Business Wire Introduces an Expanded European Union Circuit to Reflect Addition of 10 New Member States.Business Editors NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2003 Revamped Circuit Includes Central and Eastern European, Mediterranean Nations Business Wire announced today that it will launch an expanded European Union European Union (EU), name given since the ratification (Nov., 1993) of the Treaty of European Union, or Maastricht Treaty, to the European Community circuit on January 1, 2004, anticipating the addition of 10 new member states that will be joining the world's second largest economic marketplace next year. Business Wire will provide distribution via national news agency or commercial news service to 23 of the 25 EU markets, offering its members convenient and cost-effective communications solutions to reach this dynamic and diverse market. Business Wire's European Union network is the most comprehensive offered among the major international commercial news services. Several news agencies have joined Business Wire's global distribution network as part of this expansion. They include the Cyprus News Agency
The Cyprus News Agency (Greek: Κυπριακό Πρακτορείο and STA in Slovenia. They join the following national news agencies, which serve as Business Wire's distribution partners in these new EU member states: PAP (Poland), MTI MTI Ministry of Trade and Industry (Singapore) MTI Metal Treating Institute MTI Moving Target Indicator (radar) MTI Magyar Távirati Iroda (news agency in Budapest, Hungary) (Hungary), CTK CTK Christ The King (school; various locations) CTK Ceská Tisková Kancelár (Czech News Agency) CTK Composite Tool Kit CTK Configuration Toolkit CTK Chance to Kill (video games) (Czech Republic Czech Republic, Czech Česká Republika (2005 est. pop. 10,241,000), republic, 29,677 sq mi (78,864 sq km), central Europe. It is bordered by Slovakia on the east, Austria on the south, Germany on the west, and Poland on the north. ), TASR TASR Tlacova Agentura Slovenskej Republiky (News Agency of the Slovak Republic) TASR Terminal Airport Surveillance Radar TASR Tactical Automated Situational Receiver TASR Telecommunication Assessment Survey Report (Slovakia), and the Baltic News Service The Baltic News Service (BNS) is the largest news agency operating in the Baltic states. Founded in April, 1990, by a group of students, it sought to inform foreign correspondents in Moscow of developments in the Baltic states' struggles for independence from the Soviet Union. via Interfax (Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia). The expanded circuit, which includes full-text translation into French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, Russian, Polish, Hungarian, Czech, and Slovakian, retails for $2,295/575. Translations in other languages are available. "The addition of these 10 new member states will make the European Union an even more formidable economic powerhouse," said Cathy Baron Tamraz, president of Business Wire, in making the announcement. "Business Wire's goal in creating this expanded network is to facilitate the ability of its members worldwide to communicate seamlessly with this evolving market." ABOUT BUSINESS WIRE: Business Wire was founded in 1961 by chairman/CEO Lorry I. Lokey, veteran journalist and public relations public relations, activities and policies used to create public interest in a person, idea, product, institution, or business establishment. By its nature, public relations is devoted to serving particular interests by presenting them to the public in the most executive. The company's multi-channel delivery network, with access to some 60 international and national news agencies, financial information providers, and Web-based news services throughout North America, Europe, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East and Africa, provides real-time, simultaneous access to key audiences -- the news media, trade publications, institutional and individual investors, business-to-business decision-makers and consumers. Business Wire electronically disseminates some 1,000 full-text news releases daily for 18,000 members worldwide to the news media, the Internet, online services and databases and the global investment community in 150 countries in 45 languages. Business Wire has 26 U.S. offices; Frankfurt, London, Stockholm and Brussels offices, and reciprocal offices throughout the world. |
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