Tag Archives: Berlin

Siemens and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group announced 29 finalist cities competing for the initial City Climate Leadership Awards

Joint Press Release by Siemens and C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group Global Prize Competition Highlights Excellence in Urban Sustainability New York/London,  Siemens and the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) today announced the 29 finalist cities competing in 10 categories … Read the full press release

Summer Berlinale from July 25-28, 2013 at the Open-Air Cinema Friedrichshain in Berlin

22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — All those who missed the audience favourites Gloria, The Strange Little Cat, Frances Ha and Viktor und Viktoria during this year’s Berlinale will get a chance to discover these highlights, before they will be released theatrically in Germany, at the Summer Berlinale from … Read the full press release

International media company Bertelsmann expanded its popular career event “Talent Meets Bertelsmann” to coach top students from all over Europe

International career event Winning team gets a trip to New York Exclusive concert by “Mando Diao”  22-7-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — The international media company Bertelsmann has expanded its popular career event “Talent Meets Bertelsmann” to include students from all over Europe: … Read the full press release

KfW and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti cooperate on export finance, strategic controlling and municipal finance

Main areas: export finance, strategic controlling and municipal finance Agreement on staff exchanges  18-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today (2013-07-11) Franco Bassanini, Chairman, and Giovanni Gorno Tempini, Chief Executive Officer at Italy’s Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP), and Dr Ulrich Schröder, Chief … Read the full press release

HSH Nordbank and pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank provide syndicated finance to Atlas Tower GmbH & Co. KG to develop the UPPER WEST building complex in Berlin

Hamburg/Kiel, 16-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — HSH Nordbank and pbb Deutsche Pfandbriefbank are providing syndicated finance for Atlas Tower GmbH & Co. KG, a subsidiary of the project developer STRABAG Real Estate GmbH (SRE), to develop the UPPER WEST building complex project in … Read the full press release

DB Schenker inaugurates its own Laos legal entity Schenker (Lao) Sole Co., Ltd.

Berlin/Essen/Vientiane, 15-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — DB Schenker has established its own legal entity in Laos and will now operate under the name of Schenker (Lao) Sole Co., Ltd., to better serve its customers across the region. Although present in the country … Read the full press release

DB Schenker opens new logistics center in South Korea to provide healthcare and pharmaceutical logistics services

Berlin/Essen/Seoul, 15-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — As part of its strategy to further build global supply chain competence in the Healthcare market, DB Schenker has opened a new logistics center in South Korea to provide healthcare and pharmaceutical logistics services. The facility … Read the full press release

Mercedes-Benz presented exclusive fragrances for its new S-Class created jointly with perfumer Marc vom Ende

There is something very special in the air at the Mercedes-Benz Fashion Week Berlin Spring/Summer 2014: Mercedes-Benz is presenting in the event marquee in front of the Brandenburg Gate the four upscale fragrances for the new S-Class, which were created … Read the full press release

Cassidian’s newly completed core network for the German BOS TETRA network covers nearly 80% of the area of the Federal Republic of Germany

The BOS digital radio network covers nearly 80% of the area of the Federal Republic of Germany More than 315,000 participants already registered 1-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — In May 2013, Cassidian integrated the 62nd switch into the BOS core network, thus … Read the full press release

Group TBI led construction consortium and two leading architectural firms selected to design and construct The European Patent Office’s new building in Hague, Netherlands

Munich/Rijswijk, 27-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Patent Office (EPO) announced today that a consortium of four companies belonging to the Group TBI, one of the largest construction, mechanical and electrical services companies in the Netherlands, in co-operation with two leading … Read the full press release

DB Schenker creates Middle East joint venture with its long-term global network partner Salem Freight International in Abu Dhabi

Berlin/Essen/Dubai, 26-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — DB Schenker continues to grow in the Middle East with the establishment of a new joint venture with its long-term global network partner Salem Freight International in Abu Dhabi. After operating in Abu Dhabi for more … Read the full press release

Deutsche Bahn acquired Veolia Transport Central Europe

Takeover of Veolia Transport Central Europe makes DB Arriva the largest international operator of passenger transport services in Central and Eastern Europe Berlin, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Deutsche Bahn has acquired the Central and East European business operations from Veolia … Read the full press release

Deployment of quieter freight trains starts in Germany

Low-cost whisper brakes authorized for use throughout Europe • retrofitting of Deutsche Bahn’s existing rolling stock fleet now underway • Federal government provides funding – transport companies make their contribution Berlin, 24-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Deployment of quieter freight trains starts … 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

EC, CERN to support the construction of SESAME, major research facility in the Middle East

Brussels, 28-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ —  The European Commission and CERN have today agreed to support the construction of SESAME, one of the most ambitious research facilities in the Middle East. SESAME is a so-called synchrotron light source, functioning in effect like … Read the full press release

Cecilia Malmström at “We are the Others” conference in Berlin: The rise of right-wing extremism in Europe

Cecilia Malmström – EU Commissioner for Home Affairs ‘We are the Others’ conference Berlin, 27-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Mr President, Ladies and Gentlemen, First I would like to thank the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung for organising this conference on a very important subject. For … Read the full press release

The first Stadler underground trains in Berlin to start service for Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe in 2015

Stadler presents mock-up of Berlin underground train at UITP in Geneva Bussnang, 9-5-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The first Stadler underground trains in Berlin will start service for Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG) in 2015. The UITP congress in Geneva at the end of May … Read the full press release

BMW Awards the Prize for Artists under the Age of 35 Years to Till Nowak at KINO DER KUNST in Munich

Munich, 30-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — On Sunday, after four days and over 5,000 visitors, the KINO DER KUNST in Munich, a festival exclusively for the films of visual artists, culminated with the presentation of the two main awards.The first prize went to Almagul … Read the full press release

Janez Potočnik: ‘Let’s Free our Oceans from this Plague’

Janez Potočnik – European Commissioner for Environment International Conference on Prevention and Management of Marine Litter in European Seas” Berlin, 16-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Ladies and gentlemen, Let me start by welcoming the ‘Message from Berlin’ and expressing my appreciation for your work. … Read the full press release

Dr. Dieter Zetsche, Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars: “Growth and efficiency: Daimler is staying the course”

Affirmation of long-term strategy and goals Start of biggest growth program in the company’s history Efficiency programs to lead to savings of €4 billion by end of 2014 Voting on a stable dividend of €2.20 per share Berlin, 15-4-2013 — … Read the full press release