International researchers discovery could lead to new means to combat malaria

14-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Researchers at the University of Copenhagen, in collaboration with Seattle Biomedical Research Institute, the University of Oxford, NIMR Tanzania and Retrogenix LTD, have identified how malaria parasites growing inside red blood cells stick to the sides of … Read the full press release

ESA’s heaviest cargo ship Albert Einstein launched into orbit from Europe’s Spaceport in French Guiana

14-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ESA’s fourth Automated Transfer Vehicle, Albert Einstein, was launched into orbit last evening from Europe’s Spaceport in Kourou, French Guiana. Europe’s autonomous supply ship will perform a series of manoeuvres to dock with the International Space Station … Read the full press release

EC clears Central European Media Enterprises / Time Warner acquisition deal

Brussels, 14-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission has cleared under the EU Merger Regulation the proposed acquisition of Central European Media Enterprises (“CME”), based in Bermuda, by Time Warner of the United States. The Commission’s investigation confirmed that the proposed transaction … Read the full press release

Eni to sponsor the exhibition The Boxer: An Ancient Masterpiece, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York

The event has been organized thanks to Eni, the Italian Embassy in Washington, and the Metropolitan Museum (“Met”), and is part of 2013 – Year of Italian Culture in the United States, of which Eni is Corporate Ambassador. New York … Read the full press release

The European Space Agency (ESA) to present at the 50th Paris Air & Space Show at Le Bourget

UPDATE 13 JUNE: CALL FOR MEDIA 13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  ESA will be present at the 50th Paris Air & Space Show at Le Bourget with a pavilion at its traditional and central place, near the full-size Ariane 5 and Ariane … Read the full press release

Sisley chooses Spanish artist Aitor Saraiba for its in-store events in Via Roma, Florence for Pitti Immagine 2013

13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — An intriguing, carefree vision of fiery creativity. This is the vision of Spanish artist Aitor Saraiba, 30, the star of two evenings of in-store events at the Sisley store in Via Roma, Florence, for the upcoming 2013 … Read the full press release

Alstom Grid to provide SCADA pipeline management system for Marathon Pipe Line

13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Building on Alstom Grid’s formal entry last year into the oil and gas market via its acquisition of EvolutionSCADA, the company recently announced that it will provide a Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) pipeline management system for Marathon Pipe Line LLC … Read the full press release

Annual EU Digital Agenda Scoreboard published today

Brussels, 13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Europeans have basic digital networks and services, but are missing out on the main current and future benefits of the digital revolution, because of problems in Europe’s telecoms and wider digital markets, according to the Commission’s annual … Read the full press release

EADS made € 500,000 donation to flood victims in Germany

13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European aerospace group EADS is donating € 500,000 to the victims of the catastrophic floods in Germany. The company is transferring the money to the German Red Cross, which will organise how it is put to … Read the full press release

Cassidian completed the integrated security system for the protection of Tanger Med harbour in northern Morocco

To combat illegal immigration, terrorist attacs and smuggling Biggest port in Africa and the Mediterranean Sea 13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Cassidian has completed the integrated security system for the protection of Tanger Med harbour in northern Morocco. The Integrated MARitime SECurity … Read the full press release

EU Auditors: Genuine Economic and Monetary Union and enhanced economic governance need strong audit

Luxembourg, 13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — EU and Member State Auditors to European Council President: “Genuine Economic and Monetary Union and enhanced economic governance need strong audit” Addressing European Council President Van Rompuy today, the heads of the European Court of Auditors and … Read the full press release

CoR, EP: €1bn additional funding needed for the Fund for European Aid for the Most Deprived

Brussels, 13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The Committee of the Regions (CoR) warmly welcomes the adoption by the European Parliament of a report by Emer Costello (IE/S&D) on the Fund for European Aid for the Most Deprived. The EP’s final text includes key … Read the full press release

Mercedes-AMG and premium bikes manufacturer ROTWILD cooperate on driving performance on two wheels and four

Affalterbach/Dieburg, 13-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Anyone wanting an AMG-branded model now has a choice of either two wheels or four. AMG, the performance brand of Mercedes-Benz, is entering into a long-term, strategic partnership with ROTWILD, a world-renowned manufacturer of premium mountain and … Read the full press release

Henkel nahmen an dem REWE Group-Dialogforum „Raus aus der Nische“ in Berlin

12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mit einem offenen Dialog zum Thema Ressourcenschonung startete am 4. Juni 2013 das vierte REWE Group-Dialogforum „Raus aus der Nische“ in Berlin: Im Humboldt-Carré kamen Experten aus Industrie, Wissenschaft und NGOs zusammen und diskutierten unter anderem wie … Read the full press release

EIB opens EUR 500M trade finance to foreign trade oriented SMEs in Greece

Athens / Luxembourg, 12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) provides up to EUR 500 million for trade finance to support foreign trade oriented small and medium sized companies (SMEs) in Greece. The EIB, as a long-term lender, has adapted to … Read the full press release

VivaCell Spain and Aphios USA to develop novel class of compounds for Multiple sclerosis and CNS disorders

Cordoba, Spain, 12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — VivaCell Biotechnology España S.L., Cordoba, Spain today announced that it has entered into joint Research Collaboration and Commercialization Agreements with Aphios Corporation, USA, to develop therapeutics for multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative diseases of the central … Read the full press release

Bayer HealthCare supports Middle East, North Africa and Europe diabetes projects under the “Excellence across Borders” program

Leverkusen, 12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Bayer HealthCare supports local projects under the “Excellence across Borders” program in order to improve care of people with diabetes. Among the projects is a Diabetic School Awareness Program in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, which … Read the full press release

The negotiations on the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) are in full swing

Making sense of the MFF/ budget 2014/ amending budgets 2013 maze Brussels, 12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The negotiations on the 2014-2020 Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) are in full swing. As a rule, MFF negotiations are immensely complex as they encompass everything the … Read the full press release

Commissioner Šemeta welcomes the European Parliament vote on Intellectual Property Rights Regulation

Brussels, 12-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — I welcome today’s vote from the European Parliament on the new Regulation on the customs enforcement of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR). Innovation and creativity are the engines of our economy. It is important to give inventors the … Read the full press release