Helsinki, Finland, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum has signed an agreement with Rolls-Royce about the modernisation of automation at its Loviisa nuclear power plant in Finland. The parties have agreed not to disclose the value of the agreement. The modernisation will be carried … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Finland, Management, Technology
Tagged Finland, Fortum, Loviisa Nuclear Power Plant automation, Rolls-Royce, Tiina Tuomela
Helsinki, Finland, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Fortum and Areva-Siemens Consortium have agreed on discontinuation of the current automation modernisation project agreement. Areva-Siemens Consortium will complete the ongoing agreed and resized work in cooperation with Fortum. Fortum is convinced that a new solution to continue the … Read the full press release
Moscow, Russia, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Company’s Management Committee and Zhou Jiping, Chairman of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC) signed today a contract to supply pipeline gas from Russia to China via the eastern route. The parties signed the document in the presence of Russian President … Read the full press release
Sharklets save fuel and enhance appearance Blagnac, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Comlux The Aviation Group has become the first Airbus ACJ319 customer for an in-service retrofit of Sharklets, upswept fins attached to the wingtips that save about 4 per cent in fuel … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, Travel
Tagged Airbus ACJ319, Andrea Zanetto, Comlux, John Leahy, Sharklets, The Aviation Group
LEMMINKÄINEN HAS AGREED ON AMENDED TERMS OF ITS CREDIT FACILITY AND CONTINUES MEASURES TO STRENGHTEN THE BALANCE SHEET Helsinki, Finland, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Lemminkäinen Corporation agreed on a three-year unsecured syndicated revolving credit facility of EUR 185 million in March 2013. The … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Construction, Financial, Finland, Management, Technology
Tagged Ilkka Salonen, Katri Sundström, Lemminkäinen
Maroussi, Greece, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — 2014-Q1 Highlights: Operational profitability (EBITDA) up 28%. Net profit up 36.5%. Generation of strong cash flows and improvement of the Group’s credit profile. Net borrowing further reduced to €436.9 million, down from €509.7 million in 2013 and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Greece, Management, Metals and Minerals
Tagged Elli Gardiki, Metallurgy & Mining Sector, MYTILINEOS Group
Novartis acquires exclusive ex-US rights to Fovista from Ophthotech; upfront payment of USD 200 million plus potential future recruitment and other milestone payments; additionally Ophthotech to receive royalties on ex-US Fovista sales Fovista is the most advanced anti-PDGF technology in … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Pharma & Biotech, Switzerland
Tagged David Epstein, Fovista®, Novartis, Ophthotech Corporation
Annual General Meeting of Shareholders 2014 Mannheim, Germany, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of SAP AG today approved all management proposals for the agenda items. With more than 99% of the votes, the shareholders approved the conversion … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Germany, Management, Technology
Tagged and Prof. Dr.-Ing. Dr. Ing. E.h. Klaus Wucherer, Bernard Liautaud, Dr. Eberhard Schipporeit, Dr. h.c. Hartmut Mehdorn, European stock corporation, Jim Hagemann Snabe, Pekka Ala-Pietlä, Ph.D., Prof. Anja Feldmann, Prof. Dr. h.c. mult. Hasso Plattner, Prof. Dr. Wilhelm Haarmann, SAP, SAP shareholders, SE, Societas Europaea
Maris Interiors LLP have just completed an office relocation and fit-out project on behalf of the ICSA. LONDON, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — ICSA is the chartered membership and qualifying body for people working in governance, risk and compliance, including company secretaries. … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Management, Real Estate, United Kingdom
Tagged fit-out project, Ian Crossman, ICSA, Maris Interiors LLP, office relocation
The impact of war over time is the subject of a major photographic exhibition in London LONDON, 21-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Great art galleries are never scared of confronting the big, difficult subjects, and this winter’s major photographic exhibition at … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, News, Society, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged Afghanistan: Chronotopia 2001, American Civil War, atomic bombs, British photographers, centenary of the First World War, Conflict Time Photography, Don McCullin, First World War, German photographers, Japan, London, Nicaragua, photographic exhibition, photographic exhibition in London, photojournalism, Pierre Antony-Thouret, Polish photographers, Reims After the War, Saigon, Shell-shocked US Marine 1968, Simon Norfolk, Syrian photographers, Tate Modern, Tate Modern in London, Vietnam, war, war photographic exhibition, war reportage
Tübingen: “Further cuts mean shutting down” Tübingen, Germany, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The President, staff council and students at the University of Tübingen are calling on all members to join the statewide day of protest on Wednesday, 21 May, to express their … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Financial, Germany, Government, Society
Tagged Bernd Engler, Chris Borg, Neue Aula, state government funding cuts, University of Tübingen
Sofia, Bulgaria, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — From 19 May 2014, the Bulgarian National Bank releases in circulation a silver commemorative coin ‘Trоyan Monastery’ from the series ’Bulgarian Churches and Monasteries’. It will be sold at the BNB teller desks for BGN … Read the full press release
GENEVA, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — STMicroelectronics, a global semiconductor leader serving customers across the spectrum of electronics applications, and a top-tier supplier of technology for the booming wearable market, will once again be the title sponsor of the Wearable Technologies Innovation … Read the full press release
Ivan Lovrecek promoted to Deputy CEO Ten years after the launch of RTL Televizija, RTL Group now operates a family of three free-TV channels in Croatia Luxembourg/Zagreb, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — RTL Group, the leading European entertainment network, today announced the appointment … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Croatia, Entertainment, Luxembourg, Management, Media
Tagged Andreas Rudas, Henning Tewes, Ivan Lovrecek, Oliver Fahlbusch, RTL Hrvatska
Eschborn, Deutschland, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Das Joint Venture der Österreichischen Volksbanken-AG (ÖVAG) und der deutschen VR-LEASING Aktiengesellschaft verkauft die VB Leasing Polen sowie die VB Leasing Rumänien an die polnische Getin Holding S.A. Der entsprechende Vertrag wurde heute unterzeichnet. Mit dem … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Financial, Germany, Investment, Management, Poland, Romania
Tagged polnische Getin Holding, VB-Leasing International, VR LEASING
Leading European companies deliver plan to France, Germany and Italy Berlin/Paris/Rome, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — Europe’s Industry is ready to develop a next generation advanced European Unmanned Aerial System (UAS). After their call for the development of a European drone at … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, France, Germany, Italy, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Airbus Defence and Space, Alenia Aermacchi, Bernhard Gerwert, Dassault Aviation, Eric Trappier, European Unmanned Aerial System, Florian Taitsch, Giuseppe Giordo, MALE2020 program, Marco Valerio Bonelli, Nathalie Bakhos, UAS
Airbus Defense and Space flash based Solid-State Recorder completes NASA qualification test and over 20 months successful operation in orbit Colorado Springs, USA, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The flash memory Solid-State Recorder (SSR) products of Airbus Defense and Space have passed all NASA … Read the full press release
Germany remains top aviation market, but growth less than world average Blagnac, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — According to Airbus’ latest Global Market Forecast (GMF) in the next 20 years (2013-2032), the traffic to and from Germany is set to grow at … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Belgium, France, Germany, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Airbus, Airbus Global Market Forecast, ILA Berlin Air Show
Vestas has received an order of 148 MW from First Wind for V112-3.0 MW turbines in the U.S. Aarhus, Denmark, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — With reference to the Vestas Wind Systems A/S company announcement No. 22/2014 of 19 May 2014, Vestas has received … Read the full press release
For the first time scientists have been able to restore the ability to grasp with a paralysed hand using spinal cord stimulation. Newcastle, UK, 20-5-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — There is currently no cure for upper limb paralysis, where there has been damage … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, Healthcare, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Dr Andrew Jackson, Dr John Williams, Dr Jonas Zimmermann, Frontiers in Neuroscience, Newcastle University, spinal cord stimulation, way to restore ability to grasp with paralysed hand using spinal cord stimulation, Wellcome Trust-funded
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