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THE INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT RENTIER
[EDIT: Liège, September 22]
Drama, color and music accompanied the inauguration of the University of Liège’s new president on September 22. Dignitaries from far-flung places, from China, Africa and Canada and of course from France, Flanders and Maastricht were...[more]
MRJ SEEKS SPONSORS
[EDIT: Eijsden, September 30]
The Meuse-Rhine Journal is looking for sponsors for this newsletter. There are various options. If you are interested, contact the editor at the address linked below. A fact sheet is available on request...[more]
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MUNICH LAUNCH FOR WTC AVANTIS
[BIZ: Aachen, September 30]
A marketing campaign for the World Trade Center at Avantis the cross-border science and business park between Aachen and Heerlen will be initiated at Expo Real the 8th International Commercial Real Estate Fair in Munich October 10-12....[more]
NEW LIEGE LAW COURTS
[BIZ: Liège, September 29]
The foundation stone has been laid for the extension to the Liège law courts. The project, which represents an investment of EUR 59m, is scheduled for completion in Place St. Lambert in the summer of 2010. There will be provision for...[more]
CROSS-BORDER CHANCES & RISKS
[BIZ: Eupen, September 29]
EWIV WestLex, which is made up of law firms of Meuse-Rhine and the chambers of commerce, is holding a session on Wednesday November 9, at Hotel Kasteel Bloemendaal in Vaals from 18.00 to 20.00 hrs to provide information on the opportunities...[more]
AVIAPARTNER GOES WITH 3I
[BIZ: Brussels, September 29]
The Belgian aircraft handling company Aviapartner officially passed into the hands of the British private equity company 3i last week. The completion of the transaction, announced in July (Issue 115) was expected at the end of August....[more]
SOUTH-KOREA SELECTS AIXTRON
[BIZ/HIGH-TECH: Aachen, September 29]
AIXTRON AG, the Aachen-based provider of deposition equipment to the semiconductor industry, has announced a number of system sales to South Korea. The systems will be installed to increase the manufacturing capacities for...[more]
MAASVALLEI SOLD TO TEEMA
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 29]
The Maasvallei, a former Center Parks location in Lanklaar, has been sold to the Dutch Teema International group. They plan to build a hotel and holiday houses on the 250 ha site on the old Eisden (B) mining site. Earlier plans for...[more]
TOUCAN TELCO COMES SOUTH
[BIZ: Rotterdam, September 28]
The Netherlands now has a new Telco called Toucan, which is offering services under the ToucanTalk brand. Toucan is the trade name and consumer brand of IDT-Europe, a branch of the USD 2,5bn IDT Corporation, an international telecom...[more]
BATINEWS
[BIZ/LEI: Battice, September 28]
The 20th edition of the Batinews construction fair will be held from October 6 through 10 at the Battice Business Park not far from the crossroads formed by the Liège-Aachen and Luxembourg highways. The focus is on consumers...[more]
TOPIC MAPS
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 28]
Morpheus Software in Maastricht, the leading knowledge engineering company in Topic Maps in the Netherlands, has become the Value Added Reseller of Ontopia. Advanced Governmental and knowledge-intensive organizations (including:...[more]
BELGIAN RAIL TO INVEST EUR 4.8BN
[BIZ/LOG: Brussels, September 27]
SNCB the Belgian rail group is to invest EUR 4.8bn in three years. Management wants to invest this money over the next three years and they made the proposal to this effect recently to the holding company - which was reported...[more]
SKF TONGRES WOMAN-FRIENDLY
[BIZ: Tongres, September 27]
On Sunday, October 2, lots of Belgian businesses will be having their 15th Open Door day and the central theme will be ‘woman friendly’, chosen by the Flemish Minister for the Economy, Fientje Moerman. The organization held a ...[more]
WELLNESS IN VALKENBURG
[BIZ: Valkenburg, September 27]
On Thursday, September 29, the Wellness project, one of five provincial projects in the tourism sector in the ‘Hill Country’, led to a meeting in Valkenburg. Achmea Arbo, Thermae 2000, Atelier Soltane, Orbis, and Thuiszorg for...[more]
TOP Q-PARK CAR ACQUISITION
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 26]
Q-Park, a top-5 player in the European parking market and market leader in the Netherlands, is investing over EUR 100m in the strategic international business and mobility centers, currently being developed along the southern...[more]
FORD GENK BEST IN EUROPE
[BIZ: Genk, September 26]
Ford’s automotive plant in Genk has been selected as the best in Europe, not only in terms of quality but, in fact, on the basis of the best results ever achieved by a Ford plant in Europe. This emerged from an annual internal audit...[more]
LIFESTYLE IN HASSELT
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 26]
Lifestyle, fashion, shopping, street shows, the arts and culture are being offered by the City of Hasselt to its visitors on Saturday, October 1. The event is part of the city’s ‘Shopping Plus Day’ project in Maastricht, Aachen,...[more]
LABEL-DESIGN.BE
[BIZ/LEI: Grand-Hornu, September 23]
In the context of 175 years of Belgium, Grand-Hornu Images, Pro Materia and Design Vlaanderen (Flanders) are holding an exhibition from October 16, 2005, through February 16, 2006, to promote an important event on the subject...[more]
BEST SHOW
[BIZ: Liège, September 23]
The Seventh European Fair for the Environment, Energy, and Clean Technology (BEST) and Municipio, the fair for public service sectors, are to be held from Wednesday 12 through Friday 14 October at the Halles des Foires in Liège. Check ...[more]
INBOUND INTEREST
[BIZ: Aachen, September 23]
An article in the Aachener Zeitung quotes Victoria Appelbe, in charge of regional marketing and inbound investment at AGIT, about interest in the region. This interest goes beyond mere enquiries and has already led to four companies...[more]
TOP YEAR FOR HOENSBROEK
[BIZ/LEI: Hoensbroek, September 23]
Hoensbroek Castle had a top year as far as visitor numbers are concerned. From January through August 2005 it received 18,000 more visitors than in the previous year. The total number of visitors was 68,000, an increase on...[more]
CRIME AND BUSINESS
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, September 23]
Businesses are often subject to the unwelcome attentions of criminals, and the South Limburg police in cooperation with the Chambers of Commerce have set up a special councilor who can be contacted in confidence and assist...[more]
SETTING UP BUSINESS IN GERMANY
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 23]
There will be three seminars on setting up a business in Germany. The first is the establishment of a company or a branch in Germany and gives extensive information about the various types of company. It will be held at the Maastricht...[more]
INITIATIVES 2005
[BIZ: Liège, September 23]
The Liège business fair, Initiatives, is celebrating its 20th anniversary and will be held from Wednesday, October 19 to Friday, October 21 at the Halles des Foires in Liège, from 1000 to 1830 hrs on Wednesday and Friday, and from...[more]
SNCB INVESTS IN LOCOMOTIVES
[BIZ/LOG: Brussels, September 22]
Belgian Rail SNCB has to invest in new locomotives, according to Christian Democrat MP Roel Deseyn. The current stock is outdated and every day 19 trains have to be cancelled as a result of this — this means 6,909 trains on...[more]
GIMV NETS EUR 49.2M
[BIZ: Brussels, September 22]
The Flanders equity company GIMV achieved an H1 net profit of EUR 49.2m on the basis of the IFRS accounting standards, against EUR 49m in H1, 2004. 36% of the total investment went to Belgium and was largely invested in Belgian...[more]
HOUSES IN BELGIUM UP 11%
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 22]
The cost of housing last year in Belgium went up by 11% and houses were usually up for sale for 100 days. Brussels remains the cheapest capital in Europe, according to the results of an analysis of European residential property carried...[more]
GLASS MUSEUM FOR LOMMEL
[BIZ/LEI: Lommel, September 22]
Work on the construction of a glass center has commenced in Lommel. Visitors will learn about the art of glass — in all its facets — in an interactive museum, all the way from sand to the finished project. Glass objects from collections...[more]
TWO NEW CINEMAS FOR LIEGE
[BIZ: Liège, September 22]
Cinemas are booming in Liège and within two years the Liège downtown area will have two new cinemas. Construction will begin in February or March and the investment will receive a EU subsidy of EUR 5m...[more]
TESSENDERLO HALTS NA SO4
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, September 22]
The Tessenderlo chemicals group is stopping the production of natrium sulphate at the end of this year. Currently the company uses it for the production of washing powder, glass, and paper, but demand is falling off and so it...[more]
DTZ IN LIEGE
[BIZ: Liège, September 22]
DTZ, Walloon international real estate advisor for business property has been appointed the exclusive agent for the sale of a 9,000m2 building on the Place du XX août in the heart of Liège. This building, dating from the 70s, is just...[more]
THE INNOVATION PROGRAM
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, September 22]
As a part of its innovation program for 2005 to 2007 the province of Limburg is encouraging SMEs with 100 vouchers for research and innovation. Deputy Martin Eurlings presented the project in Venlo at a business meeting.The ...[more]
NEW YORK RESTAURANT GUIDE
[BIZ/LEI: The Hague, September 22]
Hotchpots.com is now online. Hotchpots is the first European restaurant site for New York. The site is intended for young, critical European visitors and temporary residents of the Big Apple who want to discover tourist and...[more]
LIEGE SCIENCE PARK
[BIZ: Liège, September 21]
An extension to the business location at the Space Center in Sart Tilman has been made with the allocation to SPI+, the agency responsible, of an additional 6m2 of forest belonging to the Province of Liège on the rue des Chasseurs-Ardennais...[more]
LIEGE SHOWCASE
[BIZ: Liège, September 21]
GRE, the organization charged with economic redeployment in the Liège country, is holding a showcase series of events in Liège for an international public from October 19 through 22. The events are designed for an international audience...[more]
EUR 245M FOR THE COUNTRYSIDE
[BIZ/INFRA: Maastricht, September 21]
The countryside in Dutch South Limburg can expect to receive EUR 245m in government investment over the next seven years in projects and measures in the areas of agriculture, the living environment, countryside, nature,...[more]
CFO Q-PARK BELGIUM APPOINTED
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 20]
Q-Park N.V.’s Executive Board has announced the appointment of Marc Beernaert as CFO of Q-Park Belgium. 20 09Marc Beernaert (48) previously held the post of Finance and Administration Manager at Yamanouchi Pharma in Belgium. ...[more]
GELATIN AT TESSENDERLO
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, September 20]
Tessenderlo wants to expand its gelatin activities. The chemicals group is looking for takeovers in Asia and plans an expansion of capacity in Argentina, according to CFO Christian Vrebosch in a talk with Tijd-Nieuwslijn in Paris....[more]
AMB SHELVES NEW BUILDING PLANS
[BIZ: Aachen, September 20]
Major European insurer AMB Generali in Aachen has shelved its plans for a new office building on the site of the old Aachen university hospital. A three-year plan for all the group’s companies should be completed by the end of 2005,...[more]
HEIDELBERG-CEMENT CENTRALIZES
[BIZ: Frankfurt, September 20]
Heidelberg Cement, which has major plants at ENCI in Maastricht and Lixhe in the province of Liège, is restructuring and this will mean the loss of 1,100 jobs. The jobs will go in two to three years spread across 13 European countries,...[more]
OCE TAKEOVER
[BIZ: Venlo, September 20]
OCE, the world’s largest producer of printers for construction drawings, has taken over the US company Imagistics International for USD 754m including USD 68m in debts. OCE is going to make a public offer of USD 42 per share. The Imagistics...[more]
EXPORTING TO CHINA
[BIZ: Liège, September 20]
Ever active, the Liège Export Club is passing on an invitation from Ducroire SA and Sinosure. They are organizing a seminar in Peking or Shanghai for November 28. It will bring companies or their local agents up to date on Chinese...[more]
FRISSEN: MORE FROM BRUSSELS
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 19]
Governor Leon Frissen and his colleagues from Zeeland and Brabant are hoping for more EU money from Brussels and from The Hague. The southern provinces are demanding a third of the EU funding that The Netherlands should receive...[more]
WHO DARES WINS
[BIZ: Eupen, September 19]
When the German-speaking community’s minister responsible, Bernd Gentges produced the slogan in our title, he probably did not realize that it was the motto of Britain’s celebrated SAS commando regiments. He was talking about the need...[more]
TECHNOCIRCLE HEERLEN OPEN
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 17]
TechnoCircle, a striking, round building, was recently completed in Heerlen. It is the flagship of LIOF’s collective business centers and completes a project of three buildings, which were started in the 90s at the Coriopolis Business...[more]
CILIAN ACQUIRED BY BIOCEROS
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Münster, September 16]
Originally darted September 7 - Bioceros, a privately held
biopharmaceutical research and development contract organization,
announced the acquisition of Cilian AG, a privately held company - in which Limburg Ventures...[more]
MACINTOSH RETAIL H1, 2005
[BIZ: Maastricht September 16]
In the first half of 2005, Macintosh Retail Group achieved turnover of EUR 384.0m, compared with EUR 395.9m in the H1, 2004. The turnover of Macintosh Retail Group’s continuing activities (excluding Superconfex) decreased 2.5%,...[more]
TESSENDERLO GROUP: H1 2005
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, September 16]
Tessenderlo Group Sales were up 2.4% for H1, 2005. Consolidated net profit, group share went down 29.3%.
The Group’s sales amounted to EUR 1,076.5m, compared with EUR 1,051.0m in H1, 2004, i.e. a rise of 2.4 %. This rise is...[more]
‘WOONBOULEVARD’ THE BIGGEST
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 16]
The expanded 'Woonboulevard' in Heerlen recently received its official designation as a business location from Governor Leon Frissen. The center, which is a shopping center with retail outlets, specializing in home furnishing and...[more]
COO HYDRO PLANT
[BIZ: Trois-Ponts, September 16]
The power utility company Electrabel has applied for a new operating license for the hydro power plant in Coo — the current permit expires next year. The plant will be updated and possibly expanded. The municipality of Trois-Ponts...[more]
SPA’S ULTRALITE FLYING SCHOOL
[BIZ: Spa, September 16]
The airfield at Spa is establishing a flying school for ultralights. The 40-hour course will introduce leisure pilots to the ultralights machines. It costs EUR 4,000 and is supported by the Liège branch of the Royal Motor Union Association...[more]
EUROGRESS OPEN AGAIN
[BIZ: Aachen, September 16]
Aachen’s conference center, the ‘Eurogress’, has reopened following a three-month closure for refurbishment that cost EUR 4m. The largest expenditure on the investment program was the installation of the new acoustic facilities in...[more]
TESSENDERLO BUILDS POWER PLANT
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, September 16]
The Belgian chemicals group Tessenderlo Chemicals is planning to build its own 400MW power plant — this is enough to supply almost a million families. A third of the production of the gas-fired plant will be used by Tessenderlo...[more]
MAXDATA EUR 2.5M IN WUERSELEN
[BIZ: Würselen, September 16]
The computer manufacturer Maxdata, Marl, has invested EUR 2.5m in its PC plant in Würselen, which employs 480. The new set-up with faster production lines will bring production up to 600 units — desktops, notebooks, and servers...[more]
LAMBERTZ’S EASTERN SUCCESSES
[BIZ: Aachen, September 16]
The major Aachen confectionery company, Lambertz, has seen a rise in revenues of 2.9% and has brought its total turnover to EUR 436.2m. The Lambertz group in Germany includes Weiss GmbH for Nuremberg gingerbread [Lebkuchen] and the...[more]
MACHIELS CAMPUS EXPANSION
[BIZ/LOG: Opglabbeek, September 16]
The warehousing and logistics specialists, Maasland Beheer & Logistiek, have opened a new area (Hall 15) at its Machiels Logistical Campus in Opglabbeek. With the 13,000-m2 expansion, the Group is now able to offer over 50,000m2...[more]
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ADBLUE
[LOG: Barchon, September 22]
Truck and bus drivers can now buy AdBlue in 42 Texaco service stations in the Benelux countries. It is available in ten-liter containers with a pouring funnel, and guarantees a range of 600km. The additive is supposed to improve...[more]
FRANCO-BELGIAN POWER
[INFRA: Brussels/Paris, September 21]
RTE and Elia, the French and Belgian electricity transmission system operators respectively, will renew for October 2005 the joint provisions adopted in September on allocating capacity at the French-Belgian border.In...[more]
DUTCH RAIL-ESSENT CONTRACT
[LOG: Amsterdam, September 20]
Dutch Rail has signed a long-term contract with Essent for the supply of electricity for its trains. The financial details of the contract, which is said by the parties to be the largest electricity contract ever signed in The...[more]
SOUMAGNE TUNNEL ON VIEW
[LOG: Liège, September 20]
Belgium’s longest railway tunnel at Soumagne can now be viewed. The tunnel is the result of construction for the TGV line between Liège and Aachen. The tunnel is over six kilometers long, and it was possible to visit it on foot or...[more]
ROERMOND–NIJMEGEN
[LOG: Maastricht, September 16]
On Monday, September 12, the province of Limburg (NL), the Arnhem-Nijmegen cluster, and the province of North Brabant (NL) set forth their plans for running the Roermond–Nijmegen Maas railway line after decentralization in a cooperative...[more]
DEUTSCHE POST BUYS EXEL
[LOG/BIZ: Bonn, September 16]
Deutsche Post, the world market leader in logistics, has bought the British Exel company — the European market leader. The takeover means that the company will be the biggest in Europe and worldwide. The purchase sum is said ...[more]
JEAN VINCENT 14,500M2
[LOG/BIZ: Liège, September 16]
The Liège-based Jean Vincent logistics group celebrates its fifth anniversary in its current form with a new 14,500m² warehouse. This increases tits Herstal site to 28,000m². The new buildings are divided into a 7,500m² zone and...[more]
NO GO FOR BRUSTEM AIRPORT
[LOG: St Trond, September 16]
The Limburg (B) company, Aercon is not going to invest in Brustem Airport. A year ago, Aercon a part of Luc Thijs’ Alro metalworking group from Dilsen-Stokkem, and Crown Helicopters wanted to invest EUR 12m in air-traffic-related...[more]
WITTKES SAYS NO TO IRON RHINE
[LOG: Wegberg, September 16]
At a meeting of the CDU (Christian Democrat) City Association in Wegberg, Oliver Wittkes, the Minister of Transport for North-Rhine Westphalia, said no to a reactivation of the historical Iron Rhine route for rail cargo between Antwerp...[more]
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CAROLINGUA
[EDU: Maastricht, September 29]
Caolingua, a project to promote the learning of the region's languages French, Dutch and German) by real and virtual exchange, has received an EU Interreg grant of EUR 1,050,000....[more]
TRIPOLAR SOUTH LIMBURG
[GOV: Heerlen, September 28]
Tripool Zuid-Limburg is the city-network that links Heerlen, Sittard-Geleen and Maastricht and it has just launched its own web site, linked below. The Tripolar conurbation has a population of 650,000, with a large green area at...[more]
EUR 450,000 FOR YOUTH JOBS
[GOV: Maastricht, September 23]
The province of Limburg is putting aside EUR 450,000 for a program to combat youth unemployment in the province. The tendering regulations for Youth Work 2005–2006 provides starting subsidies for new activities that improve the...[more]
CULTURAL SERVICES
[GOV: Liège, September 22]
Mr. Hector Magotte, the Councilor for Culture, Museums, the Arts, and Letters in Liège, has given his agreement to a partnership between the city museums in Liège and the EKIVITA network. This is an Intranet portal that provides services...[more]
MAYOR QUINT TO STEP DOWN
[GOV: Vaals, September 21]
Mrs Monique (M.J.I.) Quint-Maagdenberg (60), Mayor of Vaals - the town adjacent to Aachen, which borders on both Germany and Belgium - is taking early retirement (FPU-regeling) on December 1 - a move that would be technically impossible...[more]
TROCLET: FACILITY MANAGEMENT
[EDU: Liège, September 20]
The Léon-Eli Troclet Haute Ecole, a Liège Provincial higher education institute, has developed a strong reputation for excellence in research and for providing students with practical experience. From September 20, 2005, Haute Ecole...[more]
LIMBURG’S BUDGET RESPONSE
[GOV: Maastricht, September 20]
The Limburg provincial government (NL) has responded to the national budget for 2006. The budget puts the focus on innovation, international competitiveness and cutting red tape. As regards the future prospects for Limburg, the...[more]
MAPPING MEUSE-RHINE’S SPACE, II
[GOV/LOG: Maastricht, September 20]
In response to a parenthetical comment on the above article in our last issue (118) Wilbert Kurvers, of the Province of Limburg (NL), noted that GIS companies located in Meuse-Rhine would be involved in the implementation...[more]
MBA TRANSPARENCY
[EDU/BIZ: Munich, September 19]
The Düsseldorf-based German business newspaper HandelsBlatt is setting up an interactive database on its own website to develop transparency in the MBA market for employment. In the future, any German student interested in pursuing...[more]
MSM RECEIVES AMBA
[EDU: Maastricht, September 16]
Maastricht School of Management announces that on August 25th the Association of MBA’s International Accreditation Advisory Board has approved the Maastricht Full-time MBA, Part-time MBA and the MBA Facility Management programs...[more]
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CELLS AT WORK III
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, September 30]
Cells at Work III, the Networking and Partnering event for the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium, will be held November 14 & 15 at the MECC, Maastricht.Held every 18 months, the congress is regarded as the event for the ...[more]
100,000 HEART CATHETERIZATIONS
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, September 23]
The Aachen university hospital has carried out 100,000 heart catheterizations. The first heart catheter lab became operational in 1968 and, with 5,500 examinations annually, the hospital – according to its own records – is among...[more]
FROM TB TO AIDS
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, September 23]
There will be an exhibition entitled ‘1905–2005: from Tuberculosis to Aids’, which will run from October 3 through December 30 at Quai Banning, 6 in Liège. This exhibition is intended for high school pupils and for the general...[more]
TRANSCEND
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, September 20]
Although the splendidly appointed salon at the Provincial Palace in Liège was certainly reminiscent of higher spheres, the word ‘transcend’, in the title to this piece, refers to a cross-border Interreg III technology transfer...[more]
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INTELLIGENT SOFTWARE LAB
[SCI-TECH: Heerlen, September 29]
The Hogeschoolschool Zuyd, a higher education center, has established a Euroregional lab to promote the use of embedded software in SMEs. Total investment is EUR 1.6m of which EUR 818,477 comes from an EU Interreg grant...[more]
FRAUNHOFER 25TH ANNIVERSARY
[SCI-TECH: Aachen, September 23]
Aachen’s Fraunhofer Institute for Production Technology has recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. It was initially established by professors from Aachen’s RWTH University in 1980. The institute, with around 300 staff, develops...[more]
FELIX WOLF AT SUPERCOMPUTER
[SCI-TECH: Juelich, September 22]
Research Centre Jülich continues to expand its expertise in supercomputing. On 15 September Dr Felix Wolf joined the Jülich team. The 33-year-old will head a working group consisting of six members. "We intend to further develop...[more]
QUASAR TO BLACK HOLE
[SCI-TECH: Liège, September 16]
Pierre Magain of Liège and a team of scientists (Géraldine Letawe - Liège; Frédéric Courbin - Lausanne;2, Pascale Jablonka - Sauvergny, Geneva and Paris; Knud Jahnke - Potsdam;5, Georges Meylan - Lausanne; and Lutz Wisotzki -...[more]
PROMOS TECHNOLOGIES GO GENUS
[SCI-TECH/BIZ: Aachen, September 16]
ProMOS Technologies (Hsin-chu Science Park, Taiwan) has placed a purchase order agreement for a production ALD system from Genus, Inc. (Sunnyvale, USA), a member of the AIXTRON Group of Companies. The system will initially...[more]
PRIZES AT JUELICH
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, September 16]
This year the Leibfried prize for popular scientific work was awarded to people concerned with molecular escapology, Needles in Haystacks, and Life in Cirrus Clouds. Peter Winter, who was concerned with pairs of sub-atomic particles...[more]
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STEPHANIE BLANCHOUD
[LEI: Liège, September 29]
Stéphanie Blanchoud will sing Chansons Françaises on Saturday October 8 at 21hrs, in a concert on the Ex-cale barge, Quai G. Kurth – 4020 Liège. Reservations : 0032 4.257.62.87 or excale@skynet.be; admission EUR 8....[more]
GRUENENTHAL EXHIBITS
[LEI: Stolberg/Aachen, September 27]
‘Meetings’ is the title being given to an exhibition with works of the photography Peter Rotheudt and the painter and producer of objects Birgit Engelen. On October 21, selected works by these Stolberg artists will be on...[more]
JAZZ MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, September 27]
Maastricht’s International Jazz Festival runs from October 13 through 16. Jazz Maastricht is an exceptional combination of a jazz festival with famous artists and a colorful music fiesta at 45 downtown locations. The charm of...[more]
HANS DULFER LIVE IN HEERLEN
[LEI: Heerlen, September 24]
On Saturday, October 1, at 22:00 Hans Dulfer will be back in town (Heerlen) with his new band. He was here two years ago in a very warm Café Pelt (on the Pancratius Square), swinging as never before, and he’s going to be here again....[more]
MAASTRICHT DANCES
[LEI: Maastricht, September 24]
On the special shopping Sunday in Maastricht on October 2 there will not only be opportunities to shop, but also to see performances of dance in workshops, demonstrations, and shop windows, and there will be a grand final too....[more]
ROMAN WEEKEND IN HEERLEN
[LEI: Heerlen, September 23]
The Thermen museum in Heerlen will be holding a Roman weekend on Saturday, October 15 and Sunday, October 16, and it will allow you to experience things that you might have encountered in ancient Rome — a mosaic maker, a Roman barber,...[more]
ADVENTURE IN THE EIFEL
[LEI: Aachen, September 23]
In relation to the cross-border project for voluntary workers in Meuse-Rhine, the Red Cross in The Netherlands, Belgium, and Germany are holding an event called ‘Adventure in the Eifel’, with experienced Red Cross group leaders, from...[more]
BRF ANNIVERSARY
[MEDIA: Eupen, September 23]
Belgium’s German-language broadcasting system is celebrating its 60th anniversary on October 1 and 2 in Eupen with an exhibition and a history....[more]
VISITING ABBEYS AND PRIORIES
[LEI: Brussels, September 23]
The abbeys and priories of Belgium were open to the public recently, all 21 of them, and they recorded 35,000 visitors. Check the website for more information. ...[more]
AN AFRICAN NIGHT IN EUPEN
[LEI: Eupen, September 23]
Artists from the Ivory Coast will be in Eupen on October 8, because that will be ‘African Night’. The performers and the public are already looking forward to it; and, in particular, to one young, but already great, singer-dancer-percussionist...[more]
GAME IN THE ARDENNES
[LEI: Haarlem, September 22]
As Fall arrives, one of its great pleasures is to spend a weekend in the Ardennes and to enjoy the game on offer in the splendid restaurants and to stay at the hotels in the area. Around 100 addresses of hotels and restaurants with...[more]
FALL SHOW IN THE PYRAMID
[LEI: Gulpen, September 22]
There will be a Fall exhibition at De Piramide in Gulpen from October 8 trough 16, daily from 11.00 to 19.00 hrs. The Rococo Gallery will be showing Dutch masters of the 90s and early 20th century. There will also be a number of guest...[more]
EXTRA-VIRGIN AT DE MANGERIE
[LEI: Maastricht, September 21]
An exclusive extra-virgin olive oil (with no more than 1g acidity per 100g) was presented at ‘de Mangerie’ restaurant at the Crowne Plaza in Maastricht on September 21. Apcar & Strasek, importers for the Dutch market, held an...[more]
COAL TOURISM
[LEI: Beringen/Düren, September 21]
The old coal-mining area between Beringen and Düren in the Aachen region is going to be opened up to tourists. The Steering Committee of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion has approved this as a cross-border project in the Industrial...[more]
PETER SERPENTI IN TOKYO AGAIN
[LEI: Maastricht, September 16]
Following the successful series of Bach’s ‘Mattheus Passion’ and Mozart’s ‘Requiem’ in Japan in October 2003, the Limburg conductor Peter Serpenti is back in Tokyo and will be conducting Bruckner’s ‘Mass in F Minor’ and Schubert’s...[more]
LIMBURG (B) TOURISM TRILINGUAL
[LEI: Hasselt, September 16]
The new website (link below) for tourism in Belgian Limburg attracted an average of 75,633 visitors in the summer months — three times the number it received when it was launched and six times more than before it was updated. For...[more]
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