Meuse-Rhine's Business Biweekly.

March 15, 2005

Issue: 106

ISSN: 1568-4180


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Editorial

HIGH-SPEED PRINCESS
[EDIT: Maastricht, March 4]
The first TGV/Thalys train to depart for Maastricht left Brussels at 12:25 hrs on March 4, 2005, or at least, that was the general idea. In fact, the buses carrying the journalists and other distinguished guests barely made it to
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Business and Industry

SAPPI EUR 60M FOR MAASTRICHT
[BIZ: Maastricht, March 15]
According to an article by Rob van Well in Dagblad de Limburger, the Sappi paper company is going to invest between EUR 50m and EUR 60m over the coming six years in its Maastricht paper plant. Sappi CEO De Vries recently got the go-ahead
...[more]

LRM BACKS WELTEN START-UP
[BIZ: Hasselt, March 15]
The Welten Group is an organization concerned with training and project management in the bank and insurance business. By rapid response to new developments, the Group has developed into a professional training and secondment organization
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E5 INTERESTED IN SUPERCONFEX
[BIZ: Hasselt, March 11]
The E5-Mode clothing chain has shown an interest in taking over Superconfex, which is to be put up for sale by Macintosh, the Dutch retail group, according to their most recent report.
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NUON: 211,000 NEW CONNECTIONS
[BIZ/INFRA: Hasselt, March 14]
The power utility Nuon Belgium has acquired 211,000 new electricity and gas connections in Flanders since 2003. This is a growth of 150%. It brings the total number of connections for Nuon Belgium to 350,000. Energy connections
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TRIANEL CUSTOMIZED RISK MGMT.
[BIZ: Aachen, March 14]
Trianel European Trading GmbH is going to offer its customers a cutomized service in risk management for municipal energy providers and industrial clients. Trianel provides professional support for the entire process of the risk management
...[more]

KINEPOLIS: LOCAL PRODUCTIONS
[BIZ: Hasselt, March 11]
Kinepolis, the cinema group, had a good year in 2004 and it achieved net profits of EUR 6.9m, as against EUR 2.7m for 2003. This is better than the target of doubling the net profit. In the future, Kinepolis wants to focus on locally
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MACINTOSH PROFITS 2004 UP 44%
[BIZ: Maastricht, March 10]
The Macintosh retail group achieved 3% increase in revenues and a 44% higher level of profit in 2004. Dividend was up by 46% at EUR 1.05, despite poor market conditions, the revenues went up by 3.1% from EUR 781.2m to EUR 805.5m.
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SOLLAND IN SPRING
[BIZ: Avantis, March 10]
On the year’s first spring day, the sun shone on Solland and on Avantis, the cross-border science and business park that unites Germany and the Netherlands. The foundation stone was laid for the EUR 20m investment in the Solland plant,
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DUTCH DIAPER DISPOSAL
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, March 10]
The Dutch Belgian waste collector Van Gansewinkel is starting selective collection of diapers and incontinent material to ensure that as much as possible is recycled. The Belgian paper ‘De Tijd’ notes that the separation collection
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NEDI ORDERS AIXTRON SWAN
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen/ Nanking, March 9]
Aixtron AG has announced the order for and delivery of a Thomas Swan Close-Coupled ShowerheadÒ Reactor (CCS) with a 6x2 reactor configuration for the growth of nitrides from China’s Nanking Electronic Devices Institute
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ARMS FOR TANZANIA
[BIZ: Wavre, March 9]
The Belgian Business Association UWE supports the decision of the Walloon Minister Marie-Dominique Simonet to award an arms export license for Tanzania. One of the considerations in this is the fact that defense is part of the Walloon industry
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CONSTRUCTION IN BILZEN
[BIZ: Bilzen, March 9]
The city government is releasing 42 building plots on the Grotstraat in Schoonbeek. The plots are between 5 and 7.5 are in area, for private sale with prices between EUR 23,000 and 87,000. Plots are allocated on the basis of a point system.
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CROSS BORDER EMPLOYMENT
[BIZ: Weert, March 9]
A course starts on April 11 in Weert and looks at the situation for a Dutch employer with staff from Belgium and Germany. Attention is also paid to employees from the EU member states. Each session deals with a range of opportunities and
...[more]

THE VIEW FROM AACHEN
[BIZ: Aachen, March 8]
Michael Wirtz, President of the Aachen Chamber of Commerce and Industry, gave his annual address to the Chamber’s Annual General Meeting at the Eurogress in Aachen on March 8. He started off by quoting Fred Irwin, President of the US Chamber
...[more]

CMI GROUP: REVIEW OF 2004
[BIZ: Seraing, March 8]
CMI is an industrial Group specialized in mechanical technologies. The company focuses on engineering and services activities, mainly for three customer segments: power generation, iron and steel industry, defense and security. CMI specializes
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APARTMENTS FOR HEERLEN
[BIZ: Heerlen, March 8]
On March 18 at 16.00 hrs, Mayor Gresel of Heerlen with Mr van Elk, chairman of the board of De Vitalis Zorg Groep, will lay the foundation stone in the second phase of Parc Imstenrade in Heerlen. Parc Imstenrade belongs to the De Vitalis
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FASHION AT FAVINI
[BIZ: Meerssen, March 8]
Ronald Kolk has been an icon in the Dutch haute couture scene for very many years. Now he has been employed by Favini, the paper manufacturer, with bases in Meerssen and Apeldoorn, to produce a new individual letter paper incorporating
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MOBI PARTS OPENS
[BIZ: Lummen, March 7]
Mobi Parts Europe, the distribution center for the South Korean Hyundai automotive company has opened its European head office in Lummen. This was a EUR 5.5m investment and Hyundai will be employing 100 people on the location, which will
...[more]

EUR 62M FOR ALSDORF
[BIZ: Alsdorf, March 7]
The state of North-Rhine Westphalia has provided EUR 62m for the conversion of the Anna area in Alsdorf. The money will be used for the construction of a shopping center and for the clean up and refurbishing of the old mining site. The
...[more]

DIMENSION PLUS IN LIEGE
[BIZ: Liège, March 5]
As part of its geographical expansion in Belgium, the Antwerp Dimension Plus Group has relied on the services of Acsan to assist with its move to Liège. The company’s requirements were both the search for a suitable location (close to the
...[more]

MECC FOR SALE
[BIZ: Rotterdam, March 5]
Rodamco Europe, a real estate investment fund, is going to sell its exhibition and conference center in Maastricht to an investor known as Annexum Invest. The sale of the Maastricht Exhibition and Conference Center MECC involves a sum
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BELGIAN WHISKY AGAIN
[BIZ: Verviers, March 5]
There will be a Whiskey festival in Verviers, March 19 and 20. This is the second in a series in a country well known for its appreciation of the single malt. Some readers may recall we dealt with the first Walloon single malt, currently
...[more]

ELIA INVITATION TO TENDER
[BIZ: Brussels, March 4]
Elia has launched a European invitation to tender for the supply of electrical energy in order to compensate the losses generated by the distribution networks under Elia's operation. Candidates willing to tender should submit a bid to
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LIEGE BUSINESS SCHOOL
[BIZ/EDU: Liège, March 4]
The Liège Business School, a combined HEC and University department, started off officially with a concert in the superb setting of the gold-tiered theater of the Philharmonic Hall on the Boulevard Piercot in Liège with a program of
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SABIC TO EXPAND MORE
[BIZ: Sittard-Geleen, March 4]
The current expectation is that SABIC will be investing closer to EUR 1.5bn than the earlier quoted figure of EUR 1bn. Expectation is that this will also provide 400 new jobs. The investment involves a new catalytic cracker and
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WALLOON CABLES MERGE
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, March 4]
The 12 Walloon cable companies have agreed on the establishment of a new merged company that will provide television, broadband internet and telephony in the south of the country. The new structure, comparable with Telenet in Flanders,
...[more]

ESSERS TAKE OVER CENTRUM
[BIZ/LOG: Genk, March 4]
The Essers Group, a Genk-based family business, is taking over the Dutch logistic service provider Centrum Transport & Logistics. The Genk group had taken over 51% in CTL in November; but now the take-over is complete. The two family
...[more]

AMB TO UP DIVIDEND
[BIZ: Aachen, March 3]
The AMB Generali Group has had a successful business year in 2004. Germany's third-largest primary insurer achieved a Group result after tax of EUR 218m in 2004 (as against EUR 7m in 2003). The Managing Board of AMB Generali Holding AG
...[more]

6.9% PAION FOR FIDELITY
[BIZ: Aachen, March 3]
Paion, the Aachen-based life science company that recently went public, has attracted the interest of a Bermuda-based subsidiary of Fidelity Investments, the largest fund manager in the world, by selling them 6.9% of its shares. Purchases
...[more]

NOBLANC AWARD FOR AIXTRON
[BIZ: Aachen, March 3]
Aixtron AG has won the Jean-Pierre Noblanc award for excellence. The European industrial research organization Medea is honoring the company and its development of the next generation logical chips with a circumference of 100 nanometers.
Medea
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MERCEDES GOES IONIC
[BIZ: Liège/ Maastricht, March 2]
IONIC Software has recently been awarded a contract with the DaimlerChrysler Customer Assistance Center (CAC) to spatially enable their service center based in Maastricht. The CAC provides support to customers in over 13 countries
...[more]

ING BELGIUM UP 43%
[BIZ: Hasselt, March 2]
The ING bank in Belgium has achieved a net result of EUR 683m in 2004. This is 43% above the figure for 2003. The result on interest rose by 7% to EUR 1.8bn
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CODEXIS TO ACQUIRE JFC
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Jülich, March 1]
Codexis Inc., a privately held biosciences company, announced February 22 it had acquired Germany’s Jülich Fine Chemicals GmbH (JFC), a leading supplier of specialty enzymes (biocatalysts) for organic synthesis and chiral building
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NMC IN ITALY AND RUSSIA
[BIZ: Raeren, March 1]
NMC is a Raeren-based international company that develops,produces and markets synthetic foam products, with a focus on pipe insulation, interior and exterior decorative products, packaging, toys and leisure and industrial applications.
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LIEGEOIS DESIGNS ESPACE
[BIZ: Liège, March 1]
To celebrate the 20th anniversary of the "Espace" model, Renault Belgium-Luxembourg established a design contest, open to all the automotive designers to promote technological creativity and innovation at the end of December 2004.The
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NEW DSM BOARD MEMBERS
[BIZ: Heerlen, March 1]
DSM intends to appoint Mr Claudio Sonder and Mr Pierre Hochuli to its Supervisory Board. Mr Sonder was born in 1942 and has dual nationality (Brazilian and German). Between 1966 and 1999 he worked for Hoechst, where he held various posts
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GERMAN-DUTCH CENTENARY
[BIZ: Aachen, March 1]
As the oldest foreign Chamber of Commerce, the German-Dutch Chamber of Commerce celebrates its 100th anniversary this year. Check the link for the news.
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LIMBURG’S HIGH ROLLERS
[BIZ: Hasselt, March 1]
According to a report from TVL in Belgium, one out of ten Belgian Limburgers visit the tables at the Holland Casino in Valkenburg just across the border and they gamble away EUR 6m. The number of high rollers from Limburg has doubled
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UMICORE IN HANAU
[BIZ: Brussels, March 1]
The Belgian metals and materials group is opening a new development and testing center for catalytic converters, an investment worth EUR 15m, where the company will test the latest catalytic converters from various automotive companies.
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CYCOS RECRUITING
[BIZ: Aachen, March 1]
The telecom supplier Cycos AG in Alsdorf was in the black in 2004. This Siemens subsidiary increased the number of those employed from 144 to 164. At the end of January, 192 were employed, including those doing in-service training and
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PORT OF LIEGE
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, March 1]
In essence, there are three principal issues of concern to the Autonomous Port of Liège. These are:

· Will the port be able to make up for the loss of tonnage from the closure of hot-rolled steel in Liège, reported to
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GERMANY NR 1 IN LOGISTICS?
[BIZ/LOG: Barchon, March 1]
Claude Yvens, the editor-in-chief of Truck & Business, writes that a study produced by the German Fraunhofer institute has stated that Germany is the number 1 location for logistics in Europe. A few months ago, Cushman Wakefield Healey
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GOVT. ACTION IN LIMBURG
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, March 1]
The Province of Limburg (NL) has presented a list of its involvement in business development in the recent past, including acquisitions of: Solland Solar Energy at Avantis, with an initial 150-200 new jobs [see elsewhere in this
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MRI & TECHNOMED
[BIZ: Maastricht, March 1]
MRI, the Limburg executive search company established by Jean Theuns in 1989, is on a growth curve. It currently employs four senior consultants in Limburg and in April it will be opening up in Amsterdam. MRI focuses on SMEs and has
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200,000+ VISIT THE SHOW
[BIZ: Aachen, March 1]
The Euregio-Wirtschaftsschau drew 200,000 visitors this year, despite the poor weather, as against 235,000 in their record year 2004. Planning is now ongoing for the 2006 show
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EUR 9.3M L1 RADIO-TV BUILDING
[BIZ/MEDIA: Maastricht, March 1]
L1 Radio-TV moved to a new building, at the end of February, in the Maastricht district of Amby. The building, including technology and furnishings cost a total of EUR 9.3m. This brings L1 from three to two locations; the advertising
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Logistics and Infrastructure

VERVIERS-EUPEN LINE SAVED
[LOG: Eupen, March 10]
The future of the Verviers-Eupen rail link is now assured. Belgian Railways has decided to build a new stretch of track, which will include a 360 meter longer tunnel. Costs are estimated at EUR 6.4m and if all goes to plan, work should
...[more]

RURTALBAHN ON TIME
[LOG: Düren, March 9]
The Düren railway, the Rurtalbahn, is one of the most punctual railways in North-Rhine Westphalia. This fact was published in a quality report by the state government on public and local transport, which revealed that 98.5% of the rail
...[more]

PACKAGING TO DISAPPEAR
[LOG: Brussels, March 8]
The Belgian newspaper De Tijd quoted in Zi-Biz (linked below), recently reported a statement by Koert Damveld, Benelux general manager for the German Fiege logistics group, that value-added activities like packaging, labeling, etc. which
...[more]

MAASTRICHT AACHEN AIRPORT
[LOG: Maastricht, March 7]
Maastricht Aachen Airport has decided to reconfigure the area in front of the passenger terminal. This will provide additional parking places and improve the drive past facility in front of the terminal. The taxi stand will be moved
...[more]

WALLOON RIVER TRANSPORT GROWS
[LOG: Namur, March 5]
The modernized and well-equipped network of navigable routes in the Walloon region has seen the volumes transported increase by 34% in seven years. The Walloon region now has a modernized network of navigable routes that are 451 km long
...[more]

TNT INVESTS EUR 14 M IN ROAD HUB
[LOG/BIZ: Amsterdam, March 3]
TNT Express, the world's leading B2B express delivery company, has today announced a EUR 14.3m investment plan to expand capacity and upgrade facilities at its European road hub in Duiven, the Netherlands.

The planned expansion,...[more]

LOGISTICS DEPENDS ON RETAIL
[LOG: Barchon, March 1]
According to recent research from Transport Intelligence, 50% of Europe’ logistical contracts are signed with the retail sector for consumer goods, which has both advantages and disadvantages. The authors of the article say that success
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Government and Education


WAGNER WINS
[GOV/LEI: Liège, March 14]
The Germany-Belgium Association held the award ceremony for its annual Notger Prize [see the background story at the link below] at the Episcopal Palace in Liège, March 14. Marcel Stiennon, the provincial deputy, was the master of
...[more]

MAASTRICHT U IN TOP TEN
[EDU: Maastricht, March 11]
The German magazine ‘Wirtschaftswoche’ has produced a list of leading faculties of economics on the basis of an extensive enquiry and classification, with a ranking of European universities. In economics Maastricht is in 8th position,
...[more]

DG PROMOTIONAL SUCCESS
[GOV: Eupen, March 10]
During discussions between the Walloon Region, represented by Mr Van Cauwenberghe, and the German-speaking region, represented by Karl-Heinz Lambertz, Mr Van Cauwenberghe noted the success of the East-Belgian development agency, which
...[more]

MINE WATER PROJECT
[GOV/SCI-TEC: Heerlen, March 10]
March 10 saw the start of the international mine water project in which Heerlen is participating. It is looking into the issue of thermal warming. The project is funded by the EU’s Interreg IIIB program. It involves five partners:
...[more]

MOVING TO BELGIUM
[GOV: Aachen, March 9]
On Wednesday March 16, the Migrant Advice department of the Aachen region will be holding office hours between 14.00 - 17.00 hrs at the Labor office of the German-speaking community in Eupen, Hütte 79. Authorities will be available and
...[more]

PARKSTAD THINKS GRAY
[GOV: Kerkrade, March 9]
At the Rodahal in Kerkrade there is to be a special fair for the aging generation. 300 People are involved, including members of the business, political and social organizations, from Parkstad Limburg. On March 9 from 14.30-17.30 hrs
...[more]

MEUSE-RHINE COMPETENCE
[GOV: Aachen, March 8]
On Tuesday March 8, the second conference on Euroregional Competence took place and ended with the signing of an agreement on the integration of additional vocational education by the five partner regions in Meuse-Rhine. The Competence
...[more]

MORE DUTCH TO BELGIUM
[GOV: Heerlen, March 8]
The Statistics Department in Heerlen has reported that last year around 50,000 people left the Netherlands, most moving to the border areas of Belgium and Germany. The reasons for this are favorable tax regimes, low rentals and better
...[more]

MEUSE-RHINE COUNCIL CHANGE
[GOV: Aachen, March 7]
In the last session of the second Chamber of the Meuse-Rhine Council, not unfortunately open to the press, the former chairman Heinz Kaulen of the German Trade Union Association passed on the chairmanship to Jos Hermans. Mr Kaulen, the
...[more]

AACHEN STUDENTS IN FAVOR
[EDU: Aachen, March 7]
The Fachhochschule Aachen, an applied science university, has received top ranking in the current issue of the German magazine Wirtschaftswoche. According to them, human resources directors in German companies put the Aachen graduates
...[more]

DUTCH FIRE SERVICES GO FURTHER
[GOV: Maastricht, March 3]
Fire services in the Dutch province of Limburg will be able to cross municipal boundaries in the future. The conference of the mayors in South Limburg supported this plan and, as a result, emergency services will be improved, in the
...[more]

COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
[GOV: Brussels, March 1]
The Newsletter of the Committee of the Regions No. 46 of February 2005 has just been published. It covers the European constitution as seen by Jean-Luc Dehaene. Among the other topics are: 1,000 debates for Europe, Wroclaw - front-page
...[more]

DUTCH HEAD FOR AACHEN MUSEUM
[GOV/LEI: Aachen, March 1]
The Dutchman Peter van den Brink has been appointed head of the Städtischen Museum in Aachen. Van den Brink used to be the head curator of ancient art at the Bonnefantenmuseum in Maastricht. His appointment has not been made without
...[more]

MEUSE-RHINE PLANNING GIS
[GOV: Heerlen, March 1]
The mayor and council of the municipality of Heerlen have agreed to participate in a cross-border project entitled ‘Planning and construction in the Euroregion’, together with the Province of Limburg (NL), municipal and regional German
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Life Sciences and Health


EUR 12.7M FOR DIABETES STUDY
[LIFE-SCI/EDU: Maastricht, March 11]
The European Commission has signed a contract worth EUR 12.7m to finance a major research project involving 26 labs in 13 European countries. The project will study the mechanisms underlying the health effects of physical
...[more]

VASCULAR PHYSIOLOGY
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, March 4]
Professor Mark Post has been appointed to a new chair in vascular physiology and tissue engineering at the University of Maastricht, which will be associated with the molecular medicine project involving the University of Maastricht,
...[more]

ONCOMETHYLOME-VERIDEX
[LIFE-SCI: Liège/Durham, NC, March 1]
OncoMethylome Sciences, a company developing advanced molecular diagnostic solutions for individualized cancer treatment and early detection of cancer, announced January 19 a license agreement with Veridex LLC, a Johnson
...[more]

PHDS IN MAASTRICHT
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, March 1]
Marjo Donners, Faculty of Medicine; topic: Evaluation of novel therapeutic targets and diagnostic tools for atherosclerotic plaque progression: Immunosuppression and Proteomics. Supervisors: Professor Daemens; Dr Heeneman.

Maurice...[more]

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Science and Technology

FLANDERS WIRELESS LAB
[SCI-TECH: Hasselt, March 11]
The Flemish government, with companies including Microsoft, Telenet, Siemens, Concentra Media and Fujitsu Siemens Computers, is going to develop a living lab for wireless technologies, according to a report in Datanews. Each company
...[more]

AIXTRON-IHP LONG TERM R&D
[SCI-TECH: Aachen, March 8]
Aixtron AG, a leading provider of equipment for compound semiconductor epitaxy and IHP (Institute for Semiconductor Physics), in Frankfurt/Oder, Germany, has entered into a long term R&D alliance on novel material development for
...[more]

JUELICH PRESS OFFICER
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, March 7]
A new press officer, Dr Angela Lindner, has been appointed for the Jülich Research Center, part of the Helmholtz community. She will be responsible for communications for one of the largest research establishments in Europe, employing
...[more]

SPACEBEL: MADE IN BELGIUM
[SCI-TECH: Liège, March 4]
In the context of the 175th anniversary of the independence of Belgium, SPACEBEL will take part in the prestigious exhibition ‘Made in Belgium’, the biggest exhibition ever organized about Belgium to be held at the Dexia Art Center
...[more]

SUPERCOMPUTER CROSSES BORDER
[SCI-TECH: Maastricht, March 2]
A high level meeting between the Netherlands and North-Rhine Westphalia was held at the computer center in the Jülich Research center, where a decision was taken to make the Jülich supercomputer available to parties in Limburg.
...[more]

MAGNETISM GOES NANO
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, March 1]
‘Magnetism goes Nano’ was the title of this year’s Spring School, held by the Institute for Solid-state Research at Jülich. 270 Students from more than 20 countries took part in the program, which was held for the 36th time in the
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Leisure and Media

LIONS MAY FAIR 2005
[LEI: Maastricht, March 10]
Maastricht’s English-speaking Lions club, Maastricht Mondial, will be holding its annual May Fair on Sunday May 29, at Kasteel Vaeshartelt. The theme will be: One with nature. There will be stands with (natural) products (food, wine,
...[more]

GOURMET PRODUCTS
[LEI: Flémalle, March 8]
At the splendidly restored Abbaye de la Paix Dieu at Amay, the Flémalle Rotary club and the Liège provincial parliament is holding a market for gourmet and local products on March 19 and 20 for the 4th time. Portugal will be in the spotlight.
...[more]

BALANCE IN HERVE
[LEI: Herve, March 6]
On March 19 and 20, there will be a number of activities devoted to wellness in Herve, including a focus on dietary products, teas, thalassotherapy and body care. There will also be a number of sporting activities, including the body pump,
...[more]

GAULTMILLAU ON MEUSE-RHINE
[LEI: Eupen, March 5]
The new GaultMillau restaurant guide is out and gives a good grade, 14 points, to La Table de Vincent in Eupen. The famous Hotel Zur Post in St.Vith gets 16 out of the 20 possible points. Further a field in the Euroregion, Clos St.Denis
...[more]

THERMENMUSEUM HEERLEN
[LEI: Heerlen, March 4]
The Thermenmuseum in Heerlen is holding an exhibition April 9 and 10, in the Museum weekend, on the Roman bathhouse, the study of archeology and how to go about things... Check the website:
...[more]

JOHN KORMELING
[LEI: Hasselt, March 3]
There is to be an exhibition of the work of John Körmeling, entitled: Nr. 9 Eindhoven-Liège from April 2 through June 12 at the Z33 Gallery in Hasselt. The exhibition by Körmeling, who was trained as an architect, looks at town planning,
...[more]

RHINE MEUSE NORTH
[MEDIA: Venlo, March 2]
A new online newsletter for the Rhine Meuse North Euroregion has been produced. It deals with what is going on in the region; on the move of the authority to Mönchengladbach; on office hours for migrant workers across the border; on an
...[more]

THE YEAR OF THE CASTLE
[LEI: Hoensbroek, March 1]
Chateau Hoensbroek with its buildings and its courtyards is one of the most romantic castles or chateaux in South Limburg and it is one of the biggest of the castles between the Meuse and the Rhine. Now it is a museum and it is suitable
...[more]

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