Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Returning foreign fighter arrested in Spain Description: The suspect was part of the so-called Islamic State in the Iraqi-Syrian conflict zone.
DarkMarket: world's largest illegal dark web marketplace taken down
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: DarkMarket: world's largest illegal dark web marketplace taken down Description: DarkMarket, the world's largest illegal marketplace on the dark web, has been taken offline in an international operation involving Germany, Australia, Denmark, Moldova, Ukraine, the United Kingdom (the National Crime Agency), and the USA (DEA, FBI, and IRS). Europol supported the takedown with specialist operational analysis and coordinated the cross-border collaborative effort of the countries involved.
Press release - COVID-19 vaccines: MEPs call for more clarity and transparency
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: COVID-19 vaccines: MEPs call for more clarity and transparency | News | European Parliament Description: Lack of transparency has recently fuelled uncertainty and disinformation regarding COVID-19 vaccination in Europe, say MEPs.
Hungary: EIB lends €200 million to Hungary`s Eximbank for the faster recovery of companies from COVID-19
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: EIB lends €200 million to Hungary`s Eximbank for the faster recovery of Hungarian companies from COVID-19 Description: The EIB will lend €200 million to Eximbank, Hungary, creating a new credit line to support the faster recovery of Hungarian companies from the negative economic effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. The financing will be available for companies looking to solve working capital issues and make investments.
Portugal: EIB and BPI provide EDP Renováveis with €112 million to construct and operate two wind farms with a total capacity of 125 MW
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Portugal: EIB and BPI provide EDP Renováveis with €112 million to construct and operate two wind farms with a total capacity of 125 MW Description: The EIB will provide €65 million and BPI an additional €47 million to EDP Renováveis S.A. (EDPR), one of the main producer of wind energy in the world, to finance the construction and operation of two onshore wind farms with a total nominal capacity of 125 MW in the districts of Coimbra and Guarda, Portugal. The project is co-financed by Banco BPI and the EIB financing is backed by the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI), the main pillar of the Investment Plan for Europe.
Kris Peeters appointed as new Vice-President of the European Investment Bank
Provider: View Original Type: Link Title: Kris Peeters appointed as new Vice-President of the European Investment Bank Description: Kris Peeters has been appointed Vice-President and Member of the Management Committee of the EIB. He takes up his duties today, assuming the Benelux seat on the EIB’s Management Committee.