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THE SCHUMAN LECTURE
[EDIT: Maastricht, May 18]
The Schuman lecture, in honor of Robert Schuman, co-founder of the European Coal and Steel Community - the forerunner of the EU - is held annually by the City and the University of Maastricht on the anniversary of the Treaty of Maastricht....[more]
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EUR 50M SEKISUI CHEMELOT PLANT
[BIZ: Maastricht/Roermond, May 30]
Sekisui Chemical is to build a new EUR 50m plant to produce 12,000 tons of polyvinyl butyral resin (PVB) feedstock annually for its successful interlayer-film at Chemelot in Sittard-Geleen. This investment has been on the cards...[more]
MOSA TILE TAKEOVER
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 28]
Peter Kamps, writing in ‘Dagblad de Limburger’, reports that Royal Mosa, the tile producer in Maastricht, is going to be taken over, in whole or in part, by Grachtenheer 2 BV, a subsidiary of Egeria Capital BV. This was reported by...[more]
INEOS SILICAS FOR SALE
[BIZ: Eijsden, May 28]
The Ineos Silicas plant (Popularly known as 'Zinkwit') in Eijsden, which employs 150, is to be sold by the British INEOS parent company, which is to divest itself of silicates worldwide, according to a report in Dagblad de Limburger...[more]
FAVINI ADDS TWILL
[BIZ: Meerssen, May 27]
Favini has come up with a new series of felt-marked paper: Twill. This paper has all the qualities you might expect from a standard paper, but adds a few extras that make the series as a whole very special. For example, the series has...[more]
LIOF FOCUSES ON SMES
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 27]
In the annual meeting to discuss LIOF’s results, acting director Bart Joosten said that in 2004, LIOF had been successful in assisting its target group of industrial SMEs and vital service providers in Limburg. The program is on target....[more]
EUR 6M: ALDENHOVEN HOUSING
[BIZ: Aldenhoven, May 26]
A major housing construction project is underway at the Niedermerzer Strasse in Aldenhoven. According to a report in the Aachener Zeitung, this will lead to the construction of 40 housing units and semi-detached units. There will also...[more]
VISTEON BACK TO FORD
[BIZ: Hasselt/Kerpen, May 26]
The Visteon Corporation, with a major plant at Kerpen in the Aachen Region, is the world’s second largest supplier of automotive parts and supplies 70% of its production of USD 18.7bn to Ford. It was spun off by Ford in 2000. But...[more]
CHANGES IN NEDCAR MANAGEMENT
[IND: Born, May 26]
The Mitsubishi Motors Cooperation (MMC) has announced changes in the management of Nedcar. Mr Makoto Ochi will become chairman of the board and CEO. Mr Joost Govaarts will become president and COO and these changes will have effect from June...[more]
100 SMARTS TOGETHER
[BIZ: Kalmthout, May 25]
There will be a marketing event for the first time in Belgium to mark the 50th anniversary of Vanreusel's Snacks NV/SA, the deep fried snack specialists, which employs 150 and has a turnover of EUR 24m. They will present 100 Smarts in...[more]
NEW CINEMA COMPLEX FOR GENK
[BIZ: Genk, May 25]
The retiring governor of Belgian Limburg, Mrs Hilde Houben-Bertrand, laid the foundation stone for a new cinema complex at the old mining site of Winterslag in Genk on May 25. This allows the people of Genk to go to the movies in their own...[more]
ASPARAGUS EMPRESS
[BIZ: Wellerlooi, May 24]
On Tuesday May 24, a new variety of asparagus, the Lim d’Or® - a superb new variety going back to the origins of the noble spear - was introduced at the celebrated center of asparagology, the Hostellerie De Hamert in Wellerlooi. It...[more]
TAKEDA PHARMA GROWS
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Aachen, May 24]
The figures presented by Takeda Pharma in Aachen recently showed a rise in revenues of 4.1% in the German, Austrian and Swiss business, to EUR 235m. There was no information on profits. There was no loss of employment in 2004....[more]
ADVANCED COATING AT 20
[BIZ: Sclessin, May 24]
Advanced Coating SA, an SME in Liège, designs, develops and applies plasma and supersonic spray for metals, alloys, ceramics and carbides of all sizes and it is a specialist in flat and cylindrical binding, as well as super finishing...[more]
PLURILINGUA EU QUALITY LABEL
[BIZ: Genk, May 24]
After 4 years of intensive research and development, a team of 7 universities and 14 professional partners have finalized the development of 18 interactive multimedia language courses, in the form of CD modules, designed for management level...[more]
Q-PARK PROFITS UP 39%
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 24]
Q-Park, the Maastricht-based European parking company, posted sales of EUR 201.5m for 2004 (2003: EUR 173.9m). The increase was driven by organic growth as well as acquisitions. Profits also improved considerably, up 39% from EUR 41.5m...[more]
INCREASE IN COFFIN PRODUCTION
[BIZ: Inden-Pier, May 23]
The Düren coffin, or casket if you prefer, factory in Inden-Pier wants to raise its annual production through 2010 to over 100,000 coffins. For this purpose, several million euros have been invested at the principal location, where...[more]
GEMAAL: FOR ART
[BIZ/LEI: Eupen, May 21]
The GEMAAL idea is to set up centers for culture/the arts throughout the Euroregion, specifically in the cities of Genk, Eupen, Maastricht, Alsdorf (and Liège), funded in part by the Interreg III project. Currently, according to Grenz-Echo,...[more]
L1 NEW BUILDING AND SATELLITE
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 20]
The L1 broadcasting authority for Limburg opened its new building in Maastricht on May 19. It is also going to run programs carried by satellite at its own expense. 25,000 Households without cable connection cannot access the L1 programs,...[more]
LIMITED COMPANIES
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 20]
The British corporate form of a private limited company (Ltd) can now be used in the Netherlands and their number has increased there by 20% last year. Some Dutch businesses find this form of company attractive; it requires less starting...[more]
BINCK BANK IN BELGIUM
[BIZ: Brussels, May 20]
The Dutch Internet Bank Binck wants to set up in Belgium this year, according to the Belgian paper De Tijd. Investors will have access to international stock exchanges at attractive rates. Binck would be tough competition for Belgian...[more]
FLEMISH BIZ HELPDESK
[BIZ: Brussels, May 20]
Business people, who want to set up something new, can deal with all the required Flemish government formalities via one business helpdesk. They will no longer be required to rush from one office to another to get the paperwork done....[more]
STATION FOR SALE
[BIZ: Stolberg, May 20]
The station buildings in Stolberg can be purchased from the German railways on special conditions. The offer is part of a program of the North-Rhine Westphalian city-planning ministry. Railway stations are significant buildings in cities,...[more]
BUSINESS PARTICIPATION IN GRE
[BIZ: Liège, May 20]
Philippe Bodeux writes in Le Soir about the new development company for the Liège area known as GRE (Groupement de Redéploiement Economique du Pays de Liège). Mr Bodeux asks a rhetorical question: Is this group going to be a team of experts...[more]
30BN BLACK BENELUX EUROS
[BIZ/GOV: Eupen, May 20]
German customs officials, checking people in the Belgian and Luxembourg border area, have netted a large number of black money smugglers; i.e. money upon which tax has not been paid. May 17, the bag was worth EUR 350,000. For some time,...[more]
IT ACTIVITIES IN LIEGE
[BIZ: Liège, May 20]
IT activities in Liège include on May 26 from 9:30 to 15:30 hrs the management of information and documents for business by SOGIC at Technifutur in Seraing. Check the website http://www.technifutur.be. On June 7 from 14:00 to 17:30 hrs,...[more]
LIMBURG’S LOCAL DISHES
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, May 20]
The Limburg Provincial government has provided a subsidy of EUR 180,000 to the Limburg Regional Food Festival established by the Media Groep Limburg, for the organization of the festival from 2005 through 2007. The award of the...[more]
ISIDOOR
[BIZ: Hoensbroek, May 19]
South Limburg is to have a modern fiber optic cable network, an initiative of the Isidoor Trust, a cooperative association of the municipality of Heerlen, Hogeschool Zuyd, Licom, Arcus College and Leeuwenborgh educational courses. The...[more]
CROWNE PLAZA MAASTRICHT
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, May 19]
The Crowne Plaza - or Hotel Maastricht for the fogies like Trencherman, who sent the report - and its ‘de Mangerie’ Restaurant extends along the right-hand bank of the Meuse, providing the best view of the dreaming spires of the...[more]
NEW HYDRO PLANT IN LIEGE
[BIZ/INFRA: Liège, May 19]
In Grosses Battes, Chênée, the power utility SPE is to construct a hydroelectric power plant, capable of producing 2 million KW annually. This will be a revolutionary center, able to provide power to 700 families and is an entirely...[more]
FN INVESTMENT PLANS
[BIZ: Liège, May 19]
The course of business is progressing satisfactorily at the FN arms plant in Liège. The Herstal-based group is looking forward to an investment plan involving some EUR 100m. The Walloon region will also be providing capital....[more]
TRIANGULAR INFRASTRUCTURES
[BIZ/INFRA: Aachen/Eupen/Heerlen, May 19]
A major infrastructural project is underway to improve the cross-border infrastructure in the Meuse-Rhine Triangle in the Belgian municipalities of Baelen, Bleyberg, Eupen, Kelmis, Lontzen, Raeren and Welkenraedt; in...[more]
A MEUSE-RHINE HOME MARKET
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 19]
Meuse-Rhine is an ideal place to start for a business that wants to export. The lines of communications are short and this doesn’t only apply to physical distance, but to culture and even language. However, business isn’t taking sufficient...[more]
WTC HEERLEN-AACHEN
[BIZ: Heerlen, May 19]
A formal founding ceremony for the new Heerlen-Aachen World Trade Center Trust and WTC Heerlen-Aachen BV, the related private company responsible for operationalizing the World Trade Center at Avantis, the cross-border science and business...[more]
LIEGE PR
[BIZ: Liège, May 18]
CLIRP, the Liège public relations association, which has a membership of 100, awarded prizes on May 17 at the provincial palace in Liège. Mr Paul-Emile Mottard, the Deputy responsible for culture, the arts and communication gave the introductory...[more]
EASYJET MAA-BERLIN SUCCESS
[BIZ/LOG: London, May 18]
The easyJet flights from Maastricht-Aachen Airport to Berlin are extremely successful, recording 30,000 reservations so far. Most passengers book from Maastricht and a smaller number from Berlin. Reservations started February 23, 2005,...[more]
BELGIAN RAIL HIGH SPEED DEFICIT
[BIZ: Brussels, May 18]
The management of Belgian Rail (SNCB) discovered several weeks ago that they still needed EUR 282m to complete the high-speed train line. The budget overshoot has arisen in the Northern sector from Brussels to Antwerp and in the Eastern...[more]
BAUHAUS EUROPA GO-AHEAD
[BIZ/GOV: Aachen, May 18]
The Aachen City Council has approved the EUR 30m Bauhaus Europa European Cultural Center project, described in Issue 108, which is to be built in the context of Euregionale 2008 on the Katschhof square between the city hall and the...[more]
TECHSPACE AERO SHAREHOLDERS
[BIZ: Liège. May 17]
Christian Jamart writes about the stakeholders in Techspace Aero in ‘Gagner & Réussir’. The Walloon region will have 30% of the Walloon shares and the staff will have 16%. In June 2004, Techspace Aero already introduced a formula for share...[more]
E.ON BIGGEST IN RES. REALTY
[BIZ: Düsseldorf, May 17]
E.ON AG, Düsseldorf, has sold Viterra to Deutsche Annington GmbH, Düsseldorf. The transaction has a total value of approximately EUR 7bn, comprising the purchase price for the equity of approximately EUR 4bn and the net debt and provisions...[more]
ANOTHER TYPE OF GRASS
[BIZ: Bunde, May 17]
According to the suppliers, you can hardly tell the difference from the real thing. The City of Maastricht is going to be the first in Limburg to use synthetic Royal Grass®, supplied by Dolmans Kultuurtechniek from Bunde. On Wednesday May...[more]
SPA CASINO UPGRADE
[BIZ: Spa, May 17]
The theater in the casino building in Spa has been refurbished and upgraded at a cost of EUR 2m. The lighting and sound equipment was also modernized. The theater, which dates from shortly after WWI, will be reopened in mid-June....[more]
PHILIPS IN A NEW LIGHT
[BIZ: Aachen, May 17]
As reported in Issue 96 (October 15, 2004), Philips, the RWTH University in Aachen and Aixtron AG (and now Liège U) are moving ahead on the development of novel large area white organic light imaging diodes (OLED). This means that, 12 months...[more]
E&Y AND THE COLONEL
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 17]
On May 23, Ernst & Young will be the first company to move in to The [De] Colonel, the new office building on the station square in Maastricht. 120 Staff from Heerlen and Maastricht are moving into the new building, designed by the...[more]
DTZ LIEGE AIRPORT
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, May 16]
DTZ has been assigned to market the first large office paragon at Liège Airport. The 13,200m² airport business park is to be launched in June. DTZ now has an exclusive contract for the commercialization of the airport business park along...[more]
WOOD CONSTRUCTION
[BIZ: Eupen/St Vith, May 16]
After the success of the year 2001, the Promotion Association of Forestry and Wood and the wood competence center of the East Belgian Development Company is putting on a new wood exhibition. On Saturday afternoon June 4, 13 wood...[more]
FAVINI 2004 RESULTS
[BIZ: Meerssen, May 16]
Favini, the specialty paper people, with mills in Meerssen and Apeldoorn, has announced its annual results for the year to December 2004. Turnover was stable at EUR 213m (EUR 211m in 2003), EBITDA EUR 25.4m (12,8m in 2003), and trading...[more]
SAFE COCKTAILS?
[BIZ: Aachen, May 16]
Our friends at Vino Zero, or Euresis GmbH & Co KG in Aachen, have sent us a little note, reminding us of the option of cocktails without alcohol. They certainly seem to have a lot to say about the subject. Note that these drinks are useful...[more]
NEW SHOPS IN GARDENZ GELEEN
[BIZ: Sittard-Geleen, May 16]
As reported by the developers earlier this year, Gardenz, the shopping plaza on the Urmonderbaan in Sittard-Geleen, has four new outlets: New York Pizza, Sawin, Hellebrekers and Megablokker garden furniture, which extend the Gardenz...[more]
PARKING AT MOSAE FORUM
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 16]
The parking garage at Mosae Forum will open at July 1, 2005. This is the first development in Maastricht's new market center. The first part of the garage will have 530 parking spaces and the rest will follow in 2005 and 2006, bringing...[more]
CHINESE CHAIR FOR FEV
[BIZ/EDU: Aachen, May 16]
On May 10, Professor Franz Pischinger, founder of FEV Engine Technology in Aachen and a distinguished professor at the RWTH University, was appointed an honorary professor of the Technical University of Dalian in North China by Professor...[more]
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IRON RHINE DECISION
[LOG: The Hague, May 25]
The Arbitral Tribunal established to decide a dispute between the Kingdom of Belgium and the Kingdom of the Netherlands has rendered its award concerning the reactivation of the Iron Rhine, or “IJzeren Rijn” as it is known in Dutch,...[more]
EXEL TONGRES TO CLOSE
[LOG: Tongres, May 24]
Exel Logistics is going to close its warehouse in Tongres. At the end of this year, Lanier, the Canadian producer of office equipment which used the Exel Logistics warehouse in Tongres, will have been taken over by Ricoh and their logistical...[more]
LIEGE AIRPORT VP
[LOG: Liège, May 20]
Mr Jean-Pierre Grafé (CDH) has become vice-president of the board and of the management of Liège Airport’s managing company SAB. He joins Michel Foret, also a vice-president and José Happart who is the president of Liège Airport...[more]
TNT IN MEDICAL SECTOR
[LOG: Amsterdam, May 17]
TNT Express, which has a major base in Liège, has reached a cooperative agreement with AirNet Systems, a specialist in air cargo for the science and medical sectors. TNT’s objective is to strengthen its position in the medical sector...[more]
ESSERS BUCHAREST EXPANDS
[LOG: Genk, May 17]
The Limburg (B)-based logistical group Essers will have doubled its warehouse capacity at its Rumanian DC in Bucharest from 15,000m² to 30,000m² at the end of the month. The center is at the Cefin Logistics Park on the Bucharest-Pitesti highway,...[more]
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PARKSTAD & PROVINCE (NL)
[GOV: Heerlen/Maastricht, May 27]
Parkstad Limburg and the Province of Limburg (NL) have signed a declaration of intent on the ‘Wgr-plus’ Province of Limburg/Parkstad Limburg agreement moving in the direction of an urban agglomeration. This puts the strength...[more]
STEVE STEVAERT GOVERNOR
[GOV: Brussels/Hasselt, May 26]
Steve Stevaert (51), the popular Limburg politician, former mayor of Hasselt and president of the SP.A socialist party, is to be the next governor of Limburg (B)....[more]
GLASPALEIS : RENOVATION PRIZE
[GOV: Heerlen, May 26]
The Glaspaleis, one of the top thousand buildings of the 20th century, has won the Renovation Prize for 2005 in the utility buildings category at the Maintenance and Renovation fair in the Brabanthallen in Den Bosch. Last year, it won...[more]
BIGGER ENVIRONMENT PRIZE
[GOV: Aachen, May 26]
The Meuse-Rhine environmental prize is now offering EUR 10,000 in prize money. The prize has been offered for the last decade by the Kathy Beys trust in Aachen and is consequentially one of the pioneers in this area. The rise in the amount...[more]
MAASTRICHT EQUIS ACCREDITED
[EDU: Maastricht, May 26]
Maastricht University’s Faculty of Economics and Business Administration (FE&BA), which includes the university’s Business School (UMBS), has been granted the prestigious EQUIS (European Quality Improvement System) European quality...[more]
BROADBAND IN ART
[EDU/LEI: Maastricht, May 25]
On Saturday June 18 from 13:00 to 16:00 hrs, Het Brede Spoor/ Het Trappenhuis, an arts education association headed by Marijk Greweldinger, will be offering educational courses for children from the age of 2.5. Music, drawing and...[more]
CROSS-BORDER VOLUNTEERS
[GOV: Aachen, May 25]
On September 1, 2004, the Euroregional project for the development of a cross-border volunteers’ marketplace, headed by the German Red Cross in Aachen and the Red Cross in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany was set up. The objective was...[more]
LAST MEUSE-RHINE MEETING
[GOV: Maastricht, May 24]
The governors of Belgian Limburg and Netherlands Limburg, Mrs Hilde Houben-Bertrand and Baron van Voorst tot Voorst, attended their last Meuse-Rhine meeting on May 23. Mrs Houben-Bertand has been governor for ten years and Baron van...[more]
EUROREGIONAL INFORMATION
[GOV: Aachen, May 24]
Euregio Aachen is holding one of its information sessions to answer questions like: What do I have to know when I move to a neighboring country? What do I have to pay attention to, when I work in one country and live in another? Where do...[more]
TRICHTLINNBURG
[EDU/LEI: Maastricht, May 23]
The Jan van Eyck Academy is presenting a special arts event from Friday May 27 through Sunday June 5 in Maastricht. Dozens of international artists and speakers are going to play a role in city life, give performances, lectures,...[more]
THE MAASTRICHT RESOLUTION
[GOV: Maastricht, May 20]
The mayors of major cities of the Meuse-Rhine (Maastricht, Aachen, Hasselt, Liège, Sittard-Geleen and Kerkrade) have drawn up a resolution, intended to form a Euroregional starting point for a joint approach to the soft drugs problem....[more]
EUROREGIONALE ALSDORF
[GOV: Alsdorf, May 20]
Alsdorf’s candidate for a Euregionale 2008 project is called the Energy Landscape AnnA and is at the old Anna II mine site. It is to be a theme park with a focus on energy....[more]
OU CHOSEN BOVENS
[EDU: Heerlen, May 20]
The supervisory board of the Dutch Open University has appointed Theo Bovens to be the chairman of the board of the university with effect from September 1, 2005. Mr Bovens, who has been on the board for two years, will succeed Mr Thijs...[more]
NEW PRESS OFFICER
[GOV: Maastricht, May 20]
Evelyne Mertens, Meuse-Rhine’s new press and PR officer, was born on September 25, 1979, in Malmedy and lives in Büllingen. She studied Applied Social Communications and Public relations at the IHECS in Brussels from 1997 to 2001 and...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE COUNCIL
[GOV/BIZ: Maastricht, May 20]
Abel Desmit from Soumagne is to be the new chairman of the Meuse-Rhine Council. Mr Desmit is the first councilor of the Municipality of Soumagne and he is member of the Liège provincial council. The 63-year old socialist was chosen...[more]
ANNE FLIERMAN LEAVES
[EDU/GOV: Maastricht, May 19]
Anne Flierman, who has been becoming familiar at meetings in Limburg in recent months as the number two man of the university and, to the surprise of some, a candidate for governorship of the province, is leaving. He is going from...[more]
LIEGE AGGLOMERATION
[GOV: Liège, May 19]
Paul Vaute in ‘La Libre Belgique’ gives a summary of a program broadcast by Radio Ciel FM recently, in partnership with the ‘Gazette de Liège’, in which the new president of the Liège branch of the socialist party, Mayor Willy Demeyer, talked...[more]
MALMEDY POLICE HELPED BY NL
[GOV: Malmedy, May 18]
Dutch police have recently assisted the Malmedy-Stavelot police district. This fell under the Benelux agreement on the cooperation of public safety forces. In this case, the immediate reason was the presence of 800 young Dutch people in...[more]
CAROLINGIAN REMAINS
[EDU: Aachen, May 17]
Construction activities by the Stawag power utility at the Katschhof in Aachen between the city hall and the cathedral has revealed Carolingian remains, including a wall - the city is planning to include the foundations in the new Bauhaus...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE PREVENTION MONTH
[GOV: Aachen, May 16]
On May 11, partners in the Euroregional project on risk behavior among adolescents organized the first Euroregional prevention month at the Eurogress in Aachen. The start of this program, which is concerned with the prevention of risk in...[more]
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HEART FAILURE HELP ONLINE
[LIFE-SCI: Heerlen/ Tromsø, May 24]
Sananet B.V., an eHealth company offering IT products and services to improve the quality of health and social services in the Netherlands, was selected by the Dutch Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) for a best practice...[more]
NEW BIOMOLECULAR IMAGING
[LIFE-SCI: Jülich/Düsseldorf, May 17]
AIDS, Mad Cow disease and Alzheimer’s disease are the targets of three new high-performance nuclear magnetic resonance spectrometers, recently inaugurated in Jülich by the NRW minister responsible, Hannelore Kraft. These...[more]
CEREBRAL FOLATE DEFICIENCY
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, May 16]
Seminal work has been done at Aachen's Department of Pediatric Neurology into a hidden childhood disease. This can now be tested more easily by taking a serum sample to determine the autoantibodies, making it a treatable disease. Information...[more]
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HOLST CENTER START
[SCI-TECH/BIZ: Eindhoven, May 25]
The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Laurens Jan Brinkhorst and the Flemish Minister of Economics, Business, Science, Innovation and Foreign Trade, Fientje Moerman have given a written go-ahead for the new Holst Center at...[more]
FIRST NEAR UV LASER DIODE
[SCI-TECH: Aachen/Peking, May 23]
Aixtron AG, a leading provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, has announced the development of the first near UV laser diode by the Institute of Semiconductors at the Chinese Academy of Science (ISCAS)...[more]
AIXCON WINS SUN POWER PRIZE
[SCI-TECH: Aachen, May 24]
The Aixcon company has won the innovation prize for 2005, at the annual symposium on Photovoltaic solar energy in Bad-Staffelstein, for its photovoltaic scanning inverter. The inverter allows the power generated by the photovoltaic...[more]
SHELL ECO MARATHON
[SCI-TECH: Liège, May 17]
The University of Liège is taking part in the Shell eco marathon for the second time, with a battery-operated, highly economical and environment friendly vehicle prototype. The Pac2vehicle won the prize in 2004 and the objective this...[more]
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GALERIE WOLFS: JAN MARTENS
[LEI: Maastricht, May 30]
There will be an exhibition on Jan Martens’ paintings: ‘The magic thing’ at Galerie Wolfs to be opened June 5 at 15:00 hrs by Marike van der Knaap, an artist and a co-author of the book ‘Jan Martens from Ornamental to monumental language’....[more]
CRICKETING NEWS
[LEI: Heerlen, May 29]
June 5 will see the opening of a new branch of the Heerlen Hockey and Cricket Club, with a new cricket pitch using synthetic grass. Rodney Marsh, a celebrated wicketkeeper, who played for Australia 188 times in 96 test matches and 92 one-day...[more]
ANGELI CD PRESENTATION
[LEI: Maastricht, May 23]
On Saturday June 4, Egbert Derix and Leo Janssen will be presenting the Angeli CD at the Theater aan het Vrijthof at 21:00 hrs. These gentlemen are leaders of the Limburg Jazz scene and the CD has new versions of Derix’ compositions...[more]
THE WASHING MUSEUM
[LEI: Spa, May 23]
Readers of the journal will know that we often linger on the activities of the celebrated washing museum: Musée de la lessive on Rue de la Géronstère in Spa. This time, the museum is offering an exhibition entitled ‘Children washing’, which...[more]
PHOTOGRAPHS BY MYRIAM LIMME
[LEI: Liège, May 23]
Myriam Limme, born in the Hesbaye in March 1957, started on photography early: she got her first camera from her parents when she was 12. In 1990, after a voyage to Andalusia, she got a feeling for the art and later, she discovered Crete....[more]
PALME D’OR
[LEI: Cannes, May 23]
The Child (‘L’Enfant’), a film by the Liège (Seraing) Dardenne brothers, won the 58th Palme D’Or at the Cannes Film Festival this month, beating off 20 other competitors. Jean-Pierre and Luc Dardenne dedicated the prize to Florence Aubenas...[more]
ALAIN JANSSENS
[LEI: Liège, May 20]
There will be an exhibition of the photography of Alain Janssens Saturday June 4 at 18:00 hrs at the Brasseurs in Liège, organized for the occasion of publication of his book, ‘Temps Brassé’. The exhibition will be open Tuesday June 7 through...[more]
HOW DIFFERENT ARE WE?
[LEI: Aachen, May 20]
Carla Seifert will be talking about the differences between the Dutch, Belgians and Germans on Tuesday June 28, 20:00 hrs in the Gartensaal im Haus Matthéy at the Theaterstrasse 67 in Aachen. Carla Seifert is an advisor, coach and trainer...[more]
ITALIAN BAROQUE
[LEI: Fourons, May 18]
Works from 17th and 18th century Italian baroque composers: from the sober Caccini through to Handel. Works by Poulenc, texts by Paul van Ostayen and music by Antoine Oomen will be interpreted by Victoria de Haas (soprano) and Ronald Haverkate...[more]
PELLEAS ET MELISANDE
[LEI: Maastricht, May 18]
Pelléas et Mélisande, conducted by Ed Spanjaard and directed by Peter te Nuyl, is on at the Theater aan het Vrijthof Friday June 3. Tickets cost EUR 38. The show starts at 20:15 hrs, but is preceded by an introduction given by Len van...[more]
Z33 PRESENTS GERT ROBIJNS
[LEI: Hasselt, May 18]
Gert Robijns (St Trond, 1972) is presenting an overview of his work at the Z33 Gallery in Hasselt. The exhibition is entitled ‘Nr 10, never left right’. The first part of the exhibition will be held from May 1 though August 14 and the...[more]
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