Tourists are returning to the rails in ever greater numbers. Particularly in Europe, the romance, sustainable credentials and economy of train travel has seen consecutive growth in passenger numbers for the past seven years. And of course, every great journey must have a suitably grand start. Like cathedrals of public transport, the giant railway stations […]
Intesa Sanpaolo’s surprise €4.86 billion ($ 5.3 billion) takeover bid for smaller rival UBI Banca, limited to the Italian market, is unlikely to trigger the wave of dealmaking among European banks that policy makers have been waiting for. If successful, the move by Intesa ISP, +2.36%, Italy’s second-largest bank by assets, would create the eurozone’s […]
One of Europe’s biggest-ever venture capital funds has been closed by Atomico, the venture capital house launched by Skype co-founder Niklas Zennström. Atomico pulled in $ 820m for the final close of its fifth fund, eclipsing the already impressive $ 765m it gathered for its predecessor vehicle three years ago. Its above-target raise – Atomico had been […]
Britain has extradited one of Europe’s most wanted organised criminals to Romania, where he faces charges including human trafficking, murder and money laundering, police said on Friday. Romanian authorities accused Florin Ghinea, 45, of leading a major organised crime network that sent Romanian women to Ireland, Finland and Dubai for sexual exploitation, Britain’s National Crime […]
FRANKFURT, Germany — Growth ground to a halt at the end of the year in Germany, Europe’s largest economy, as manufacturing remained in a slump and exports fell. The flat reading underlines the challenge facing the broader eurozone economy as it struggles against headwinds from the U.S-China trade dispute and Britain’s departure from the European […]
Macron made the announcement in the Alpine village of Chamonix after visiting a shrinking glacier located near Mont Blanc. The Mer de Glace glacier, the largest in France, has receded around 700 meters (nearly 2,300 feet) in the last 30 years, according to France’s Ministry of Ecology. “What we’re seeing with the evolution of the […]
YEREVAN, FEBRUARY 11, ARMENPRESS. Olympic champion, 3 times world and 4 times Europe’s champion wrestler Artur Aleksanyan (97kg) is in the final of Europe’s championship. ARMENPRESS reports another Armenian wrestler Gevorg Gharibyan (60kg) is also in the final and will compete with representative of Turkey Kerem Kamal. The 3rd Armenian wrestler who reached final was […]
BERLIN — If you don’t happen to be a foreign policy wonk, you’ve probably never heard of Instex, the Instrument in Support of Trade Exchanges. The company, set up by Germany, France and Britain in January 2019, was supposed to enable trade between Europe and Iran in defiance of United States sanctions. Now, a year […]
Feb 4 2020 Beckman Coulter Life Sciences has introduced the DxFLEX, Europe’s first CE-IVD, 13-color clinical flow cytometry system. The sensitivity and resolution of the DxFLEX expands laboratory testing capabilities, especially those focusing on user-defined assays. The DxFLEX uses avalanche photodiode (APD) technology, which creates a highly sensitive semiconductor electronic device able to convert light […]
Cities in parts of Europe have been suffering from some of the worst air quality in the world. Winter smog has become a big issue in the Western Balkans. Serbia is the country with the highest rate of pollution-related deaths in Europe, according to the Global Alliance on Health and Pollution. Jasna Cizler is a […]