News by subject: EGV

The large capital sums involved in commercial real estate transactions are an attractive target for money launderers. For that reason, several international jurisdictions have recognised the need to make real estate agents responsible for conducting...

At a high-level event on the sidelines of the United Nations Climate Conference COP24 honoring two years of collaboration to advance climate and development action, German State Secretary in the Federal...

Rolands Petersons, member of the board of Norman Logistics Sp.zo.o., offers his perspective  For several years now, Poland has been able to significantly reduce the number of people living at risk of poverty or social exclusion from almost 28% in...

Brexit uncertainty reduces UK investment. A no-deal Brexit could cause a property crash. Current landlords amongst the minority to benefit. With the Prime Minister recently stating that the current Brexit deal is the only viable agreement, and...

Regarding the fundamental agreement between the Brexit negotiators on a political declaration and ahead of the EU Special Summit on Sunday, BDI Director General Joachim Lang says: "Industry expects a clear sign of agreement." "I'm expecting a...

Buvidal® is the first long-acting medicine approved in the EU for the treatment of opioid dependence in adults and adolescents Camurus announced today that the European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Buvidal® (CAM2038), the...

At a cabinet session today, the Government of Montenegro voted on the parameters for its Residence and Citizenship by Investment Program. The latest European nation to join the global list of countries seeking foreign direct investments through such...

Gustaf Hoffstedt talks to Casino.se, one of Sweden's largest online casino review sites, about the impact of new legislation on players  Sweden's online gambling monopoly is set to undergo massive changes when legislation aimed at tackling...

Employer plans to take on more staff are being hit by worsening skills and labour shortages, partly as a result of a sudden reversal in the growth in the number of both EU and non-EU migrants in employment in the UK. This is the conclusion of the...

The celebrations of the 100th anniversary of the founding of Czechoslovakia as an independent state culminated with yesterday's performance by the Czech Philharmonic at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, D.C. David...

- Company wins contracts to provide additional visa services for the following client governments: Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania,  Slovenia, and The Czech Republic   In August and September 2018, VFS Global signed...

Company wins contracts to provide additional visa services for the following client governments: Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Slovenia, and The Czech Republic   In August and September 2018, VFS Global signed...

- Company wins contracts to provide additional visa services for the following client governments: Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania,  Slovenia, and The Czech Republic   In August and September 2018, VFS Global signed...

Company wins contracts to provide additional visa services for the following client governments: Belgium, Estonia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Lithuania, Slovenia, and The Czech Republic   In August and September 2018, VFS Global signed...

Leading food manufacturers and regional authorities gather in the heart of London in search of vital Brexit answers  Time is nearly up. At 11pm on 29 March 2019, the UK will exit the EU. For many in the UK food and beverage industry, a concerted...

In Brussels, the European Society of Endocrinology has met 10 European Parliament members and proposed a shared agenda to limit the socioeconomic impact of Osteoporosis in Europe. Tackling hypovitaminosis D, early diagnosis of vertebral fractures,...

BDI Chief Executive Joachim Lang on Brexit:  "Europe Must Prevent a Worst-case Scenario" Lead negotiators must show even greater readiness to compromise A transition period to the end of 2020 is essential for business Companies are making...

Joschka Fischer, German Foreign Minister until 2005, underlined the necessity of the United States of America remaining part of the multilateral world. Speaking at the 2018 Rhodes Forum, Fischer expressed the opinion that the American body politic...

Theresa May today outlined the future Immigration policy for the UK. In her speech, The Prime Minister outlined her Government's proposal to have low skilled employment filled by Britons in the first instance. This is a major blow for many EU...

Tocagen Inc. today announced it has received Protocol Assistance from the European Medicines Agency (EMA) under the Company's PRIME (PRIority MEdicines) designation for Toca 511 (vocimagene amiretrorepvec) & Toca FC (flucytosine, extended-release)...

Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis, An Overview of European National Defence Strategies, 2018, reveals that the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), the European Union (EU), and other multi-national agencies are building strategic capability...

Macedonian voters held a referendum today on the proposed name change of their country to the Republic of North Macedonia. The voter turnout of fewer than 37% of registered voters renders this referendum invalid according to the Macedonian...

In a new report, Advisory Boards are described as an inexpensive and effective vehicle for top management to address the scarcity of management skills, to focus on strategic issues post Brexit and avoid the dangers of board overload with compliance...

The consumption of olive oils has grown faster in China than the rest of the world     Olive Oils From Spain, in collaboration with the European Union, held a press conference today in Beijing, where they presented their new promotional campaign...

Japan is the first Asian consumer of olive oils, which imports mainly from Spain At a press conference held in Tokyo, Olive Oils from Spain has presented to the Japanese market, the new olive oil promotion program, co-financed by the European Union....

Over half of UK businesses believe they don't have enough information to start making decisions about their post-Brexit recruitment strategy, with 44% not undertaking any action related to their workforce yet.        (Logo:...

According to the Secretary of State for International Trade, Liam Fox, who released the UK's export strategy yesterday, exports in goods and services rose by 4.4% last year, and the value of exports has doubled since 1997. Deborah Collier, digital...

The European Commissioner for Justice, V?ra Jourová has announced her intentions to bring forward a report on Citizenship-by-Investment from December to the Autumn, which will seek to issue new, more stringent guidelines - believing the granting of...

Napatechtm (OSLO: NAPA.OL), the leading provider of reconfigurable computing platforms, today announced that one of Central Europe's leading cybersecurity government agencies has selected Napatech's FPGA-based SmartNIC software and hardware to...

CPM Trading has released a new report on Poland. Since the emergence of the idea of a two-speed Europe, almost all of the founding Member States of the European Union (EU) have expressed their support for it, emphasizing that the core or avant-garde...

Council ward boundaries for more than four million London voters are set to change in a programme of reviews that starts this week. The independent Local Government Boundary Commission for England is reviewing ward boundaries for 25 London councils...

Mylan N.V.  and Fujifilm Kyowa Kirin Biologics Co., Ltd. today announced that the European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion for the Marketing Authorization Application of HulioTM...

After years of consideration, Montenegro has finally decided to join the ever-expanding list of countries seeking to attract foreign direct investments through citizenship by investment programs, starting in October 2018 for a limited number of 2,000...

For companies on the journey to compliance with the European Union's ground-breaking new General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), global consulting firm Protiviti has teamed up with Robert Half and Baker McKenzie LLP to provide a GDPR resource of...

Chubb European Group today announced the achievement of an important regulatory step in its Brexit preparations to redomicile its businesses to France.  This provides Chubb customers with continuous, uninterrupted service regardless of the outcome of...

V?ra Jourová, the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality will speak at the Data Protection World Forum (DPWF). The landmark data protection conference and exhibition will be held on the 20th and 21st of November 2018 at the...

New LSE report on how the new deal addresses the need to diversify Europe's overseas investments  A new white paper published by the London School of Economics looks at how trade agreements improve return on investments. Focusing on the new EU-Japan...

The International School of Linguists (ISL) Diploma in Public Service Interpreting (DPSI) qualification, has been recognised by the National Register of Public Service Interpreters (NRPSI) as meeting the strict qualifications element of its...

With a highly favourable business climate, global-leading innovation and one of the largest economic agreements in the world to be signed shortly, Japan is in a better position to attract business investment than ever before.      (Photo:...

For the first time in Europe bodycams have been deployed in public transport on a nationwide level. Dutch railway company NS has equipped 700 safety & service employees with Zepcam bodycams they can use in unsafe situations to increase safety and...

Contemporary Amperex Technology Ltd. (CATL) founder Dr. Robin Zeng and Thuringia's Minister for Economic Affairs Wolfgang Tiefensee signed an investment agreement on Monday, for the set-up of a lithium cell factory in the former eastern German state,...

Secondary school pupils from six London schools are set to present their community-spirited ideas at City Hall in the finale of this academic year's City Pitch programme. Organised by the Mayor's Fund for London and BE OPEN, the international...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today announced that he will travel to Latvia on July 9 and 10, 2018, before attending the NATO Summit in Belgium on July 11 and 12.   The visit will be an opportunity for the Prime Minister to reaffirm Canada's...

A trilateral European program designed to promote olive oils across the European Union, Asia, and the United States has launched its three-year initiative. The campaign aims to generate 3,800 million global impacts. "Let's Make a Tastier...

Prime Minister Edi Rama today welcomed the European Council's statement supporting further progress towards the Western Balkan region's integration into the European Union. He described as historic the Council's decision to set June 2019 for the...

A Maldivian Government delegation, led by Foreign Minister Dr. Mohamed Asim, will visit the European Capital of Brussels this week, for high level talks with the top EU officials. On June 22nd, former Vice President, and high ranking member of the...

Exporting tree nuts and other specialty crops to EU countries has just gotten simpler for growers in California and throughout the US with an increased maximum residue level (MRL) limit EU ruling based upon residue data developed by IR-4 and almond,...

Major course correction by London urgently needed   Remaining in the customs union and single market is the only solution   Transition period under threat  "There is a big risk that Brussels and London will be left empty-handed on 29 March 2019....

Today, there are more than 40 million people in modern slavery around the world, 16 million of whom are exploited in the private sector. Slavery is an incredibly lucrative business, generating estimated profits of $150 billion pa. Governments...

New radiation therapy system will now be implemented clinically in Europe, ushering in a transformation in precision and personalized cancer treatment Elekta (EKTA-B.ST) earlier today announced (14:15 CET) that its Elekta Unity magnetic...