Daqo New Energy Provides Preliminary Estimates of Revenue and Net Profit for Its Subsidiary and Updates Guidance for 2020

SHANGHAI, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) («Daqo New Energy», the «Company» or «we»), a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, announced that its subsidiary Xinjiang Daqo New Energy («Xinjiang Daqo») had provided estimates of its revenue and net profit in 2020 to the Shanghai Stock Exchange upon its request during the process of Xinjiang Daqo’s application for an initial public offering («IPO») on the Shanghai Stock…

SHANGHAI, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) («Daqo New Energy», the «Company» or «we»), a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry, announced that its subsidiary Xinjiang Daqo New Energy («Xinjiang Daqo») had provided estimates of its revenue and net profit in 2020 to the Shanghai Stock Exchange upon its request during the process of Xinjiang Daqo’s application for an initial public offering («IPO») on the Shanghai Stock Exchange’s Sci-Tech innovation board.

Xinjiang Daqo estimates that under PRC GAAP its revenue in 2020 would be in the range of RMB4.5~4.7 billion and its net profit attributable to Xinjiang Daqo’s shareholders in 2020 would be in the range of RMB0.95~1.05 billion. The financial estimates were prepared based on Xinjiang Daqo’s audited consolidated results for the nine months ended September 30, 2020 and Xinjiang Daqo’s estimates of its consolidated results for the fourth quarter of 2020 in accordance with PRC GAAP.

Daqo New Energy currently beneficially owns 95.6% of Xinjiang Daqo and a majority of the Company’s revenue and net income are contributed by Xinjiang Daqo. The financial estimates described in this press release were prepared solely for Xinjiang Daqo in RMB in accordance with PRC GAAP and subject to change upon completion of Xinjiang Daqo’s internal financial closing and reporting process, which are different from the Company’s consolidated financial results in U.S. dollars under U.S. GAAP for the year ended December 31, 2020.

The financial estimates described in this press release are based solely on the information currently available to Xinjiang Daqo’s management. Its actual results could vary materially from these preliminary estimates. As a result, investors should exercise caution in relying on this information and should not draw any inferences from this information regarding financial or operating data not provided. These preliminary revenue and net profit estimates should not be viewed as a substitute for full financial statements of Xinjiang Daqo prepared in accordance with PRC GAAP. In addition, these preliminary estimates are not necessarily indicative of the results to be achieved by Xinjiang Daqo in any future period.

The Company also takes this opportunity to update its guidance for 2020 as follows. The Company expects the production volume in Q4 2020 and the full year of 2020 to be in the range of 20,500~21,000 MT and 76,700~77,200 MT, respectively. Sales volume for Q4 2020 and the full year of 2020 are expected to be in the range of 23,000~23,200 MT and 74,700~74,900 MT, respectively.

About Daqo New Energy Corp.

Daqo New Energy Corp. (NYSE: DQ) («Daqo» or the «Company») is a leading manufacturer of high-purity polysilicon for the global solar PV industry. Founded in 2007, the Company is one of the world’s lowest cost producers of high-purity polysilicon. Daqo’s highly-efficient and technically advanced manufacturing facility in China currently has a nameplate annual polysilicon production capacity of 70,000 metric tons.

For more information, please visit http://www.dqsolar.com

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Hublot introduce el Nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire

NYON, Suiza, 26 de enero de 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Color transparente, negro, amarillo, azul, rojo… Hublot domina la creación y la mecanización de zafiros con exclusivos tonos para las cajas de sus relojes. Con el nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire, la marca ha logrado, de nuevo, ser pionera mundial al añadir un color inédito a su paleta de zafiros tintados. Esta característica sin precedentes en términos técnicos y estéticos se combina con un movimiento tourbillon novedoso que, además de ser de cuerda automática (algo poco…

NYON, Suiza, 26 de enero de 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Color transparente, negro, amarillo, azul, rojo… Hublot domina la creación y la mecanización de zafiros con exclusivos tonos para las cajas de sus relojes. Con el nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire, la marca ha logrado, de nuevo, ser pionera mundial al añadir un color inédito a su paleta de zafiros tintados. Esta característica sin precedentes en términos técnicos y estéticos se combina con un movimiento tourbillon novedoso que, además de ser de cuerda automática (algo poco frecuente en un tourbillon), incorpora un diseño reinventado con un microrrotor visible en el lado de la esfera, así como tres puentes de zafiro. Una nueva fusión de atrevimiento y transparencia en una edición limitada de 50 unidades.

 

To stay up-to-date, follow: @Hublot #Hublot #BigBangTourbillonAutomatic #LVMHWatchWeek

«Fiel a su espíritu ganador, Hublot ha vuelto a demostrar ser un avanzado a su tiempo al presentar la primera caja de la historia en zafiro naranja. Nuestra manufactura también ha reafirmado su maestría relojera con la presentación de un nuevo calibre tourbillon automático, diseñado y fabricado íntegramente en nuestras instalaciones, y en el que el espectacular diseño del lado visible de la esfera acentúa el innovador diseño del reloj. Para Hublot, el «Arte de la Fusión» en todo su esplendor.»
Ricardo Guadalupe
CEO de HUBLOT

El zafiro naranja, novedad mundial

Un ámbito en el que el característico «Arte de la Fusión» de Hublot se manifiesta en todo su esplendor es, sin duda, el de los materiales vanguardistas, sobre todo el zafiro sintético. A lo largo de los años, la marca (que cuenta con su propio laboratorio de materiales y metalurgia) ha lanzado al mercado emblemáticos modelos en los que las esferas y las cajas de zafiro, disponibles en novedosos colores, sirven de pantalla transparente de una mecánica sofisticada. Entre estos relojes destacan el Big Bang Unico Sapphire (transparente), el All Black Sapphire, el Big Bang Unico Red Sapphire, el Blue Sapphire o el nuevo Spirit of Big Bang Yellow Sapphire. Hoy en día, Hublot sigue innovando con este extraordinario material: ha reinterpretado el Big Bang Sapphire Tourbillon en un tono naranja totalmente innovador (toda una primicia mundial para un zafiro tintado), hito conseguido gracias a la incorporación de titanio y cromo en un inteligente proceso de fabricación. Este sorprendente y dinámico color confiere un soplo de aire fresco a la alta relojería y convive en perfecta armonía con la cultura de excelencia de Hublot. El tono técnico de los seis tornillos de titanio en forma de H que caracterizan el icónico diseño del Big Bang intensifica el carácter atractivo del bisel y de la caja translúcidos en un refinado zafiro naranja pulido.

Un calibre tourbillon de cuerda automática totalmente novedoso

Una revolucionaria caja con un innovador movimiento. Hublot demuestra sus conocimientos relojeros sin igual y su maestría con el tourbillon, en desarrollo constante desde 2007: para ello, acomoda un movimiento tourbillon totalmente novedoso en el núcleo del zafiro naranja, diseñado y producido en su integridad por la marca suiza. A diferencia de los tradicionales movimientos tourbillon, equipados con cuerda manual, este extraordinario calibre ha adquirido renombre gracias al sistema de cuerda automática que asegura una reserva de marcha mínima de tres días (72 horas), una notable mejora para el portador. Está equipado con rodamientos de bolas cerámicas y los últimos avances técnicos de Hublot del sistema de cuerda. Asimismo, la manufactura, para reafirmar su carácter único, ha reconstruido el movimiento en su totalidad para que el microrrotor sea visible desde el lado de la esfera. Esta innovadora disposición, además de suponer un desafío técnico adicional para los diseñadores, insufla vida en términos estéticos. Para ello, refuerza el espectacular aspecto de la esfera y su contemporáneo diseño. Los continuos movimientos del microrrotor enclavado a las 12 h reflejan la rotación del tourbillon, su órgano regulador, situado de manera perfectamente simétrica a las 6 h. El microrrotor gris de oro de 22 quilates destaca por su exquisita decoración (biselado, cepillado con satinado sol y pulido con chorro de arena), así como por la firma de Hublot incrustada en el metal precioso.

Hublot también sigue con su cruzada en pos de la transparencia y, para ello, utiliza más zafiro en el propio movimiento. El calibre de desarrollo interno del Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire incluye, por primera vez, tres puentes de zafiro: el puente de barriletes, el puente automático y el pasador tourbillon. El efecto liviano del esqueleto se ve acentuado por un platino pulido con chorro de arena y calado. La cage del tourbillon de las 6 h, que cada minuto gira alrededor de su eje para compensar la atracción gravitatoria de la tierra sobre la dirección de movimiento, destaca por su geometría pura, que permite contemplar de un vistazo el corazón mecánico del modelo. Las agujas y los índices se sirven de un revestimiento luminiscente para aumentar la legibilidad de la esfera abierta. La correa de caucho naranja transparente dotada de relieve con líneas (con el sistema de intercambio rápido One Click y la hebilla desplegable de titanio) supone el broche de oro del vanguardista diseño de esta edición limitada de 50 unidades.

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Hublot introduce el Nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire

NYON, Suiza, 26 de enero de 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Color transparente, negro, amarillo, azul, rojo… Hublot domina la creación y la mecanización de zafiros con exclusivos tonos para las cajas de sus relojes. Con el nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire, la marca ha logrado, de nuevo, ser pionera mundial al añadir un color inédito a su paleta de zafiros tintados. Esta característica sin precedentes en términos técnicos y estéticos se combina con un movimiento tourbillon novedoso que, además de ser de cuerda automática (algo poco…

NYON, Suiza, 26 de enero de 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Color transparente, negro, amarillo, azul, rojo… Hublot domina la creación y la mecanización de zafiros con exclusivos tonos para las cajas de sus relojes. Con el nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire, la marca ha logrado, de nuevo, ser pionera mundial al añadir un color inédito a su paleta de zafiros tintados. Esta característica sin precedentes en términos técnicos y estéticos se combina con un movimiento tourbillon novedoso que, además de ser de cuerda automática (algo poco frecuente en un tourbillon), incorpora un diseño reinventado con un microrrotor visible en el lado de la esfera, así como tres puentes de zafiro. Una nueva fusión de atrevimiento y transparencia en una edición limitada de 50 unidades.

 

To stay up-to-date, follow: @Hublot #Hublot #BigBangTourbillonAutomatic #LVMHWatchWeek

«Fiel a su espíritu ganador, Hublot ha vuelto a demostrar ser un avanzado a su tiempo al presentar la primera caja de la historia en zafiro naranja. Nuestra manufactura también ha reafirmado su maestría relojera con la presentación de un nuevo calibre tourbillon automático, diseñado y fabricado íntegramente en nuestras instalaciones, y en el que el espectacular diseño del lado visible de la esfera acentúa el innovador diseño del reloj. Para Hublot, el «Arte de la Fusión» en todo su esplendor.»
Ricardo Guadalupe
CEO de HUBLOT

El zafiro naranja, novedad mundial

Un ámbito en el que el característico «Arte de la Fusión» de Hublot se manifiesta en todo su esplendor es, sin duda, el de los materiales vanguardistas, sobre todo el zafiro sintético. A lo largo de los años, la marca (que cuenta con su propio laboratorio de materiales y metalurgia) ha lanzado al mercado emblemáticos modelos en los que las esferas y las cajas de zafiro, disponibles en novedosos colores, sirven de pantalla transparente de una mecánica sofisticada. Entre estos relojes destacan el Big Bang Unico Sapphire (transparente), el All Black Sapphire, el Big Bang Unico Red Sapphire, el Blue Sapphire o el nuevo Spirit of Big Bang Yellow Sapphire. Hoy en día, Hublot sigue innovando con este extraordinario material: ha reinterpretado el Big Bang Sapphire Tourbillon en un tono naranja totalmente innovador (toda una primicia mundial para un zafiro tintado), hito conseguido gracias a la incorporación de titanio y cromo en un inteligente proceso de fabricación. Este sorprendente y dinámico color confiere un soplo de aire fresco a la alta relojería y convive en perfecta armonía con la cultura de excelencia de Hublot. El tono técnico de los seis tornillos de titanio en forma de H que caracterizan el icónico diseño del Big Bang intensifica el carácter atractivo del bisel y de la caja translúcidos en un refinado zafiro naranja pulido.

Un calibre tourbillon de cuerda automática totalmente novedoso

Una revolucionaria caja con un innovador movimiento. Hublot demuestra sus conocimientos relojeros sin igual y su maestría con el tourbillon, en desarrollo constante desde 2007: para ello, acomoda un movimiento tourbillon totalmente novedoso en el núcleo del zafiro naranja, diseñado y producido en su integridad por la marca suiza. A diferencia de los tradicionales movimientos tourbillon, equipados con cuerda manual, este extraordinario calibre ha adquirido renombre gracias al sistema de cuerda automática que asegura una reserva de marcha mínima de tres días (72 horas), una notable mejora para el portador. Está equipado con rodamientos de bolas cerámicas y los últimos avances técnicos de Hublot del sistema de cuerda. Asimismo, la manufactura, para reafirmar su carácter único, ha reconstruido el movimiento en su totalidad para que el microrrotor sea visible desde el lado de la esfera. Esta innovadora disposición, además de suponer un desafío técnico adicional para los diseñadores, insufla vida en términos estéticos. Para ello, refuerza el espectacular aspecto de la esfera y su contemporáneo diseño. Los continuos movimientos del microrrotor enclavado a las 12 h reflejan la rotación del tourbillon, su órgano regulador, situado de manera perfectamente simétrica a las 6 h. El microrrotor gris de oro de 22 quilates destaca por su exquisita decoración (biselado, cepillado con satinado sol y pulido con chorro de arena), así como por la firma de Hublot incrustada en el metal precioso.

Hublot también sigue con su cruzada en pos de la transparencia y, para ello, utiliza más zafiro en el propio movimiento. El calibre de desarrollo interno del Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire incluye, por primera vez, tres puentes de zafiro: el puente de barriletes, el puente automático y el pasador tourbillon. El efecto liviano del esqueleto se ve acentuado por un platino pulido con chorro de arena y calado. La cage del tourbillon de las 6 h, que cada minuto gira alrededor de su eje para compensar la atracción gravitatoria de la tierra sobre la dirección de movimiento, destaca por su geometría pura, que permite contemplar de un vistazo el corazón mecánico del modelo. Las agujas y los índices se sirven de un revestimiento luminiscente para aumentar la legibilidad de la esfera abierta. La correa de caucho naranja transparente dotada de relieve con líneas (con el sistema de intercambio rápido One Click y la hebilla desplegable de titanio) supone el broche de oro del vanguardista diseño de esta edición limitada de 50 unidades.

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EV Battery Tech Unveils the Recreational Vehicle (RV) Series

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. (the «Company» or «EV Battery Tech») (CSE: ACDC) is pleased to unveil the IoniX Pro Recreational Vehicle Series (the «RV Series»).

Green Recreation

The Recreational Vehicle (RV) market has been growing steadily in Canada and the United States, as more and more people seek to enjoy the great outdoors in the Comfort…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. (the «Company» or «EV Battery Tech») (CSE: ACDC) is pleased to unveil the IoniX Pro Recreational Vehicle Series (the «RV Series»).

Green Recreation

The Recreational Vehicle (RV) market has been growing steadily in Canada and the United States, as more and more people seek to enjoy the great outdoors in the Comfort of their own motor home. In a comprehensive 195-page report published by Facts and Factors, the RV market reached US $51 billion in 2019 and is projected to hit US$77 billion by 2026. The majority of these RVs are powered by fossil fuels and EV Battery Tech endeavors to address that problem with its new RV Series.

«With the ongoing COVID pandemic, more and more people are enjoying their local surroundings,» said Bryson Goodwin President and CEO of EV Battery Tech.

«We are very pleased to unveil our RV Series, which will allow RVs to run off electric power and kick their fossil fuel dependance,» continued Mr. Goodwin.

Applications

  • Recreational vehicles
  • Back up power for camp sites
  • Back up power for remote lodging
  • Emergency power supply for cars, boats, trucks

Upon the official launch of the RV Series, customers will be able to view the detailed specifications of the products in the RV Series and will be able to purchase the products directly from the IoniX Pro website.

«As with all our products, we believe our AI-driven BMS system will put us a step ahead of the competition and offer customers an advanced, clean and green solution for their RV needs. Our RV Series products will be specifically designed to meet the most aggressive needs in the RV NATION,» concluded Mr. Goodwin.

On behalf of the Company,

Bryson Goodwin, Chief Executive Officer

Email: info@evbattery.tech
Phone: 604-352-2223

About EV Battery Tech

Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. is a blockchain and battery technology company with revolutionary, patented Battery Management Systems (BMS) designed to meet the growing demand for scalable, smart solutions for the rapidly growing Electric Vehicle (EV) and Energy Storage Solution (ESS) markets. The company has committed to assisting global recycling solutions by offering recycling initiatives using their technology to analyze and fully refurbish used batteries.

Further information about the Company is available on its website (https://www.evbattery.tech).

Forward Looking Statements

The information in this news release includes certain information and statements about management’s view of future events, expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward looking statements. These statements are based upon assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of words such as «expects», «intends», «is expected», «potential», «suggests» or variations of such words or phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results «may», «could», «should», «would», «might» or «will» be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements relating to: the upcoming launch of the RV Series; expected growth in the RV market; the Company’s plan to address the problem of RVs being powered by fossil fuels; the Company’s hope that the RV Series will allow RVs to run off electric power and kick their fossil fuel dependence; the Company’s intention to show specifications for the RV Series products and enable purchases of same when the Company launches the RV Series; the Company’s belief that its AI-driven BMS system will put it a step ahead of the competition and offer customers an advanced, clean and green solution for their RV needs and be specifically designed to meet the most aggressive needs in the RV NATION. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that the expectations of any forward-looking statement will prove to be correct. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward looking statements or otherwise.

The CSE (operated by CNSX Markets Inc.) has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press release.

Media Contact

Jeff Brokaw, Ionix Pro, +1 (980) 253-9837, marketing@amherstbaer.com

 

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EV Battery Tech Unveils the Recreational Vehicle (RV) Series

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. (the «Company» or «EV Battery Tech») (CSE: ACDC) is pleased to unveil the IoniX Pro Recreational Vehicle Series (the «RV Series»).

Green Recreation

The Recreational Vehicle (RV) market has been growing steadily in Canada and the United States, as more and more people seek to enjoy the great outdoors in the Comfort…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ — Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. (the «Company» or «EV Battery Tech») (CSE: ACDC) is pleased to unveil the IoniX Pro Recreational Vehicle Series (the «RV Series»).

Green Recreation

The Recreational Vehicle (RV) market has been growing steadily in Canada and the United States, as more and more people seek to enjoy the great outdoors in the Comfort of their own motor home. In a comprehensive 195-page report published by Facts and Factors, the RV market reached US $51 billion in 2019 and is projected to hit US$77 billion by 2026. The majority of these RVs are powered by fossil fuels and EV Battery Tech endeavors to address that problem with its new RV Series.

«With the ongoing COVID pandemic, more and more people are enjoying their local surroundings,» said Bryson Goodwin President and CEO of EV Battery Tech.

«We are very pleased to unveil our RV Series, which will allow RVs to run off electric power and kick their fossil fuel dependance,» continued Mr. Goodwin.

Applications

  • Recreational vehicles
  • Back up power for camp sites
  • Back up power for remote lodging
  • Emergency power supply for cars, boats, trucks

Upon the official launch of the RV Series, customers will be able to view the detailed specifications of the products in the RV Series and will be able to purchase the products directly from the IoniX Pro website.

«As with all our products, we believe our AI-driven BMS system will put us a step ahead of the competition and offer customers an advanced, clean and green solution for their RV needs. Our RV Series products will be specifically designed to meet the most aggressive needs in the RV NATION,» concluded Mr. Goodwin.

On behalf of the Company,

Bryson Goodwin, Chief Executive Officer

Email: info@evbattery.tech
Phone: 604-352-2223

About EV Battery Tech

Extreme Vehicle Battery Technologies Corp. is a blockchain and battery technology company with revolutionary, patented Battery Management Systems (BMS) designed to meet the growing demand for scalable, smart solutions for the rapidly growing Electric Vehicle (EV) and Energy Storage Solution (ESS) markets. The company has committed to assisting global recycling solutions by offering recycling initiatives using their technology to analyze and fully refurbish used batteries.

Further information about the Company is available on its website (https://www.evbattery.tech).

Forward Looking Statements

The information in this news release includes certain information and statements about management’s view of future events, expectations, plans and prospects that constitute forward looking statements. These statements are based upon assumptions that are subject to risks and uncertainties. Forward-looking statements and information can be identified by the use of words such as «expects», «intends», «is expected», «potential», «suggests» or variations of such words or phrases, or statements that certain actions, events or results «may», «could», «should», «would», «might» or «will» be taken, occur or be achieved. Forward looking statements in this news release include, but are not limited to, statements relating to: the upcoming launch of the RV Series; expected growth in the RV market; the Company’s plan to address the problem of RVs being powered by fossil fuels; the Company’s hope that the RV Series will allow RVs to run off electric power and kick their fossil fuel dependence; the Company’s intention to show specifications for the RV Series products and enable purchases of same when the Company launches the RV Series; the Company’s belief that its AI-driven BMS system will put it a step ahead of the competition and offer customers an advanced, clean and green solution for their RV needs and be specifically designed to meet the most aggressive needs in the RV NATION. Although the Company believes that the expectations reflected in forward-looking statements are reasonable, it can give no assurances that the expectations of any forward-looking statement will prove to be correct. Except as required by law, the Company disclaims any intention and assumes no obligation to update or revise any forward-looking statements to reflect actual results, whether as a result of new information, future events, changes in assumptions, changes in factors affecting such forward looking statements or otherwise.

The CSE (operated by CNSX Markets Inc.) has neither approved nor disapproved of the contents of this press release.

Media Contact

Jeff Brokaw, Ionix Pro, +1 (980) 253-9837, marketing@amherstbaer.com

 

SOURCE EV Battery Tech

Pioneer Point Partners achieves first close for €500m sustainable infrastructure fund

LONDON, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pioneer Point Partners LLP («Pioneer»), the specialist infrastructure investment firm, has reached the €150m first close target of its maiden institutional fund, Pioneer Infrastructure Partners SCSp («the Fund»). The first close has been supported by five European and North American institutions. The Fund is seeking to raise total capital commitments of €500 million and is targeting a 15+% IRR.

The Fund will be deployed in line with Pioneer’s…

LONDON, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Pioneer Point Partners LLP («Pioneer»), the specialist infrastructure investment firm, has reached the €150m first close target of its maiden institutional fund, Pioneer Infrastructure Partners SCSp («the Fund»). The first close has been supported by five European and North American institutions. The Fund is seeking to raise total capital commitments of €500 million and is targeting a 15+% IRR.

The Fund will be deployed in line with Pioneer’s historically successful lower mid-market, value-add infrastructure strategy in the energy transition and environment sectors across Western Europe. Pioneer has previously committed nearly €900 million of equity across nine investments on a deal-by-deal basis, delivering superior risk-adjusted returns. 

Pioneer is particularly proud of achieving this first close target in December 2020 having started pre-marketing in February 2020 and set against a backdrop of the Covid-19 pandemic.  

This successful fundraise which attracted several highly reputable, long established infrastructure investors, is a testament to Pioneer’s key differentiators. These include the experience of the team, with the four founding Partners having over 90 years’ private equity experience across Europe alone; the sector specialisation which enables a thematic research origination strategy, identifying sub-sectors poised for growth ahead of others; and Pioneer’s private equity toolkit, facilitating flexible deal creation, with a particular focus on platform investments, to create long-term, core infrastructure assets.

Pioneer believes the market opportunity remains unprecedented, with trillions of euros of investment required in sustainable infrastructure across Europe to support the shift towards climate neutrality. The drivers of change remain highly complex, however Pioneer has the sector specialism to navigate this landscape and, with its differentiated strategy, is well positioned to develop and maximise the growing interest in and support for the energy transition and environment sectors.

The success of Pioneer’s disciplined, sector specialisation and value-add strategy is demonstrated in its strong track record. This includes Nature Energy, a leading Danish green gas producer; Brockwell Energy, which owns Energy-from-Waste and onshore wind projects in Scotland; and SR Investimenti, an independent platform building, owning and operating solar PV assets in Italy.

None of the statements herein is an offer to sell securities of the Fund in the United States.  Securities of the Fund are offered and sold in the United States only on a private placement basis pursuant to an exemption from registration under the Securities Act of 1933.

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Hublot introduce el Nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire

El arte de la fusión alcanza nuevas cotas con una doble hazaña al filo de lo imposible

NYON, Suiza, 26 de enero de 2021  /PRNewswire/ — Color transparente, negro, amarillo, azul, rojo… Hublot domina la creación y la mecanización de zafiros con exclusivos tonos para las cajas de sus relojes. Con el nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire, la marca ha logrado, de nuevo, ser pionera mundial al añadir un color inédito a su paleta de zafiros tintados. Esta característica sin precedentes en términos técnicos y estéticos se…

El arte de la fusión alcanza nuevas cotas con una doble hazaña al filo de lo imposible

NYON, Suiza, 26 de enero de 2021  /PRNewswire/ — Color transparente, negro, amarillo, azul, rojo… Hublot domina la creación y la mecanización de zafiros con exclusivos tonos para las cajas de sus relojes. Con el nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire, la marca ha logrado, de nuevo, ser pionera mundial al añadir un color inédito a su paleta de zafiros tintados. Esta característica sin precedentes en términos técnicos y estéticos se combina con un movimiento tourbillon novedoso que, además de ser de cuerda automática (algo poco frecuente en un tourbillon), incorpora un diseño reinventado con un microrrotor visible en el lado de la esfera, así como tres puentes de zafiro. Una nueva fusión de atrevimiento y transparencia en una edición limitada de 50 unidades.

 

 

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«Fiel a su espíritu ganador, Hublot ha vuelto a demostrar ser un avanzado a su tiempo al presentar la primera caja de la historia en zafiro naranja. Nuestra manufactura también ha reafirmado su maestría relojera con la presentación de un nuevo calibre tourbillon automático, diseñado y fabricado íntegramente en nuestras instalaciones, y en el que el espectacular diseño del lado visible de la esfera acentúa el innovador diseño del reloj. Para Hublot, el «Arte de la Fusión» en todo su esplendor.»
Ricardo Guadalupe
CEO de HUBLOT

El zafiro naranja, novedad mundial

Un ámbito en el que el característico «Arte de la Fusión» de Hublot se manifiesta en todo su esplendor es, sin duda, el de los materiales vanguardistas, sobre todo el zafiro sintético. A lo largo de los años, la marca (que cuenta con su propio laboratorio de materiales y metalurgia) ha lanzado al mercado emblemáticos modelos en los que las esferas y las cajas de zafiro, disponibles en novedosos colores, sirven de pantalla transparente de una mecánica sofisticada. Entre estos relojes destacan el Big Bang Unico Sapphire (transparente), el All Black Sapphire, el Big Bang Unico Red Sapphire, el Blue Sapphire o el nuevo Spirit of Big Bang Yellow Sapphire. Hoy en día, Hublot sigue innovando con este extraordinario material: ha reinterpretado el Big Bang Sapphire Tourbillon en un tono naranja totalmente innovador (toda una primicia mundial para un zafiro tintado), hito conseguido gracias a la incorporación de titanio y cromo en un inteligente proceso de fabricación. Este sorprendente y dinámico color confiere un soplo de aire fresco a la alta relojería y convive en perfecta armonía con la cultura de excelencia de Hublot. El tono técnico de los seis tornillos de titanio en forma de H que caracterizan el icónico diseño del Big Bang intensifica el carácter atractivo del bisel y de la caja translúcidos en un refinado zafiro naranja pulido.

Un calibre tourbillon de cuerda automática totalmente novedoso

Una revolucionaria caja con un innovador movimiento. Hublot demuestra sus conocimientos relojeros sin igual y su maestría con el tourbillon, en desarrollo constante desde 2007: para ello, acomoda un movimiento tourbillon totalmente novedoso en el núcleo del zafiro naranja, diseñado y producido en su integridad por la marca suiza. A diferencia de los tradicionales movimientos tourbillon, equipados con cuerda manual, este extraordinario calibre ha adquirido renombre gracias al sistema de cuerda automática que asegura una reserva de marcha mínima de tres días (72 horas), una notable mejora para el portador. Está equipado con rodamientos de bolas cerámicas y los últimos avances técnicos de Hublot del sistema de cuerda. Asimismo, la manufactura, para reafirmar su carácter único, ha reconstruido el movimiento en su totalidad para que el microrrotor sea visible desde el lado de la esfera. Esta innovadora disposición, además de suponer un desafío técnico adicional para los diseñadores, insufla vida en términos estéticos. Para ello, refuerza el espectacular aspecto de la esfera y su contemporáneo diseño. Los continuos movimientos del microrrotor enclavado a las 12 h reflejan la rotación del tourbillon, su órgano regulador, situado de manera perfectamente simétrica a las 6 h. El microrrotor gris de oro de 22 quilates destaca por su exquisita decoración (biselado, cepillado con satinado sol y pulido con chorro de arena), así como por la firma de Hublot incrustada en el metal precioso.

Hublot también sigue con su cruzada en pos de la transparencia y, para ello, utiliza más zafiro en el propio movimiento. El calibre de desarrollo interno del Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire incluye, por primera vez, tres puentes de zafiro: el puente de barriletes, el puente automático y el pasador tourbillon. El efecto liviano del esqueleto se ve acentuado por un platino pulido con chorro de arena y calado. La cage del tourbillon de las 6 h, que cada minuto gira alrededor de su eje para compensar la atracción gravitatoria de la tierra sobre la dirección de movimiento, destaca por su geometría pura, que permite contemplar de un vistazo el corazón mecánico del modelo. Las agujas y los índices se sirven de un revestimiento luminiscente para aumentar la legibilidad de la esfera abierta. La correa de caucho naranja transparente dotada de relieve con líneas (con el sistema de intercambio rápido One Click y la hebilla desplegable de titanio) supone el broche de oro del vanguardista diseño de esta edición limitada de 50 unidades.

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Hublot introduce el Nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire

El arte de la fusión alcanza nuevas cotas con una doble hazaña al filo de lo imposible

NYON, Suiza, 26 de enero de 2021  /PRNewswire/ — Color transparente, negro, amarillo, azul, rojo… Hublot domina la creación y la mecanización de zafiros con exclusivos tonos para las cajas de sus relojes. Con el nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire, la marca ha logrado, de nuevo, ser pionera mundial al añadir un color inédito a su paleta de zafiros tintados. Esta característica sin precedentes en términos técnicos y estéticos se…

El arte de la fusión alcanza nuevas cotas con una doble hazaña al filo de lo imposible

NYON, Suiza, 26 de enero de 2021  /PRNewswire/ — Color transparente, negro, amarillo, azul, rojo… Hublot domina la creación y la mecanización de zafiros con exclusivos tonos para las cajas de sus relojes. Con el nuevo Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire, la marca ha logrado, de nuevo, ser pionera mundial al añadir un color inédito a su paleta de zafiros tintados. Esta característica sin precedentes en términos técnicos y estéticos se combina con un movimiento tourbillon novedoso que, además de ser de cuerda automática (algo poco frecuente en un tourbillon), incorpora un diseño reinventado con un microrrotor visible en el lado de la esfera, así como tres puentes de zafiro. Una nueva fusión de atrevimiento y transparencia en una edición limitada de 50 unidades.

 

 

To stay up-to-date, follow: @Hublot #Hublot #BigBangTourbillonAutomatic #LVMHWatchWeek

«Fiel a su espíritu ganador, Hublot ha vuelto a demostrar ser un avanzado a su tiempo al presentar la primera caja de la historia en zafiro naranja. Nuestra manufactura también ha reafirmado su maestría relojera con la presentación de un nuevo calibre tourbillon automático, diseñado y fabricado íntegramente en nuestras instalaciones, y en el que el espectacular diseño del lado visible de la esfera acentúa el innovador diseño del reloj. Para Hublot, el «Arte de la Fusión» en todo su esplendor.»
Ricardo Guadalupe
CEO de HUBLOT

El zafiro naranja, novedad mundial

Un ámbito en el que el característico «Arte de la Fusión» de Hublot se manifiesta en todo su esplendor es, sin duda, el de los materiales vanguardistas, sobre todo el zafiro sintético. A lo largo de los años, la marca (que cuenta con su propio laboratorio de materiales y metalurgia) ha lanzado al mercado emblemáticos modelos en los que las esferas y las cajas de zafiro, disponibles en novedosos colores, sirven de pantalla transparente de una mecánica sofisticada. Entre estos relojes destacan el Big Bang Unico Sapphire (transparente), el All Black Sapphire, el Big Bang Unico Red Sapphire, el Blue Sapphire o el nuevo Spirit of Big Bang Yellow Sapphire. Hoy en día, Hublot sigue innovando con este extraordinario material: ha reinterpretado el Big Bang Sapphire Tourbillon en un tono naranja totalmente innovador (toda una primicia mundial para un zafiro tintado), hito conseguido gracias a la incorporación de titanio y cromo en un inteligente proceso de fabricación. Este sorprendente y dinámico color confiere un soplo de aire fresco a la alta relojería y convive en perfecta armonía con la cultura de excelencia de Hublot. El tono técnico de los seis tornillos de titanio en forma de H que caracterizan el icónico diseño del Big Bang intensifica el carácter atractivo del bisel y de la caja translúcidos en un refinado zafiro naranja pulido.

Un calibre tourbillon de cuerda automática totalmente novedoso

Una revolucionaria caja con un innovador movimiento. Hublot demuestra sus conocimientos relojeros sin igual y su maestría con el tourbillon, en desarrollo constante desde 2007: para ello, acomoda un movimiento tourbillon totalmente novedoso en el núcleo del zafiro naranja, diseñado y producido en su integridad por la marca suiza. A diferencia de los tradicionales movimientos tourbillon, equipados con cuerda manual, este extraordinario calibre ha adquirido renombre gracias al sistema de cuerda automática que asegura una reserva de marcha mínima de tres días (72 horas), una notable mejora para el portador. Está equipado con rodamientos de bolas cerámicas y los últimos avances técnicos de Hublot del sistema de cuerda. Asimismo, la manufactura, para reafirmar su carácter único, ha reconstruido el movimiento en su totalidad para que el microrrotor sea visible desde el lado de la esfera. Esta innovadora disposición, además de suponer un desafío técnico adicional para los diseñadores, insufla vida en términos estéticos. Para ello, refuerza el espectacular aspecto de la esfera y su contemporáneo diseño. Los continuos movimientos del microrrotor enclavado a las 12 h reflejan la rotación del tourbillon, su órgano regulador, situado de manera perfectamente simétrica a las 6 h. El microrrotor gris de oro de 22 quilates destaca por su exquisita decoración (biselado, cepillado con satinado sol y pulido con chorro de arena), así como por la firma de Hublot incrustada en el metal precioso.

Hublot también sigue con su cruzada en pos de la transparencia y, para ello, utiliza más zafiro en el propio movimiento. El calibre de desarrollo interno del Big Bang Tourbillon Automatic Orange Sapphire incluye, por primera vez, tres puentes de zafiro: el puente de barriletes, el puente automático y el pasador tourbillon. El efecto liviano del esqueleto se ve acentuado por un platino pulido con chorro de arena y calado. La cage del tourbillon de las 6 h, que cada minuto gira alrededor de su eje para compensar la atracción gravitatoria de la tierra sobre la dirección de movimiento, destaca por su geometría pura, que permite contemplar de un vistazo el corazón mecánico del modelo. Las agujas y los índices se sirven de un revestimiento luminiscente para aumentar la legibilidad de la esfera abierta. La correa de caucho naranja transparente dotada de relieve con líneas (con el sistema de intercambio rápido One Click y la hebilla desplegable de titanio) supone el broche de oro del vanguardista diseño de esta edición limitada de 50 unidades.

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Empire of ants CO. LTD: Welcome to explore the world of ants

TAOYUAN, Taiwan, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Most people want to get rid of ants because they are annoying. However, there is a man in Taiwan who regards ants as a precious treasure. Not only did he raise a lot of ants at home, but recently he also set up a company, «Empire of ants CO. LTD», to do all things related to ants. He is Ray, the founder of the Empire of…

TAOYUAN, Taiwan, Jan. 26, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Most people want to get rid of ants because they are annoying. However, there is a man in Taiwan who regards ants as a precious treasure. Not only did he raise a lot of ants at home, but recently he also set up a company, «Empire of ants CO. LTD», to do all things related to ants. He is Ray, the founder of the Empire of ants.

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The main business items of the company are mainly the sale of ants, formicaria and related supplies. He has developed many kinds of formicaria and related products based on his own ant breeding skills and experience. He strives to change people and get more people to join ant farming. He believes that as more and more people raise ants, more people will know about the world of ants and will join the study of ants. Now his products are not only sold in Taiwan, but also exported all over the world. He is committed to speaking out for ants and reducing misconceptions about them.

Ray is a nature lover because of his father. As a child, his father took him to his hometown far from the city. From the very beginning, Ray did not enjoy the time.

With his father by his side, he experienced the fun of nature and he enjoyed the adventure of nature. When Ray was in high school, he participated in a science fair with ants as the subject of his experiments. It was his first time to participate in a science fair, but he won the first place, which made Ray started to study and raise ants.

After graduating from university, he took up raising ants as a hobby and documented this time on his blog. When people came across his blog, they would ask Ray if he wanted to sell ants and formicaria, so he started selling them. In 2013, during his military service that Ray set up his own company, Empire Ant Studio, and has been in the ant business since.

As a result of observing ants for many years, Ray began to cooperate with different institutions. For example, he found that ants that eat pineapples die easily, so he provided the information to academic institutions in the hope of researching an ant control drug, and an optical electronics factory came to him to ask if they could make panels that are not easily damaged by ants through his knowledge of ants. Solving problems makes ant farming more worthy of attention.

Now Ray has a bigger plan; he wants to build a Taiwan Ant Museum. Relying on his experience in running an ant empire, he knows how to teach people the importance of proper knowledge and ants. «Imagine when you walk into our ant museum, it’s like walking into an underground ant nest. Walking from the first room to the deepest room, you will know and understand what real ants are and how important they are. And, in our museum, you can see more than 50 species up close and personal Ray said excitedly.

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Coronavirus: Commission proposes additional safeguards on travel from outside the EU and updated criteria for applying travel restrictions

Coronavirus: Commission proposes additional safeguards on travel from outside the EU and updated criteria for applying travel restrictions

Coronavirus: Commission proposes additional safeguards on travel from outside the EU and updated…



Coronavirus: Commission proposes additional safeguards on travel from outside the EU and updated criteria for applying travel restrictions

Coronavirus: Commission proposes additional safeguards on travel from outside the EU and updated criteria for applying travel restrictions

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BRUSSELS, 25 January 2021 /PRNewswire Policy/ — Today the Commission is proposing additional safeguards and requirements for international travellers into the EU. New coronavirus variants and the volatile health situation worldwide call for further action to ensure that any travel to the EU takes place safely. To reflect the latest scientific advice, the Commission is also proposing updated criteria taking into account the testing rate, testing positivity and detection of variants of concern when deciding on the application of restrictions on non-essential travel to the EU to a specific non-EU country.

Additional safeguards on travel from outside the EU

Member States should introduce additional measures to ensure that travel into the EU takes place safely. This concerns those travelling to the EU for essential reasons, EU citizens and long-term residents as well as their family members, and those travelling from countries for which the non-essential travel restriction was lifted:

Mandatory testing before departure: Member States should require travellers to have undertaken a negative COVID-19 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test before departure, and submit a proof of such a negative test. The test should be taken at the earliest 72 hours before departure; EU citizens, residents and their family members should have the possibility to take the test after arrival. Mandatory testing can be combined with a requirement of self-isolation, quarantine and contact tracing as well as additional testing as needed for a period of up to 14 days, provided that the Member State imposes the same requirements on its own nationals when travelling from the same non-EU country. Exceptions could be decided for some categories of essential travellers if such requirements would impede the very purpose of the travel. In particular, transport and cross-border workers should be exempted from the requirement to present a negative PCR test and may only be requested to present a negative Rapid Antigen Test on arrival. There are also specific rules for aircrew.

Stricter measures to address virus variants of concern: For trips originating from countries where a variant of concern of the virus has been detected, Member States should systematically impose safety measures such as self-isolation, quarantine and contact tracing for a period of up to 14 days. In particular, travellers should be required to quarantine and take additional tests upon or after arrival.

Common European Passenger Locator Form: Member States should require those entering the EU to submit a Passenger Locator Form in accordance with applicable data protection requirements. A common European Passenger Locator Form should be developed for this purpose.

Updated criteria

When considering whether to lift restrictions on non-essential travel to the EU from a non-EU country, the Council should consider the case notification rate, the testing rate, the test positivity rate, as well as the incidence of variants of concern. The following criteria should apply, reflecting the most recent scientific advice:

14-day cumulative COVID-19 case notification rate (i.e. total number of newly notified COVID-19 cases per 100 000 population in the previous 14 days at regional level) not higher than 25;

Testing rate (i.e. number of tests for COVID-19 infection per 100 000 population carried in the previous seven days) superior to 300;

Test positivity rate (i.e. percentage of positive tests among all tests for COVID-19 infection carried out in the previous seven days) not higher than 4%;

Nature of the virus present in the country, in particular whether variants of concern of the virus have been detected.

Member States should also continue to take account of the reciprocity granted to EU countries.

In addition to these updates on travel from outside the EU, the Commission is also presenting today a proposal to update the Council Recommendation coordinating measures affecting free movement within the EU.

Next steps

It is now for the Council to consider this proposal. A first discussion is scheduled in the Council’s integrated political crisis response (IPCR) meeting taking place this afternoon. Once the proposal is adopted, it will be for Member States to implement the additional safeguards it sets out and review the list of non-EU countries from where restrictions should be lifted in light of the updated criteria. The Council should continue reviewing the list of countries exempted from the travel restriction every 2 weeks, and update it where relevant.

Background

A temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU is currently in place from many non-EU countries. The Council regularly reviews, and where relevant updates, the list of countries from where travel is possible, based on the evaluation of the health situation. The Council last updated that list on 17 December 2020.

This restriction covers non-essential travel only. Those who have an essential reason to come to Europe should continue be able to do so, subject to the safeguards outlined in the proposal. That includes categories of travellers listed in Annex II of the Council Recommendation. EU citizens and long-term residents as well as their family members should also be allowed to enter the EU. Today’s proposal does not change the categories of travellers exempted from the restriction.

To assist Member States in consistently applying the restriction, the Commission issued on 28 October 2020 guidance on categories of persons considered to be essential travellers and therefore exempted from restrictions.

On 19 January, ahead of the meeting of European leaders on a coordinated response to the coronavirus crisis, the Commission set out a number of actions needed to step up the fight against the pandemic.

At their videoconference meeting of 21 January 2021, EU Heads of State or Government acknowledged that the Council may need to review its recommendations on non-essential travels into the EU in light of the risks posed by the new virus variants. Following the meeting, President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the Commission would propose additional safety measures for essential travel from outside the EU.

Today’s proposal updates the Council recommendation on the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU.

The latest information on the rules applying to entry from non-EU countries as communicated by Member States are available on the Re-open EU website.

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BRUSSELS, 25 January 2021 /PRNewswire Policy/ — Today the Commission is proposing additional safeguards and requirements for international travellers into the EU. New coronavirus variants and the volatile health situation worldwide call for further action to ensure that any travel to the EU takes place safely. To reflect the latest scientific advice, the Commission is also proposing updated criteria taking into account the testing rate, testing positivity and detection of variants of concern when deciding on the application of restrictions on non-essential travel to the EU to a specific non-EU country.

Additional safeguards on travel from outside the EU

Member States should introduce additional measures to ensure that travel into the EU takes place safely. This concerns those travelling to the EU for essential reasons, EU citizens and long-term residents as well as their family members, and those travelling from countries for which the non-essential travel restriction was lifted:

Mandatory testing before departure: Member States should require travellers to have undertaken a negative COVID-19 PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test before departure, and submit a proof of such a negative test. The test should be taken at the earliest 72 hours before departure; EU citizens, residents and their family members should have the possibility to take the test after arrival. Mandatory testing can be combined with a requirement of self-isolation, quarantine and contact tracing as well as additional testing as needed for a period of up to 14 days, provided that the Member State imposes the same requirements on its own nationals when travelling from the same non-EU country. Exceptions could be decided for some categories of essential travellers if such requirements would impede the very purpose of the travel. In particular, transport and cross-border workers should be exempted from the requirement to present a negative PCR test and may only be requested to present a negative Rapid Antigen Test on arrival. There are also specific rules for aircrew.

Stricter measures to address virus variants of concern: For trips originating from countries where a variant of concern of the virus has been detected, Member States should systematically impose safety measures such as self-isolation, quarantine and contact tracing for a period of up to 14 days. In particular, travellers should be required to quarantine and take additional tests upon or after arrival.

Common European Passenger Locator Form: Member States should require those entering the EU to submit a Passenger Locator Form in accordance with applicable data protection requirements. A common European Passenger Locator Form should be developed for this purpose.

Updated criteria

When considering whether to lift restrictions on non-essential travel to the EU from a non-EU country, the Council should consider the case notification rate, the testing rate, the test positivity rate, as well as the incidence of variants of concern. The following criteria should apply, reflecting the most recent scientific advice:

14-day cumulative COVID-19 case notification rate (i.e. total number of newly notified COVID-19 cases per 100 000 population in the previous 14 days at regional level) not higher than 25;

Testing rate (i.e. number of tests for COVID-19 infection per 100 000 population carried in the previous seven days) superior to 300;

Test positivity rate (i.e. percentage of positive tests among all tests for COVID-19 infection carried out in the previous seven days) not higher than 4%;

Nature of the virus present in the country, in particular whether variants of concern of the virus have been detected.

Member States should also continue to take account of the reciprocity granted to EU countries.

In addition to these updates on travel from outside the EU, the Commission is also presenting today a proposal to update the Council Recommendation coordinating measures affecting free movement within the EU.

Next steps

It is now for the Council to consider this proposal. A first discussion is scheduled in the Council’s integrated political crisis response (IPCR) meeting taking place this afternoon. Once the proposal is adopted, it will be for Member States to implement the additional safeguards it sets out and review the list of non-EU countries from where restrictions should be lifted in light of the updated criteria. The Council should continue reviewing the list of countries exempted from the travel restriction every 2 weeks, and update it where relevant.

Background

A temporary restriction on non-essential travel to the EU is currently in place from many non-EU countries. The Council regularly reviews, and where relevant updates, the list of countries from where travel is possible, based on the evaluation of the health situation. The Council last updated that list on 17 December 2020.

This restriction covers non-essential travel only. Those who have an essential reason to come to Europe should continue be able to do so, subject to the safeguards outlined in the proposal. That includes categories of travellers listed in Annex II of the Council Recommendation. EU citizens and long-term residents as well as their family members should also be allowed to enter the EU. Today’s proposal does not change the categories of travellers exempted from the restriction.

To assist Member States in consistently applying the restriction, the Commission issued on 28 October 2020 guidance on categories of persons considered to be essential travellers and therefore exempted from restrictions.

On 19 January, ahead of the meeting of European leaders on a coordinated response to the coronavirus crisis, the Commission set out a number of actions needed to step up the fight against the pandemic.

At their videoconference meeting of 21 January 2021, EU Heads of State or Government acknowledged that the Council may need to review its recommendations on non-essential travels into the EU in light of the risks posed by the new virus variants. Following the meeting, President Ursula von der Leyen announced that the Commission would propose additional safety measures for essential travel from outside the EU.

Today’s proposal updates the Council recommendation on the temporary restrictions on non-essential travel into the EU.

The latest information on the rules applying to entry from non-EU countries as communicated by Member States are available on the Re-open EU website.

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