1998 Europe Business Review Awards

Nominations have opened for the 1998 Europe Business Review Awards for achievements in Australia-Europe economic relations.

Europe Business Review was established in 1995 to report and analyse the A$100 billion links between Australia and Europe in trade, services and investment. EBR circulates in Australia, Europe and Asia.

The 1996 and 1997 winners of the Awards, and other nominees for them, were business and finance leaders in all aspects of the growing economic exchanges between Australia and the 15 members of the European Union (and non-members in all areas of Europe).

The 1998 Awards will be announced and presented in Sydney in November at a reception which will also mark the magazine's third anniversary.

For 1998 a fifth Award category has been added - financial services. This will recognise the growing size and significance of the sector's role in Australia Europe business.

In 1996 and 1997 the Award categories were:

* Best Australian Business Achievement in Europe

* Best Australian High-Tech Achievement in Europe

* Best European Business Achievement in Australia

* Most Significant Contribution to Australia-Europe Economic Relations

The Awards are made, by a panel of experts, to recognise and honour corporate and individual contributions.

In 1996 the winners, in the order of categories, were -

* Incat of Hobart, the world's leading builder of fast ferries many of which it exports to Europe;

* ERG of Western Australia, a leader in "smart card" technology and electronic ticketing which has won major contracts in Europe;

* Siemens Australia, a subsidiary of the German electronics multi-national;

* Australian Wine Export Council which has led the rapid growth of Australian wine exports to Europe.

In 1997 the winners were -

* Southcorp, Australia's largest producer of wines and its leading wine exporter to the EU;

* Telstra, the Australian national telecoms carrier, which is increasing its corporate customers in Europe;

* British Aerospace, which has major defence contracts in Australia, won jointly with ABN AMRO, the Dutch banking multi-national which is expanding fast in Australia;

* Alcatel, the French electronic company with manufacturing, export and R&D successes in Australia.

The members of the judging panel for the 1998 EBR Awards are:

* Rt. Hon. R.J.L. Hawke AC, former Prime Minister of Australia

* Ambassador Aneurin Hughes, Head of the Delegation of the EC in Australia

* Dr Paul Twomey, chief executive, National Office for the Information Economy

* Dr David Charles, former Australian Consul-General in Berlin

* Peter Charlton, publisher of Europe Business Review

* John Shaw, editor of Europe Business Review Nomination forms for the Awards are published in this issue.

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