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Munich, 22 December 2025 – Entrepreneurs, top managers and leaders from United Europe e.V. and European Forum Alpbach (EFA) are founding the Sovereign Europe Forum i.G.

youniqx Identity, a digital subsidiary of the Austrian State Printing Company (OSD), has won a Europe-wide tender, together with partner companies, for the infrastructure of the German EU Digital Identity Wallet (EUDI-Wallet). EU member states are required by EU regulations to provide a national version of an EU-wide valid EUDI-Wallet by the end of 2026. Citizens will be able to use the EUDI-Wallet to prove their personal identity throughout the EU

Copenhagen, Dec 18, 2025 - MT Raceteam is proud to announce its 2026 entry into the prestigious Ligier European Series, where the team will compete in a state-of-the-art Ligier JS2 R supplied by 23 Events Racing. This marks an important milestone for both the team and sixteen-year-old Danish driver Marcus Terkildsen as they step into one of Europe’s most competitive championships.

Bielefeld, Germany/Oslo, Norway — December 18, 2025 — NTT DATA announces the acquisition of The Cloud People Group AS, one of the largest pure-play ServiceNow partners in Europe. Founded in 2019, The Cloud People is headquartered in Oslo, Norway, with offices across northern Europe, the USA and Brazil, and will become part of NTT DATA Business Solutions, a business unit of NTT DATA. As a leading provider of ServiceNow solutions for medium and large enterprises, The Cloud People offer a focused value proposition covering the entire ServiceNow platform. The company delivers services across multiple workflows including IT service management, incident, problem and change management, automation of routine tasks, resource planning, onboarding and offboarding of employees, as well as customer service and security operations. The acquisition of The Cloud People will add 130 active customers to NTT DATA Business Solutions’ portfolio. The Cloud People is at the forefront of ServiceNow’s AI evolu

fulfillmenttools will support DEICHMANN in streamlining its order processing across different channels. The platform connects and manages the retailer’s inventory and order management across several countries, online shops, physical stores, and marketplaces. Partnering with Europe’s leading footwear retailer highlights fulfillmenttools’ strong position in Order Management and demonstrates the solution’s adaptability for international commerce.

Revenue totaled almost 12 billion euros, with EBIT at 1.552 billion euros. The segments once again presented a mixed picture. Targeted resilience measures and investments in innovative strength are the key to the future. Mixed picture in all four segments Targeted resilience measures continued Expenditure on research and development still high at 15% of revenue Current outlook challenging

Zug/Berlin, December 12, 2025 – With “Neo”, PLAN-B NET ZERO is introducing a new generation of digital customer support: an AI that answers energy-related questions in real time, resolves requests automatically and is available around the clock. Faster, more precise and more personal than traditional service models.

Chongqing, China, December 10, 2025 - Changan today celebrated a historic achievement as its 30 millionth vehicle-an AVATR 12 Quad-Laser Edition-rolled off the line at the AVATR Digital Intelligence Factory. The milestone signals Changan's evolution into a global intelligent mobility technology company.

Stockholm - Debtist, ett av Europas ledande företag inom digital inkasso, expanderar till Sverige. Det Frankfurt-baserade scale-up-företaget inkluderades nyligen i Sifted Future 50 – en utmärkelse för Europas snabbast växande techföretag. Med marknadsetableringen och ett nytt kontor i Stockholm stärker Debtist sin position i Nordeuropa och bygger vidare ut sina aktiviteter i Skandinavien. Sverige som en strategisk marknad för moderna finansprocesser Sverige är en av Europas mest digitalt avancerade ekonomier. Den höga acceptansen för automatiserade lösningar och AI-baserade teknologier gör landet till en idealisk miljö för Debtists digitala inkasso. "Etableringen i Sverige är ytterligare ett viktigt steg under ett år som präglats av stark tillväxt. Marknaden är digital, innovationsvänlig och öppen för effektiva processer. Perfekta förutsättningar för vår approach," säger Matteo Benedetti, medgründare av Debtist. Ny regional ledning: Caroline Kops blir Head of Nordics Med Caroline Kops 

Ehningen/Gothenburg, December 10, 2025 – Bertrandt continues its international growth strategy by founding Bertrandt Sverige AB in Sweden. Proximity to renowned OEMs such as Volvo Cars, access to an innovation cluster, and a focus on sustainable, future-oriented technologies are the core of this location decision.

A Cosmic Song on Self Creation, Inner Rebirth, and the Quiet Power of Becoming Sandgrain in Space also gestures toward a vision of a “silent divine world,” a realm of clarity and heightened perception that emerges when inner turbulence dissolves. The silence referenced in the song is not emptiness but equilibrium, a moment of stillness in which the self hears itself without distortion. The song invites listeners to imagine this future world, one where illumination begins internally and radiates outward, influencing consciousness on a collective scale. This dimension gives the single an emotional resonance that extends beyond its space-driven imagery, grounding it in universal human longing for clarity, renewal, and transcendence. Musically, the single blends airy ambient textures with understated melodic movements that echo the vastness of its thematic concerns. The production opens with floating tonal fragments reminiscent of drifting light particles before expanding into luminous, sl

ARTE and Suspilne Ukraine have signed an association agreement to formalise their partnership, thereby opening a new chapter of cooperation — especially in co‑productions. The agreement was signed today on 3 December in Strasbourg by Heike Hempel, President of ARTE GEIE, Bruno Patino, Vice-President of ARTE GEIE and President of ARTE France and Mykola Chernotytskyi, Head of the Managing Board of Suspilne Ukraine. “This is an extraordinary day for ARTE – the association agreement with the Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne Ukraine moves us deeply and fills us with pride. Our two organisations share common goals and values, which the teams at Suspilne Ukraine are defending under the most challenging circumstances." - said Heike Hempel, President of ARTE GEIE. “This agreement strengthens ARTE’s network of partner channels across Europe and paves the way for numerous ambitious, high-quality co-productions. It also reflects our commitment to defending democratic values and fostering soli

The JOM Group’s latest advertising market forecast shows that the continuing economic uncertainty means that companies only have limited growth potential for increasing advertising investments. Hamburg, 2 December 2025 – The German advertising market is expected to close 2025 with a slight decline and will not achieve much growth in 2026 either. As stated by the JOM Group in its new forecast, the market turned out to be significantly less robust in the current year than was predicted at the end of 2024. Alongside the repeated downward revisions to expectations for overall economic growth and the consumer climate, advertising companies were noticeably less willing to invest. Issues such as customs policies and the crisis in the automotive industry once again illustrate how sensitive the market is in reacting to external disrupting factors. The JOM Group anticipates continued uncertainty from companies with regards to economic recovery and rising private consumer spending for 2026. Again

Hamburg, December 2nd, 2025 – After more than 13 years at the helm of Visable, Peter F. Schmid will hand over leadership of the Visable Group to Patrick Sostmann, who has been CCO at Visable since June 2025, on January 1, 2026. Visable operates the B2B marketplaces wer liefert was (wlw) and europages. The handover at the top underscores the company's continuous development and its close partnership with Alibaba.com. Sostmann will continue to drive forward the strategy based on AI investments and user orientation, thereby expanding the B2B marketplaces into European market leaders in digital B2B business.

The Swiss green tech scale-up is positioning itself as a pioneer, transforming sustainable energy from a commodity into a digital lifestyle experience

Dr. Carl June and Dr. Michel Sadelain honored for groundbreaking CAR-T cell research in cancer therapy One of the world’s most highly endowed medical prizes, with €1 million in prize money, awarded for the first time Titia große Broermann: “With the Broermann Medical Innovation Award, we want to make outstanding medical achievements visible – and honor those who, with courage, vision, and humanity, are shaping the medicine of tomorrow.”

Neuwied, 18 November 2025 – SKYLOTEC, a global leader in fall protection, rescue equipment, and tactical access solutions, has reached an agreement to integrate the French company LIBERVIT SAS. Through this planned integration, SKYLOTEC will expand its portfolio to include hydraulic breaching tools for Military, Law Enforcement, Fire & Rescue and industrial applications. This step continues the company’s growth strategy in the LEAF segment (Law Enforcement and Armed Forces) and reinforces its position as a World Leader in Tactical Access. LIBERVIT, headquartered in Perpignan, France, has been developing, producing, and distributing high-quality hydraulic and mechanical rescue and access tools for professional users worldwide since 1993. The company specializes in solutions for rescue services, special operations units, and industrial applications, serving customers in more than 65 countries through a global distributor network. Through the planned integration of LIBERVIT, SKYLOTEC will

Puchheim, November 18, 25 – ELATEC, a leading manufacturer of access technologies, specializing in RFID readers and credentials, has released its latest software development toolkit, TWN4 DevPack 5.07. The new version delivers faster performance, stronger security and greater flexibility for configuring and managing RFID readers, enabling flexible and future-proof access solutions. “With every DevPack release, our goal is to make life easier for developers, system integrators and end users,” said Tobias Rasche, Global Head of Product Management of ELATEC GmbH. “Version 5.07 takes another big step forward by combining deeper diagnostics, broader mobile credential support and open-standard interoperability, all in one powerful package. With this evolution, our DevPack is now more than a development toolkit—it’s a comprehensive framework for building secure, flexible, and future-ready authentication solutions.” Future-Proof Mobile and Security Capabilities DevPack 5.07 expands ELATEC’s su

Leipzig-based Bach researcher Peter Wollny identifies two organ compositions as the work of the 18-year-old Johann Sebastian Bach · First performance in 320 years to be livestreamed from St Thomas’ Church, Leipzig Leipzig (Germany), 17 November 2025 As of 17 November, the index of Bach’s works (BWV) is richer by two numbers: Leipzig Bach Archive director Peter Wollny has succeeded in identifying two previously anonymous organ works as composed by Johann Sebastian Bach. In a livestreamed official ceremony in the presence of the Minister of State for Culture, Wolfram Weimer, and the Mayor of Leipzig, Burkhard Jung, the city of Leipzig together with the worldwide Bach community celebrates the first performance of these works in 320 years in St Thomas’ Church in Leipzig.

On the eve of the Summit on European Digital Sovereignty in Berlin, leading European think tanks and experts announce the creation of the European Network for Technological Resilience and Sovereignty (ETRS). This new initiative unites research, policy, and industry to boost Europe’s capacity for innovation and independence in key technologies like AI, cloud infrastructure, and semiconductors. ETRS aims to build the evidence base, foster collaboration, and shape policy for a resilient and values-driven digital future.