Bosch receives four awards for its three smart products at CES 2017 Innovation Awards

From water heater to motorcycles: Bosch drives connectivity in all domains Bosch presents innovative solutions in the realms of smart homes, smart cities, connected mobility, Industry 4.0, and sensor technology at CES 2017 Smart water heater honored in the Home … Read the full press release

Electric-hybrid bus with Bombardier’s PRIMOVE inductive charging system debuts in Scandinavia

Hybrid bus equipped with Bombardier’s innovative PRIMOVE inductive charging system reduces emissions in Södertälje, Sweden PRIMOVE charging system tops up batteries of eco-friendly bus in minutes MANNHEIM, 12-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Södertälje, Sweden will be the latest city to operate an … Read the full press release

Barclays’ Structural Reform Planning: Barclays Capital Services Limited to become the Group Service Company (“ServCo”)

LONDON, 09-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Barclays has previously stated that it will establish a Group Service Company (“ServCo”), which will deliver infrastructure services to the businesses within the Barclays Group.  ServCo is intended to meet UK regulatory requirements regarding operational continuity … Read the full press release

RWE Power on 13th amendment to Nuclear Energy Act: With today’s decision by the highest German court we have gained certainty for our company

Certainty for companies and owners COLOGNE, 09-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In its decision today, the German Federal Constitutional Court determined that the constitutional complaint filed by RWE Power AG against the 13th amendment to the German Nuclear Energy Act was partly … Read the full press release

University of Kent students teach English to refugees to help them settle into local communities

Students from the University’s Department of English Language & Linguistics (ELL) are teaching English to refugees to help them settle into local communities. KENT, 09-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The refugees, who are aged between 16-18 years old, arrived in the UK … Read the full press release

University of Kent research: Creative people worry less about dying

Creative achievement can provide a buffer against being anxious about death, research from psychologists at the University shows. KENT, 09-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Creative people, such as newly-announced Nobel Prize for Literature winner Bob Dylan , are often thought to be … Read the full press release

Former Kent School of Architecture student James Bussey won one of the profession’s most important prizes at RIBA’s annual President’s Medals Awards

Kent School of Architecture has congratulated former student James Bussey, who has won one of the profession’s most important prizes at the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) annual President’s Medals Awards. KENT, 09-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The winners were announced … Read the full press release

Ulster Bank: New 80-bed healthcare centre under construction on the outskirts of Belfast

An £8.4million specialist healthcare facility currently under construction on the outskirts of Belfast is set to create at least 140 new jobs. BELFAST, 09-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — Supported by Ulster Bank, a new 80-bed healthcare centre on a five-and-a-half-acre site … Read the full press release

RBS: Coutts Million Pound Donors Report: 19% increase in the number of donations in UK vs previous year

Charitable donations worth more than £1m are at their highest level since 2008 after £1.83bn was donated through 355 gifts to charitable causes or foundations in 2015, according to the latest Coutts Report which launched this week. LONDON, 09-Dec-2016 — … Read the full press release

RBS Skills & Opportunities Fund: £2.5m in grants to community projects across UK and Ireland given away last year

Last year RBS gave away £2.5m in grants to community projects across the UK and Ireland through their newly launched Skills & Opportunities Fund. This year support for grassroots organisations continues with a further £2.5m and as the second round … Read the full press release

Italian banking sector post referendum: Dexia Group exposure to Italy amounts to EUR 27.4 billion as of 30 September 2016

BRUSSELS, PARIS, 09-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — On 4 December 2016, the constitutional reform promoted by the Italian government was rejected by referendum by a large majority. Prime Minister Matteo Renzi submitted his resignation. This rejection creates a risk of political instability … Read the full press release

Zurich gets approval for the renovation of its headquarters at Mythenquai 2 in Zurich

Zurich has received approval for the renovation of its group headquarters at Mythenquai 2 in Zurich. The dismantling of those buildings that are not on the registry of protected artistic and cultural sites has already begun. Construction will be completed … Read the full press release

Destatis: Number of traffic accident fatalities in Germany to reach a new all-time low in 2016

WIESBADEN, 08-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The number of persons killed in road traffic accidents is expected to decline for the first time in three years and to reach a new all-time low in 2016. According to estimates of the Federal Statistical … Read the full press release

BASF inaugurates BASF Coatings (Guangdong) Co. Ltd. in Jiangmen, Guangdong Province, China

Investment supports growing demand in Value-for-Money segment in China Region’s rapid growth in car ownership creates increasing demand for refinish coatings Site newly acquired from Guangdong Yinfan will serve as a technology and production hub for the region Ludwigshafen, Germany … Read the full press release

BASF unveils new heavy-duty antistatic flooring system based on polyurethane cement technology

Antistatic flooring system New colors and improved aesthetics New video shows the toughness of Ucrete MANNHEIM, 08-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — With Ucrete MF40AS BASF has launched a new heavy-duty antistatic flooring system that is based on a polyurethane cement technology. … Read the full press release

“Iceman” Henrik Stenson will attempt to defend his title at the 2017 BMW International Open at Golfclub München Eichenried

Hot tip for golf fans: tickets with Christmas discount: Admission tickets and Fairway Club tickets are now on sale. 10% discount on all ticket categories if booked by Christmas. Open and Race to Dubai Champion Henrik Stenson will be teeing … Read the full press release

BMW Motorsport to change its teams set up for the 2017 season

MUNICH, 08-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — BMW Motorsport is changing the way its teams are set up for the 2017 season, to match both the strategic reorganisation of its involvement and the individual requirements of each race series. The four BMW teams, … Read the full press release

Former MotoGP star Alex Barros victorious with his BMW Motorrad Alex Barros Racing Team RR in São Paulo

MUNICH, 08-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — The 2016 season racing season drew to a close for the BMW Motorrad Motorsport Community: the SuperBike Series Brasil (BRSBK) and the Malaysia Superbike Championship (MSC) were the last championships to hold their 2016 season finales … Read the full press release

Borsa Italiana S.p.A. approved the listing of the EXOR NV ordinary shares on the Mercato Telematico Azionario (MTA)

MILAN, 08-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — In connection with the cross-border merger of EXOR S.p.A. (“EXOR”) with and into EXOR HOLDING N.V. (a Dutch wholly owned subsidiary of EXOR which will, upon effectiveness of the Merger, be renamed EXOR N.V. (“EXOR NV”)) … Read the full press release

DHL Global Forwarding and Abu Dhabi-based Mubadala Development Company initiate a strategic partnership for the next five years

DHL provides a global multi modal solution, streamlining all logistics processes Strategic partnership will run for five years BONN, 08-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — DHL Global Forwarding, the air and ocean freight specialist of Deutsche Post DHL Group, and Mubadala Development … Read the full press release