Vilnius, Lithuania, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Ombudsman, Emily O’Reilly, has warned that the key objective of EU citizenship, namely for people to feel a stronger attachment to the EU, is not succeeding. At the closing conference of the “European … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, European Union, Government, Lithuania, Politics, Society
Tagged cultural diversity, Emily O'Reilly, EU citizenship, EU principles, EU values, EU's identity, EU's legitimacy, European Year of Citizens 2013, Freedom, language diversity, Lithuania, Ms Gundi Gadesmann, protection of minorities, solidarity, The European Ombudsman, Vilnius
Prior to the unveiling of the new €10 in January 2014, European Union residents can discover the note’s security features in a competition to be launched today. 20 high-scoring players will win €5 VIP banknotes from the Europa series personally … Read the full press release
Frankfurt, Germany, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — National Bank of Serbia, the European Union (EU) Delegation to Serbia and the European Central Bank (ECB) today celebrated the completion of an extensive cooperation agreement with the National Bank of Serbia (NBS) to help the … Read the full press release
The Commission infringed the procedural rules of the systems for authorising GMOs in the European Union Luxembourg, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — In the territory of the European Union, genetically modified organisms (GMOs) may be released into the environment or placed on the market only … Read the full press release
Posted in Agriculture, European Union, Germany, Government, Healthcare, Hungary, Law, Luxembourg, Pharma & Biotech, Science
Tagged animal feed, Animal Health, authorising GMOs, BASF Plant Science GmbH, EU General Court, European Food Safety Authority, genetically modified food, genetically modified food feed, genetically modified organisms, genetically modified potato Amflora, GMOs, human health, Hungary v Commission case, Judgment, potato Amflora, procedural rules
BBC Book of the Year 2013 awards presented in partnership with the Cultural Programme of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Kiev, Ukraine, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — “The Remote Space” by Yaroslav Melnyk, and “Who Will Make the Snow” by … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Media, Society, Ukraine, United Kingdom
Tagged "The Remote Space", "Who Will Make the Snow", Artyom Liss, BBC Book of the Year 2013 awards, BBC Children’s Book of the Year 2013, book awards, EBRD Cultural Programme, Maryana and Taras Prokhasko, Nina Kuryata, Olha Herasymyuk, Svitlana Pyrkalo, Taras Fedyuk, Vira Ageyeva, Yaroslav Melnyk, Далекий простір, Хто зробить сніг
Osman’s series, produced for BBC Radio 4, is the BBC’s biggest production on the Arab world’s modern history London, UK, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Tarek Osman, the EBRD’s Principal Political Counsellor for the southern and eastern Mediterranean region, authored and presented a four-part … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Media, Politics, Society, United Kingdom
Tagged academics, activists, Arab Islamist movement, Arab liberal age, Arab nationalism, Arab uprising, Arab world, artists, BBC Radio 4, documentary, EBRD, historians, modern history, modern history of the Arab world, ordinary people, radio series, senior politicians, Tarek Osman
The European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) participated in a major cigarette seizure in the Mediterranean Sea last week. Operation “Eagle Hunt”, where OLAF provided operational support and key information to the Spanish Customs Administration, led to the successful seizure of some … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Government, Law, Spain
Tagged Balearic Islands, complex contraband operations, contraband cigarettes seizure, criminal organisations, Famagusta, Giovanni Kessler, island of Menorca, OLAF, Port Said, Spain, Spanish Customs Administration, The European Anti-Fraud Office, White Eagle, White Eagle vessel
Strasbourg, France / Brussels, Belgium, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Parliament passed three separate resolutions on Thursday, asking for an immediate end to the practice of organ harvesting from prisoners of conscience in China; calling on the Sri Lankan government to implement the … Read the full press release
London, UK, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank, Europe’s long-term lending institution, has agreed to provide up to GBP 500 million to Transport for London (TfL) under a new corporate facility to support the latest step in Crossrail’s development. The … Read the full press release
Luxembourg, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Byletter dated 12 November 2013, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland nominated, Ms Anna Wechsberg (Head of Europe Department, DFID) for appointment as an Alternate Member of the Board of Directors of the EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Luxembourg, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged Alternate Member, Anna Wechsberg, appointment, Board of Directors, EIB, nomination
Paris, France, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Yves Le Portz, third President of the European Investment Bank (from 1970 until 1984), passed away in Paris at the age of 93. Born in 1920, a high civil servant after World War II, Yves le … Read the full press release
Luxembourg, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Building upon a long-standing and fruitful cooperation between the two institutions, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has granted a EUR 100 million loan to Banco Popular Portugal to finance small and medium-sized projects undertaken by SMEs and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Portugal, Small Business
Tagged Banco Popular Portugal, EIB, European Investment Bank, finance, loan, midcaps, PORTUGAL, SMEs
Brussels, Belgium, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The .eu top-level domain (TLD) and its registry EURid saw a variety of developments during the third quarter of 2013, the most significant being the certification for the ISO 27001 security standard following an audit by the British … Read the full press release
The brand marks its 20th anniversary by opening a three storey flagship, reports LondonTown.com London, UK, 16-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Last week saw the opening of Cath Kidston’s brand new flagship store, launching in London’s Piccadilly just in time for … Read the full press release
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending HUF 60 billion (some EUR 200 million) to finance theimprovement of availability and increase in quality of Magyar Telekom’s mobile and fixed broadband telecommunications infrastructure. Luxembourg / Budapest, Hungary, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — EIB Vice-President László Baranyay, who is responsible … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has agreed to sell its electricity distribution business in Finland to Suomi Power Networks Oy, which is owned by a consortium of Finnish pension funds Keva (12.5%) and LocalTapiola Pension (7.5%) together with international … Read the full press release
Helsinki, Finland, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has completed the assessment of the future alternatives of its electricity distribution business that was launched in January 2013. After thorough consideration, the company has concluded that divesting the electricity distribution business is the best solution … Read the full press release
After nine months of construction, the last of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind farm has been installed. Stockholm, Sweden, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — After nine months of construction, the last of the 80 foundations for the DanTysk offshore wind … Read the full press release
SIGNA führte im Zeitraum von 21. bis 29. November 2013 eine breit angelegte Umfrage zum Projekt „Kaufhaus Bozen“ sowie zum Einkaufsverhalten durch, um über die Bedürfnisse der Bevölkerung besser Bescheid zu wissen. Wien, Österreich, 13-12-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — Im Zeitraum von 21. … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Marketing, Real Estate, Retail
Tagged Dr. Gruber & Partner, Einkaufsverhalten, Kaufhaus Bozen, Robert Leingruber, SIGNA, Umfrage
Kesko Food today opened its fourth food store in the St. Petersburg area. In addition to the four stores already in operation, Kesko Food’s objective is to open three new large food stores in the St. Petersburg area by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Food & Beverage, Investment, Retail, Russia
Tagged food store, K-ruoka, Kari Heiskanen, Kesko Food, Oleg Buyalski, RUSSIA, St Petersburg, Ulitsa Marshala Govorova, Urkhov Pereulok 7A
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