The mood of German consumers was notably buoyant at the start of 2014. Both economic and income expectations as well as willingness to buy improved, in part quite considerably. Following a revised value of 7.7 points in January, the overall ...
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The European Investment Bank (EIB) has loaned Austrian textile company Lezning AG €100 million to help finance research and development (R&D) activities and investment in Tencel fibre production. Lenzing, which specializes in making ...
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Government incentives for a pair of proposed nuclear reactors could cost U.K. taxpayers as much as £17.62 billion, thus exceeding the reactors' projected cost. The EC figure is a preliminary estimate included in an initial report to ...
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Tourism has been one of the strongholds of European economy during the economic crisis, and the positive trend will continue in 2014, with only11% of Europeans expect not to go away. According to the new Eurobarometer survey published ...
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LONDON, Jan. 26 (UPI) -- GlaxoSmithKline says it received a positive opinion in Europe for albiglutide, under the brand name Eperzan, for treatment of type 2 diabetes. GSK officials said the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use ...
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Energy transition would not complete in an easy way, and the public should be ready for higher energy price, said Total CEO Christophe de Margerie on Wednesday. "This transition will be long and slow," said de Margerie in a written ...
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A world-wide consultation on street lighting has been launched by The Climate Group and Philips. Launched at the Future of Urban Development session at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, it aims to find out more about the ...
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UK-based Premier Foods has struck a deal with private equity firm Gores Group to sell a controlling stake in its struggling bread making division, a move which allows it to focus on its grocery business. As per the agreed terms, Gores ...
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The EU Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended that the European Commission approve Roche's MabThera (rituximab) 1400mg solution for subcutaneous (SC) injection for the treatment of patients with common forms ...
The European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion on FINOX Biotech's marketing authorisation application (MAA) for BEMFOLA (follitropin alfa solution for injection in ...
Solos Endoscopy, a provider of healthcare instruments to hospitals across the US, announce that the company has received its ISO 13485:2003 Certification from TUV SUD America. The certification to ISO 13485:2003 will in turn allow Solos ...
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The European Steel Association (EUROFER) has stated that there is nothing effective about the existing European climate policy which is highly damaging to the competitiveness of European industry, forcing the shift of industrial production ...
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The European Commission wants EU member states to accept common environment and health rules if they use controversial 'fracking' to develop shale gas resources. A document prepared for the Commission's 2030 Energy and Climate Package due ...
The EU will announce climate change targets for 2030 next week but sharp differences over priorities and an unwillingness to take the lead while global rivals hang back may result in a modest compromise deal. The 2020 programme is widely ...
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The use of biomaterials and more benign chemicals in coatings in Europe is accelerating as whole supply chains give greater priority to sustainablity, particularly as a means of protecting the environment. At the same time, however, ...
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