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PRESIDENT BUSH IN LIMBURG
[EDIT: Margraten, May 8]
US President George W.Bush and Mrs Laura Bush visited the American War Cemetery at Margraten in South Limburg at the heart of Meuse-Rhine, almost equidistant from Maastricht and Aachen, on May 8. The day marked the 60th anniversary of...[more]
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WILLY DEMEYER TO HEAD PS
[BIZ/GOV: Liège, May 15]
Willy Demeyer, the Mayor of Liège, is to be President of the Liège branch of the Socialist Party (PS). He received 51% of the votes and succeeds Guy Mathot. Charles Janssens came second with 41.2% and Michel Faway was third with 7.5%.This ...[more]
TOWERING KERKRADE
[BIZ/INFRA: Kerkrade, May 14]
An apartment tower is to be built in Kerkrade next year. It will be 16 to 20 stories high, have 86 housing units and will be part of an architectural complex to increase the attraction of the business center around the Orlando and...[more]
TRANS-EUROPEAN NETWORK
[BIZ/LOG: Barchon, May 13]
The transport network program of the European Union is to receive EUR 14.9m from the European Commission for the development of nine projects, which were accepted as priorities by the European Parliament Council of Ministers in April...[more]
SCHENKER : LIEGE AND GULLEGEM
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, May 13]
Schenker, the largest logistics group in Belgium, is planning to develop new locations in Liège and Gullegem. There will be a center for international transport in Liège and in Gullegem, Schenker is building a 35,000m² logistical center...[more]
DSM VITAMIN C IN UK
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, May 12]
DSM Nutritional Products has announced its strategy for the production of vitamin C. DSM will concentrate its production of bulk vitamin C in Dalry (Scotland, UK). As a consequence, DSM will close its plant for bulk ascorbic...[more]
GROWING HEART MUSCLE
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, May 12]
PharmaCell, a new company, based at Maastricht’s Biopartner Center, is going to culture cells for the Florida-based specialists in heart muscle regeneration, Bioheart. In the case of a heart attack, the affected part of the...[more]
LIMBURG (B) TOURIST TOP
[BIZ/LEI: Hasselt, May 11]
The Flemish Minister of Tourism, Geert Bourgeois, is going to spotlight tourism in Limburg and is developing six major programs for this purpose. Belgian Limburg accounts for 46% of all overnight stays; and, with Green Flanders after...[more]
RECORD NUMBER OF STARTERS
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 11]
The South Limburg Chamber of Commerce says that 65,000 companies started up in business in 2004, making this an absolute record. In 2003, the figure had been 54,000. Q1, 2005, saw also a record figure. Check the website....[more]
SMART JOBS
[BIZ: Düsseldorf, May 11]
The German business newspaper Handelsblatt reports that Smart workers will be found jobs within the group, the Daimler-Chrysler concern. The report with a Böblingen dateline, makes no reference to the Netherlands. It adds that none...[more]
EVS LIEGE LEADS IN CANNES
[BIZ: Liège/Cannes, May 11]
On the eve of the 58th Cannes film festival, one of the leading players is the Liège company EVS that is delivering the digital projection equipment for 20 feature films. The company is expecting some attractive contracts from the...[more]
AMB GENERALI Q1
[BIZ: Aachen, May 11]
Group net profit improves to EUR 74m; life insurance premiums increase by 9.3 percent – health insurance grows by 5.4 percent: result emphasizes profit prognosis of at least EUR 300m for 2005.The AMB Generali Group started well into ...[more]
SABIC NEWS
[BIZ/IND: Sittard-Geleen, May 11]
SABIC Pipelines, the operator of the northern European ethylene pipeline grid, is to manage a new propylene pipeline in association with Infracor, a German company. [Interesting both as a development and as a revelation of the...[more]
DSM CLEANER BURNING FUEL
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Heerlen, May 10]
DSM Venturing, the corporate venturing unit of Dutch chemical specialties maker DSM, has announced that it has taken a share interest in ORYXE Energy International, based in Irvine, California (USA). ORYXE Energy develops solutions...[more]
AIRBUS PARTS FROM EUPEN
[BIZ/IND: Eupen, May 10]
The Eupen-based precision engineering company Mockel is making parts for the new A380 Airbus. Mechanical parts for aircraft have been produced by Mockel since 1987. The Eupen company produced for Technical Airborne Components in Herstal....[more]
EIFEL DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
[BIZ: EUPEN, May 10]
The Eifel Region has set up its own development company to look after the development of the former Belgian army base Burg Vogelsang. It will determine the program for the period, after the departure of the Belgian army, at the end of 2005....[more]
UPS ROERMOND EUR 14M EDC
[BIZ/LOG: Roermond, May 10]
UPS, the world’s largest courier operation is expanding in Roermond. In addition to the existing distribution center, UPS has a 39,000m² site for the construction of a new distribution center, according to F. Schardt, UPS’s European...[more]
KNIGHT VINKE GOES TO COURT
[BIZ: Brussels, May 10]
Knight Vinke [see Issue 108] is putting the pressure on in the Electrabel case. The American fund manager is taking the matter to the Brussels trade Court and is asking for the appointment of an independent expert who is to research whether...[more]
FROZEN SHRIMPS: 1 MILLION TONS
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, May 9]
King Transport, specializing in the storage of fresh and frozen products, has signed a contract with the Chinese Shanghai Henghailian international trading company for three years for the storage and distribution by King Transport of...[more]
ENGINEERING SERVICE IN AACHEN
[BIZ: Aachen, May 9]
The engineering service company, Euro Engineering AG, has established a branch in Aachen. This is a subsidiary of the German Deutsche Industrie Service AG and has 30 locations in the country, employing a total of 1,100. “Aachen is an exciting...[more]
EUR 20M AACHEN STATION
[BIZ/LOG: Aachen, May 9]
Following preparations, the upgrading of Aachen rail station is to begin. The signal to start has been given by the North-Rhine Westphalian Minister of Transport, Axel Horstmann. Upgrading the buildings and platform will cost EUR 20m...[more]
CIVIL ENGINEERING NOBEL PRIZE
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, May 7]
The Liège based engineering and architectural bureau Greisch has won the International Association for Bridge and Structural Engineering (IABSE) prize for civil engineering. It was awarded to Jean-Marie Crémer, the director of Greisch,...[more]
E.ON BUYS BRITISH GAS WORKS
[BIZ/INFRA: Düsseldorf, May 6]
E.ON subsidiary E.ON UK has announced that it has completed the purchase of 100% of Enfield, a gas-fired power station near London. The purchase price amounts to GBP 109m (approx. EUR 160m). With an installed capacity of 392 megawatts,...[more]
PUBLIC HOUSING IN HOTEL
[BIZ: Spa, May 6]
The former Bourbon Hotel in Spa is to be converted into six public housing units. Work on this listed building will start in 2006, after the already delayed funds for the project have been made available. The hotel used to be in the possession...[more]
CERAMIQUE WELKENRAEDT
[BIZ/INFRA: Welkenraedt, May 6]
The unused industrial ceramics plant site in Welkenraedt, Céramique, is to be cleaned up. The municipality of Welkenraedt has approved plans for a new industrial activity and now the Walloon regional government must help to prepare...[more]
LAST GAP IN CERAMIQUE
[BIZ/INFRA: Maastricht, May 6]
The last open gap in Maastricht’s new Céramique district is going to be completed by a building designed by the distinguished Liège architect Charles Vandenhove. This was announced by Huub Smeets, Director of Vesteda, the Maastricht-based...[more]
SABIC’S VALID HELPDESK
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 5]
Sabic Europe has put the network management of its Dutch site and production location and its European sales office into the hands of Valid. Valid is providing Sabic Europe with a helpdesk, local support and server management for its...[more]
NEW LIOF BOSS
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 5]
LIOF, the Limburg Development Company (NL), has appointed an active director in the form of Bart Joosten (head of LIOF’s venture capital department) who has been doing the job since April 16 due to the departure of Chris Dewulf to run...[more]
ROTATING CHAMBER CHAIR
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 5]
The board of the South Limburg Chamber of Commerce has decided to institute a rotating chairmanship system, effective May 1. This was decided on the departure of the current president, Thijs Wöltgens, to the national association. Both...[more]
SLV EUR 3.5M LOGISTICS CENTER
[BIZ/LOG: Übach-Palenberg, May 5]
Scheduled for completion in mid-June this year, SLV, the light fittings specialist, is building a 4,500m² logistics center, involving an investment of EUR 3.5m, at the Holthausen Business Park in Übach-Palenberg. The center...[more]
REAL ESTATE IN AACHEN
[BIZ/GOV: Aachen, May 5]
The Aachen real estate community has been taking a look at empty buildings, run-down streets and passageways which present a challenge to the city. The Aachen Real Estate Forum has also set up an Aachen Initiative. Mayor Jürgen Linden,...[more]
SOLITEM: HOT & COLD
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, May 5]
Dr Ahmet Lokurlu of Solitem GmbH, Aachen, has received on April 27 the Energy Global Award in the fire category at the 2005 World Exhibition in Aichi, Japan. Solitem-technology achieves temperatures of up to 200 °C with its parabolic...[more]
INTERNED NEWS 5
[BIZ: Düsseldorf, May 5]
The new newsletter Interned, linking Dutch business with North-Rhine Westphalia, covers export subsidies for starters in foreign markets; the new German Chamber network; the higher toll for trucks without a soot filter - already planned...[more]
AUTOMOTIVE SUPPLY CHAIN
[BIZ: Hasselt, May 5]
An automotive supply chain project is being developed in a cross-border association, linking suppliers in the Netherlands and Flanders. This cooperation is going to work on the upgrading of the quality of management systems, including ISO...[more]
TESSENDERLO GROUP Q1 RESULTS
[BIZ/IND: Tessenderlo, May 4]
The Tessenderlo Group is now publishing its results on the basis of IFRS accounting standards and will, in the future, be reporting three sectors of activity instead of five divisions. This change will ensure greater transparency...[more]
IFRS MEANS IT INVESTMENT
[BIZ: Brussels, May 4]
Since January 2005, Belgian companies have had to report their results using the new International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). This is a major challenge for many companies on the IT front. As a result of new European accounting...[more]
TRANSPORT FAIR AT LIEGE AIRPORT
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, May 4]
May 14 saw the start of a specialist transportation fair at Liège airport. 52 specialties in the airfreight branch were presented. Two years ago, 2,500 visited a similar event. As a result of freight traffic at Liège Airport, it has been...[more]
TNT Q1 PROFITS UP 3.8%
[BIZ: Amsterdam/Liège, May 4]
Earnings from operations up by 5.5%
Mail strong margins and lower declines in direct mail volumes
EMN growing in line with expectations
Express continued margin improvements
Logistics faces difficult environment...[more]
INTERCOMMUNALES
[BIZ/GOV: Liège, May 4]
The Walloon government has given assent to a project to reorganize the Intercommunales. These are local utilities that can run anything from electricity to various health services and play an important role in local politics since they...[more]
NEW MITHRA PRODUCTION UNIT
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, May 4]
The Liège-based life science company Mithra is doing well after five years. The spin-off has developed solutions specifically for women’s problems and it wants to set up a new production unit in Liège. Its focus is on contraceptives,...[more]
GO-AHEAD ON TRIANEL PLANT
[BIZ: Aachen/Hamm, May 4]
The go-ahead has been given to Trianel, the Meuse-Rhine-based energy-trading group, to build the 800-Megawatt CCGT power plant in Hamm-Uentrop. Trianel’s 28 municipal power utility members (see list below) decided unanimously at a meeting...[more]
PROXIMUS LAUNCHES BLACKBERRY
[BIZ: Brussels, May 3]
Proximus, the GSM mobile subsidiary of Belgacom and Maastricht-based Vodafone, launched Blackberry services in mid-June. Mobistar and Base had already done so last year. Proximus will also be the only Belgian operator to offer alternative...[more]
JOB LOSSES AT PUNCH PLASTICS
[BIZ: Overpelt, May 3]
Punch Plastics, the injection molding company in Overpelt is intending to scrap 95 jobs because it wants to close its plant in Overpelt and build a new one. There is little information available about the new plant. Punch plastics, which...[more]
BOSAL EXHAUSTS TO IRAN
[BIZ/IND: Lummen, May 3]
Bosal, the Limburg manufacturer of automotive exhaust systems is building its own exhaust plant in Iran. As an automotive subcontractor worldwide, Bosal always sets up its operations near large car plants. Currently, it is building an...[more]
EUR 5M FOR TEST TRACK
[BIZ: Lommel, May 3]
Ford has started to use the new buildings at its European test track in Lommel. They represent an investment of close to EUR 5m. The Lommel test track has been in existence for 40 years and is a 30 ha site with 80 km of test tracks. Ford...[more]
ARCELOR Q4 PROFITS QUADRUPLED
[BIZ: Luxembourg, May 3]
The Arcelor steel giant has quadrupled its profits in the first quarter of this year. This is as a result of the boom in the steel industry. Net profits were EUR 934m, as against EUR 234m for the same period in 2004. The revenues rose...[more]
RANDSTAD LOGISTICS SPECIALISM
[BIZ/LOG: Verviers, May 3]
The temporary employment specialist, Randstad, is going to focus on logistics in the Verviers region. The reason for this is the absence of specialist staff in the sector. By cooperating closely with other branches, a move will be...[more]
LIEGE UNDIES: A HIT IN CHINA
[BIZ: Liège, May 3]
The young Liège fashion stylist Tom Göbels has returned from a trip to China, where he won the ‘prix d’ excellence’ of the China Cup Contest for his collection of ladies’ underwear. His workshop is in Sainte-Marguerite in Liège and the competition...[more]
FRINGS BUYS RENESAS
[BIZ: Alsdorf, May 3]
The real estate belonging to Renesas, a product of Hitachi and Mitsubishi’s semiconductor divisions, has been taken over by the Frings Group of Aldenhoven. In the first step up to the end of the year, 140 Frings jobs will move to Alsdorf....[more]
BOSAL-DELPHI ALLIANCE
[BIZ/IND: Troy, Mich./ Lummen, May 2]
Delphi Corp. and the Lummen-based Bosal Group have announced a new strategic alliance to offer complete exhaust systems for the global original equipment (OE) market. The non-equity based alliance, to be known as Bosal...[more]
KUMHO TIRES GENK EDC
[BIZ: Genk, May 2]
Kumho Tires, the South Korean tire manufacturer, has chosen Ewals Cargo Care in Genk to manage its European Distribution Center, according to news reports. The center covers some 16,000 m² and has a direct rail connection. Ewals Cargo Care...[more]
IONIC GOES DANISH
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, May 2]
IONIC has been chosen by Kort & Matrikelstyrelsen (KMS), the Danish National Survey and Cadastre [property register] , on the basis of a rigorous evaluation process, to upgrade current “Map Supply” web services with RedSpider Web....[more]
VERMEULEN TOTAL IDENTITY
[BIZ: Landgraaf, May 2]
Vermeulen/co Design has announced that it will be associating with Total Identity in Maastricht, a part of the Total Identity Group. The new combination will operate under the Vermeulen brand and have its base in Landgraaf. The formal...[more]
BRF/LOVOS JUBILEE
[BIZ/LEI: Eupen: May 2]
Sixty years of German language radio was celebrated recently at the home of BRF, the German language Belgian broadcasting authority in Eupen. At the same time, the LOVOS Association, which aids the handicapped, looked back at 25 years...[more]
OPEN SOURCE FOR GOVERNMENT
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 2]
‘Inline Informatisering & Consultancy’ and Maastricht-based Onda are providing research, advice and training on the introduction of open source software (OSS) in local and regional government. They point out that OSS is relatively unfamiliar,...[more]
SHARE LEASING
[BIZ: Heerlen, May 2]
Dexia Bank has agreed to pay its customers an additional sum of EUR 100m, bringing the sum to be paid to EUR 400m. This follows negotiations between Dexia Bank, Netherlands, the Lease Loss Foundation, the Eegalease foundation and the Consumentenbond...[more]
VAN GANSEWINKEL IN E. EUROPE
[BIZ: Brussels, May 2]
The Benelux-based refuse specialists, Van Gansewinkel, are expecting strong future growth in central and eastern Europe and are planning an active role there. Van Gansewinkel, which employs 4000, is, after the French-based Sita and Veolia,...[more]
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ATTACK ON LIEGE AIRPORT
[LOG: Maastricht, May 15]
Neighborhood associations in Maastricht West have indicated that they are suffering from noise pollution from Liège airport. Furthermore, airport expansion plans indicate that this noise pollution will increase. The City of Maastricht...[more]
A BUS TO AVANTIS
[LOG/INFRA: Heerlen, May 10]
A request has arrived in Heerlen from Aachen for a response to the proposed startup of a scheduled bus route to include Avantis. In the context of exchanges on the improvement of cross-border public transport in general and access...[more]
LOGISTICAL TRADES’ DAY
[LOG: Liège, May 9]
On May 14, Liège Airport’s Take-Off business club organized a special day for the logistical trades. The first session attracted 3.5 million visitors in 2003. The Take-Off organization is cooperating with Forem - the training organization;...[more]
ROADS IN EAST BELGIUM
[INFRA: Trois-Ponts, May 9]
Monika Dethier-Neumann, the Ecolo politician, is quoted in ‘Grenz Echo’, saying that there is scarcely any secondary road in the Walloon and East Belgian area without holes in it. The condition of the regional roads is according to...[more]
TNT COMPLETES RFID PROJECT
[LOG: Hoofddorp, May 6]
TNT, which has a major hub in Liège, has completed the first phase of six RFID projects. These concern the Radio Frequency Identification Tags, currently being used to track and trace goods and to identify them. TNT has already started...[more]
NEW VENNBAHN ROUTES
[LOG: Eupen, May 1]
The old Vennbahn line could be in use again soon. The German Rurtalbahn is interested in the route from Welkenraedt via Raeren, Roetgen, Monschau and Kalterherberg and would like to develop a new tourist option. Currently, negotiations are...[more]
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UN RESEARCH POWER HOUSE
[EDU: Maastricht, May 15]
Under the leadership of Meuse-Rhine’s very own guru Professor Luc Soete, a merger between his own institute, Maastricht University’s MERIT, the economic research institute on innovation and technology, and the United Nations’ University...[more]
LIEGE U WITH U SHERBROOKE
[EDU: Liège, May 12]
The Universities of Liège and Sherbrooke in the Province of Quebec, Canada, are to work more closely together. On May 17, the presidents of both institutions will sign a cooperative agreement in Liège. The objective is to increase the exchange...[more]
INTERNET/EMAIL WORKSHOP
[EDU/SCI-TECH: Heerlen, May 11]
On Monday May 23 and May 30, the IT Expertise Center and the ICTloket.nl helpdesk at the Hogeschool Zuyd in Heerlen, together with the tax authorities, Eurisko and Hamers IT, are presenting a workshop on the following topics:...[more]
WHAT IS DARE?
[EDU: Maastricht, May 11]
The DARE program is a joint initiative by all the Dutch universities and the National Library of the Netherlands, the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences (KNAW) and the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO)....[more]
GOVERNANCE AGAIN
[EDU: Maastricht, May 10]
Maastricht University’s School of Governance has produced a monthly newsletter. It included a request from ATANA for a custom-made program, targeting educated policy advisors with dual nationality who wanted to be board members of non-profit...[more]
CIAMPI RECEIVES AND GIVES
[GOV: Aachen, May 10]
The President of Italy, Carlo Azeglio Ciampi has been awarded this year’s Charlemagne prize. In his acceptance speech, President Ciampi called upon the member states of the European Union to promote Europe’s development with more enthusiasm....[more]
AACHEN PEACE PRIZE
[GOV: Aachen, May 9]
The Aachen peace prize for 2005 goes to a priest, Roy Bourgeois (1938), and to the German actress Hanne Hiob. It will be presented September 1, at 19.00hrs in the Aula Carolina - Aachen. After college, Roy Bourgeois served as a Naval ...[more]
ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH PRIZE
[EDU: Aachen, May 5]
Professor Ulrich Schumann, Director of the Institute for the Physics of the Atmosphere at the German Aerospace Center at Oberpfaffenhofen, received the Aachen and Munich prize for technology and applied physics. As the AMB Generali insurance...[more]
WATERWAYS END
[EDU/GOV: Liège, May 4]
The Cross-border research project Waterways (Wege des Wassers) has come to an end. At Château de Colonster near Liège, 120 participants from Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany presented their research findings. The target was an improved...[more]
RISK BEHAVIOR
[GOV: Aachen, May 4]
There is to be a Euroregional risk prevention month, starting on May 11, which will focus on risk behavior among young people. Mr Gentges, the minister responsible, will participate in the conference. Representatives from Belgium, Germany...[more]
DG AND BRANDENBURG
[GOV: Eupen, May 4]
The German-speaking community in Belgium and the German state of Brandenburg want to develop their bilateral partnership. This came up during an informal visit by the representative of the Brandenburg government, Gerd Harms, to Eupen. Harms...[more]
HOUBEN-BERTRAND HONORED
[GOV: Maastricht, May 3]
The retiring Governor of Belgian Limburg, Mrs Hilde Houben-Bertrand, has been awarded the needle of honor for her efforts to increase cooperation between the provinces. She received the award from her Dutch colleague Baron Van Voorst...[more]
RECTOR RENTIER
[EDU: Liège, May 2]
Professor Bernard Rentier is to be the new rector president of the University of Liège, succeeding Baron Willy Legros, who will be retiring on September 30. Professor Rentier (58) was elected with a large majority and will hold office for...[more]
PAASCH AND LIEGE TO COOPERATE
[EDU: Eupen, May 1]
The Education Minister of Belgium’s German speaking region, Olivier Paasch, and the current rector of the University of Liège, Willy Legros, have exchanged ideas. They talked about further education for teachers and Mr Paasch supported an...[more]
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METABOLIC ENGINEERING
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, May 15]
Dr. Stephanie Bringer-Meyer of the Institute for Biotechnology I, Research Center Jülich GmbH, is giving a talk about the “ Development of efficient whole-cell biocatalysts – Metabolic engineering of Escherichia coli for reductive...[more]
CELL PHONES AND HEALTH
[HEALTH, Jülich, May 9]
The dangers presented to health by mobile or cell phones are assessed differently. For this reason, a research proposal was discussed by the Man Environment Technology (MUT) program group at the research center in Jülich, which brought...[more]
EUR 250,000 FOR CANCER RESEARCH
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, May 6]
Professor Volker Schumpelick was awarded a private gift of EUR 250,000 for path-breaking progress in intestinal cancer research. The award to the director of the surgery department of the Aachen university hospital was made by Heinz...[more]
DESIGN HOTEL LA BERGERE
[HEALTH: Maastricht, May 5]
The design hotel La Bergère in Maastricht is one of the first hotels in the Netherlands to possess a legionella certificate, which guarantees the absence of the bacteria. In addition, it has staff who are certified and able to provide...[more]
MUMSIE MERGER
[LIFE-SCI/EDU: Maastricht, May 2]
A phased management merger (using a cooperative model) of Maastricht’s university hospital (azM) and the Faculties of Medicine and Health Sciences, with due observance of the interests of those involved, has been developed and...[more]
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EXTENDING HORIZONS
[LEI: Eijsden, May 15]
The Netherlands’ Province of Limburg has established a major campaign, which goes under the heading of ‘Limburg verlegt grenzen’ and is designed to show the diversity of attractions in the province. They could not have presented the program...[more]
BASSINARIO 2005
[LEI: Maastricht, May 13]
There is to be a unique party with food, drinks and music of the highest quality at one of the most attractive locations of Maastricht: ‘t Bassin. In 2005, this party, the Bassinario, will be organized for the third time on Thursday...[more]
IRENE K. COMPANY
[LEI: Heerlen, May 11]
In an unusual way, six Argentinian and Brazilian dancers from the international dance company Irene K. will be live on Wednesday, June 1 at 18:00 hrs in the Vis à Vis exhibition at the entrance to Heerlen’s City Hall. During Vis à Vis,...[more]
ROMAN TOURIST GUIDES
[LEI: Heerlen, May 5]
Heerlen’s Thermenmuseum is to exhibit its unique Roman bathhouse. It is the only place in the Netherlands where you can see an original Roman bathhouse that used to grace the Roman city of Coriovallum. On Sunday May 22, there will be a...[more]
AT THE THEATER IN MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, May 4]
The program for the second half of May at the Theater aan het Vrijthof includes a concert with Ernst-Daniel Smit and the Limburg Symphony Orchestra on May 20 at 20:15 hrs (seats EUR 30), a performance of La Bohème by Opera Zuid on May...[more]
AACHEN UNICEF CERTIFICATE
[LEI: Aachen, May 4]
Aachen Alemannia, the football team, received a certificate from The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) recently. The certificate was presented to the team for their contribution to the victims of the tsunami in South-East Asia. Alemannia...[more]
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