Europe Intelligence Wire articles from April 2009

Europe Intelligence Wire archives from April 2009

Option reports First Quarter 2009 results.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) Leuven, Belgium - April 30, 2009 - Option N.V. (EURONEXT Brussels: OPTI; OTC: OPNVY), the wireless technology company, today announced its results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2009. The financial information...

Schibsted ASA (SCH) - Notice of Annual General Meeting 2009.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) Notice of Schibsted ASA's Ordinary General Meeting 2009 is enclosed. The Annual General Meeting will be held at the company's premises in Apotekergaten 10, Oslo, on Friday 15 May, 2009 at 11.00 am CET. Printed...

UCB focuses on new product launches.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) Earnings performance in-line with company expectations but revenue declines New product launches on track SHAPE programme continues to focus on core priorities and streamlining the organisation Cimzia response...

Annual Results as of March 31, 2009.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------...

Franklin Resources Inc., Ft. Lauderdale reports a shareholding in Adecco S.A. of 10.01% (10.01% registered shares).
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) Corporate news announcement processed and transmitted by Hugin AS. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. ----------------------------------------------------------------------...

GENEART AG Publishes Consolidated Financial Statements 2008.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) - Consolidated net sales increase by 27.5 % to EUR 15.7M in 2008 - EBIT reaches EUR 0.8M after EUR 1.8M in the previous year - Operating cash flow increases to EUR 2.8M (previous year: EUR -0.9M) - Expectations for current...

3rd Quarter Results.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) AIM RELEASE 30 April 2009 Quarterly Report - 1 January to 31 March 2009 Discovery Metals Limited ('Discovery Metals' or the 'Company') HIGHLIGHTS Boseto Copper Project Bankable Feasibility Study Completion of the Bankable...

Obama: 'I believe waterboarding was torture - it was a mistake'.
April 30, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Barack Obama has rejected former vice-president Dick Cheney's defence of waterboarding at a White House press conference, citing the refusal of Churchill to resort to torture even at the height of the Blitz. ...

TAKKT Group hit by pronounced buying resistance due to economic crisis.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) Comprehensive adjustment measures initiated Stuttgart, Germany, 30 April 2009. The TAKKT Group very much felt the effects of the global economic crisis in the first quarter of 2009. Adjusted for currency effects, its...

Net Asset Value(s).
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) BOUSSARD & GAVAUDAN HOLDING LIMITED Ordinary Shares The Directors of Boussard & Gavaudan Holding Limited would like to announce the following information for the Company. Close of business 29 Apr 2009. Estimated NAV Euro...

Minutes from ordinary general meeting.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) Please find attached minutes from the ordinary general meeting in Scana Industrier ASA that was conducted April 29th 2009. 44,3% of the shareholders were represented at the meeting in person or by power of attorney. All...

Ad hoc: Koenig & Bauer AG: Koenig & Bauer AG: High restructuring charge impacts on earnings.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) Koenig & Bauer AG / Annual accounts / Ad hoc: Koenig & Bauer AG: High restructuring charge impacts on earnings Ad hoc announcement according to 15 WpHG processed and transmitted by Hugin. The issuer is solely responsible...

NICE issues preliminary recommendations for Basilea's Toctino.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) Basel, Switzerland, April 30, 2009 - Basilea Pharmaceutica Ltd. (SIX:BSLN) announces that the Appraisal Committee of the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has developed preliminary positive...

Quarterly Report for the period ended 31 March 2009.
April 30, 2009... (From Hugin) DiamonEx Limited AIM Release 30 April 2009 QUARTERLY REPORT FOR THE QUARTER ENDING 31 MARCH 2009 - Diamonex Botswana Limited placed under Judicial Management - Suspension in trading of DiamonEx Limited ("DiamonEx" or the...

Breakfast briefing: More chips than a chimpanzee's tea set.
April 30, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) • European regulators are circulating their draft ruling in their antitrust case against Intel - and, according to the New York Times, it could result in the largest fine ever . Elsewhere, British chip...

Swine flu pandemic alert raised to level five.
April 30, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) The World Health Organisation last night raised its swine flu global epidemic threat level to phase five -- the second highest -- as a result of the increasing number of people being confirmed as infected with...

American Idol: Rat Pack night results show.
April 30, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) 9pm, somewhere We open to clips of last night's judges comments, - the good, the brilliant and the better - and the to last night's mentor, talking about his search to find a true artist, and the hard decisions...

Swine flu outbreak brings normally bustling Mexico City to a near halt.
April 30, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) The scene looked idyllic. Two men on a bench on Avenida Alvaro Obregon soaking up sunshine. Birds tweeting in trees overhead. Barely a soul to break the tranquility. But Salvador Hellmer, a briefcase at his...

Steven Gerrard Back to Boost Liverpool's Premier League Title Push
April 30, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Liverpool's hopes of prising the Premier League title from Manchester United's grip will be boosted by the return of captain Steven Gerrard for Sunday's match at home to Newcastle. Liverpool's talismanic...

One year of Boris: his all-new manifesto page.
April 30, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Our populist London mayor's policy manifestos disappeared from the web within a few months of his election a year ago. His handsome campaign website Back Boris, where all his pledges, programmes and press...

Why independent locals must not lose out to council-run newspapers.
April 30, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) Despite claims by the Local Government Association (LGA) that council-run newspapers do not pose a threat to independent, commercial papers, comes further evidence of the need to bolster the traditional press....

Can Ed Richards's proposals for ITV reinvigorate local news?
April 30, 2009... (From Guardian Unlimited) The proposal by the Ofcom chief executive, Ed Richards, to relieve the ITV companies of their obligations to provide local TV news after 2012 may herald a warm front that will help thaw the frozen wasteland...

Million doses of flu drug on way to North.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) MORE than a million doses of anti-viral drugs are earmarked for the North East in case of a swine flu pandemic. A 12-year-old girl from Paignton in Devon, a 41-year-old woman from Redditch and a 22-year-old man...

'Baldy blog' dream is now reality in schools.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A PROJECT started by a young journalist who died from leukaemia to educate school pupils about bone marrow donation has begun. Adrian Sudbury, 27, spent the last few months of his life campaigning for better...

Constant vandal attacks worry residents.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) POLICE are appealing for help from the public following the latest in a series of vandal attacks which are making life a misery for people in a former Northumberland pit village. Community leaders in Lynemouth are...

Owner devastated after theft of birds.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Paul Loraine CALLOUS thieves stole seven birds of prey from an enthusiast who has spent his life building up the collection. Leslie Copeland, of Seaham, County Durham, spoke of his devastation last...

North is golfers' perfect cup of tee.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Rob Pattinson GOLFERS from across the world are making a drive for the North East courses. Course bosses in the region have flagged up a recent surge in the numbers tapping into the facilities on...

WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE WALK?
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) FROM the gentle hills of Amble to the scenic coastline of Lynemouth, we're appealing for the region's finest scenic strolls. The North East boasts some of the best walking terrain in the country and we want your...

FREE EYE TEST.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) FREE EYE TEST Voucher FREE EYE TEST The Journal and Geoff Steven and Son Opticians in Eldon Square are offering a free eye test to every reader. You will also get 10% off any purchase. To claim your free eye test and...

Shopkeeper sold drink to youngster.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A SHOPKEEPER was caught selling alcohol to a 15-year-old child and was handed a pounds 200 fine. Margaret Raynsford, a partner in The Offie in Fielding Court, Biddick Hall, South Shields, appeared before South...

Boxes to go as recycling operation is stepped up.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) SUNDERLAND is the latest council to drop its black box kerbside recycling operation. The city council's agreed yesterday to replace the box scheme with a blue wheelie recycling bin with a lid to all households...

One million doses ready for the North.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Paul James MORE than a million doses of anti-viral drugs are earmarked for the North East in case of a swine flu pandemic. A 12-year-old girl from Paignton in Devon, a 41-year-old woman from Redditch...

'Only as we left did we realise how bad it was'.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) JOURNAL reporter Kim Carmichael and her boyfriend Andy Swan were caught up in the tourist exodus from Mexico fuelled by fear of swine flu. Her holiday started in heaven as the 25-year-old and her boyfriend basked...

Where is Jordan?
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A TEENAGER was reported missing from his home yesterday. Police are appealing for help in tracing 17-year-old Jordan Swales, who was last seen on Saturday at his home in South Shields. He is described as 6ft...

Retail expert will manage flagship development.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A RETAIL expert has been appointed to manage a flagship pounds 32m shopping development which aims to put a Northumberland market town even more firmly on the visitor map. Deborah Anderson, 39, will be centre...

Bay have look of Wembley winners.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Guy FOOTBALL minnows Whitley Bay FC have revealed the special kit they hope to wear to an historic win at Wembley. The Bay boys are daring to dream as the final countdown to their tie at one of the...

Finger trapped.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A MAN had to be freed by firefighters yesterday after trapping his finger in a car fuel cap. Emergency services spent almost two hours trying to release the man, whose index finger of his right hand was stuck in the...

Rail chiefs in plea for help as thefts of cable soar.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) THIEVES stealing or damaging railway cables were blamed yesterday for delays to passengers - and a pounds 3.5m bill. That was the cost to Network Rail in compensation for train operators in the North East and...

Fears for future of vital credit union.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A TREASURY minister will meet a North MP over fears that a community banking organisation may close because of a lack of funding. Labour MP Sharon Hodgson secured the meeting after raising concerns about the...

Carer's threat to publish explicit pictures.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Hilary Clixby ACARE worker suspended amid allegations she advertised herself as an escort threatened to publish compromising photographs of a colleague. Mandy Graham was working as a residential child...

MP's expenses silence call.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A NORTH Labour MP has suggested a "period of silence" from Gordon Brown and other party leaders over MPs expenses would be welcome. Tyne Bridge MP David Clelland questioned the record of the Prime Minister, Tory...

Darling defends tax rise.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) CHANCELLOR Alistair Darling defended tax hikes on high earners yesterday, telling a bosses' conference that those with the "broadest shoulders" must pay their share. Mr Darling faced severe criticism of his new 50p...

Gurkha rules hand PM shock defeat.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Trevor Mason THE Government suffered a shock defeat in the Commons yesterday when a Lib Dem bid to scrap new settlement rules for Gurkha veterans was backed by a majority of 21. Voting for the motion...

Poetic parenting.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A WARRING divorced couple whose son has been "emotionally damaged" by their battles were given a message yesterday by a senior judge - who used the powerful words of poet Philip Larkin which included the famous line:...

Court told fortunes were paid into murdered couple's bank accounts.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) MURDERED Zhen Yang used a network of bank accounts to move and mask the fortune he was making from a football betting scam, a jury heard yesterday. Special investigators from Northumbria Police began probing the...

You never forget what happened - no one round here ever will.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Rob Pattinson TWENTY years ago today gunman Robert Sartin shattered the innocence of a quiet North East community. Dressed all in black and wearing dark glasses, he used his father's gun to murder...

Nuclear power is the only way forward.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) THE eminent scientist, Prof James Lovelock, pointed out in 2001 that any intelligent person concerned about carbon dioxide emissions would press for the immediate building of a nuclear reactor. Unfortunately, this...

Ashley a local lad? That's a bit rich.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) NOT sure about the inclusion of Mike Ashley in the North East rich list (The Journal, April 25). His wealth might qualify, but he certainly is no local boy done good. Two years ago, he didn't exist as far as...

Scouting and the magic of learning.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) WELL done on a positive news article on the growing number of young people wanting to join Scouting in the North East (The Journal, April 27). As Group Scout Leader of the 20th Whitley Bay Scout Group in...

Religion should not dictate to society.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) ROBERT Murphy (Voice of the North, April 25) condemns non-belief in God on the grounds that Nazism, Marxism and the like were responsible for the slaughter of millions. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, Pol Pot, Kim Il Sung, et...

Don't undermine basic principles.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) WITH reference to the letter from Adrian Smith of Whitley Bay (Voice of the North, April 28) on the subject of MPs pay and allowances. I too have my reservations about a quango deciding on MPs' pay and allowances...

Helpful support.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) efforts of the five Tyne and Wear alongside those of One North to help people struggling in the are most commendable. The way that the councils' help is at the poorest wards, while the agency pinpoints business in...

Region's still a great place for business.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) THE tremendous resilience of job creators in the North East is emphasised again today by the announcement from Cobalt Business Park. It's secured funding for a pounds 175m development that will result in the region...

National park is playing a vital role.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: TONY GATES IWARMLY welcome the Commission for Rural Communities study into the Uplands (The Journal, April 23). However, in these days of evidencebased policy, surely it is not unreasonable to wait...

VIEW OF THE NORTH.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) about Send your views of the North-East and Cumbria to Simon Greener at jnl.photo@ncjmedia.co.uk. Please include address and daytime telephone numbers. If you would like to buy any picture taken by Journal...

Compensation at last for dad.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Paul Loraine T HE father of a man stabbed to death as he confronted yobs outside his home has finally been compensated after two years. But John Johnson last night spoke of mixed emotions after...

DEATHS.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) ADAM (Rothbury). Formerly of Blyth. Peacefully in hospital on Sunday 26th April 2009, Elizabeth Henry (nee Murdoch), beloved wife of Ian, loving mother, sister and grandmother. Will be fondly remembered and missed by...

TIPPING POINT IN A LONG STRUGGLE July July.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Dave Black CAMPAIGNERS fighting plans to expand a 50-year-old Northumberland tip spoke of their delight after the controversial bid was finally dropped. Sita UK failed to win planning permission last...

School memories will not be lost.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A SCHOOL which is closing this summer as part of a pounds 48m education shake-up in Northumberland is to be remembered by a special piece of artwork. A commemorative sculpture is to be created as a permanent...

Youngsters invited on an adventure.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) THOUSANDS of items brought home by travellers, traders and explorers over the centuries have ended up in North East museums. Now young people from the region are to make their own journeys of discovery through the...

Oars at the ready to make a splash.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Chris Robinson THE challenge has been laid for the big student boating clash of the North East. Newcastle and Durham scholars will hit the River Tyne next Saturday for the 13th instalment of their...

Stick it out with us.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Adrian Pearson REGENERATION bosses are setting aside thousands of pounds to persuade senior business leaders to stay in the region in a bid to halt a recession brain drain. A team of employment experts...

MP backs Government's record on jobs.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A SENIOR Labour MP has said many voters have "short memories" of Tory failures as she defending her Government's record. Durham City MP Roberta Blackman-Woods spoke out as she insisted the Budget was a "fair and...

PUPILS RUN WITH CHARITY BATON.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) STUDENTS on Tyneside have cause for celebration after raising money for a children's charity. Pupils at Westfield School, in Gosforth, Newcastle, took part in a number of events to raise money for the Children's...

YOUNGSTERS ARE URGED TO TAKE A VOYAGE INTO HISTORY.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) THOUSANDS of items brought home by travellers, traders and explorers over the centuries have ended up in North East museums. Now young people from the region are to make their own journeys of discovery through the...

London Weekend Rail Specials 3 days from.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) London Weekend Rail Specials 3 days from pounds 144.95 Departures throughout 2009 by rail from Newcastle, Durham or Darlington 2 nights at the 4-star Thistle City Barbican Hotel, near the Barbican Centre (or similar)....

Best cultural ideas in line for share of pounds 1m.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Barbara Hodgson AMASSIVE pounds 1m-plus boost for youth-related arts in the North East has been announced as part of the Cultural Olympiad. Up to 12 projects involving young people from across the...

Flood victims have say on defence plan.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Dave Black FLOOD victims whose homes were devastated almost eight months ago turned out in force yesterday to view multi-million pound plans aimed at protecting them from a repeat of the catastrophe. ...

Historic van firm is close to collapse.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Alan Jones AVAN company with a history stretching back more than 100 years was close to becoming the highest profile casualty of the recession last night. Its directors applied for administration,...

Trial in private.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) TWENTY-seven people went on trial yesterday accused of the torture and killing a young Jew, in a case that horrified France. Youssouf Fofana, the presumed leader of the group, is charged with premeditated murder,...

POLICE QUIZ MOTHER OVER GIRL'S DEATH.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) DETECTIVES were questioning a young mother last night on suspicion of murdering her four-year-old daughter. The 22-year-old, who has not been named, left her home in Wallasey, Merseyside, in the early hours of the...

Youngsters losing touch with wildlife.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) CHILDREN questioned in the North East could list almost four times as many celebrities as they could wild flowers and wildlife. Research released yesterday by Robinsons Be Natural - a new range of squash - found...

Green festival will be a growth area.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) FOLLOWING the success of last year's North Tyneside inaugural green festival at Whitley Bay Metro station, this year's event will be held at the bigger Tynemouth Station. The Whitley Bay event attracted 5,000...

Villagers upset by 'insensitive' Duke.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Brian Daniel THE Duke of Northumberland has been accused of displaying "insensitivity" to villagers over plans for further work in their community. The Duke's development arm Northumberland Estates has...

pounds 29m PLAN TO BUILD A HEALTHIER FUTURE.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A MULTI-million pound programme to construct a combined leisure centre and primary care centre in Blaydon, Gateshead, was launched yesterday. The complex, on Shibdon Road, is due to be completed in time for a...

Drama group plays its part in sequel.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) IT was with great sadness that the remaining members of Gosforth Theatre Company voted at their 2007 agm to disband, bringing the curtain down on 64 years of amateur drama. But a phoenix has risen from the ashes -...

Spooky goings-on inspired by chiller.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) A CLASSIC chiller has helped inspire a play - a modern-day ghost story set in Northumberland - which opens in the region tomorrow. Henry James's novella Turn of the Screw, and its spooky 1961 film adaptation The...

Try Singin' in the Rain.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) ONE of the best-loved musicals of all time, Singin' in the Rain, comes to Sunderland Empire from Tuesday, May 12, until Saturday, May 16. It stars Tim Flavin as Don Lockwood, the role immortalised by Gene Kelly in...

Quiz of the Day.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Anna Kournikova - see Question 9 1. In mathematics what is the cube root of 27? 2. What is the kitchen implement known as a mandoline used for? 3. What type of animal was the computer games character Sonic? 4. Which...

Major data store centre likely to lure big names.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Peter McCusker ONE of the country's biggest data storage centres is to be built on North Tyneside in a pounds 175m development which could attract more blue-chip companies to the region. Developer...

Guidebook aims to help firms engage youngsters.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) YOUNG people and business are being brought closer together through a guidebook which will help companies reap the benefits of a new generation of better skilled youngsters. Skills North East - a regional...

Business can be a pain in the backside.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: PETER JACKSON GERMAN finance minister Peer Steinbrueck is a man who speaks his mind. He was the gentleman, you will recall, who openly criticised Gordon Brown's fiscal stimulus package, pointing out that...

Security firm contracts point to profitable future.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Peter McCusker ASECURITY camera company has landed two major contracts worth almost pounds 4m which will help maintain its profitability after a decade of losses. Stock market-listed Petards, of...

Moves to allay Corus takeover collapse fears.
April 30, 2009... (From The Journal) Byline: Karen Dent STEEL company Corus is trying to allay fears for the future of 2,000 jobs amid rumours a takeover deal for its Teesside plant is close to collapse. The Anglo-Dutch firm, now owned by Indian...