Category Archives: Spain

Press Releases & News from Spain distributed via EuropaWire

Banco Sabadell collaborates with UNICEF in favour of child survival

Posted on 28, December 2012 by

28-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Marketing Director of Banco Sabadell, Ramon Domènech, and the President of UNICEF Cataluña, Pablo Giménez-Salinas, yesterday signed an agreement for cooperation through which Banco Sabadell joins UNICEF’s “CumpleDías” campaign in favour of child survival. “CumpleDías” is based … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Marketing, Non Profit, Society, Spain

SEPI launches the process for the joint sale of ENUSEGUR and ETSA DOI

Posted on 27, December 2012 by

27-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Spain’s State-Owned Industrial Holding Company (SEPI) has decided to begin the process of selling 100% of the share capital of ENUSEGUR, S.A. and ETSA DOI, S.R.L., both subsidiaries of the Enusa Group. ENUSEGUR and ETSA DOI focus … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Defence, Government, Industrial, Spain, Transportation & Logistics

Banco Sabadell signed an agreement to acquire BMN’s branch network and banking business in Cataluña and Aragón

Posted on 27, December 2012 by

27-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Upon completion of the due diligence, Banco Sabadell and Banco BMN signed an agreement today for the acquisition of BMN’s territorial network and business in Cataluña and Aragón. Josep Oliu, Chairman of Banco Sabadell: “This is a valuable … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Investment, Spain

EIB and Banco Sabadell join forces to provide EUR 400 million for financing SMEs

Posted on 27, December 2012 by

27-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a EUR 200 million loan agreement with Banco de Sabadell to finance the investment projects of SMEs and midcaps (companies with up to 3000 employees), mainly in industry and services. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Investment, Small Business, Spain

European Globalisation Fund pays €25.3 million to help redundant workers in France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Spain and Sweden

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has just made payments to France, Ireland, The Netherlands, Spain and Sweden from the European Globalisation adjustment Fund (EGF). The total amount of €25.3 million will help 4722 workers in those countries back into … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, France, Government, Ireland, Netherlands, Society, Spain, Sweden

El Grupo Liberbank apuesta por los jóvenes y lanza al mercado su programa “Max Joven”

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

• La iniciativa aglutina las mejores prácticas y experiencias de entidades líderes en sus territorios naturales, en cuanto a productos, servicios y medios de pago adaptados especialmente al segmento de jóvenes • Sus usuarios podrán acceder a planes de ahorro, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Spain

State aid: Commission approves restructuring plans of Spanish banks Liberbank, Caja3, Banco Mare Nostrum and Banco CEISS

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has concluded that the restructuring plans of four Spanish banks, Liberbank, Caja3, Banco Mare Nostrum (BMN) and Banco CEISS, are in line with EU state aid rules. The in-depth restructuring undergone by the four banks will … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Spain

State aid: Commission’s contribution to Spanish financial assistance programme focusing on banking sector

Posted on 24, December 2012 by

Brussels, 24-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — As a consequence of the deterioration of the financial conditions for the Spanish banking sector during the first half of 2012, the Eurogroup agreed to a financial assistance programme. A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Financial Sector Policy … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Law, Spain

EU and Swiss regulators to co-operate on cross-border supervision of alternative investment funds

Posted on 12, December 2012 by

12-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has approved the co-operation arrangements between the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority FINMA and the EU securities regulators for the supervision of alternative investment funds, including hedge funds, private equity … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Spain, Switzerland

ADVERTENCIA AL PÚBLICO DE LA CNMV DE ENTIDAD NO REGISTRADA

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

Lunes, 11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — La Comisión Nacional del Mercado de Valores (CNMV) advierte sobre las compañías ASCOT MANAGEMENT SERVICES LTD. (WWW.ASCOTMANAGEMENTSERVICES.COM) y ASCOT ENERGY SERVICES LTD. (WWW.ASCOTENERGYSERVICES.COM). La CNMV pone de manifiesto que dichas sociedades no figuran inscritas en el correspondiente … Read the full press release →

Posted in Financial, Government, Investment, Spain

EEAS and Spain sign Memorandum of Understanding to establish Spanish Embassy on premises of EU Delegation to Yemen

Posted on 11, December 2012 by

Brussels, 11-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On 10 December 2012, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the European External Action Service and Spain. This agreement will establish the Spanish Embassy within the premises of the EU Delegation to Yemen. All the Staff … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Politics, Spain

Alstom Wind has been awarded a prize by magazines InfoPower and InfoEnviro for its implication in Spain in the fields of Energy and Environment

Posted on 6, December 2012 by
Miquel Cabré, who participated in the name of 4,000 Alstom Spain employees and 1,500 Alstom Wind staff worldwide, received the prize

6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On Thursday, 29th November, the magazines InfoPower and InfoEnviro acknowledged the efforts of a number of companies in the area of Energy and the Environment. Alstom Wind was one of the stars of this first edition, winning … Read the full press release →

Posted in Awards, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Industrial, Spain, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

THE CLH BOARD OF DIRECTORS AGREES PAYMENT OF AN INTERIM DIVIDEND

Posted on 6, December 2012 by

Madrid, 6-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — At its meeting held today, the CLH Board of Directors agreed that an interim dividend against the results for 2012 will be paid on 20 December 2012. The details are as follows: Gross amount of 2012 interim … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Spain, Transportation & Logistics

EIB loan to Pamplona for public amenities

Posted on 5, December 2012 by

5-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 16 million loan to the Municipality of Pamplona for investment in the city’s urban infrastructure. This is the first instalment of a total loan of EUR 50 million. The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Construction, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Spain

Gamesa and Impax agree sale of French wind project

Posted on 4, December 2012 by

La Souterraine wind farm will be equipped with 4 Gamesa G97-2.0 MW turbines As a wind farm developer, Gamesa has brought 126 MW of capacity online in France and has a project portfolio of more than 570 MW 4-12-2012 — … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Insurance, Spain, Technology

Gamesa obtains EUR 260 million loan for RDI

Posted on 3, December 2012 by
GAMESA WIND POWER RDI II The project consists of research, development and product/process innovation investments for wind turbine generators in Spain and the United Kingdom Copyright: © GAMESA CORPORACION TECNOLOGICA SA

3-12-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) today granted a EUR 260 million loan to Gamesa to support its research, development and innovation (RDI) activities in the field of wind turbine generators. This is the EIB’s third loan to Gamesa … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Investment, Spain, Technology

EUR 50 million for water sector investments in Cantabria

Posted on 30, November 2012 by

30-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 50 million loan to the Cantabria Region to help finance its investment in water and sanitation facilities. The project is designed to increase the reliability and efficiency of the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Construction, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Spain

BFA-Bankia Group will return to profitability in 2013, with net profit of 1,200 million in 2015

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

Plan approval entails immediate injection of the requested capital, making Bankia one of Spain’s most solvent banks The state aid to be received by the BFA-Bankia Group totals 17,959 million, including the 4,500 million injected on 12 September The go-ahead … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Management, Spain

State aid: recapitalisation of Spanish banks – the Commission’s role under EU State aid control

Posted on 29, November 2012 by

Brussels, 29-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Since the start of the financial crisis in October 2008, EU Member States have taken hundreds of measures in favour of financial institutions in order to preserve financial stability. Most of this support constitutes state aid in … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Politics, Spain

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EIB-ICO step up support for SMEs with EUR 1 billion

Posted on 23, November 2012 by
Signature ICO/EIB ICO’s Chairman, Román Escolano and EIB Vice-President Magdalena Álvarez Arza Luxembourg 22/11/2012

23-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 500 million loan to Spain’s Instituto de Crédito Oficial (ICO) to finance on favourable terms the investment projects and working capital of small and medium-sized businesses, mainly in the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment, Luxembourg, Small Business, Spain