300 000 clients choisissent chaque jour le réseau Total Access

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Plus de 300 stations Total Access déjà ouvertes Objectif 600 stations fin 2013 Paris, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Fin décembre, Total inaugurait sa 300ème station-service Total Access. Lancé il y a un peu plus d’un an, le réseau Total Access se … Read the full press release →

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IATA and European Aviation Partners Launch European Action Plan for Preventing Runway Excursions

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Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The International Air Transport Association (IATA) joined with 16 other aviation stakeholder organizations in developing a European Action Plan for the Prevention of Runway Excursions. The goal is to reduce the occurrence of one of the most … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, European Union, Transportation & Logistics, Travel

The EU confirms its pledge of € 50 million to support an African-led peace operation (AFISMA)

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Andrís Piebalgs – European Commissioner for Development AFISMA Donor Conference Mali/Addis Ababa Addis Ababa, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — I have the honour of leading the delegation of the European Union at this special conference. But above all I have come today to deliver … Read the full press release →

Posted in European Union, Financial, Government, Politics, Society

Angola Production Starts at BP-Operated PSVM Project

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31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola (Sonangol E.P.), as the concessionaire, BP Exploration Angola, as the operator, and the partners of Block 31, today announced that production from the PSVM development area in Block 31, offshore Angola, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, United Kingdom

Illicit drugs: EU report unveils new worrying trends in smuggling and consumption

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Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Europe is entering an important new era in the supply and demand for illicit drugs — a development which is challenging current policies and responses. This is according to the first joint EU drug markets report from the European Monitoring Centre for … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Law, Politics, Society

ING to sell its interest in ING Vysya Life Insurance

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Amsterdam, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — ING announced today it has agreed to sell its 26% interest in ING Vysya Life Insurance Company Ltd. to its joint venture partner Exide Industries Ltd. ING’s exit from the Indian life insurance joint venture is part … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Insurance, Investment, Netherlands

E.ON erfüllt Erwartungen für 2012 und passt Ausblick für 2013 an geändertes Umfeld an

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EBITDA 2012 mit voraussichtlich 10,8 Milliarden Euro im Plan Dividende von 1,10 Euro pro Aktie für 2012 bestätigt Ausblick 2013: EBITDA von 9,2 bis 9,8 Milliarden Euro, nachhaltiger Konzernüberschuss von 2,2 bis 2,6 Milliarden Euro erwartet 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Die E.ON SE, Düsseldorf, hat … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Infrastructure & Utilities

ECB releases final Recommendations for the security of internet payments and starts public consultation on payment account access services

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31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Central Bank (ECB) today released a comprehensive set of “Recommendations for the security of internet payments”, following a two-month public consultation carried out in 2012. The Recommendations represent the first achievement of the European Forum … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Technology

Orange Silicon Valley joins the Open Compute Project

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Building cost effective Cloud and Big Data infrastructure through open source hardware. San Francisco, Calif., 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Orange Silicon Valley, France Telecom-Orange’s development center in San Francisco, has joined the Open Compute Project (OCP) to benefit from the community developing … Read the full press release →

Posted in France, Internet & Online, Technology, Telecom

2013 EU Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award: finalists unveiled

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Brussels / Barcelona, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission and the Fundació Mies van der Rohe have announced the five finalists who will compete for the 2013 European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture – Mies van der Rohe Award. In total, … Read the full press release →

Posted in Art & Culture, Awards, Belgium, Construction, European Union, Real Estate, Spain

Best-of-CES Award for Chevrolet MyLink System

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Award for Bosch Infotainment Unit Best innovation in the “Car Tech” category Driver information system from Bosch with an open-source operating system Chevrolet MyLink combines entertainment, navigation, communication and operating functions in a single electronic unit 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The … Read the full press release →

Posted in Automotive, Awards, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Germany, Technology

Rolls-Royce delivers USV/RHIB launch and recovery systems

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31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, has recently delivered two launch and recovery systems for unmanned surface vehicles (USV) and manned Rigid Hull Inflatable Boats (RHIBs) to an international navy. These systems have been retrofitted aboard frigates … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Defence, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom

Environment: Newly found health effects of air pollution call for stronger EU air policies

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Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  Long-term exposure to fine particles (PM2.5) can trigger atherosclerosis, adverse birth outcomes and childhood respiratory diseases, according to a World Health Organisation (WHO) review released today. REVIHAAP – the “Review of evidence on health aspects of … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Environment, European Union, Government, Healthcare, Law, Politics, Society

Economic climate takes toll: almost a third in Europe do not have any savings, ING survey shows

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30% of Europeans do not have any savings and 47% could not pay three months of expenses if they lost their job Only 34% in the survey of 14,000 in Europe added to their savings pot in the last year … Read the full press release →

Posted in Banks, Business, Economy, European Union, Financial, Investment, Netherlands

Commission to examine legal obstacles to cross-border trade in insurance

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Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission is set to examine barriers to cross-border trade in insurance products caused by different contract laws in the EU’s Member States, after today launching a call for experts to look into the problem. The … Read the full press release →

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E.ON veräußert Beteiligung an Slovenský Plynárenský Priemysel

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Kaufpreis von 1,3 Mrd Euro für 24,5-prozentigen Anteil vereinbart 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — E.ON SE, Düsseldorf hat mit dem tschechischen Energieunternehmen Energetický a Průmyslový Holding (EPH) einen Vertrag über die Veräußerung ihrer indirekt gehaltenen Beteiligung am slowakischen Energieunternehmen Slovenský Plynárenský Priemysel a.s. … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Czech Republic, Energy, Gas & Oil, Financial, Germany, Slovakia

Commission calls for EU-wide ban on amphetamine-like drug ‘4-MA’

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Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Commission today proposed an EU-wide ban on ‘4-MA’, a synthetic substance with similar physical effects to amphetamines. The Commission asked EU Member States to prevent the drug spreading freely across Europe by submitting it to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Healthcare, Law, Pharma & Biotech, Society

VimpelCom partners with Wikimedia Foundation to offer free mobile Wikipedia access through Wikipedia Zero

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Amsterdam, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “VimpelCom Ltd.” (“VimpelCom”, “Company” or “Group”) (NYSE: VIP), a leading global provider of telecommunications services, and the Wikimedia Foundation, operator of Wikipedia, the web-based, multilingual, free-content encyclopedia project, today announced a partnership to deliver free Wikipedia access to … Read the full press release →

Posted in Business, Internet & Online, Marketing, Media, Netherlands, Russia, Technology, Telecom

Antitrust: Commission enforcement action in pharmaceutical sector following sector inquiry

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Brussels, 31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Following its competition inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector of 2008/2009 (see IP/09/1098 and MEMO/09/321) the European Commission has issued statements of objections against pharmaceutical companies in three major cases concerning citalopram, an antidepressant, (see IP/12/834), perindopril, a cardio-vascular medicine (see IP/12/835), and … Read the full press release →

Posted in Belgium, Business, European Union, Government, Healthcare, Law, Pharma & Biotech

Rolls-Royce appoints Don Roussinos President of Naval business

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31-1-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Rolls-Royce, the global power systems company, announced that it has appointed Don Roussinos as President Naval – Marine. Don succeeds Andy Marsh, who has become President of the Rolls-Royce Marine Services business. Don joins Rolls-Royce from L-3 Communications where he most … Read the full press release →

Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Industrial, Management, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom