BRUSSELS, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The capital of Slovenia, Ljubljana, has won the European Green Capital Award for 2016. The award was presented this afternoon by EU Environment Commissioner, Janez Potočnik, at a ceremony in Copenhagen, which holds the 2014 European Green … Read the full press release
Posted in Awards, Environment, European Union, Management, Slovenia
Tagged European Green Capital Award for 2016, Ljubljana, Mr Jüri Ratas, Slovenia
BRUSSELS, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — It’s a big summer sale courtesy of the European Commission! From 1 July 2014, the EU will cut the price caps for data downloads by more than half: down from 45 cents per megabyte to 20c/MB. It … Read the full press release
BRUSSELS, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Commission is allocating an additional €500 000 to enhance interventions aimed at curbing the worsening Ebola epidemic in Guinea, Liberia and Sierra Leone. This brings the total of Commission aid to €1.9 million. “This … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Healthcare, Society
Tagged Ebola epidemic, Kristalina Georgieva, The European Commission
International technology Group ANDRITZ has successfully completed start-up of the PrimeLineCOMPACT tissue machine – the first of its kind in China – with steel Yankee supplied to Hebei Yihoucheng, China. Graz, Austria, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The machine has a design speed … Read the full press release
LONDON, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RenewableUK says today’s announcement by the Green Investment Bank (GIB) that it plans to raise £1 billion for a fund to invest in offshore wind projects will help to boost the sector’s rapid growth. The bank … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Environment, Financial, United Kingdom
Tagged Green Investment Bank, Jennifer Webber, RenewableUK, Robert Norris
The Therapies Scientific Committee recommendations PARIS, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The International Rare Diseases Research Consortium (IRDiRC) Therapies Scientific Committee (TSC) is developing recommendations to guide the policies and funding strategies that will foster the IRDiRC goal of developing 200 new … Read the full press release
C.F. Møller further strengthens its commitment in Norway and Sweden through the ap-pointment of new associate partners in the architectural firm, which is among the largest in Scandinavia. Christian Dahle, general manager of C.F. Møller’s office in Oslo, and Mårten … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Denmark, Management, Norway, Sweden
Tagged C.F. Møller, Christian Dahle, Klaus Toustrup, Mårten Leringe
Walldorf, Germany, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — SAP AG (NYSE: SAP) today announced that it will increase the portion of electric vehicles in its company car fleet to 20 percent. By 2020, the company aims to have one in five company cars run on electrically … Read the full press release
Global security vendor offers German-speaking countries the benefits of its security news site. Bratislava/Jena, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — IT security provider ESET® today announces the launch of the German edition of its WeLiveSecurity.com site, offering German-speakers access to this world-class security news resource. After months of development, … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Germany, Internet & Online, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged Eddie Johnson, ESET, Thomas Uhlemann, WeLiveSecurity.com site
VIENNA, 25-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alexey Miller, Chairman of Gazprom’s Management Committee and Gerhard Roiss, Chief Executive Officer of OMV inked a Shareholders Agreement for the South Stream Austria joint project company. The document was signed in Vienna today during a visit by Russian President Vladimir Putin to the … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Management, Russia
Tagged Alexey Miller, Gazprom, Gerhard Roiss, OMV, South Stream Austria
Blagnac, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — With the first flight today of A350 MSN005, the five-strong development fleet is now complete. Being the second passenger cabin-equipped A350 and tasked with route proving and ETOPS validation, MSN005 embodies the operationally definitive configuration for Type … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, France, Management, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged A350 MSN005, A350 XWB, A350 XWB test fleet, Airbus, MSN005
The University of Aberdeen is internationally recognised for its groundbreaking research into dolphins. But for the next 10 weeks it’s going to be known for its dolphins – on and around campus. ABERDEEN, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The University has sponsored two … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Marketing, United Kingdom
Tagged ARCHIE Foundation, ARCHIE Foundation at the Royal Aberdeen Children’s Hospital, Danielle Callaghan, David Beattie, Diane Bruxvoort, Professor Liz Baggs, University of Aberdeen, WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation, Wild Dolphins fundraising art project
Helsinki, Finland, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen and Cygate Oy, part of TeliaSonera Group, have signed a business purchase agreement covering Lemcon Networks’ IT services in Finland, including WLAN, corporate networks and network data security solutions. In connection with the transaction, five permanent and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Finland, Management, Technology, Telecom
Tagged Cygate Oy, Lemcon Networks, Lemminkäinen, WLAN
Helsinki, Finland, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alma Media Corporation and five other Finnish newspaper publishers have signed a partnership agreement to establish Lännen Media. Lännen Media Oy will produce content for 12 regional newspapers in western and northern Finland. The newspapers participating … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Management, Media
Tagged Aamulehti (Tampere), Alma Media Corporation, Finnish newspaper publishers, Forssan Lehti (Forssa), Hämeen Sanomat (Hämeenlinna), Kainuun Sanomat (Kajaani), Kaleva (Oulu), Keskipohjanmaa (Kokkola)., Lännen Media, Lapin Kansa (Rovaniemi), Matti Posio, Pohjalainen (Vaasa), Pohjolan Sanomat (Kemi), Satakunnan Kansa (Pori), the Ilkka-Yhtymä newspapers Ilkka (Seinäjoki), Turun Sanomat, Turun Sanomat (Turku), Veikko Valtonen
Borusan EnBW orders 10 V112-3.3 MW turbines for 33 MW project in Turkey, finalising the 207 MW framework agreement with Vestas. MADRID, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Vestas will supply 10 V112-3.3 MW turbines for the 33 MW Fuat RES wind power … Read the full press release
LONDON, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Maris Interiors LLP have now completed an office design & relocation project for BOSE Ltd. Bose UK Ltd is part of the global Bose group of companies based in Massachusetts, USA. Started in 1964 by Amar … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, United Kingdom
Tagged BOSE Ltd, Maris Interiors LLP, office design & relocation project
DCNS will exhibit at BALT MILITARY EXPO 2014 which will be held in Poland from 24 to 26 June 2014. DCNS is a world leader in naval defence and an innovator in the energy sector. As a naval prime contractor, … Read the full press release
STUTTGART, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — On June 20, 2014, the MAHLE Group, based in Stuttgart/Germany, signed an agreement for the acquisition of the majority share in Slovenian group Letrika d.d. The conclusion of the agreement is subject to approval by the … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Germany, Management, Slovenia, Technology
Tagged Andrea Arnold, Letrika d.d., MAHLE, Prof. Dr. Heinz Junker
BUDAPEST, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — GRAPHISOFT®, the global leader in Building Information Modeling (BIM) solutions for architects, announced today that ArchiCAD® 18’s global rollout process and the introduction of its brand new BIMcloud® Solution has begun. BIMcloud allows a BIM workflow on any … Read the full press release
Oslo, 24-6-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Following the Borealis acquisition of GPN SA including 52.15% ownership in the Le Havre urea plant, Yara has accepted an offer from Borealis to acquire Borealis’ ownership in Le Havre, situated on the north-west coast of France. … Read the full press release
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