Category Archives: Sweden

Press Releases & News from Sweden distributed via EuropaWire

The shareholders of AarhusKarlshamn AB (publ) are invited to the Annual General Meeting to be held on Friday 3 May 2013 in Malmö, Sweden

Posted on 2, April 2013 by

2-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The shareholders of AarhusKarlshamn AB (publ) are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting to be held on Friday 3 May 2013 at 2.00 p.m. at Europaporten Kongresscenter, Stadiongatan 25 in Malmö, Sweden. The registration for the … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Food & Beverage, Management, Sweden

Research shows that risk factors for autism may accumulate over generations

Posted on 1, April 2013 by

1-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Men who have children at older ages are more likely to have grandchildren with autism compared to younger grandfathers, according to new research led from Karolinska Institutet. This is the first time that research has shown that … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Sweden, United Kingdom

Karolinska Institutet och AstraZeneca skapar nytt gemensamt centrum för translationell forskning

Posted on 29, March 2013 by

29-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — AstraZeneca och Karolinska Institutet har för avsikt att skapa ett nytt integrerat centrum för translationell forskning kring hjärt-kärlsjukdomar, störningar i ämnesomsättningen och regenerativ medicin. Syftet är att bedriva prekliniska och kliniska studier för att öka förståelsen av … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Sweden

SSAB’s Annual General Meeting Notice to attend (April 12, 2013)

Posted on 29, March 2013 by

29-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In accordance with NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB’s Rule Book for Issuers, SSAB AB hereby announces, through a press release, the content of the notice to attend SSAB’s Annual General Meeting on April 12, 2013. The Notice to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, Sweden

SSAB appoints Håkan Folin as its new Chief Financial Officer

Posted on 28, March 2013 by

28-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  SSAB has appointed Håkan Folin as its new Chief Financial Officer. He has previously held a number of senior positions in the company and will take up the position of CFO on May 1, 2013. Håkan Folin … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, Metals and Minerals, Sweden

Genetic spelling mistakes can increase the risk of common cancers finds a research within the framework of the EU network COGS

Posted on 28, March 2013 by

28-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — More than 80 genetic ‘spelling mistakes’ that can increase the risk of breast, prostate and ovarian cancer have been found in a large, international research study within the framework of the EU network COGS. For the first … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, European Union, Healthcare, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Society, Sweden

NDEP, SIDA and the Government of Finland extended grants totalling over EUR 20m to five Belarusian water utilities

Posted on 26, March 2013 by

26-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Northern Dimension Environmental Partnership (NDEP) together with the Government of Sweden through the Swedish International Development Cooperation Agency (SIDA) and the Government of Finland today extended grants totalling over EUR 20 million to five Belarusian water … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Society, Sweden

ШВЕЦИЯ И ФИНЛЯНДИЯ СОФИНАНСИРУЮТ ЭКОЛОГИЧЕСКИЕ ИНВЕСТИЦИИ В БЕЛАРУСЬ

Posted on 26, March 2013 by

26-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Экологическое Партнерство Северного Измерения (ЭПСИ) совместно с Правительством Швеции через Шведское Агентство международного сотрудничества в области развития (СИДА) и совместно с Правительством Финляндии сегодня подписали грантовые соглашения с пятью белорусскими водоканалами на сумму более 20 миллионов Евро. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Finland, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Russia, Sweden

The European Commission investigates the planned acquisition of Shell’s Harburg refinery assets by Nynas AB of Sweden

Posted on 26, March 2013 by

Brussels, 26-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation under the EU Merger Regulation into the planned acquisition by Nynas AB of Sweden of refinery assets located in Hamburg/Harburg (Germany) and currently owned by Shell Deutschland Oil GmbH. The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, European Union, Financial, Germany, Government, Investment, Law, Sweden

ABB’s Dividend Access Facility 2013 for shareholders tax-resident in Sweden

Posted on 25, March 2013 by

Zurich, Switzerland, 25-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ABB, the leading power and automation technology group, is making a facility available for shareholders tax-resident in Sweden, holding shares of ABB Ltd registered with Euroclear Sweden, that allows them to receive their dividend relating … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Investment, Sweden, Switzerland

Enea AB Notice of Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Posted on 22, March 2013 by

22-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The shareholders in Enea AB (publ), corp. id. no. 556209-7146, (the ”Company”), are hereby invited to attend the annual general meeting (“AGM”) to be held on Wednesday April 10, 2013, at 4 p.m. at Kista Science Tower, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Financial, Internet & Online, Sweden, Technology, Telecom

Neelie Kroes: Opening up Scientific Data

Posted on 20, March 2013 by

Launch of the Research Data Alliance/Stockholm, 20-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — I am very happy to be with you today, here in the EU, to launch the global Research Data Alliance. Scientists have always sought new ways to share. And they’ve always been … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, European Union, Government, Politics, Science, Society, Sweden, Technology

Vinnova: Umeå Plant Science Centre is one of the top forest biotechnology research establishments in the world

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sweden’s governmental innovation agency, Vinnova, has evaluated its four Berzelii Centres, and has given a spectacular review for the one at Umeå Plant Science Centre (UPSC). The evaluation team concluded that it “is one of the top … Read the full press release →

Posted in Agriculture, Education, Government, Marketing, Pharma & Biotech, Science, Sweden, Technology

Umeå University researchers: Is technology really too fast for society?

Posted on 19, March 2013 by

19-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Two researchers and historians of ideas at Umeå Studies in Science, Technology and Environment (USSTE), Umeå University, has newly published an article in the prestigious journal History and Technology. We often hear that technology is advancing so … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Internet & Online, Science, Society, Sweden, Technology

Umeå University: How chronic stress accelerates Alzheimer’s disease

Posted on 18, March 2013 by

18-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Why does chronic stress lead to increased risk for dementia? The answer may lie in the elevation of stress steroids that is seen in the brain during stress, Sara K. Bengtsson suggests in the thesis she is … Read the full press release →

Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Sweden

Notice of Annual General Meeting of Husqvarna AB

Posted on 14, March 2013 by

14-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The shareholders of Husqvarna AB (publ) are hereby invited to attend the Annual General Meeting, which will be held at 4 p.m. on Thursday April 11, 2013, at the Elmia Congress Centre, the Hammarskjöld Hall, Elmiavägen 15 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Management, Sweden

Husqvarna Group to invest SEK 1 billion in a new production facility for manufacturing of chainsaw chains in Huskvarna, Sweden

Posted on 13, March 2013 by

13-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Husqvarna Group has decided to invest in a new production facility for manufacturing of chainsaw chains in Huskvarna, Sweden, where the Group already manufactures professional chainsaws, brush cutters and trimmers. The Group will also invest in expanded … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Industrial, Investment, Sweden, Technology

Notice to attend Skanska’s Annual Shareholders’ meeting April 11, 2013

Posted on 8, March 2013 by

8-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In accordance with NASDAQ OMX Stockholm AB’s Rule Book for Issuers, Skanska AB hereby announces the content of the notice to attend the Annual Shareholders’ Meeting on April 11, 2013. The notice will be published on www.skanska.com/group on March … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Management, Sweden

Skanska has been awarded a contract to operate and maintain oil fields in the department of Casanare, Colombia

Posted on 8, March 2013 by

8-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Skanska to operate and maintain oil and gas installations in Colombia for USD 51 M, about SEK 331 M. The contract is a joint venture with a local company. The total amount of the contract is USD 70 … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Energy, Gas & Oil, Sweden

Skanska UK has acquired a highways operations and maintenance business from Atkins for GBP18M

Posted on 8, March 2013 by

8-3-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Skanska UK has acquired a highways operations and maintenance business from Atkins for GBP 18 M, about SEK 186 M on a debt free basis. Of this, GBP 2 M, about SEK 21 M, is deferred and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Sweden, United Kingdom