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European Environment Agency Study Shows Drop in CO2 Emissions; 54.9% of Vehicles Registered In Europe in 2012 Were Diesels COPENHAGEN, Denmark, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions decreased 2.6 percent throughout the European Union (EU) in 2012 as the "dieselization" of the EU car fleet continued along with more efficient gasoline and alternative fuel vehicles, according to preliminary data compiled by the European Environment Agency (EEA). (Logo:...
- CFO Hiring Plans Down from Last Quarter - MORRISTOWN, N.J. and NEW YORK, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Chief Financial Officers remain in a holding pattern in the first few months of 2013, according to findings from the most recent survey of CFOs conducted by Financial Executives International (FEI) and Baruch College's Zicklin School of Business. CFOs in Europe and the United States have lowered their projections for hiring and have increasing concerns about the fate of the...
Citing Europe’s ‘green obsession’ and inflexible, failed climate policies as key reasons why so many EU economies are faltering on the brink of bankruptcy, Dr. Benny Peiser shocked his audience with images of EU forests ravaged by energy-poor citizens in search of fuel. Friends of Science say climate change and global warming policies should be based on scientific evidence, not apocalyptic computer modeled forecasts. Calgary, Alberta, Canada (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 “The audience sat...
Partnership with PFSweb will enhance transcosmos’ eCommerce outsourcing business in the US and the EU, accelerating global expansion. Tokyo, Japan (PRWEB) May 16, 2013 transcosmos inc. (Headquarters: Tokyo, Japan; President and COO: Masataka Okuda; TSE First Section: 9715; hereafter, transcosmos) has agreed to enter into a strategic and equity partnership in eCommerce outsourcing with PFSweb, Inc. (Headquarters: Texas, USA; CEO: Mike Willoughby, NASDAQ: PFSW, hereinafter, PFSweb), a...
BRUSSELS, May 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Union is taking necessary steps to be technically ready to sign the Association Agreement with Ukraine later this year after the European Commission supported a proposal on the issue, passing the decision on to the European Council, which comprises the 27 EU member states, for a final decision. This means a signing ceremony by the two parties at the Eastern Partnership Summit in Vilnius in November is now a step closer...
Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Search engine giant Google has found itself under scrutiny in Europe again, as rivals contend that it has the potential to reinforce its dominance unless European Union regulators can win more concessions from the company. The rivals allege that Google restricts consumer choice and competition. Google currently commands about 90 percent of the share of the search business in the EU, and last month its competitors were given a month...
LONDON, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Sir Paul McCartney appeals to countries across the world to end cosmetics tests on animals Former Beatle and long-time BUAV supporter Sir Paul McCartney has applauded the animal organization's successful campaign to secure an animal testing ban for cosmetics in the European Union, and is now backing Cruelty Free International's work for a global ban on cosmetics tests on animals....
KYIV, Ukraine, May 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Council of the European Union has approved ratification of the amended EU-Ukraine visa facilitation agreement. It is expected that the agreement will come into force starting July 1, 2013, said Ukraine's commissioner on foreign policy and integration processes and representative to the EU Kostiantyn Yeliseyev. The agreement expands the categories of Ukrainian citizens eligible for the simplified procedure of getting free...
WASHINGTON, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The following is being released by the US-Ukraine Observer: Former U.S. Department of State and Senate Foreign Relations Committee official Dr. Bruce Rickerson has observed that the European Union's decision on signing an Association Agreement with Ukraine will have profound implications on Ukraine's relations with the E.U., Russia, and the United States, yet has been delayed over calls to free former Ukraine Prime Minister Yulia...
DALLAS, May 13, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- MarketReportsOnline.com announces addition of new market research reports on textile and clothing industries by Textiles Intelligence. These textile market reports cover information, data and analysis for Trends in US Textile and Clothing Imports, April 2013 edition, World Textile and Apparel Trade and Production Trends: the EU, April 2013 edition, Prospects for the Textile and Clothing Industry in Cambodia, Costs of Spinning, Texturing,...
