At the Euronest Parliamentary Assembly session in Tbilisi on 8 and 10 December, Juozas Olekas, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), was elected Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs, Employment, Education, Culture and Civil Society. BRUSSELS, 10-Dec-2019 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
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Tagged Euronest Eastern, Euronest PA, Euronest Parliamentary Assembly, Euronest Social Affairs Committee, European Union, Juozas Olekas, Member of the European Parliament, MEP, Social Democrat, social inequalities, Tbilisi
“The Best Weapon” peace bench will be on display in front of the UN headquarters in New York until September 2019 OSLO / NEW YORK, 21-Jun-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — “Peace Bench” made out of aluminium from Hydro will be unveiled … Read the full press release
Posted in Art & Culture, Metals and Minerals, News, Non Profit, Norway, Politics, Society
Tagged aluminium, compassion, compromise, dialogue, diplomacy, Hilde Merete Aasheim, humane ideals, Hydro, Ina Strander John, Liv Tørres, Nelson Mandela, Nelson Mandela Day, Nobel Peace Center, Nobel Peace Prize, Oslo City Hall, PEACE, piece of art, Snøhetta, The Best Weapon, The Peace Bench, UN headquarters, Vestre
HANOVER, 14-May-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Continental calls on its employees across Europe to vote in the European election, which will take place between May 23 and 26, 2019. The European Parliament election 2019 is going to be the 9th parliamentary … Read the full press release
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Tagged #ep2019, #eu2019, #euelections2019, border fences, Competition, Continental, democracy, DHL, dislocations, Dr. Ariane Reinhart, Dr. Elmar Degenhart, election, EU, European election, European Parliament election 2019, European Single Market, European unification, Experiencing Europe, fewer opportunities, Freedom, intelligent mobility, JOBS, less EU, Nicole Göttlicher, prosperity, Schaeffler, strong EU, Thomas Cook, Vincent Charles
MIDDLE EAST, ASIA, EUROPE, 23-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The Adecco Group, Tata Communications and INSEAD have just released their annual benchmark report that looks into the ability of 125 countries around the world to compete for talent. According to the … Read the full press release
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Tagged Adecco Group, and adaptability, Asia-Pacific, attracting talent, Australia, Boston, BRICS, Bruno Lanvin, CHINA, competitiveness, Copenhagen, digitisation, diversity, entrepreneurial talent, entrepreneurs, Felipe Monteiro, GCTCI, gender equality, Global Talent Competitiveness Index, Global Talent Competitiveness Index 2019, globalisation, GTCI, GTCI 2019, GTCI 2020, GTCI report, Helsinki, Hong Kong, HR, Ian Lee, INDIA, INNOVATION, INSEAD, Japan, knowledge economy, Malaysia, Melbourne, mobility, New York, New Zealand, Osaka, Oslo, Paris, retaining talent, Seoul, Singapore, skilled professionals, South Korea, Sydney, Taipei, talent, Tata Communications, The Global Cities Talent Competitiveness Index, Tokyo, Vienna, Vinod Kumar, Washington DC, Zurich
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 12-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Deutsche Bank Research has observed a statistical trend during the general elections in India that almost all the time plays out in a similar manner. According to the bank’s researchers, India’s currency generally … Read the full press release
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Tagged 2019 Indian general election, bank, currency, Deutsche Bank, Deutsche Bank Research, equities, foreign institutional investor, foreign investors, general elections, INDIA, India’s general elections, Kaushik Das, Loksabha Election 2019, rupee, voting
WIESBADEN, 11-Apr-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The German Council of Economic Experts will be responsible for the National Productivity Board in Germany. The assignment has come from the federal government as a response to a recommendation by the Council of the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Economy, European Union, Germany, Government, Investment, News, Politics, Technology
Tagged competitiveness, Council of the European Union, EU, GCEE, German Council of Economic Experts, human capital, INNOVATION, Peter Altmaier, productivity, Sachverständigenrates zur Begutachtung der gesamtwirtschaftlichen Entwicklung
When: Thursday, April 11, 2019 10:00 – Thursday, April 11, 2019 12:30 Where: European Parliament, Brussels room A1H1 BRUSSELS, 28-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — As the EU is approaching the next European Parliament elections there is more need than ever for … Read the full press release
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Tagged Christiaan Meinen, Confederal Europe, Confederal Europe project, confederal reform, elections, EU, EU institutions, EU reform, Politics, pro EU, publication, Sallux
BERLIN, 21-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — High-level stakeholders from the industry and politics comment and share their views on mobility, transport, logistics and production, in both plenary and specific technical sessions during the second day of 21st Technical Congress in Berlin. … Read the full press release
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Tagged 21st Technical Congress in Berlin, AI, Alexander Kraus, artificial-intelligence, automated driving, automated vehicles, automation, automotive industry, connected driving, Connected Vehicles, Continental Teves, continuous servicing, digitization, Dr. Andree Hohm, Dr. Joachim Damasky, driverless car, Driverless mobility, Fourth Industrial Revolution, fully electric powertrains, German Association of the Automotive Industry, heterogeneous data architecture, Industry 4.0, mobility, Prof. Peter Gutzmer, Robert Bosch GmbH, safety checks, Schaeffler AG, Siemens Industry Software GmbH, Thorsten Freund, TÜV SÜD Auto Service GmbH, Ulrich Schrickel, VDA
BRUSSELS, 20-Mar-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — EU institutions have just reached to partial political agreement on Horizon Europe. Horizon Europe is the future EU research and innovation programme and aims at facilitating the investment in research and innovation to maintain and … Read the full press release
Posted in Apparel, Fashion & Beauty, Automotive, Belgium, European Union, Investment, News, Pharma & Biotech, Politics, Science, Small Business, Technology
Tagged #EUBudget, #HorizonEU, Carlos Moedas, chemicals, EU, EU global competitiveness, European Research Council (ERC), fashion, Horizon 2020, Horizon Europe, INNOVATION, innovators, Juncker Commission, leader in research, Marie Skłodowska-Curie, mechanical engineering, pharmaceuticals, RESEARCH, SMEs, start-ups, The European Innovation Council, unthinkable discoveries
Inspired by actual events in 1924 Persia, In the Shadow of the Kingmakers brings voice to the human sufferings of the political lust for domination Santa Barbara, CA, USA, 12-Feb-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Amid growing conflicts between the West and Iran, a … Read the full press release
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Tagged book, fiction, Gerald DiPego, Iran, Persia, post-WW1, Vahid Imani, WW1
Resilience of the financial system will remain a key focus for the Central Bank over the next three years A hard Brexit will be damaging for Ireland, but short-term ‘cliff-edge’ stability risks to the financial system are manageable Legislation is … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Financial, Government, Ireland, Politics
Tagged bank, Brexit, Central Bank of Ireland, economy, Ed Sibley, Financial System, Ireland, risks, stability
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 11-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The themes for 2019 are based around the macroeconomic outlook, market conditions and the major asset classes: 1) Growth deceleration. Global growth is slowing and becoming less synchronised. As the US upswing matures, Europe … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Economy, Germany, Government, Investment, Politics
Tagged assets, Christian Nolting, Deutsche Bank, economy, forecasts, insights, investment, macroeconomy, markets, multi asset, Outlook, wealth, wealth management
FRANKFURT AM MAIN, 11-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — The United States and China are at a crossroad in what has become the most important bilateral relationship of the 21st Century, CIB Capital Markets Strategist Tom Joyce said in the January issue of … Read the full press release
LONDON, 03-Jan-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — University leaders have written to politicians and government to warn of the risks for research, staff and students if the UK leaves the EU without a deal. In an open letter to MPs, Universities UK, the Russell … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, European Union, Government, Politics, United Kingdom
Tagged Chair, Dr David Llewellyn, EU, Guild HE, Million Plus, Professor Andrea Nolan OBE, Professor Dame Janet Beer, Professor Dame Nancy Rothwell, Professor Dave Phoenix, Professor John Latham, Professor Julie Lydon OBE, Professor Sir Anton Muscatelli, the Russell Group, Universities UK, University Alliance
STRASBOURG, 12-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — “I am fully committed to putting children´s rights at the heart of the work of the European Parliament and bringing this house, the only democratically-elected EU Institution, closer to younger citizens,” commented European Parliament President, Antonio … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, France, Government, Law, Politics, Society
Tagged Anna Maria Corazza-Bildt MEP, appointment, CHILDREN, children's rights, EU, European Parliament, legislation, policies
STRASBOURG, 12-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The Commission is today (11 December 2018) reporting on progress made in building a genuine and effective Security Union since the October European Council. Good progress is being achieved on a number of security initiatives, … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, France, Government, Law, Politics, Security & Safety
STRASBOURG, 12-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (11 December 2018), the European Parliament and the Council reached political agreement on the Commission’s proposal to strengthen rules to combat fraud and counterfeiting of non-cash means of payment – such as bank cards, … Read the full press release
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Tagged bank cards, cheques, Counterfeiting, crypto, Cybercrime, Dimitris Avramopoulos, EU, European Council, European Parliament, FRAUD, Julian King, mobile payments, Payment, virtual currencies
In light of the upcoming European Council and Euro Summit in December, the Commission presents actions to strengthen the role of the euro in a changing world. BRUSSELS, 06-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In his State of the Union Address in September 2018, … Read the full press release
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Tagged currency, EUR, Euro, euroarea, European Commission, EuroSummit, Eurozone, Jean-Claude Juncker, Miguel Arias Cañete, Pierre Moscovici, Valdis Dombrovskis
BRUSSELS, 06-Dec-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — To protect its democratic systems and public debates and in view of the 2019 European elections as well as a number of national and local elections that will be held in Member States by 2020, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Government, Internet & Online, Media, Politics, Society
Tagged Andrus Ansip, debates, democracy, democratic systems, disinformation, division, elections, EU, Europe, Federica Mogherini, hatred, Julian King, Mariya Gabriel, mistrust, Vĕra Jourová
LONDON, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — WPP today announces a new partnership with Women Political Leaders (WPL) – the only global network of female politicians with a mission to increase both the number and the influence of women in political leadership positions … Read the full press release
LONDON, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A joint statement from Foreign Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Jean-Yves Le Drian and Heiko Maas on the death of Jamal Khashoggi. The violent death of Jamal Khashoggi, within the premises of the Saudi Consulate General in … Read the full press release
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Tagged foreignaffairs, freepress, Heiko Maas, İstanbul, Jamal Khashoggi, JamalKhashoggi, Jean-Yves Le Drian, Jeremy Hunt, journalists, Khashoggi, SaudiArabia
BRUSSELS, 08-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — A conference on “The future of international election observation” will be held in the European Parliament, in Brussels, on 10-11 October. Since 2000, the European Union has deployed more than 140 Election Observation Missions in more … Read the full press release
SOUTHAMPTON, 20-Sep-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — As social media has experienced considerable exponential growth-rate over the past decade, sadly the same has occurred with online hate speech. Clear evidence of this picture is the fact that different international organisations, including the … Read the full press release
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Tagged bigotry, derogatory posts, Dr Luiz Valerio P. Trindade, hate content, hate speech, hateful posts, inappropriate content, Intolerance, Lindsey Wilson, misogyny, online hate speech, online life, public policy, public policy recommendations, qualitative study, racism, racist content, racist views, social media, social media platforms, sociological research, sociology, University of Southampton, verbal abuse, Who Why How
415 MPs across political parties united to unequivocally back expanding Heathrow – ending decades of political debate Approval unlocks billions in growth, secures tens of thousands of new skilled jobs and will ensure Heathrow expands sustainably Heathrow will now prepare … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Politics, Travel, United Kingdom
Tagged AIRPORT, Aviation, Heathrow, infrastructure, John Holland-Kaye
The press conference will take place tomorrow, 26th of June at 11:30am in the European Parliament room – PHS 0A50 BRUSSELS, 25-Jun-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — There is evidence that points to the possibility that up to 88.000 Schengen visas and … Read the full press release
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One year ahead of the European elections, young people from all over the EU and beyond will set their priorities for Europe’s future. BRUSSELS, 28-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The third edition of the European Youth Event (EYE2018) will see a record … Read the full press release
Bois-Colombes, France, 15-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Union – Western Balkans Summit will take place in Sofia, Bulgaria, on the 17th of May 2018. This meeting aims to reaffirm the EU’s commitment towards the Western Balkans gaining EU membership. Coface’s economists … Read the full press release
Posted in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Economy, European Union, France, Government, Insurance, International Trade, Macedonia (FYROM), Montenegro, Politics, Serbia
Tagged Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, CHINA, COFACE, EU accession, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro and Serbia, RUSSIA, Sofia, The European Union - Western Balkans Summit, Western Balkans
BERN, 14-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Switzerland strengthens its presence in Jordan: On 13 May 2018, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis inaugurated the new Swiss embassy building in the Jordanian capital Amman. With the new premises the diplomatic and consular sections and international … Read the full press release
Posted in Government, Politics, Society, Switzerland
Tagged Amman, Ayman Safadi, embassy, Federal Councillor Ignazio Cassis, JORDAN, Switzerland
May 3, 2018 ¦ Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark, Fraunhofer Institute Portugal and ProjectRay have been honoured as winners of the first edition of the European Silver Economy Awards. BRUSSELS, Belgium, 11-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On Thursday May 3, the … Read the full press release
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Tagged AGE Platform Europe, age-friendlier, age-friendly, age-friendly Europe, ageing, Ana Vasconcelos, Anne Friis Hansen, Awards, Boaz Zilberman, Demographic Change, Digital Single Market, digitalisation, economy, empirica, EU project, Europe, European Commission, European Silver Economy Awards, fall prevention and detection, Fraunhoder Institute Portugal, Fraunhofer Institute Portugal, Generic Telemedicine Platform, GoLive Solutions, h2020, Health Innovation Centre of Southern Denmark, Healthcare, ICT, ICT solutions, Israel, Julia Wadoux, Mariya Gabriel, Markku Markkula, Non-profit Organisations, older persons, ProjectRay, Public Authorities, RAY Solutions, seniors, Silver Economy, Silver Economy Awards, Silver Society, Sonja Mueller, technology, visually impaired people
Highlevel conference 9:30 – 12:45 (EP, Room PHS1A002) and press-conference 13:30 – 14:00 (EP, press room) AMERSFOORT, 02-Apr-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — WIth this high level conference, we would like to present to Europe and European decision makers, politicians and media … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Defence, European Union, Government, International Trade, Media, Netherlands, News, Non Profit, Politics, Religion, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Society
Tagged A FUTURE FOR DEMOCRACY IN SYRIA, Afrin, autonomous region, Branislav Skripek, Christians, Conference, DAESH, decision makers, democratic Federation of Northern Syria, DFNS, ethnic tolerance, European Parliament, gender equality, high-level conference, ISIS, Johannes de Jong, Kurdish, Mr. Sanahrib Barsom, Northern Syria, politicians, reconciliation, reconstruction, refugees, religious tolerance, Rojava, SDF, SECURITY, self-defence, speakers, sustainable ecology, SYRIA, Syrian Democratic Forces, Terrorism, Turkey, Yezidi