cyprus, EUR 100 million, Eurojust, EUROPOL, financial conduit, financial crime, financial service, France, Germany, Guardia Civil, illicit funds, illicit profits, international investigation, JIRS, JIT, joint investigation team, judicial authorities, Judicial cooperation, judicial coordination, law enforcement agencies, MOKAS, Money Laundering, money laundering transactions, ONAF, SCADA system, Slovenia, Spain, tax authorities
(IN BRIEF) Kapsch TrafficCom’s joint venture with Indra and Worldline has been awarded an EUR 83 million contract by Spain’s DGT for support and technical assistance in managing an automated traffic violation processing system in León. The contract, which runs … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Infrastructure & Utilities, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automated complaints, automated traffic violation processing, citizen services, contract, DGT, Dirección General de Tráfico, EUR 83 million, hardware, Indra, Javier Aguirre, joint venture, Kapsch TrafficCom, León, maintenance, predictive maintenance, road safety, Spain, speed measurement, traffic enforcement, video surveillance, Worldline
(IN BRIEF) Banco Santander has partnered with Coursera to offer 10,000 scholarships for access to Coursera’s platform, providing one-year free access to over 13,000 courses and professional certifications across 13 countries. The scholarships cover a wide range of fields, including … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Business, Economy, Education, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 13 countries, aws, Banco Santander, certificates, Communication, Coursera, Cybersecurity, data science, Education, employability, Entrepreneurship, ESG, Fortune "Change the World" list, GenAI, Google, grants, IBM, Karine Allouche, Lifelong Learning, marketing, Microsoft, online courses, online learning, partnership, professional certifications, professional development, Santander Open Academy, scholarships, soft skills, sustainability, Victoria Zuasti
(NOTICIA EN BREVE) Hoy, durante el Foro Económico Mundial de Davos 2025, NBCo hizo su debut como la organización pionera en la lucha contra la crisis de los envases plásticos. Cada año, se producen más de 600 mil millones de … Read the full press release
Posted in Environment, Food & Beverage, Industrial, Marketing, Media, Retail, Science, Spain, Technology
Tagged A Plastic Planet, Alvin Lim, Amit Kavrie, botella de fibra NBCo, circularidad, crisis de los envases de plástico, crisis del plástico, Davos 2025, diseñados para desaparecer, envases, envases sostenibles, fabricación regenerative, fibra, Food and Beverage, Goals House, Henrike Schlottmann, iniciativa Fast Forward 50, Kelvin Lin, Landbanking Group, Martin Stuchtey, materials, NBCo, paper bottles, plastic, plastic free, PlasticFree, Project Together, recycling, regeneration, Sian Sutherland, strategic partnerships, Supreme Group, sustainability, SYSTEMIQ
(IN BRIEF) The QKD-GEO mission, led by Thales Alenia Space and Hispasat, is a pioneering project aimed at developing unbreakable quantum key distribution from geostationary orbit. This initiative, supported by EU recovery funds, seeks to revolutionize secure communications by using … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged Banco de Santander, encryption, EU recovery funds, European Quantum Communication Infrastructure, EuroQCI, geostationary orbit, Global Communications, Hispasat, Institute of Astrophysics of the Canary Islands, Ismael López, La Palma, Miguel Ángel Panduro, partnership, PERTE Aeroespacial, QKD-GEO, quantum computers, quantum internet, quantum key distribution, quantum payload, quantum photons, Quantum technology, satellite communications, secure communications, Telefonica, Tenerife, Thales Alenia Space, University of Vigo
(IN BRIEF) MAPFRE has appointed Alberto Matellán as the general manager of La Financière Responsable (LFR), a move that aligns with its strategy to enhance its asset management footprint. The appointment will help implement LFR’s new Strategic Plan, which focuses … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Financial, Industrial, Insurance, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Alberto Matellán, appointment, asset management, ESG, financial markets, global investment strategy, IESE, impact investing, investment strategy, Juan Bernal, La Financière Responsable, leadership, MAPFRE, MAPFRE AM Capital Responsible Fund, MAPFRE Inversión, Paris, Social Innovation Economics, Socially Responsible Investment, SRI, Strategic Plan 2025-2027, sustainable funds, Thierry Chesneau
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) and MicroBank have signed a €450 million guarantee agreement to mobilise €750 million in financing for entrepreneurs, micro-enterprises, and social enterprises across Spain. This initiative, backed by InvestEU, aims to address the financing … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Small Business, Spain
Tagged CaixaBank, economic growth, economic recovery, EIF, Employment, entrepreneurs, financing, funding, inclusive economy, InvestEU, loans, micro-enterprises, MicroBank, microfinance, partnership, SME competitiveness, social economy, social entrepreneurship, social impact, Spain, sustainability, vulnerable groups, €450 million guarantee agreement
(IN BRIEF) At an extraordinary meeting, the Board of Directors of Indra Group accepted Marc Murtra’s resignation as Director and Executive Chairman, following his new role at Telefónica. Ángel Escribano has been appointed as his successor, taking on the position … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged Ángel Escribano, Ángel Escribano Ruiz, appointment, Appointment and Corporate Governance Committee, Board of Directors, business transformation, Defense Systems, EM&E Group, Executive Chairman, Indra Group, Jose Vicente de los Mozos, leadership, Marc Murtra, Mecanizados Escribano, operational leadership, Remuneration Committee, SMS, Spanish Companies Act, Strategic Plan 2024-2026, Telefonica, TESS DEFENCE
(IN BRIEF) GEA has been awarded the “Top Employer 2025” certification in six countries, including its first recognition in Italy, and renewed certifications in Germany, Belgium, Spain, Poland, and Portugal. The award, given by the independent Top Employers Institute, acknowledges … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Belgium, Business, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Italy, Management, Marketing, News, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Technology
Tagged Awards, Belgium, business strategy, CHRO, competitive edge., Diversity & Inclusion, Dr. Ulrich Braig, GEA, Germany, global assessment, HR Best Practices Survey, HR practices, Italy, job market, job search criterion, leadership, learning, People Strategy, Poland, PORTUGAL, Purpose & Values, Spain, sustainability, sustainability pioneer, Talent Acquisition, Top Employer 2025, Top Employers Institute, top talent, well-being, Work Environment
(IN BRIEF) Leadec has expanded its operations in Spain with the acquisition of Manteniments Industrials Servycat 2017 and Electro Servycat, effective January 2, 2025. This move enhances Leadec’s service capabilities in the food and beverage sector and strengthens its presence … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Environment, Financial, Food & Beverage, Germany, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged acquisition, Antoni Castro, Barcelona, Catalonia, customer base, electrical installations, Electro Servycat, facility management, factory infrastructure, factory lifecycle, food and beverage sector, Georgi Tschumburidse, industrial companies, industrial services, Integrated Facility Management, international technology and services company, Leadec, Leadec Spain, Leadec’s service portfolio, maintenance, Manteniments Industrials Servycat 2017, Markus Glaser-Gallion, mechanical installations, metalworking, optimization, partnership, Paulina Lujan, plant modernization, production planning, Spain, sustainability, technical cleaning, technical expertise, technical services, Vic
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V. has released its 2025 Financial Calendar, available on its website. The company is a leading European telecommunications provider, with operations in Romania, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and Belgium. (PRESS RELEASE) BUCHAREST, Romania, 14-Jan-2025 — /EuropaWire/ — … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom
Tagged broadband, Digi, DIGI 2025 Financial Calendar, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., Digi Communications N.V. 2025 Financial Calendar, DIGI Group, Financial Calendar for 2025, Investor Relations, investors, telecommunication services, telecommunication solutions, telecommunications networks
(IN BRIEF) Rheinmetall has secured a €21 million contract to supply an international customer with 155mm M107 artillery ammunition, scheduled for delivery in the first half of 2025. The ammunition will be produced by Rheinmetall Expal Munitions in Spain. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Defence, Financial, Germany, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged 1.1 million shells, 155mm M107, 2025, 2027, aircraft armament, ammunition production, anti-aircraft guns, artillery ammunition, delivery, high-energy laser applications, infantry fighting vehicles, international customer, large-caliber ammunition, medium-caliber ammunition, NATO, partnership, production capacity, Rheinmetall, Rheinmetall Expal Munitions, Spain, tank shells, €21 million
(IN BRIEF) Quark, southern Europe’s leading data centre engineering and design firm, is expanding internationally with the launch of a new subsidiary in Portugal. This follows its acquisition by Sener in 2023 and its successful entry into Germany and France. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged 000 square metres, 160 million euros, 250, 300 million euros, 45 data centres, 600 MW, acquisition, Altice, Banco de Portugal, Bilbao, Catalonia, CEO, Cerdanyola del Vallès, Covilhã data centre, data centre design technology hub, data centre engineering, design firm, digital economy, French market, German Market, INNOVATION, international customers, international expansion, Panattoni, partnership, PORTUGAL, Quark, Ricardo Abad, SENER, Sener group, SIBs, sophisticated data centres, Southern Europe, sustainable data centres, technology challenges, workforce expansion, workforce growth
(IN BRIEF) Plenitude has significantly expanded its renewable energy capacity in Spain, surpassing 950 MW, more than double its 2023 total. Key projects include the 150 MW Caparacena project in Granada and nearly 250 MW in solar plants in Extremadura … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Italy, Spain
Tagged 400 kV substation, Andalusia, Caparacena project, electric vehicle charging points, energy solutions, Eni, Extremadura, Global Expansion, Global Renewable Capacity, Granada, Guillena, long-term strategy, Mariangiola Mollicone, photovoltaic plants, Plenitude, renewable energy, Renopool, Spain, Western Europe Renewables
(IN BRIEF) BBVA and IBM Research have created a dataset to evaluate biases in generative AI models in languages other than English, specifically testing for biases in Spanish. The dataset, based on IBM’s SocialStigmaQA (SSQA), examines how AI models respond … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Banks, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Technology
Tagged BBVA, Clara Higuera, dataset, IBM Research, Non-English Generative AI Models, partnership
(IN BRIEF) Garanti BBVA, part of the BBVA Group, achieved a record score of 85 in the 2024 S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), ranking 15th globally among 668 financial institutions. The bank’s commitment to sustainability includes a target to … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Banks, Business, Economy, Environment, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Spain, Turkey
Tagged 2024 S&P Global Assessment, Awards, BBVA, Garanti BBVA, leadership, Mahmut Akten, sustainability, Turkish Banking Sector
(IN BRIEF) Digi Communications N.V., a leading European telecommunications company listed on the Bucharest Stock Exchange, announced that its corporate income tax report for the financial year ending December 31, 2023, is now available on its website. The report complies … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment, Management, News, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Technology, Telecom, United Kingdom
Tagged broadband, corporate income tax, DIGI COMMUNICATIONS N.V., DIGI corporate income tax FY 2023, DIGI Group, Directive 2013/34/EU, Investor Relations, telecommunication services, telecommunication solutions, telecommunications networks
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted €700 million in loans to EDP SA to advance renewable energy and modernize power grids in southern Europe. A €500 million loan will help EDP Renewables deploy 1,943 MW of solar … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, Government, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Italy, Luxembourg, Management, News, Portugal, Spain
Tagged EDP, EIB, Expansion Projects, Italy, Nuno Ascenso Pires, partnership, PORTUGAL, power grid, renewable energy, Rui Teixeira, Spain, sustainability
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