Jan. 20 (Bloomberg) — Total SA , Europe’s biggest refiner, is restructuring its petroleum product logistics business in France, outsourcing the operations of five depots, closing the Pontet depot in Vaucluse and expanding Port-la-Nouvelle.
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Federal contractor Northrop Grumman has announced the appointment of Nigel Essenhigh as chief executive of its Information Systems Europe business.
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General Motors Europe announced to unions on Thursday that it is to close its Opel auto production plant in Antwerp with the loss of 2,300 jobs, a Belgian union representative told AFP.
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Opel chief Nick Reilly has said the company plans to cut 8,300 jobs across Europe, with 4,000 in Germany alone.
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(FRANKFURT ) - Tighter security at airports may be an inconvenience to passengers, but for one firm near Frankfurt airport, Europe’s third-largest hub, it is a once-in-a-lifetime business opportunity.
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General Motor Co.’s Opel unit will cut 8,300 jobs across Europe, including 4,000 in Germany, and close a plant in Antwerp, Belgium — casualties of the “tough reality” of a shrinking European auto market.
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Opel chief Nick Reilly has said the company plans to cut 8,300 jobs across Europe, with 4,000 in Germany alone. He said Thursday Opel’s plant in Antwerp, Belgium will close with the loss of more than 2,300 jobs because the company has to cut capacity by 20 percent.
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If the euro were being launched this year, which European states would be allowed to adopt it? The answer is that only Finland, Bulgaria and Luxembourg currently meet the euro convergence, or Maastricht, criteria.
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Revenues from e-commerce accounted for some 12 per cent of European business income last year, according to a recent report.
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Shaun Nichols in San Francisco, V3.co.uk , Wednesday 20 January 2010 at 01:34:00 Study finds enterprise web use soaring across Europe Revenues from e-commerce accounted for some 12 per cent of European business income last year, according to a recent report. The European Commission’s Eurostat office found that companies in many member countries are drawing significant revenues from e-commerce …
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