Interview and briefing opportunities with EIB Vice-President Andrew McDowell, EIB Director of Economics Debora Revoltella, Director of the Center on Global Economic Governance at Columbia University Professor Jan Svejnar. KIRCHBERG, Luxembourg, 28-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — On 28 and 29 November, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Technology
Tagged Andrew McDowell, Catherine L. Mann, Claudio Borio, Conference, Debora Revoltella, digitalisation, ECB, EIB, investment, Jan Svejnar, Jean Tirole, Jean-Pierre Mustier, Klaus Regling, Klaus Zimmermann, Luis de Guindos, Luxembourg, MIT, Peter Praet, Pier Carlo Padoan, Professor Jan Svejnar, Reinhilde Veugelers, skills, SUERF, Technological Transformation, transformation, Vitor Gaspar, Werner Hoyer
READING, 01-Nov-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — Redstor, a leading UK-headquartered cloud data management SaaS company, is targeting mainland Europe as part of aggressive growth plans to treble business by 2020. Paul Evans, Redstor co-founder and chief executive, is refusing to allow … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, Business, Denmark, Finland, Internet & Online, Luxembourg, Management, Netherlands, News, Norway, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged Alan Manicom, Amsterdam, Antwerp, appointment, backup, Benelux, Brexit, Brussels, Chris Sigley, Cloud, cloud data management, data management, data management market, data management solutions, disaster recovery, Enschede, Gerrit-Jan van Wieren, Groningen, Luxembourg, Nordics, Paul Evans, protect your critical data, Redstor, SaaS, Utrecht, Van Wieren
PARIS, 22-Oct-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — AXA Investment Managers – Real Assets (“AXA IM – Real Assets”), a global leader in real asset investments and the leading(1) real estate portfolio and asset manager in Europe, announces that it has acquired, on behalf of … Read the full press release
Posted in France, Investment, Management, Real Estate
Tagged AXA Investment Managers - Real Assets, John O’Driscoll, Le Dôme, LeDôme, Luxembourg, office building, officebuilding, RealAssets
BNP Paribas Securities Services and DWS, one of the world’s leading asset managers, have entered into an agreement for BNP Paribas Securities Services to provide DWS with fund administration services, and DWS’s retail funds with depositary and custody services, in Germany and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Financial, France, Germany, Investment
Tagged actively-managed funds, assets, BNP Paribas Securities Services, depositary, DWS, funds, Germany, Luxembourg, Securities, services
TRIESTE, 29-May-2018 — /EuropaWire/ — In line with the strategic objectives of the Generali Group to consolidate its leadership in the Employee Benefits (EB) sector, Assicurazioni Generali SpA announces the setup of a new Branch in the Grand Duchy of … Read the full press release
Extension of the European overland pharma cross dock platform in Luxembourg for more frequent departures and faster transit times Complete coverage to all European destinations Enhanced real time monitoring solutions for temperature sensitive pharma shipments Contern, Luxembourg, 26-Mar-2018 — /EuropaWire/ … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Luxembourg, Pharma & Biotech, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged Contern, Kuehne + Nagel, logistics, Luxembourg, pharma, pharma solutions, telematics, Uwe Hött
BRUSSELS, 27-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Today (26 October 2017) Lithuania and Luxembourg signed an agreement on a so-called statistical transfer of renewable energy. Under this agreement Lithuania will sell a specified amount of renewable energy to Luxembourg between 2018 and 2020. … Read the full press release
Posted in Energy, Gas & Oil, Government, Lithuania, Luxembourg
Tagged Lithuania, Luxembourg, renewable energy
BERN, 12-Oct-2017 — /EuropaWire/ — Luxembourg and Switzerland have close, long-standing relations. To celebrate the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the Grand Duchy’s first diplomatic representation in Switzerland, the foreign minister of Luxembourg, Jean Asselborn, visited Bern on 10 October … Read the full press release
LUXEMBOURG, 31-Oct-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — During an official visit to Luxembourg on 20th October 2016, China’s Vice Premier Ma Kai led a delegation to visit the offices of CACEIS. CACEIS CEO, Jean-François Abadie commented, “We are delighted to have the opportunity … Read the full press release
Posted in Financial, France, Government, Investment, Luxembourg, Politics
Tagged CACEIS, China’s Vice Premier Ma Kai, Jean-François Abadie, Luxembourg
A milestone in ultra-fast Internet in Luxembourg LUXEMBOURG, 22-Feb-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — As early as 1997 POST Luxembourg realised the advantages of fibre-optic technology for residential subscribers and since then has been developing and laying “hybrid cables” – data transmission … Read the full press release
Posted in Internet & Online, Luxembourg, Technology, Telecom
Tagged fibre-optic network, Luxembourg, POST Luxembourg
Rapidité, navigation intuitive et sécurité – tels furent les principaux objectifs poursuivis par la Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, Luxembourg (BCEE) lors du développement de sa toute nouvelle version de l’application S-net Mobile, lancée en date du 18 mai. … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Financial, Luxembourg, Management, Marketing, Technology
Tagged Banque et Caisse d’Epargne de l’Etat, BCEE, Luxembourg, LuxTrust, S-net Mobile app
Luxembourg / Budapest, Hungary, 9-1-2014 — /EuropaWire/ — The European Investment Bank (EIB) is lending EUR 250 million to finance the implementation ofHungary’s railway infrastructure rehabilitation and upgrading investment programme for the period2013-2016. The objective is to improve the safety, capacity and performance of the existingconventional railway infrastructure with positive impacts on commuters and … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Financial, Hungary, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged banks, EIB, EU, Financial, Hungarian railways, Hungary, investment, loan, Luxembourg, railway infrastructure, The European Investment Bank, TRANSPORT
Luxembourg, 11-10-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On the occasion of the United Nations International Day for Disaster Reduction, the European Court of Auditors announced today that new guidelines for audit institutions to improve the state of disaster risk reduction around the world … Read the full press release
In a difficult climate, the P&T Group ended the 2012 financial year with a 2.1% increase in turnover. Investments reached almost EUR 160 M. P&T Group, a prominent stakeholder in sustainable development, is keenly aware of its social, ethical and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Environment, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Telecom
Tagged difficult economic climate, eco-labelled paper, electric vehicles, electric vehicles fleet, environmental footprint, environmental responsibilities, fleet, Grand Duchy, Luxembourg, P&T Group, P&T Group Luxembourg, postal services operator, renewable energy, sustainable development, telecommunications services operator, turnover
02-8-2013 — /EuropaWire/ — On July 30, the European Investment Bank (‘EIB’) priced a SEK 400 million tap of its SEK 750 million Climate Awareness Bond (CAB) maturing on July 24, 2020. The bond was placed with Scandinavian investors. EIB CABs … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, Environment, European Union, Financial, Government, Investment
Tagged 3-Month STIBOR +43bp, CAB, Climate Awareness Bond, climate protection, Danske Bank, EIB, investors, issuer, Luxembourg, maturing July 24 2020
10-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Following a one-week pan-European roadshow, Dexia decided to take advantage of improved market conditions to execute its inaugural senior unsecured government guaranteed transaction. On 2 July 2013, Dexia Credit Local successfully executed a 3 year issue under … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Belgium, Business, Financial, Investment
Tagged Dexia, Dexia Credit Local, Luxembourg, States of Belgium
BroadbandTV is YouTube’s fifth largest Multi-Channel Network, managing more than 7,800 channels and generating around 800 million video views per month Investment accelerates RTL Group’s expansion strategy in the online video market Partnership positions BroadbandTV as a powerhouse in the … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Entertainment, Financial, Germany, Internet & Online, Investment, Media, Technology
Tagged BBTV, BroadbandTV, FremantleMedia, Guillaume de Posch, Luxembourg, RTL Group, Shahrzad Rafati, TGN, Vancouver, VISO
Legal advice given by a law firm or a decision of a national competition authority does not exempt an undertaking from anti-competitive conduct or from imposition of a fine Luxembourg, 21-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — National competition authorities may by way of exception refrain from … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Business, European Union, Germany, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged anti-competitive conduct, Austrian Freight Forwarding Agents, Bundeskartellanwalt, Bundeswettbewerbsbehörde, Case C‑681/11, EU Court of Justice, Judgment, Kartellgericht, Legal advice, logistics service providers, Luxembourg, national competition authority, Schenker, Schenker & Co., shippers, Spediteur-Sammelladungs-Konferenz, Zentralverband der Spediteure
Luxembourg, 18-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — A report published by the European Court of Auditors (ECA) is highly critical of EU aid spending to promote key areas of governance in Egypt in the periods before and after the Uprising of January 2011. “The … Read the full press release
Posted in Belgium, European Union, Financial, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Politics, Society
Tagged audit report, Auditors, ECA, EGYPT, EU aid, EU Auditors, European Court of Auditors, Governance, Governance in Egypt, Karel Pinxten, Luxembourg, Public Finance Management, REPORT
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
Posted in Belgium, Economy, European Union, Financial, Government, Politics
Tagged audit arrangements, audit coherence, audit framework, Auditors, coherent accountability, EU Member States, European Council, European Court of Auditors, fiscal discipline, Luxembourg, public audit, public external audit, VAN ROMPUY
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
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Greece, International Trade, Investment, Luxembourg
Tagged Alexandros Tourkolias, Angela Kurrle, Antonis Samaras, Athens, EIB, Greece, Jay Collins, Kostis Hatzidakis, Luxembourg, Mihai Tanasescu, Nicholas Nanopoulos, Richard Groves, Stavros Lekkakos, The European Investment Bank, trade finance facility, Werner Hoyer, Yiannis Stournaras
Ankara / Luxembourg, 10-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — The European Investment Bank is providing EUR 200 million to the Turkish State Railways, as a further contribution to upgrading the country’s main transport corridor between Ankara and Istanbul. This additional funding brings total EIB … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, Business, European Union, Financial, Government, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Transportation & Logistics, Turkey
Tagged Ankara, EIB, High Speed Rail Line, İbrahim Çanakcı, İstanbul, Istanbul-Ankara High Speed Rail Line, Luxembourg, Pim Van Ballekom, railway, transport corridor, Turkish State Railways, Werner Hoyer
Luxembourg / Pristina, 7-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Today, Mr Anton Rop, Vice-President of the European Investment Bank (EIB), and Kosovo*’s Finance Minister, Mr Besim Beqaj, signed a Framework Agreement governing future EIB activities in Kosovo*, in the presence of the Prime … Read the full press release
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Tagged Anton Rop, EIB, Framework Agreement, Hashim Thaçi, Kosovo, Luxembourg, Mr Besim Beqaj, Pristina, Samuel Žbogar, Western Balkans Enterprise Development and Innovation Facility, Western Balkans Investment Framework
Luxembourg, 7-6-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — Victims of violence, in particular domestic violence, will soon be able to count on EU-wide protection, following today’s adoption of a European Commission proposal by Justice Ministers from the EU Member States. The new regulation for an … Read the full press release
Brussels, 26-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — “EU Member States have sent very positive signals that could trigger the start of the final round of negotiations on the next financial period (MFF 2014-2020) between the Member States and the European Parliament this week”. This … Read the full press release
Court of Justice of the European Union Luxembourg, 16-4-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — All European Final of the European Moot Court Competition takes place today (12 April 2013) at the Court of Justice of the European Union in Luxembourg The European Law Moot Court … Read the full press release
Posted in Education, European Union, Government, Law, Luxembourg, Society
Tagged Competition, EU Court of Justice, EU law, European Moot Court, law firms, law students, Luxembourg