Environment: EU aiming to be at the forefront of efforts to reduce marine litter

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Brussels, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Marine litter is a serious threat to the coastal and marine environment around the globe. Marine habitats are contaminated with man-made garbage and other waste, posing growing environmental, economic, health and aesthetic problems. The European Commission is … Read the full press release →

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New Husqvarna Nuda 900 ABS and Nuda 900R ABS price list

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New Nuda 900 ABS and Nuda 900 R ABS (09/2012)

Biandronno, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — As presented at the last Intermot Fair in Cologne, the new Husqvarna Nuda 900 ABS and Nuda 900 R ABS will be available on the market as of November 2012. The Nuda 900 comes standard with ABS … Read the full press release →

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Health spending in Europe in 2010 fell for the first time in decades, says a joint Commission/OECD Report

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Brussels, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Health spending per person and as a percentage of GDP fell across the European Union in 2010. This is one of the many findings in the “Health at a Glance: Europe 2012”, a new joint report by the … Read the full press release →

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Cassidian CyberSecurity joins Fondation Télécom as a strategic partner

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Paris,  20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — On 5 November Cassidian CyberSecurity, a subsidiary of Cassidian (EADS Group) and Fondation Télécom signed a strategic partnership agreement. The cyber security specialist will participate in the development and support of Fondation Télécom’s programmes, thus taking an … Read the full press release →

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European Antibiotic Awareness Day 2012: Key Facts on the Fight Against Antimicrobial Resistance (AMR)

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Brussels, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Antibiotic Awareness Day is an annual European public health initiative that takes place on 18 November. Ahead of this event, the European Centre for Disease Control (ECDC) today released the latest data on antibiotic resistance and consumption in the … Read the full press release →

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Call for global monitoring of infectious diseases in dogs and cats

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20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Most emerging infectious diseases of humans come from animals. International health agencies monitor these diseases, but they do so only for humans and livestock, not for companion dogs and cats. A new study recommends a global system is … Read the full press release →

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Ausgezeichnete Kampagne: car2go erhält den HAMMA-Award

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— Hamburger Marketingpreis geht an car2go — car2go als unübersehbarer Teil des Hamburger Stadtbilds gewürdigt Hamburg, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Das Mobilitätskonzept car2go hat den Hamburger Marketing-Award 2012 „HAMMA“ – Marketing made in Hamburg – für seine Kreativ-Kampagne „Zwischen A und B … Read the full press release →

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Acquisition of citizenship in the EU EU27 Member States granted citizenship to around 810 000 persons in 2010

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20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — In 2010, 810 500 persons acquired citizenship1 of an EU27 Member State. The highest number of citizenships were granted by the United Kingdom(195 000 persons), France (143 000), Spain (124 000) and Germany (105 000) which together accounted for 70% of all citizenships granted by the EU27 Member … Read the full press release →

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Commission welcomes positive outcome of WHO conference with signature of a protocol to stop illicit trade on tobacco

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Brussels, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — A Protocol on the Elimination of the Illicit Trade in Tobacco Products adopted by the Conference of the Parties to the World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) is the main achievement of a conference in … Read the full press release →

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FWO Vlaanderen kent de UGent vijf nieuwe Odysseus-projecten toe

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20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — De Raad van Bestuur van het FWO Vlaanderen kende op 14 november vijf van de achttien nieuwe Odysseus-projecten toe aan de UGent. Het gaat om één project in de categorie Groep I (internationaal toonaangevend onderzoek) en vier projecten … Read the full press release →

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Budget deadlock halts €25 million EU aid to jobless workers in seven countries

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20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Almost €25 million in EU aid to help over 5,000 redundant workers in seven EU countries was halted on Thursday because there is no money left in the EU budget to fund it. The Budgets Committee had to … Read the full press release →

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Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL: Übergabe von zwölf Elektro-Transportern in Finnland

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Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL: Übergabe von zwölf Elektro-Transportern in Finnland Fotonummer: 12A1094 Dateigröße: 3,218 MB Dateigröße, niedrig: 0,018 MB Datum: 16.11.2012

Helsinki startet in die Elektromobilität Lösung für den innerstädtischen, umweltfreundlichen Lieferverkehr Alltagstauglicher Transporter mit modernem, elektrischem Antriebskonzept 130 Kilometer Fahrstrecke mit 900 Kilogramm Zuladung Helsinki/Stuttgart, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Der erste elektromotorisch angetriebene Transporter eines Automobilherstellers ab Werk, der Mercedes-Benz Vito E-CELL, beweist … Read the full press release →

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Commission welcomes letter from 44 Nobel laureates and 130,000 citizens urging EU leaders to invest in research and innovation

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Brussels, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — European Commission President José Manuel Barroso has today welcomed a delegation led by Nobel laureates Sir Tim Hunt and Professor Jules Hoffman to the European Commission. They have presented President Barroso, in addition to the President of the … Read the full press release →

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University nanotechnology business gets set for growth

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20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — The Right Honourable Kenneth Clarke, QC, MP has opened new premises at Nottingham Science Park for Promethean Particles, a University of Nottingham spin-out business which specialises in manufacturing particles as small as a billionth of a metre. Nanoparticles … Read the full press release →

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Open for business: The European Union’s relations with Mexico in a changing world

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Karel De Gucht — European Commissioner for Trade EU Chambers / ProMEXICO / Mexico City, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, I am very pleased to be with you today here in Mexico City. I am delighted to return to this both ancient … Read the full press release →

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Sanofi Receives Positive CHMP Opinion in the European Union for Once-Daily Lyxumia® (lixisenatide)

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Diabetes portfolio poised to significantly expand in 2013 to meet patient needs Paris, France, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ —  Sanofi (EURONEXT: SAN and NYSE: SNY) announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) … Read the full press release →

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The euro as a trusted means of payment

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Speech by Benoît Cœuré, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the joint ECB-MNB conference on “Cost and efficiency of retail payments: Evidence, policy actions and role of central banks”, Budapest, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen [1], It is a great … Read the full press release →

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Reconsidering cancer’s bad guy

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This new research stands on the shoulders of many years of work on S100A4 in its deadlier role in cancer progression.

20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that a protein, known for causing cancer cells to spread around the body, is also one of the molecules that trigger repair processes in the brain. These findings are the … Read the full press release →

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RESOLUTION of the European Economic and Social Committee on “MORE EUROPE”

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20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — At its plenary session of 14 and 15 November 2012 (meeting of 15 November), the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) adopted this resolution, stating that, in light of the ongoing crises, the EU must restore trust in … Read the full press release →

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BP Establishes Initial Four Year £4.5million UK Undergraduate Scholarship Fund

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London, 20-11-2012 — /europawire.eu/ — BP, one of the UK’s leading graduate recruiters, today announced the launch of a new scholarship programme for talented science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) undergraduates studying at nine selected universities across the UK. In its first … Read the full press release →

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