- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 3.10.2014 — There are increasing concerns being voiced by prominent citizens in Britain on behalf of political prisoner Dan Adamescu. The Romanian courts last week rejected the appeal to release this elderly and ill businessman from house arrest.
- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 21.11.14 — A former Prime Minister of Portugal and Chairman of the leading media group Impresa, Francisco Pinto Balsemão steps down as Chairman of the European Publishers Council (EPC) today after 15 years of dynamic leadership. Mr. Balsemão transformed the EPC, adapting it to the new challenges and responding to the threats and opportunities posed by the digital age.
- [PRESSWIRE] Amsterdam, The Netherlands – 29.01.15 — Muhammadu Buhari, a former Major General in the Nigerian military that is opposing President Goodluck Jonathan in Nigeria’s February 14th elections, could face charges of inciting violence that led to the killing of over 800 people in 2011, according to an Associated Press report.
- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 12.03.15 — eSpatial is delighted to announce today that it has won a place on the UK government’s on-line procurement agreement, G-Cloud 6, operated by The Crown Commercial Service (CCS).
- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 18.03.15 — TMA responds to the Chancellor’s Budget – 18 March 2015.
- [PRESSWIRE] Brussels, Belgium – 23.03.15 — This week, from March 23rd to 29th Telecentre Europe organises, together with partnering organisations, the 6th edition of the European Get Online Week (GOW). In 2015 the Campaign will see the involvement of 25 countries and directly target more than 50,000 Europeans.
- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 03.06.15 — North London based publisher, St James’s House, is excited to announce the launch of it’s newest publication,The Story of Parliament: Celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain. The event will also pay homage to the 800th anniversary of the signing of the Magna Carta – a now fundamental piece of British government and history.
- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 16.06.15 — The History of Parliament Trust, in partnership with publisher St James’s House, will be launching its new publication The Story of Parliament: Celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain at Westminster Abbey next Monday, on June 22.
- [PRESSWIRE] London, July 20, 2015—The History of Parliament Trust, in partnership with publisher St James’s House, has launched its new publication The Story of Parliament: Celebrating 750 years of parliament in Britain online.
- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – August 06, 2015 — Last month, results of the annual CBI/Pearson Education and Skills survey dropped a bombshell on politicians, educators, students, jobseekers and employers in the UK: two thirds of businesses expect their need for staff with higher-level skills to increase sharply, but more than 50% fear that they will not be able to recruit enough trained workers.
- [PRESSWIRE] Edinburgh, United Kingdom – 20.08.2015 — The British Government has planned to remove current subsidies which are in place for those wishing toinstall solar panels. These subsidies are designed to save consumers money at the same time as reducing CO2 emission. Whilst the Government may see these subsidies as unsustainable in the current economic climate, the saving to taxpayers could be as little as 50p per year.
- [PRESSWIRE] Edinburgh, United Kingdom – 03.09.15 — Firstcall is Scotland’s leading supplier and installer of energy efficient boilers. Firstcall Home Assist has seen business increase by over 200% since the Government pulled the green deal at the end of July.
- [PRESSWIRE] Chicago – 29.12.2015 — If it were up to the thousands of people who take selfies, Donald Trump would be “fired” from the 2016 Presidential race.
- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 02.02.16 — On the opening day of World Economic Forum that took place in Davos during 20-23 January 2016, Mr Malek Sukkar, Averda’s Chief Executive Officer attended “Defining the Road Ahead” panel aimed at analysing the circular economy principles, currently considered by the world business leaders to be an engine for growth and innovation in their respective regions.
- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 04.02.16 — Property portal, TheHouseShop.com, have spoken exclusively to the 2016 London Mayoral candidates Sadiq Khan, Caroline Pidgeon and Sian Berry to hear their thoughts on the issues surrounding disability and housing. The candidates reveal their housing plans and their commitment to accessible housing policies for London’s 1m disabled residents.
- [PRESSWIRE] HAVANA – 18 March, 2016 — As part of President Obama’s historic trip to Havana next week, today Stripe announced the expansion of Stripe Atlas to include Cuban entrepreneurs.
- [PRESSWIRE] Sunday, 24 April 2016 – London, UK — Millennials have lots to say regarding the upcoming Referendum on exiting the EU and they intend to say it on election day. In an exclusive survey of 18-34s conducted entirely on mobile devices, an overwhelming 74% intend to vote on the upcoming June 23 referendum with a solid 53% stating that they are “very likely” to vote.
- [PRESSWIRE] LONDON & MIAMI – 19 May, 2016 — Easy Solutions, the Total Fraud Protection® company, today announced it has been registered as an approved supplier for the UK Government’s latest G-Cloud Digital Marketplace framework, G-Cloud 7.
- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 13.06.2016 — The Global Vote launches today, allowing the world to vote on other countries’ elections – starting with the U.S. and Icelandic Presidential Elections, and the UK EU Referendum.
- [PRESSWIRE] PALO ALTO, Calif. – 15 July, 2016 — SurveyMonkey, the world’s leading online survey platform, today unveiled Election Tracking, a groundbreaking real-time, self-serve polling product that will allow subscribers to have unprecedented access to polling data for the 2016 U.S. Presidential, Senate and Gubernatorial elections.
- [PRESSWIRE] United States – 03 August, 2016 — “Post convention bumps show Hillary back in command of the election, but because of widespread voter dissatisfaction with the major parties, there’s still some room for shakeups between now and November,” says ‘Third Candidates’ co-creator John Farrell, adding “Green Party candidate Jill Stein has caught the eye of former Bernie supporters and Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson has been polling in double digits for months now and could make a push to be included in the debates”.
- [PRESSWIRE] LONDON – 17 October, 2016 — Smartmatic is officially presenting this week the first secure online voting solution where the voter’s identity is verified with a selfie.
- [PRESSWIRE] United States – 04 November, 2016 — Documentarians John Farrell and Jake Simms accidentally stumbled across the second most important vote happening in the United States on election day while researching and recording for their election series “Third Canddiates .” The vote in question is Maine’s “Question 5.” A citizen initiative that would implement Ranked Choice Voting, a new voting system, for all state level elections.
- [PRESSWIRE] Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina – 03 February, 2017 — United World College (UWC) Mostar, a prestigious international school in Bosnia-Herzegovina, has announced today that it will extend scholarships to refugees and students from all seven nations affected by the recent immigration ban in response to the Executive Order “Protecting the Nation from Foreign Terrorist Entry into the United States” issued by US President Donald J. Trump. They will be invited to study alongside fellow students from the US and over 50 other countries to foster international understanding.
- [PRESSWIRE] London, United Kingdom – 09 February, 2017 — On February 9th, the SELECT for Cities Initiative launches its call to support the development of an Internet-of-Everything platform for open innovation in Europe. Selected organisations will receive support and funding from EUR 36,000 to EUR 800,000 each. The grants are funded by three cities – Antwerp, Copenhagen and Helsinki – with support from the European Commission Horizon 2020 programme.