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A HISTORY LESSON
[EDIT: Liège, September 7]
Tax records reveal that merchants from Liège were active in London in the 75 years preceding the Norman Conquest (1066); but, the story of Liège and its founder St Lambert (Bishop of Maastricht -Tongres) goes back 1300 years.Liège, ...[more]
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APOTHEOSIS NOW
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 15]
Camille Oostwegel relates that, after the fire at the St Servatius Basilica in the 1950s, he was walking with his ‘bonpa’ (grandfather) and passed the Crutched Friars Church (Kruisherenkerk) in the heart of Maastricht. When he...[more]
NEW ENERGY AT AVANTIS
[BIZ/GOV, Avantis, September 13]
At the request of Deputy Martin Eurlings, Paul Hamm, Chairman of the Green Raw Materials platform at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and former senior executive with DSM, is going to play an active role in new energy for Limburg....[more]
LIEGE EXPORTERS
[BIZ: Liège, September 13]
The ‘hands-on’ export organization in Liège, based at Fortis bank in the center of the city, is showing itself prepared for the future in its new program. On October 6 it will be holding a meeting entitled ‘Exporting is fine, but it’s...[more]
SPACEBEL IN THE PLEIADES
[BIZ/HIGH-TECH: Liège, September 12]
SPACEBEL, a European leader in the field of Space I.T., has won a further series of major contracts in the frame of the Pleiades program. The total turnover of these new developments represents about EUR 3.5m.
The...[more]
NEW ROOMS AT CROWNE PLAZA
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 10]
In handing over the key to Dries van der Vossen, managing director of Bilderberg Hotels and Restaurants, Christian Albers, the leading driver in the Minardi Formula 1 racing team, will be opening the refurbished rooms at the Crowne...[more]
CHOCOLATE MELTS TOGETHER
[BIZ: Eupen, September 10]
In mid-2002 the Stollwerck company took over the Eupen Chocolaterie Jacques and also the Swiss company of Belgian origin, Barry-Callebaut. Now the company wants to market the two varieties of chocolate under a joint label in order...[more]
NEW PAPER 7 DIMANCHE
[BIZ: Brussels, September 9]
Rossel Publishers are launching a new Sunday paper to be called 7 dimanche. The paper appeared free on September 11 at 2,000 sales points in Brussels and the Walloon country.The paper will be concerned with current news and on...[more]
ARDENNES TEAM SPIRIT
[BIZ/LEI: Ourthe-Amblève, September 9]
The Cisco Euro Challenge is a unique outdoor team-building event held in the Ardennes Forest that will include kayaking on the river Ourthe and many other activities. From September 8 through 11 teams from companies throughout...[more]
EVS EXPECTS HDTV BREAKTHROUGH
[BIZ: Liège, September 9]
EVS, the Liège-based broadcast equipment company, designs, develops, and markets professional digital equipment for radio, television, and the cinema. It has been in the high-definition TV business and live slow-motion recording for...[more]
DEPARTMENT STORE IN EUPEN
[BIZ: Eupen, September 9]
An investor is looking for a 800 m² business location in the lower town in Eupen to build a department store. This could be the size of a Delhaize store. The City has no property of its own that it can place at Investor’s disposal,...[more]
IRC BUSINESS MARKET
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 9]
On September 29 and 30 the Grenslandhallen in Hasselt, the third edition of the ‘IRC Businessmarkt’ will take place. This is the largest network event in Limburg (B) with a total offering of innovative products and services for companies...[more]
13TH CENTURY SHOPPING CENTER
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 9]
The new Entre Deux shopping area scheduled for completion in September 2006, and representing an invesment of EUR 100m, will add 12,000 m2 to the retail and restaurant and café space in Maastricht, and 200 private parking spaces....[more]
BRUSSELS IPO FOR VAL ST-LAMBERT
[BIZ: Val Saint-Lambert, September 9]
Sylvie Henquin took over the crystal works at Val Saint-Lambert in January 2003. The company had gone bankrupt in September 2002. Since then business has been improving by leaps and bounds and the company is now considering...[more]
ELECTROBEL H1 UP 70%
[BIZ: Brussels, September 9]
The Electrabel Group announced that profits for 2005 would be much higher than last year, on the publication of its H1 figures.
The figures reveal a net profit of EUR 1.25bn, which is an increase of EUR 626m, including the interest...[more]
RISK CAPITAL TAX DEDUCTION
[BIZ: Washington, September 9]
This release was originally published by the Belgian Embassy in Washington DC on July 5th.Context
Recent studies have shown that Belgium has become one of the most profitable countries for US companies to do business in the ...[more]
ALRO GROUP FOR SALE
[BIZ: Dilsen-Stokkem, September 8]
The Limburg (B)-based group Alro, which specializes in the surface treatment of trucks and passenger vehicles, is for sale again. The current owner Luc Thijs sold Alro in 1998 and bought it back again in 2000. Deloitte is again...[more]
INNOVATION PLATFORM
[IND: Maastricht, September 8]
On Wednesday, September 7, a decision was taken by the National Innovation Platform to recognize the chemical industry as a key area. This is special recognition for all of the effort and energy that Limburg and its partners had...[more]
PUNCH TO TAKE OVER INALFA
[BIZ: Hamont-Achel, September 8]
The administrator of the bankrupt automotive parts company Inalfa at Hamont-Achel is likely to receive a takeover bid from the electronics group Punch. This was confirmed to Kanaalz by the Punch boss, Guido Dumarey. There are...[more]
DSM R&D CENTER IN CHINA
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 8]
DSM, a world-leading supplier of life science and nutritional products, performance materials and industrial chemicals, opened its first Research & Development (R&D) Center in China on September 8. The center is located in Shanghai....[more]
NEW SHOPPING CENTER IN AACHEN
[BIZ: Aachen, September 7]
A new shopping center is to be developed in downtown Aachen. The location in the Büchel area is currently used as a parking lot. The building will be removed and a retail center of several stories will be built. The city is to work...[more]
NEW PRICE HIKE FROM ARCELOR
[BIZ: Luxemburg, September 7]
According to the German business paper Handelsblatt Arcelor wants to raise its prices for steel in Q4, 2005. The price per ton will be raised by several dozen euros, said a spokesperson for the second largest steel cooperation in...[more]
DSM TOPS IN DOW JONES
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 7]
In the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index published September 7, 2005, DSM once again tops the list for the Chemical Industry sector. This is the second year in a row that DSM has been named the worldwide sustainability leader in...[more]
EATING ICECREAM
[BIZ/LEI: Roermond, September 6]
An ice-cream restaurateur was elected one of the most striking gastronomic enterprises in Limburg in a meeting of the catering trades organization at the Orangerie Roermond recently. Clevers IJssalon in Grubbenrtvorst employs...[more]
AACHEN COLLOQUIUM
[IND: Aachen, September 6]
The 14th Aachen Colloquium on the "Automobile and Engine Technology" will be held in Aachen, October 4 through 6. This event has become one of the largest automotive and engine technology conferences in Europe and the increasing number...[more]
SONACA TO CUT EUR 63M ANNUALLY
[BIZ: Gosselies, September 6]
Sonaca, the Walloon producer of aircraft parts, wants to save EUR 63m annually in the context of the restructuring plan, DEFI 2007. Management announced this at a meeting of the Board. The press release attributes this to the low...[more]
WALLOON TAX CUTS
[BIZ/GOV: Eupen, September 6]
The Walloon regional government is working towards a reduction of business taxes, according to the Minister of Economics, Mr. Marcourt, in reply to a parliamentary question from the East Belgian member Edmund Stoffels.As a result ...[more]
FORTIS TAKES OVER INVESTMENTS
[BIZ: Amsterdam, September 6]
Fortis Investments have taken over the investment activities of Westfalenbank in Germany. This increases the Fortis investment fund by EUR 1bn. The cost of the takeover has not been reported. Fortis is increasing the expansion of...[more]
STADT CENTER, DÜREN
[BIZ: Düren, September 5]
Thirteen months after the groundbreaking ceremony, a new shopping center is opening its doors in Düren. It represents an investment of EUR 50m by Stadt Center GmbH. Located in Düren’s city center, the shopping mall has 57 retail units...[more]
MITHRA SIGNS WITH SOLVAY
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, September 5]
Mithra, the Liège pharmaceutical company that specializes in the production of gynecological products, has signed a contract with the Belgian pharmaceutical and chemicals company Solvay Pharma. Mithra is going to sell Solvay...[more]
LAWYERS PAY
[BIZ/GOV: Eupen, September 5]
The bar association in Eupen had a conference recently with partners from Belgium, Germany, and The Netherlands. The 250 participants met in the Europe Hall of the Ministry of the German-speaking Community to talk about the law...[more]
WFG IN THE NEWS
[BIZ/GOV: Eupen, September 5]
The East Belgian development company WFG has pointed out that both their transport and logistics and food branches fall within the new ‘Marshall Plan’ cluster scheme. However Marc Langohr, managing director of WFG, is concerned...[more]
NETCOLOGNE TAKES OVER WESTEND
[BIZ: Aachen, September 5]
Just before entering the telecom market in Aachen and Düren, NetCologne, the telecommunications provider, has taken over the Aachen Internet provider Westend GmbH. Westend is a well-known company in Aachen and provides Aachen market...[more]
IVM FINANCIAL TIPS
[BIZ: Amsterdam, September 5]
The latest edition of the leading Dutch financial magazine CASH has included an article on IVM’s Head of Investments, Dr. Maarten Friederich. He was pointed out as having given the best financial tips over the last 12 months. His...[more]
COCKERILL AND SIDMAR TO MERGE
[BIZ: Liège, September 4]
Arcelor wants to regroup the cold-rolled steel in Liège and a site in Ghent in a unitary company structure. The reasons for this change are tax-based. Gille Biau, the boss of Cockerill Sambre, will be the Director of Human Resources...[more]
BIODIESEL TAX
[BIZ/GOV: Hasselt, September 4]
Biodiesel and other environment-friendly fuels will be free of duty at Dutch filling stations next year. In 2006 the cabinet will not tax bio-fuels, according to a cabinet source. The cabinet will spend EUR 70m to encourage the...[more]
REGISTERING PRODUCTS
[BIZ : Cleves, September 4]
A communication from the Strick partnership in Cleves informs us that anyone who introduces electrical or electronic products onto the Germany market has to be registered with the foundation known as the Waste Electrical and Electronic...[more]
INTERNSHIPS FOR POLITICIANS
[BIZ: Wavre, September 3]
The Walloon Business Association (UWE), which is keen to develop the relationship between government and business, is arranging for leading politicians to take internships with major businesses.Nine parliamentarians have already ...[more]
NEW MEDIA INPUT
[BIZ/MEDIA: Prüm, September 3]
There is to be a daily internet paper in the adjacent areas of Rhineland-Pfälz, the North-Rhine Westphalian Eifel, Luxemburg, and East Belgium. It will produce news in the areas of public life, with a focus on tourism and business....[more]
ARDENNES OUTLET’S MARKETEER
[BIZ: Verviers, September 3]
The global marketing specialist Yaël Reicher, who was the senior marketing manager at Maasmechelen Village, entered into the service of the Ardennes Outlet Center on August 29. The appointment of Yaël Reicher follows that of...[more]
MITHRA PRODUCTION IN MAASEIK
[BIZ: Maaseik, September 3]
Dutch garage door producer Mithra is moving its production facilities from the Netherlands to Maaseik (B), where the company bought 60,000 m² production location and office space.
(Source: www.investinlimburg.com - undated)...[more]
KATZ DANCES TO GENK
[BIZ/LOG: Genk, September 3]
Katz Dancewear has selected Genk as the location to service the Benelux market - UK Accessories. For the last 20 years Katz Dancewear Ltd. has led the field in specialized footwear for: Ballet, Modern Ballroom, Contemporary, Latin...[more]
CRONIMET CLOSE TO UGINE ALZ
[BIZ: Zutendaal, September 3]
Cronimet, one of the world's leading recycling companies involved in trading and processing secondary raw materials for the stainless steel industry has opened a new site in Zutendaal. The investment was triggered by the company’s...[more]
ZAMMA WRAPS FURNITURE
[BIZ: Genk, September 3]
The Orange, Va.-based, Zamma Corporation shapes and profiles wrap molding and furniture components, producing top quality molding and furniture components to customer specifications, controlling the entire production process in-house...[more]
VDS-FOOD EXPANDS
[BIZ: Barchon, September 2]
VDS-Food is a major wholesaler with restaurants and large catering organizations among its customers. It is moving into a new 7,000m² semi-industrial building in the Barchon Business Park with 7 loading bays and 6m² of free headroom,...[more]
BST AT HERMALLE-SOUS-HUY
[BIZ: Antwerp, September 2]
Belgian Scrap Terminal (BST) is expecting to employ another 45 jobs in its new, state-of the art dismantling and recycling facility at Hermalle-sous-Huy. The first contact of the SPI+ (Liège Development Agency) with BST goes back...[more]
METSÄ TISSUE GROWS KREUZAU
[BIZ: Kreuzau, September 2]
Metsä Tissue at Kreuzau (nr. Düren), where the Finnish-based company produces a range of tissues for the European market, has invested EUR 16m this year in a new paper machine to grow the Kreuzau location.In only two months the ...[more]
COMBELL TAKES OVER COMPETITOR
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 2]
Combell, the Ghent-based manager of domain names, is taking over the business of the Hasselt company The Internet One. This makes Combell, in its own words, the biggest independent Belgian manager of domain names and websites on the...[more]
LIEGE HOTEL SCHOOL EUR 400,000
[BIZ/EDU: Liège, September 2]
The province of Liège has received EUR 400,000 from the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion to train specialists in the hotel and food sector. The money comes from a steering committee for the Interreg III program. Objectives are improved exchange...[more]
AACHEN EBAY FILM
[BIZ/LEI: Aachen, September 2]
For the first time in the history of the cinema the roles in a film are being auctioned on the Internet. On Wednesday, September 7, Ralf List celebrated his roles as eBay auctioneer, producer, script author, and director for the...[more]
BUSINESS INTEREST IN MERZBRÜCK
[BIZ: Merzbrück, September 2]
There is increasing business interest in the airfield at Merzbrück near Aachen. Opening hours are expected to be extended and the runway improved. This is the plan of the Aachen district’s development company, which, according to...[more]
BIOGAS IN BAESWEILER
[BIZ: Linnich, September 2]
Natur-Power GmbH is optimistic that the planned biogas plant at the Baesweiler swimming pool can be built soon. The farmers involved in the project in this region have already sown 300 hectares with special energy maize that will...[more]
TRIANEL CCGT PLANT CEREMONY
[BIZ: Aachen/Hamm, September 2]
The 800MW combined cycle gas turbine (CCGT) power plant in Hamm-Uentrop, Germany, moved forward at its official groundbreaking ceremony on September 1.With its 27 municipal power utility partners, Trianel is moving into the ...[more]
EUR 370,000 TO MARKET WATER
[BIZ: Eupen, September 2]
The Meuse-Rhine Euroregion has made EUR 370,000 available for the tourist marketing of drinking water and lakes in the province of Liège. This funding comes from the EU’s Interreg III program.The total cost of the project, which ...[more]
BRIGHT FUTURE FOR AIXTRON
[BIZ: Aachen, September 2]
The market for flat screen displays, especially for LCD TV is expected to grow rapidly over the next years. One of the key technologies for the manufacture of LEDs for back lighting devices such as LCD displays is the deposition of...[more]
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TNT LOGISTICS GOES OPTIANT
[LOG: Liège/Amsterdam/Boston,MA, September 6]
TNT Logistics, a leading provider of supply chain services, announces it will use Optiant's PowerChain® suite to help its global customers eliminate millions of dollars in landed inventory costs. Adding Optiant's ...[more]
DUTCH TOLL COLLECT CONFLICT
[LOG: Amsterdam, September 6]
Dutch partners concerned with the startup of onboard units (OBU) to be used for the German highway truck toll system are in conflict with Toll Collect, which runs the system of kilometer charging. The complaints relate to the administrative...[more]
LIEGE SUPPORTS MARSHALL PLAN
[LOG/BIZ: Liège, September 6]
The Liège organization for the logistics industry supports the development plan known as the ‘Marshall Plan’, which is being developed by the Walloon government. The branch is one of five areas of the economy being supported.A...[more]
EUREGIOBAHN TO BREINIG
[LOG: Stolberg, September 6]
People are happy in Breinig, where they hold their city festival from September 16 to 18, because the route of the Euregiobahn, the Euroregional commuter service, is to be extended beyond the station at Stolberg city center to Breinig....[more]
GAMBRO AND DIDECO GO EXEL
[LOG/LIFE-SCI: Opglabbeek, September 3]
Early this Summer, Gambro, a leading Swedish renal care services and products and blood component technology company, and Dideco (DIsposable DEvice COmpany), one of Italy's major producer of cardio pulmonary device companies...[more]
ARROW DEVICE LOGISTICS
[LOG/LIFE-SCI: Tongres, September 3]
Arrow International (Reading, PA) develops and manufactures catheters and related medical products and has set up a logistics center in Tongres, close to other US companies (Black and Decker, Avnet, Evapco and Bose). The...[more]
BOEING 757 FOR TNT EXPRESS
[LOG: Liège/Amsterdam, September 2]
TNT Express has taken its first Boeing 757, in its own colors, into service with its fleet in Liège. The Boeing 757 is a quiet-running plane and can carry 30 tons of cargo. It will be leased by Icelandair to TNT Airways. The...[more]
VALUE-ADDED SERVICE CENTER
[LOG: Liège, September 2]
The Value-Added Service Center, or VASC, is the name of a new service center at TNT’s Liège European hub, the first in Europe. The service has been developed to meet the needs of professional customers in the areas of worldwide distribution,...[more]
TTS: JEAN-JACQUES MARTENS
[LOG: Liège, September 2]
The Liège transport group TTS has appointed Jean-Jacques Martens as general manager. In the first 30 years of its existence, TTS had developed from a family business in Hannut, and later in Grâce-Hollogne, making a spectacular move...[more]
PUTTING A RIVER BACK TO BED
[INFRA: Inden, September 2]
The power giant RWE has officially brought the new bed of the Inden river into service. The North-Rhine Westphalian Minister for the Environment Eckhard Uhlenberg together with RWE Power’s Chairman of the Board, Jan Zilius opened...[more]
MAPPING MEUSE-RHINE’S SPACE
[INFRA: Maastricht, September 2]
The Province of Limburg (NL), the Limburg municipalities of Heerlen, Sittard-Geleen, Maastricht, the City of Aachen, the districts of Heinsberg and Euskirchen and the Cologne Presidency are going to cooperate to record the cross-border...[more]
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NEW SCHOOL FOR KETTENIS
[EDU: Eupen, September 10]
A new school has opened in Kettenis. The EUR 2.5m building, covering 1,619 m2, is in the heart of the village. The building is an attractive combination of old and new and full of light, designed by the Liège architects B.U.A.A.A....[more]
CHATEAU JEHAY
[GOV: Namure, September 8]
The Walloon regional government is supporting the upgrading of the historic Chateau at Jehay, near Liège, to the amount of EUR 225,000. The money goes to the province and this will contribute to the renovations for historic buildings....[more]
TAX & DOMICILE
[GOV: Aachen, September 7]
This year those not resident in Belgium but working there will have to submit a tax return for the first time. Information is available at the tax evening to be held on Thursday, September 29, at 19:00 at Haus Matthéy, Theaterstrasse...[more]
THE EDMOND HUSTINX PRIZE
[EDU: Maastricht, September 6]
At the ceremony to mark the opening of the academic year in Maastricht the annual scholarship for young researchers offered by the Edmond Hunstinx Foundation was presented to Milene Bonte, who hopes to complete her doctorate in...[more]
LAMBERTZ LOOKS AHEAD
[GOV: Aachen, September 5]
Karl-Heinz Lambertz, the Prime Minister of Belgium’s German-speaking region, spent an evening in Aachen recently at the headquarters of the Aachen region to celebrate 175 years of Belgian history. It was a Belgian-beer evening...[more]
CULTURAL CONSCIOUSNESS
[GOV: Maastricht, September 2]
There is to be a focus on the cultural infrastructure, with priority given to young, innovative talents, the creative industry, cultural tourism and to the regionalization of the funding for culture.Deputy Odile Wolfs has drawn ...[more]
MUSIC PRIZE FOR THEODORAKIS
[GOV/LEI: Aachen, September 2]
The UNESCO Music Prize for 2005 goes to the musician and composer Mikis Theodorakis from Greece, the city of Aachen announced recently. The 80-year-old Greek musician is being honored for his whole career and for his political...[more]
CYCOS PAYS PERFORMANCE BONUS
[EDU: Alsdorf, September 2]
Trainees make up 8% of the Cycos AG team of IT specialists in Alsdorf. The business employs 209 people including those at their French location. A spokesperson for Cycos announced that this year seven trainees would be taken on in...[more]
ANDRÉ POSTEMA TO UM BOARD
[EDU: Maastricht, September 2]
André Postema has been appointed a member of the Executive Board of Maastricht University. The appointment of Mr Postema, who will also assume the post of Vice-President, will take effect on 1 October 2005
Mr Postema...[more]
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NRW HOSPITALS LAGGING
[HEALTH: Jülich, September 9]
Bavaria invests an average of EUR 46 per head of the population in hospitals. In North-Rhine Westphalia this is just EUR 26. The hospitals in NRW have to get by with a much lower income than the federal average, said Christian Kuhl,...[more]
GRÜNENTHAL ON MEDICINE
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, September 9]
The Aachen pharmaceutical multinational Grünenthal has welcomed the planned EU directive on medication for children. The new European directive will provide an important impetus for the German market. According to the company,...[more]
UM, AZM & DSM: 'BIOTERIALS'
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, September 6]
Maastricht University and DSM: two of Limburg’s biggest employers are neighbors. And yet, until recently, they were two completely separate worlds. About a year ago, that changed when Jo Ritzen (president of the UM Executive...[more]
ICT FOR SENIOR CITIZENS
[HEALTH: Maastricht, September 5]
The province of Limburg (B) is following the initiative of Deputy Sonja Claes in introducing a number of IT applications into the Limburg healthcare system. The targets are the elderly, suffering from senile dementia who are...[more]
THE ALMA-GRID
[LIFESCI: Aachen, September 3]
On September 20, 2005 there will be a talk in Room 42A 032, in the Biology Building, Worringerweg 1 in Aachen given by Dr. Kurt Hoffmann of the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME and RWTH Institute...[more]
PAION MARKET APPROVAL?
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, September 2]
Paion, an Aachen-based bio-pharmaceutical company whose flagship product is the anti-coagulant ‘Desmoteplase’ — based on protein from bat saliva — for use in the treatment of stroke victims (it helps dissolve blood clots in the...[more]
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FETES DE WALLONIE
[LEI: Liège, September 11]
The third weekend in September is the time for the Fêtes de Wallonie in the city of Liège, a major celebration for the Walloon country and Meuse-Rhine with the participation of 40 towns and municipalities in the region.It all takes ...[more]
4 EYES
[LEI: Maastricht, September 10]
There will be an exhibition of the work of Milous Heunks, and Juan Heurter, from September 18 through October 15 at Gallery Wolfs, in the Hoogbrugstraat in Maastricht...[more]
10TH HASSELT WINE FAIR
[LEI: Hasselt, September 10]
The tenth Hasselt wine fair will take place in the Zaal Eneide in Spalbeek-Hasselt from Friday, November 18, through Sunday, November 20: Friday — 18.00 to 22.00
Saturday — 14.00 to 22.00
Sunday —10.00 to 19.00 Admission...[more]
SUPER! OPENS IN PRISON
[LEI: Hasselt, September 10]
The first Triennial for the arts and design opened on September 9 in Hasselt in the old prison, and they will be running their show, Super!, until November 13. Almost all of the major museums in Hasselt are offering a Super!...[more]
HEUGEM RANDWIJCK ART ROUTE
[LEI: Maastricht, September 10]
A second Art Route is to be held on September 24 and 25, where ten artists will open their workshops to the public on the Saturday and Sunday from 11:00 to 17:00. Mr. Jacobs, the councilor responsible for culture, will open the...[more]
HASSELT-GENK BY MODEL TRAIN
[LEI: Hasselt-Genk-Hoeselt, September 9]
On Sunday, September 18, on the cycle path between Hasselt and Genk, a world record attempt will be made to link the two Limburg (B) cities of Hasselt and Genk with a model railway, using four model trains. The Hoeselt...[more]
NEW CITY MUSEUM IN HASSELT
[LEI: Hasselt, September 8]
In the coming month a new city museum will open in Hasselt. The core of the collection is a presentation of the development of the city under the influence of the social environment. Visitors will be able to use computer animation...[more]
AUTUMN 2005
[LEI: Liège, September 5]
The Autumn Fair will be held in the Halles des Foires in Liège from the September 17 through September 25. Check the website....[more]
HORSE WHISPERER IN MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, September 5]
Monty Roberts, Known as, “The Man Who Listens to Horses,” gained an international reputation by developing a method of communicating with horses using their natural body language and a technique he calls Join-Up®. He will be in...[more]
TINTIN IN MAIZE MAZE
[LEI: Barvaux-sur-Ourthe, September 5]
The most famous reporter in Belgium, comic strip hero Tintin, is in the maize labyrinth at Barvaux-sur-Ourthe, near Durbuy. Since 1997 this amazing maize maze has been open to the public every day during the summer months....[more]
NEW WALKING ROUTES
[LEI: Riemst, September 2]
A new network of long-distance walking routes has been established in the Belgium-Dutch border area. This 120km route leads from Flanders through the Walloon country to The Netherlands and back again. After three years of preparation...[more]
THE FINAL NOTE
[OBIT: Eijsden, September 13]
Truus Wadsworth, who founded Wadsworth & Wadsworth Associates in 1983, passed away suddenly in the morning of September 12. She was the inspiration and the backbone for all the company’s projects and activities. We shall continue...[more]
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