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FRANKFURT AM MAIN, Germany, March 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- European DataWarehouse (GmbH) (ED) is pleased to announce today that it has appointed Jose Manuel Gonzalez-Paramo as Chairman. Jose Manuel will oversee the direction of ED, which was created in mid-2012 with the support of the European Central Bank (ECB), the Eurosystem National Central Banks and global investors (through the Market Group and ECB Technical Working Groups) to respond to the need for full...
KYIV, Ukraine, March 6, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- "Your [Ukrainian] Gas Transporting System (GTS) is the most important in Europe, however, its maintenance and renovation requires considerable investments," stated European Commissioner for Energy Guenther Oettinger in his interview with kommersant.ua. Ukraine has to find the necessary funds taking into consideration its commitments to the European Energy Community (EEC), such as providing the third parties with an access to the...
Enid Burns for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Tech giant Microsoft has been handed, and apparently accepted, a giant-sized fine by the European Union (EU) for failing to offer users a choice of browsers on its Windows operating system (OS), breaking a legally binding commitment that had been in place since 2009. As a result the European Commission has fined Microsoft $732 million US. The announcement was made Wednesday by Joaquin Almunia, the European Commission’s top antitrust...
Amsterdam, The Netherlands – Sonneborn Refined Products BV, the European arm of US based Sonneborn LLC, becomes AEOF certified by the Dutch Customs Administration for its locations at Koog aan de Zaan and Amsterdam. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (PRWEB) March 05, 2013 With AEO-Full certification (AEOF) as of January 22, 2013, Sonneborn Refined Products is officially recognized as a safe and reliable company within the European Union, especially where Customs activities and plant procedures...
WASHINGTON, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Speaking at a conference on Europe at Harvard University yesterday, European Union Trade Commissioner Karel De Gucht stressed that fostering transatlantic trade would be the best way to provide economic stimulus. "This is the cheapest stimulus package you can imagine," he said. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130304/DC70461) Noting that "On both sides, we are still suffering the effects of the earthquake that hit our...
Regeneron receives 4% to 15% royalty on sales of Ilaris TARRYTOWN, N.Y., March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: REGN) today announced that it will receive an additional potential royalty stream now that the European Commission (EC) has approved Novartis' llaris (canakinumab, ACZ885) in the treatment of patients with acute gouty arthritis who suffer frequent attacks, and whose symptoms cannot or should not be managed with current treatment options....
The new collaborative international project, headed by Technion Professor Rachelle Alterman, aims to bridge the legal-institutional gap in Mediterranean coastline management HAIFA, Israel, February 28, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The European Union (EU) has awarded the international Mare Nostrum [http://marenostrumproject.eu ] consortium EUR4.3 million to explore new ways of preserving the Mediterranean Sea and its coastline. The three-year project is aimed at bridging the...
BRUSSELS, Feb. 27, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The Conference Board Leading Economic Index(® )(LEI) for the Euro Area increased 1.0 percent in January and now stands at 106.2 (2004=100), after increasing 0.3 percent in December 2012 and 0.6 percent in November 2012. "The Euro Area Leading Economic Index improved for the third month in a row, indicating that stabilizing financial conditions are having a positive effect on the economic outlook," said Bert Colijn, Economist for Europe at The...
WASHINGTON, Feb. 26, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- EUintheUS.org--the website of the Delegation of the European Union to the United States--has relaunched as the go-to destination for information about the European Union in the United States. The EU Delegation's new website offers visitors an enhanced user-friendly experience, including a new look and feel, expanded content, and the ability to share information across all major social networks. The complete redesign of...
KYIV, Ukraine, February 26, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The leaders of the European Union have acknowledged Ukraine's European aspirations and confirmed their intention to sign Association Agreement (AA), including a Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) with Ukraine in 2013. Such was the statement jointly made by Herman Van Rompuy, President of the European Council, Jose Manuel Durao Barroso, President of the European Commission and Viktor Yanukovych, President of Ukraine,...
