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VALKENBURG'S ‘TOUR’ MILLIONS
[BIZ/LEI: Valkenburg, October 28]
The arrival the ‘Tour de France’ in Valkenburg, South Limburg at the end of its third stage on ‘the fourth of July’ next year is expected to attract between 300,000 and 600,000 visitors. This means up to EUR 6m for the local...[more]
JAN MANS, NEW CHAMBER BOSS
[BIZ: Maastricht, October 27]
Jan Mans (65) is to be the new chairman of the South Limburg Chamber of Commerce in Maastricht. He will start work in mid-January in 2006. Mr. Mans has been mayor of Kerkrade and also piloted Enschede through a difficult period...[more]
LRM IT FUNDING PROGRAM
[BIZ: Hasselt, October 26]
LRM announced the launch of its IT funding program at the VoKa-KvK Limburg Chamber of Commerce’s IT day on October 19. The program will use LRM funding and reflect the agency’s intention to invest in innovative sectors such as IT....[more]
40M FOR NEDCAR DISTRIBUTION
[BIZ/LOG: Born, October 26]
Peter Kamps writes in Dagblad de Limburger that the Geleen transport company Langen is investing around EUR 40m in the construction of a major (43,000 m2) distribution center at NedCar in Born. On completion, the center will go on...[more]
THE WALLOON MARSHALL PLAN
[BIZ: Liège, October 26]
The Walloon Marshall Plan is a plan to reinvigorate the economy of the Walloon region in Belgium. A full description of the proposals is available in French and Dutch at the link at the end of this article.The original post-war 1947 ...[more]
GERMAN LAW FROM STRICK
[BIZ: Cleves, October 25]
As usual Strick’s newsletters on German law are both witty and informative. In September and October they start with the observation that an employee cannot be fired for falling asleep in the lavatory, and greet the election on Angela...[more]
STAWAG BUILDS BAUHAUS EUROPE
[BIZ/INFRA: Aachen, October 25]
The Aachen power utility Stawag is going to build the Bauhaus Europe between the Aachen city hall and the cathedral. The project is budgeted at EUR 30m, of which EUR 21m will come from the states. It will house exhibitions on...[more]
PORT OF LIÈGE
[BIZ/LEI: Liège, October 25]
The yachting figures are up for the Port of Liège. It was visited by 187 more boats than in 2004, bringing the total up to 1,599. In addition to the number of yachts there was a growth in the number of visitors, rising from 4,498...[more]
DTZ INTERNATIONAL RESEARCH
[BIZ: London, October 24]
Investor demand for pan-European real estate remains strong despite the continuing yield compression across most European markets says international property adviser DTZ. EQ, a new quarterly bulletin analyzing pan-European investment...[more]
MERZBRUECK AIRFIELD
[BIZ/LOG: Aachen, October 22]
The airfield at Aachen-Merzbrück will be officially designated an emergency landing field for gliders. This is the eighth support center for gliders in North-Rhine Westphalia. The reason for this is the high quality of the sports...[more]
CHEMICAL BIZ IN RAEREN
[BIZ: Raerener, October 22]
A 3,000m2 site on the Raerener ‘Rovert’ Business Park has been sold to a German chemicals company from Troisdorf. The sale price was EUR 19 per square meter. The business wants to set up a warehouse for storing pesticides. This is...[more]
SHIRO: FAVINI'S GREEN ANSWER
[BIZ: Meerssen, October 21]
In response to changing market fashions and environmental concerns, Favini has announced the launch of its new range of environmental papers, SHIRO. The new offer combines the best from Favini's heritage with some brand new ideas....[more]
SENATOR MICHAEL WIRTZ
[BIZ/EDU: Aachen, October 21]
On the evening of Friday, October 21 Michael Wirtz, the former managing partner of the international pharmaceutical company Grünenthal GmbH from Aachen/Stolberg and president of the Aachen Chamber of Commerce, became an honorary...[more]
WALLOON METAL HUB
[BIZ: Liège, October 21]
The ‘Walloon Metal Hub’ has been set up in a new building with new equipment. It will link 250 researchers from the university and other research centers. This is an essential part of the Liège redeployment program. Guy Fryns, the director,...[more]
A-2 PLATFORM
[INFRA: Maastricht, October 21]
A special business platform is being set up in Maastricht to deal with the A-2 tunnel project, which will be building a tunnel for the A-2 highway that bisects Maastricht. The platform is the initiative of the South Limburg Chamber...[more]
LIÈGE EXPORTERS
[BIZ: Liège, October 21]
The Liège Export Club is undertaking a life-sciences commercial trip to Finland from January 23 through 25 in 2006, organized jointly by Awex and the Liège Export Club. There will also be a mission to South Africa from March 11 through...[more]
EUR 23M IN FORD LOMMEL
[BIZ: Lommel, October 20]
Ford has invested EUR 23m over the past 5 years in the test track at the Lommel Proving Ground. This has prodeuced a state-of-the-art facility. One focus has been on the problems of rusting and road noise. 330 test drivers, mechanics...[more]
EUR 71M INVESTMENT FOR AACHEN
[BIZ/GOV: Aachen, October 20]
The city of Aachen is looking forward to investments in the order of EUR 71m in the coming year. Two years ago it was a third less. The city can afford this because it will receive EUR 31m in European aid from the federal and state...[more]
POWER FOR AIGREMONT
[BIZ/INFRA: Awirs, October 20]
The Aigremont company, established in 1934 and specializing in the manufacture of margarines and their flagship brand Olma, is setting up its own co-generation power plant. The company, which produced revenues of EUR 27m and exports...[more]
BIO-ENERGY IN BERLIN
[BIZ: Berlin, October 20]
There is to be a bio-energy forum in Berlin on December 8 and 9 on ‘Marketing and Finance, Export, Politics, Marketing and Business’. Check the website for further information....[more]
ENVIRONMENTAL OK HAUTS SARTS
[BIZ: Liège, October 20]
At the Initiatives Business Fair the Walloon Minister for the Environment Benoît Lutgen issued an ISO 14001, the first to a Walloon business site, to the Hauts Sarts business park in Herstal. The idea is to use synergies in business...[more]
STAWAG TAKES OVER THE DRAINS
[BIZ/INFRA: Aachen, October 20]
Stawag, the Aachen power utility company, is taking over the city’s drains. This had been a responsibility of the City itself but Stawag will be carrying this out and looking after investments in the system. The company will probably...[more]
TNT: FRENCH MGMNT BUY-OUT
[BIZ/LOG: Amsterdam, October 18]
TNT N.V. announced today that it has received a binding offer from French logistics and transport company Norbert Dentressangle to purchase from its French logistics subsidiaries TNT Logistics Holdings SAS and TNT Logistics France...[more]
SMART: MITSUBISHI ENGINES
[BIZ: Taipei, October 18]
Mitsubishi Motors is to start supplying fuel-efficient gasoline engines to DaimlerChrysler of Germany for its Smart compact cars. Mitsubishi will supply the engines to DaimlerChrysler next year for its next-generation Smart "fortwo"...[more]
DSM ACQUIRES CHINESE SYNTECH
[BIZ: Heerlen, NL,October 18]
Dutch specialty chemicals company Royal DSM N.V. has acquired Syntech, a producer and marketer of coating resins. Syntech has annual sales of around USD 30 million, generated with a broad portfolio of coating resins. The acquisition...[more]
FROM IDEA TO PATENT
[BIZ: Aachen, October 18]
The Agit development agency will guide businesses along the path from product or idea to commercial success, which is often a patent or license. It has recently provided advice on this subject and will be doing so again in the future....[more]
BIG ORDER FOR AACHEN’S GRUEN
[BIZ: Aachen/Munich, October 18]
The Bavarian Red Cross has signed a large order for software from the Aachen company Grün. New programs and a computer center in Aachen will be looking after the contributions and membership lists of the Red Cross in Bavaria...[more]
JAN DE NUL IN DUBAI
[BIZ: Brussels, October 18]
The Belgian dredging expert Jan De Nul, who was keen to operate in the Meuse between the two Limburgs, is now going to dredge a new container harbor in Dubai in the Middle East. This is a USD 500m contract. De Nul will be carrying...[more]
DYNAFIX IN TOP 500
[BIZ: Puth, October 18]
Dynafix, a South Limburg-based company that specializes in repairing computers and mobile telephones, was, in 41st place, the first Dutch company in the Europe Top 500, published recently. Specializing in after-sales services, it manages...[more]
CATERING TRADE’S TROPHY
[BIZ: Maastricht, October 18]
The Board of the Dutch catering trades association HORECA, and its departments in Maastricht and in the South Limburg Hill country, has decided to award the annual catering trade trophy for 2005, which is being awarded for the tenth...[more]
LANGUAGE NEEDS
[BIZ: Wavre, October 18]
The Walloon Business Association (UWE), the Export Association (Awex), Accent Langues, and Forem, an educational organization, held a major enquiry in the spring of 2005 on the use of foreign languages in Walloon enterprises, of which...[more]
TNT AND JAPAN POST TOGETHER
[BIZ/LOG: Amsterdam, October 17]
Japan Post wants to set up a distribution center for its Asian activities with TNT, according to the Japanese paper ‘Yomiuri Shimbun’ (10.12.05). TNT, which has its European hub in Liège, has not yet responded to the story but...[more]
NEUMAN & ESSER EXPANDS EUR 1.5M
[BIZ: Übach-Palenberg, October 17]
The Neuman & Esser engineering company, which specializes in compressors and dates back to the early 19th century, is expanding. The company specializes in compressor technology, servicing compressors, and grinding and classifying...[more]
PRIZE FOR ARION
[BIZ: Amsterdam, October 16]
On October 10 Eric Joosten, president of Arion International BV, Geleen, a company specializing in products that improve the ease of use and the efficiency of care products - such as devices to assist in putting on compression hose...[more]
MESMANN TO HEAD EBV
[BIZ: Herzogenrath, October 16]
Ewald Mesmann is to be the new chairman of the EBV AG real estate organization in Herzogenrath, which is a subsidiary of RAG Real Estate in Essen. Mr. Mesmann was the general manager of the RAG company, Rhein Lippe Wohnen GmbH,...[more]
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GREISCH BRIDGE FOR EIJSDEN
[INFRA: Eijsden, October 29]
Servatius, the Maastricht-based housing Association, has plans to contract Greisch, a Liège-based, leading international engineering company, specializing in bridge-building, to build a bridge for pedestrians and cyclists across...[more]
AIRPORT FUEL FARM EXPANDS
[LOG: Liège, October 26]
Liège Airport has resolved the issue of fuel supply its own way. It keeps it all down on the farm: the fuel farm, and runs operations itself. Like many major European airports, Liège is on the Central European Pipeline System, the pipeline...[more]
CLOCHEMERLE IN EUPEN
[INFRA: Eupen, October 21]
A public lavatory is to be established in the center of Eupen, something that has long been a local requirement. This is a chemical lavatory, which not only cleans the toilet bowl itself but the whole of the cubicle, and takes only...[more]
IRON RHINE UNACCEPTABLE
[LOG/GOV: Weert, October 20]
Seven municipal councils from the Dutch and Belgian border area close to Weert visited The Hague on October 25 to inform the Minister of Transport and Waterways, Karla Peijs, about their views on the revival of the old railway line...[more]
CARGO COMPETITION IN BELGIUM
[LOG: Brussels, October 18]
There are to be a number of competitors running on Belgian railways. The French SNCF, the Dutch-based Railion, and the German Rail4Chem have all received permits to operate on Belgian Rail. Thus far Belgium has only had to contend...[more]
FLOOD AWARENESS & PREVENTION
[INFRA: Grimma, October 17]
On October 13 and 14 2005, more than 75 experts in flood management from 13 countries gathered in Grimma (Germany) for the second conference of the European cooperative network FLAPP. FLAPP stands for Flood Awareness & Prevention...[more]
EUREGIOBAHN TO BE EXTENDED
[LOG: Alsdorf, October 17]
The city of Alsdorf will be included on the timetable of the Euregiobahn railway from December. According to the Aachen Transport Association, the trains will then run, on an hourly basis, past the current terminus at Herzogenrath...[more]
ABX LOGISTICS AND TAXIPOST
[LOG: Barchon, October 16]
Custom clearance of international packages by Belgian Post will in future be carried out by ABX Logistics, which has being doing this for others. This represents 15,000 clearances annually for EMS Taxipost and 80,000 for Belgian Post...[more]
AUTOMOTIVE LOGISTICS EUR 5BN
[LOG: Barchon, October 16]
At a conference in Barcelona called ‘Automotive Logistics 2010’, which was organized by the European car transporter group ECG, it was announced that European logistics operators in the automotive sector will invest up to EUR 5bn in...[more]
SPHINX DISTRIBUTION, GENK
[LOG: Genk, October 16]
The Maastricht producer of sanitary ware is going to establish a central warehouse and distribution center in Genk for all its Benelux activities. Janssen Logistics from Venlo will be setting up the 30,000m2 warehouse in Genk for this...[more]
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LOGO PARC
[EDU: Maastricht, October 29]
Logo Parc is a research project in design for public space. Its main focus of interest is the Zuidas (South Axis) in Amsterdam: a prestigious area of high rise offices, residential and cultural facilities on both sides of the A10...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE ARCHITECTURE PRIZE
[EDU: Heerlen October 26]
The 15th Meuse-Rhine Architecture prize will be awarded on Saturday November 12 at 20 hrs in the “Glaspaleis” in Heerlen. The prize will go to a graduating project from one of the five schools of architecture in Meuse-Rhine in Belgium,...[more]
INTERNATIONAL EDUCATION
[EDU: Aachen, October 25]
St. Leonhard’s Gymnasium, Aachen, (a state school serving German nationals at the secondary level) has announced its plans to begin an International Baccalaureate Diploma Program for pupils aged 16-18. The school is currently working...[more]
KERKRADE CAMPUS
[EDU: Kerkrade, October 25]
Eurode in Kerkrade and Herzogenrade, on the border between Germany and The Netherlands, has a new school building — the Kerkrade Campus — for further education in the arts, music, and dance. It will be opening in a few days time....[more]
SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT
[EDU: Maastricht, October 25]
There is to be a course on supply chain management offered by the University of Maastricht’s Business School on the following dates:November 30, 2005
December 7 and 14, 2005
January 18 and 25, 2006
February 1, 2006. ...[more]
CONSULAR CORPS IN EUPEN
[GOV: Eupen, October 24]
Liège’s 40-strong Corps Consulaire held their annual gala in Eupen this year. They visited the German community’s (DG) government building and later dined at La Table de Vincent. Prime Minister Karl-Heinz Lambertz welcomed everybody...[more]
EUR 75M FOR EUREGIONALE 2008
[GOV/BIZ: October 24]
A hundred representatives from the border area recently took part in a Tri-country Day at the Heerlen-Aachen Science and Business Park at Avantis. Fourteen projects for EuRegionale 2008 were proposed in the areas of science, the arts, and...[more]
REGIONAL HISTORY
[EDU: Maastricht, October 24]
A number of activities are being organized in Maastricht to mark the national history week, which runs from October 29 through November 6 at the Limburg Regional History Center, the Social History Center for Limburg, and the Maastricht...[more]
LIMBURG TO KEEP WATER
[GOV: Hasselt, October 22]
The Governor of Belgian Limburg Steve Stevaert pointed out that Limburg produced four to five million euros worth of drinking water annually because of the purity of its environment. He wants the province to keep this in its own hands...[more]
AMILCAR HERRERA PUBLIC LECTURE
[EDU: Maastricht, October 21]
The Amilcar Herrera Annual Public Lecture will be given on November 8 at 16:00 - 18:00 hrs in the Aula of the Faculty of Economics Tongersestraat 53, in Maastricht by Eugene Skolnikoff, Professor of Political Science at Massachusetts...[more]
COOPERATION WITH GERMANY
[GOV: Liège, October 21]
In the debate on the budget at the province of Liège the East Belgium Liberal member, Heinz Keul, repeatedly interrupted, pleading for cooperation between the German-speaking community in Liège and the new German states and the creation...[more]
CROSS-BORDER GOVERNANCE
[GOV: Poysdorf, October 21]
The Association of Cross-border Cooperation’s new directions for the regions was the topic of a two-day specialist conference held at the end of last week in Poysdorf in lower Austria. The conference was attended by representatives...[more]
FEDERAL PMS IN AACHEN
[GOV: Aachen, October 20]
The prime ministers of Germany’s federal states met in Aachen for a two-day conference. Karl-Heinz Lambertz, the prime minister of Belgium’s German-speaking community - who later said he was not there because he was representing a seventeenth...[more]
CROSS-BORDER LIVING
[GOV: Aachen, October 20]
In Meuse-Rhine, cross-border living has a long tradition, and when the borders were dismantled ten years ago, it became even easier. And it’s not just a question of jobs, it can be a nice house in the Belgian countryside, but before...[more]
AACHEN CITY BUDGET
[GOV: Aachen, October 19]
The Aachen City budget shows expenditure of EUR 154m in excess of income, leaving a total debt of EUR 450m. Mayor Jürgen Linden has pointed out the need for sustainable change as being part of the job of government. Something which...[more]
EUR 8M FOR HOUSING PROJECT
[GOV: Liège, October 19]
According to a report in ‘La Libre Belgique’, the City of Liège will benefit from ‘the big city plan’ - a government urban renewal program - to the tune of EUR 8m in the 2005/2007 period. More than 350 people should benefit from this...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE AT THE CROSSROADS
[GOV: Eupen, October 18]
Karl-Heinz Lambertz, Prime Minister of Belgium’s German-speaking region, said in parliament that Meuse-Rhine was at a crossroads. In the future, this border region would have to make do with less money and would have to position itself...[more]
UM DISSERTATION PRIZE
[EDU: Maastricht, October 18]
Yuri Michielsen-Tallman will receive an award from the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation for his Ph.D. dissertation in law at Maastricht entitled ‘The “Nazification” and “Denazification” of the Courts in Belgium, Luxembourg and The...[more]
GERMAN MBAS IN CHICAGO
[EDU: Chicago, October 17]
Chicago will host the third German MBA conference on the topic of ‘Doing Business in the Age of Globalization’ from November 18 through 20. The idea of the conference is to allow German MBA students in the US to develop their networks,...[more]
SPECIAL FUNDING FOR DG
[GOV: Eupen, October 16]
Belgium’s German-speaking community can rely on extra financial support from the province of Liège next year. In the framework of an existing agreement between the government in Eupen and the province, EUR 120,000 will be granted for...[more]
NEW HASSELT CAMPUS
[EDU: Hasselt, October 16]
Things are moving ahead for the new university campus in Hasselt. The City and the investment company LISOM have signed the contract of sale for the land, and this is where the new trans-national university - a joint project of the...[more]
VIA BELGICA, VICI ROMANI
[EDU/GOV: Baesweiler, October 16]
The working group for the EuRegionale 2008 project has decided to give the ‘Via Belgica, Vici Romani’ project extra funds to enable them to make their initial plans more concrete. The objective is to demonstrate the regional...[more]
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CELLS MATCHMAKING DEADLINE
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, October 25]
Cells at Work III starts in Maastricht on November 15, 2005. Apart from business meetings and some prime scientific programs, it offers companies fin the Life Sciences sector a helping hand with their cross-border activities...[more]
CELLULAR & MOLECULAR BIOLOGY
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, October 24]
Cellular and molecular neurobiology started at the University of Liège in March 2000 under the aegis of the former president Willy Legros and the current dean of the Faculty of Medicine Gustave Moonen. The center (CNCM) has six...[more]
DIAL 113 FOR ANIMALS
[HEALTH: Maastricht, October 21]
The Dutch ambassador for animals, Dion Graus, has started a lobby for a new European alarm number — 113 — for animals. He’s well-known in his home province of Limburg for his news reports on TV Limburg and the animal program...[more]
SECOND BREAST CANCER FORUM
[HEALTH: Eupen, October 21]
Eighty women accepted an invitation from the Ministry of the German-speaking community and attended a forum on the latest medical and technological developments for the treatment of breast cancer. Dr. Didier Vander Steichel, who ...[more]
BIOTECH NETWORK
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, October 21]
The Alma Grid, a major cross-border biotech network, is being established in Meuse-Rhine effective April 1, 2005 through March 31, 2007. It will have an overall budget of EUR 2,188,850, and the partners will be:· GIGA (University ...[more]
DSM & CRUCELL FIGHT ANTHRAX
[LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, October 20]
DSM and Crucell have announced a PER.C6® Licensing Agreement with IQ Corporation for Production of Monoclonal Antibodies against Anthrax. DSM Biologics and Crucell N.V. have announced that they have signed a PER.C6® research license...[more]
ROB TEN HOEDT AT ‘CELLS AT WORK’
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht October 19]
Rob ten Hoedt is the General Manager of Vitatron Worldwide HQ, Netherlands and Vice President of Medtronic Inc., Minneapolis, US. Rob has been in his current position since 1999 and will be available on November 14 in Maastricht...[more]
UNILEVER RESEARCH AWARD
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, October 16]
Nard Kubben of the University of Maastricht is to receive the Unilever Research Award 2005 (worth EUR 2500) on November 8 for his graduation research project on the relation between Polycomb Group (PcG) proteins and DNA, important...[more]
GENE AGAINST CALCIFICATION
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, October 16]
Calcification is caused by a protein in the blood called Fetuin-A. At the inter-disciplinary research group of the Helmholtz Association of the University of Aachen scholars, led by Prof. Dr. Willi Jahnen-Dechent, were able to...[more]
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ICE-COLD IN JUELICH
[SCI-TECH/EDU: Jülich, October 19]
In the mid-60s a schoolboy in Tanzania called Erasto B. Mpemba noted that hot water froze faster than cold water. The boy demonstrated this by freezing a milk pudding, since then scientists have been preoccupied with this problem,...[more]
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MEET AN ENT
[LEI: Tilff, October 28]
Esneux and the meandering course of the Ourthe, with its verdant water meads, would seem to be the obvious place to meet an Ent; who, readers will doubtless recall, was a member of the race of animated trees that sprang from the fecund...[more]
TEFAF
[LEI: Maastricht, October 27]
The European Fine Art Fair (Tefaf, Maastricht) is the world’s most prestigious art and antiques fair, attracting over 200 of the most emminent international dealers from 15 different countries. It will run from March 10 through...[more]
LOUISA MILLER
[LEI: Liège, October 27]
There will be performances of Verdi’s opera, in three acts, Louisa Miller at the Royal Walloon Opera on November 18, 20, 22, 24 and 26 at 20.00 hrs, except for Sunday November 20, when the performance will begin at 15.00 hrs. The production...[more]
SANDRA KEUTGENS
[LEI: Eupen, October 26]
Sandra Keutgens the Brussels-trained, painter from Eupen is giving an exhibition of her work at the German Speaking Region's ministry in Eupen, Gospert 1 through November 30 and at the government building at Kloetzerbahn 32 in Eupen....[more]
THE JOURNALISTS’ NIGHT
[MEDIA: Maastricht, October 26]
As is their custom, the journalists of Meuse-Rhine forgathered for their annual celebration, bringing with them guests of great distinction. This year’s dinner was held in the newly restored, prizewinning, Hotel Beaumont with...[more]
SOVIET REALISM
[LEI: Liège, October 25]
There is an exhibition of Soviet Realism called ‘Europalia.Russia’ at the Salle St. Georges at Féronstrée 86 in Liège. It started on October 14 and runs until February 5. and expresses the heroic and idealized Soviet view of life, making...[more]
VISIT TO THE CEMETERY
[LEI: Spa, October 24]
The cemetery at Spa is one of the most beautiful in the Walloon country and it is about to undergo renovation. There is to be an organized trip on Sunday, October 30, at 13:00, accompanied by specialists from Spa’s cultural center. There...[more]
MARC TRUIJEN AND ROB HANSSEN
[LEI: Bingelrade, October 23]
There was an exhibition of the works of Mark Truijen and Rob Hanssen at the Galeridelaar at Kruisstraat 17 in Bingelrade on October 23 at 13:00 in the presence of the artists. The exhibition will continue through November 2005 on...[more]
GRAND PRIX F1
[LEI/BIZ: Liège, October 21]
There have been suggestions that the Walloon country could cooperate with Luxembourg to finance the Formula-1 Grand Prix at Spa, where losses have now reached EUR 12m. This was reported on RTC television, but other voices from BRF...[more]
M-R EQUESTRIAN MARATHON
[LEI: Aachen, October 21]
From Monday, August 25 through Sunday, September 3, 2006 the World Equestrian Games will take place in Aachen. The marathon, an endurance ride of 160km, will follow a route that takes it through the Euroregion on German, Dutch, and...[more]
EUROREGIONAL TOURIST POST
[LEI: Vaals, October 21]
The South Limburg tourist office, the Maison du Tourisme du Pays de Herve, and the tourist office of Belgium’s eastern cantons have worked together this year to maintain the shared tourist office at the Tri-country meeting point in Vaals,...[more]
THE LITTLE SWEEP
[LEI: Aachen, October 20]
A Euroregional opera for Children, 'The Little Sweep' (1949)by Bejamin Britten is scheduled to premier in Aachen at the Ludwig Museum on November 16, followed by performances in Eupen Heinsberg, Juelich, Maastricht and Monschau.It is...[more]
HENK EIKENAAR
[LEI: Maastricht, October 20]
There is to be an exhibition of new and older work, including ceramics, by the artist Henk Eikenaar at the Wolfs gallery on Hoogbrugstraat 69 in Maastricht. This will be a retrospective of the last ten years, which can also be seen...[more]
SCIENCE AND TECH MUSEUM
[LEI: Liège, October 20]
The project for a museum of science and technology in Liège has been finalized. ”It will be run by major professionals and be on a par with institutions in London and Paris,” said Professor Robert Halleux in an interview with Olivier...[more]
EIFEL PARK INFO CENTER
[LEI: Simmerath-Rurberg, October 19]
An information center at the Eifel National Park has been opened. The location in Simmerath-Rurberg will be a starting point for trips and a new tourist attraction. There is an ecological exhibition at the location...[more]
CHANTAL BIETLOT
[LEI: Visé, October 18]
There will be an exhibition of the works of Chantal Bietlot at the Chapelle le Sépulcrines in Visé from November 10 to 20. Visit her website for examples of her work....[more]
A FESTIVAL OF MOTIVES
[LEI: Genk, October 17]
The MOTIVES FESTIVAL runs from November 16 through 19 at the Casino Modern, Genk. The ‘Now sounds of jazz’ is designed to encourage adventurousness in jazz and provide an opportunity for renewal and innovation. During this second edition,...[more]
CARL ALEXANDER PARK
[LEI: Baesweiler, October 17]
Preparations for the new Carl Alexander Park, mentioned in our article on the ‘Via Belgica’, have begun on the former mining site that covers 80 hectares on the edge of Übach-Palenberg. There is to be a walking route and a park....[more]
MILLIONS FOR NATIONAL PARK
[LEI: North Eifel, October 17]
The Eifel National Park is bringing in money and work. The Forestry Department of the National Parks spent EUR 5.2m in its budget for 2004 on operating and developing the national parks. This included EUR 2.3m for expenditure and...[more]
MARTIN BUBER AWARD
[LEI: Kerkrade, October 16]
The high point of the EURIADE program for 2005 will be the award of its Martin Buber plaque to Herman van Veen at Rolduc Abbey, Kerkrade, on November 29 at 18:00. Mr. van Veen is a well-known television and theatre personality in...[more]
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