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WEBCASTS
[EDIT: Eijsden, June 15]
View our first webcast by clicking the “webcast” button left in the Navigation bar. This webcast is on one of a series scheduled for the Limburg (NL) Acceleration Agenda. Webcasts, which can be sent with online communications, are a...[more]
AN INSIDER’S PREOCCUPATIONS
[EDIT: Liège, May 12]
What follows is a wide-ranging, discursive view, from a personal political (PS) perspective of the current status of Liège; both within and outside the Meuse-Rhine context. Jean-Marie Roberti likes to tell people that he was expelled...[more]
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MACINTOSH BUYS SHARES
[BIZ: Maastricht June 14]
The Managing Board of Macintosh Retail Group NV announced on June 12 that it had purchased 80,000 (0.36 %) of its own shares outside the official market of Euronext Amsterdam. The Managing board bought another 100.000 shares (0,45 %)...[more]
CEGEKA AND ARDATIS JOIN FORCES
[BIZ: Hasselt, June 13]
Cegeka NV, the biggest IT company in Limburg and one of the most important LRM stake holdings, has reached an agreement with COI VZW, KBC Bank NV, MRBB CVBA, and VKW Synergia for takeover of its share in Aradatis, together these represent...[more]
NORBORD ECO-CERTIFIED
[BIZ: Genk, June 13]
Norbord in Genk, a producer of OSB MDF particleboard and decorative panels, is the first company of its type to receive the ISO 14001:2004 certification. Certification establishes international environmental standards that are under the...[more]
CEGEKA TAKES OVER ARDATIS
[BIZ: Hasselt, June 13]
A major new group has entered the Belgian IT market. After the takeover of Ardatis, the Cegeka group will be employing more than 600 people in the Belgian knowledge economy as from June 13. The group’s consolidated turnover will reach...[more]
NRW NEWS
[BIZ: Düsseldorf, June 12]
The Internet newsletter from Düsseldorf discusses new developments including current economic figures on Germany, cooperation among ports in Europe, and news that German VAT can be reclaimed through the end of June. Subsidies for innovation...[more]
NIVEAU’S FIFTH ANNIVERSARY
[BIZ/MEDIA: Maastricht, June 12]
On Sunday, June 18 Steve Stevaert, the governor of Belgian Limburg, will receive the fifth anniversary issue of Niveau EuregioMagazine at Château Neercanne. This jubilee issue is being published especially for the anniversary...[more]
NEW WIND PARK FOR LOMMEL
[BIZ: Lommel, June 9]
Four new turbines have been set up in the Balendijk business park in Lommel. These have been built by Aspiravi and are intended to produce 12 GWh annually, which will provide 3,750 families with electricity. The investment is EUR 9.4m....[more]
EUR 8M FOR THE PORT OF GENK
[BIZ/LOG: Genk, June 9]
Genk Harbor is going to make major investments in a new infrastructure and offer expanded services to make it better known. EUR 8m will be invested through mid-2007 to completely renovate the bulk and piece goods terminals. There is expected...[more]
SABIC EUROPE CRACKER DELAY
[BIZ: Sittard, June 9]
SABIC Europe has decided to delay the construction of the catalytic cracker at its production location in Geleen. The cost of investment and financial risk are regarded by the company as being too big to carry out a healthy project on...[more]
ALE-TÉLÉDIS & BRUTÉLÉ
[BIZ: Brussels, June 9]
ALE-Télédis and Brutélé want to withdraw three cable companies from the procedure in which all eight Walloon cable companies have been put up for sale. Only Telenet and the Luxembourg Altice are left as candidates for takeover. ALE and...[more]
SOTHEBY’S ACQUIRES NOORTMANN
[BIZ: Maastricht, June 9]
Sotheby’s has acquired Noortmann Master Paintings, a leading European dealership in old master paintings with strengths in impressionist and modern work. Sotheby’s is also taking over EUR 20m in debts and is paying EUR 50m for Noortmann....[more]
ONCOMETHYLOME SCIENCES’ IPO
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, June 9]
OncoMethylome Sciences, a molecular diagnostics company with activities in Belgium, The Netherlands, and the USA, has announced the details of its planned Initial Public Offering (IPO). The offering consists of new shares for up...[more]
DSM NUTRITIONAL PRODUCTS
[BIZ: Heerlen, June 8]
DSM Nutritional Products (DNP), the division that produces vitamins and food supplements, has acquired a small company in Switzerland. DNP has bought CRINA, a subsidiary of the Akzo Noble subsidiary Intervet. The price of this acquisition...[more]
KOBELCO EXPANDS IN HEERLEN
[BIZ: Heerlen] , June 8]
Kobelco Welding of Europe BV, the Dutch subsidiary of the Japanese KOBE steel concern, has decided to expand its production facility in Heerlen. It’s going to invest EUR 10m in the production of flux-cored welding wire for mild steel....[more]
VALKENBURG OKAYS CASINO
[BIZ: Valkenburg, June 8]
The municipality of Valkenburg is withdrawing its protest against the construction of an American casino complex (Harrahs) in Maastricht. They are receiving compensation in the forthcoming wellness projects in Valkenburg [see our webcast....[more]
IPTE ACQUIRES 100% OF ANTEST
[BIZ: Genk, June 8]
IPTE has announced that it has acquired all the shares of French company Antest as of April 1, 2006. IPTE has already owned 52% of this company since May 15, 2003. The remaining 48% of the shares were acquired from minority shareholder and...[more]
KEYOBS LOOKING FOR INVESTORS
[BIZ: Liège, June 8]
The young Liège company KEYOBS is looking for venture capital. Five years ago it made itself know by producing the maps of the coast of Sumatra during the Tsunami.Keyobs is a spin-off company created from the University and the Space ...[more]
CYCOS MRS FOR MICROSOFT CRM
[BIZ: Alsdorf, June 7]
Only two and a half months after the prototype presentation at CeBIT, Cycos introduce the first component of the Unified Communications Suite for Microsoft Dynamics CRM 3.0.The CTI Function (Computer Telephony Integration) from MRS ...[more]
CULINARY GOOD WORKS
[BIZ: Maastricht, June 7]
The Maastricht International Round Table 179 has introduced another culinary fair in the Bassin center in Maastricht. They collected EUR 22,500 for children with Down’s Syndrome, for activities in Burkina Faso; for the Toon Hermans...[more]
WALLOON AUTOMOTIVE
[BIZ: Liège, June 7]
The Walloon Automotive Cluster has launched its new newsletter, which is in English and can be consulted directly at the link given below. The cluster has also recently celebrated its fifth anniversary and celebrations were held at the Palais...[more]
VAN PELT SELLS LAND
[BIZ: Lummen, June 7]
Van Pelt, the furniture manufacturer from Lummen, has sold their site to Gijkor Immo I, a joint venture between Immopro and Koramic Real Estate. The site is 73,000m2. Last year Gijkor took over 50,000m2 from Van Pelt. The sale is part of...[more]
CE+T EXPANDS
[BIZ: Wandre, June 6]
CE+T produces power inverters and is now making a major investment in the Wandre area. Power inverters or static inverter power supplies, DC/DC conversion products and AC power solutions have been manufactured in Belgium by CE+T since 1936.An ...[more]
MITHRA IN THE BLACK
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, June 6]
The Liège pharmaceutical company Mithra quadrupled its revenues last year. The company’s result raised to EUR 5.6m, 85% of this was earned in Belgium and Luxemburg. Mithra started up in 1999, with the support of the Walloon region,...[more]
BUECHEL INVESTMENT
[BIZ: Aachen, June 6]
A prize jury for an investor/developer competition for a project in the Aachen district of Büchel has made a decision and given first prize to two working groups. These are TCN Property Projects Düsseldorf, with the Aachen firm of architects...[more]
FUTURE BUSINESS STARS
[BIZ/EDU: Maastricht, June 6]
The ‘European Best Student Company 2006’ award will be presented in Maastricht on Saturday, July 8 from 10:00 to 12:00 at Government House. The best student entrepreneurs from Europe (13 teams from Switzerland, Russia, Belgium,...[more]
LIEGE BUILDING PLANS
[BIZ: Liège, June 5]
The Liège to come, la ville à venir, is the title of an exhibition that is talking about what is going to happen in Liège in the near future. It looks at construction-writ large: with a complex of 600 houses, a five-star hotel, a swimming...[more]
FIVE YEARS OF THE EURODE
[BIZ: Herzogenrath, June 5]
June 5 was an historic date for the towns of Herzogenrath and Kerkrade because on that day, five years ago, the Eurode Business Center (EBC) was set up and opened by the Dutch prime minister Wim Kok and his North-Rhine Westphalian...[more]
FRANCORCHAMPS COSTS MORE
[BIZ/LEI: Spa-Francorchamps, June 2]
The modernization of the Spa-Francorchamps racing circuit will probably be more expensive than expected. Thus far three tenders have been made for the work required, but they are all more than the EUR 18m that the Walloon...[more]
SCAR STARTS IN BUELLINGEN
[BIZ: Büllingen, June 2]
The organic-agriculture company, SCAR, from Herve, has taken over a production unit for organic products in Büllingen. They only produce organic products at this branch and this is a European first for them. In 2007 an EU directive on...[more]
LIMBURG INTERELECTRA EXPANDS
[BIZ/INFRA: Hasselt, June 2]
The Limburg energy provider 'Interelectra' wants to expand. The inter-municipality organization intends to expand its natural gas network. Through 2012, 90% of all housing areas in the Province of Limburg will be connected to the...[more]
POLYCHEMLAB TO INTERTEK
[BIZ: Maastricht June 2]
DSM is to sell its polychemlab to the British company Intertek. Of the 220 people working in this division 175 will move to the new owner. DSM states the remaining staff will stay with DSM for the time being. The polychemlab tests various...[more]
SERVATIUS: PROJECTS
[BIZ: Maastricht June 2]
Servatius, the Dutch public housing corporation recently won a legal procedure against the Dutch Ministry of housing, planning and environment (VROM). The issue whether Servatius could build housing projects in nearby Belgium where the...[more]
MEUSE VALLEY WINE
[BIZ/LEI: Heerlen June 2]
Five wine-producers from the Meuse valley (near Maastricht) and the Heerlen area have produced a new wine from a mixture of their grapes. This wine is called CorioMosa to reflect the Coriovallum-Meuse heritage.
Although winemakers...[more]
HASSELT GOES SKATING
[BIZ/LEI: Hasselt, June 2]
The largest outdoor skating facility in the Benelux countries has been opened in the Kapermolen Park in Hasselt. The site, which has a surface area of 3,000m2, represents an investment of EUR 580,000. The use of the area is free of...[more]
AACHEN DISCOVERED BY TOURISTS
[BIZ/LEI: Aachen, June 2]
AGIT, the Aachen development company, has carried out research on tourism in the region that runs from the Aachen region to the Northern Eifel and the Rhineland Palatinate. Around 180 organizations and organizers were approached in...[more]
SATYAM HUNTING IN BELGIUM
[BIZ: Brussels, June 2]
Satyam Computer Services, an Indian offshore company, is looking for business in Belgium. The company wants to grow by 30-40% annually and sees opportunities in Belgium via acquisitions. Currently Satyam has USD 6m in revenues in Belgium,...[more]
MANAGEMENT BUYOUT AT HCI
[BIZ: Kapellen, June 2]
The two-man management of the industrial cleaners HCI in Kapellen has taken over 70% of the company’s shares, which were in the hands of the Limburg Machiels Group. The directors have initiated this management buyout to maintain the Antwerp...[more]
GIMV: SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
[BIZ: Brussels, June 2]
The Flemish investment company, GIMV, has plans to expand its activities into clean technology. This is a cover-all for companies active in the area of clean, sustainable energy and environmental applications. The board is giving consideration...[more]
KOENDERS IN MAASMECHELEN
[BIZ: Maasmechelen, June 2]
The Dutch industrial cleaners Koenders Multi Care has opened a branch in Maasmechelen. Koenders has its headquarters in Sittard and specializes in clean-up and restoration after fire, soot, and water damage. The company also looks...[more]
BUSINESS-FRIENDLY LIMBURG (B)
[BIZ: Brussels, June 2]
According to a report in De Standaard, Limburg municipalities should implement a more flexible tax policy. This is the opinion of the Limburg Industrial Region’s Contact Group (CLI), put forward in a memorandum focusing on the coming...[more]
COMAN IN EUR 1BN TURKISH DEAL
[BIZ: Elsloo, June 2]
Coman Engineering & Contracting of Elsloo in Limburg has branches in Germany, Poland, Croatia, Italy, Russia, Turkey, and Georgia. The company’s head office is located in Elsloo. They currently employ 30 in The Netherlands and 15 in operations...[more]
SIL EXPANDS FACILITIES
[BIZ: Huchem-Stammeln, June 1]
Schoeller Industrielogistik (SIL), which was founded in August 2003 and is using the Huchem-Stammeln location for storage, is expanding. Its yarn production facilities went to Litvinov in the Czech Republic. Construction at the...[more]
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NEDRAIL ON LONDON SHORTLIST
[LOG: London, June 8]
NedRail showed its true face on the international scene recently, when it made it into the final round of a major project in London
Transport for London (TfL) advised that four companies (Govia, MTR Laing, National Express Group and...[more]
MAA ACCESS
[LOG/INFRA: Beek, June 8]
The Maastricht Aachen Airport in Beek will have improved access in the future. In the coming years the access roads will be developed at a cost of around EUR 2m. This decision was made by the Municipality of Beek, the Province of Limburg,...[more]
NYK & KONICA MINOLTA
[LOG: Genk, June 2(May)]
NYK Logistics (Belgium) now delivers logistical services for a new segment of Konica Minolta, Konica Minolta Sensing, withits focus on Konica Minolta’s measuring instruments. NYK Logistics (Belgium) is already Konica Minolta’s Belgian...[more]
WIM BOSMAN & SEELEY INT.
[LOG: Genk, June 2]
The Genk location of the logistic service provider Wim Bosman Contract Logistics is taking over European distribution for Seeley International as part of a new contract. Seeley are a progressive Australian manufacturer of air conditioning...[more]
ZAVENTEM MAASTRICHT
[LOG: Brussels, June 2]
Work is ongoing on the fast train connection between Maastricht and Brussels. The line will also link Brussels Airport at Zaventem, allowing passengers from Netherlands Limburg to get to Brussels Airport faster. An agreement between the...[more]
LOGISTICAL TOP
[LOG: The Hague, June 1]
An annual review of Nederland Distributieland (NDL) and the Dutch trade magazine Logistiek shows that, as a result of mergers and takeovers, the number of employees, locations, and revenue levels for the top two logistic service providers...[more]
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CROSS-BORDER INFORMATION
[GOV: Aachen, June 13]
REGIO Aachen is organizing the first Dutch-German consultation or office hours for German information on Wednesday, June 22 from 14:00 to 17:00 in the Kreishaus Heinsberg, Valkenburger Straße 45. EURES and various tax and health authorities...[more]
THE CRIMINAL MIND
[EDU: Maastricht 13 June]
Maastricht University will be starting a new program in February 2007. This program is part of the University’s plan to establish a new forensic institute. This new institute will meet the increasing demand for forensic research in...[more]
EUR 700,000 FOR SKILLED TRADES
[EDU/BIZ: Eupen, June 8]
The IAWM’s new training center for the skilled trades is being built on a 325m2 site, representing an investment of EUR 700,000, to provide a state-of-the–art center for the skilled trades in Eupen....[more]
S.E. DUTCH BRUSSELS NETWORK
[GOV: Brussels, June 6]
The City region of Arnhem Nijmegen (KAN), BrabantStad, the Network City of Twente, and the South Limburg Tripool now have their own lobbying office in Brussels. The networks in South and East Netherlands can lobby more effectively for...[more]
NEW LOGISTICS COURSE
[EDU: Eupen, June 2]
The Center for Further and Higher Education for Business (ZAWM) in Eupen is starting a new course for specialists in warehousing. The target group is staff from the logistics industry, suppliers, and wholesalers. There is considerable demand...[more]
CROSS-BORDER FIRE SERVICES
[GOV: Aachen, June 2]
For twenty years there has been a working group on Public Safety with partners from the German, Belgian, and Dutch border areas. This working group wants the exchange and cooperation in public safety across the border and district borders...[more]
SKILLED TRADES
[EDU: Lanaken June 2 (May)]
In an effort to encourage interest in the skilled trades among young people, the Vincentius school in Lanaken is offering technical training to all primary schools in its catchment area. This effort is important in changing the way...[more]
TRAFFIC IN MEUSE-RHINE
[GOV: Maastricht June 2 (May)]
Despite of the problems of cooperation between Benelux countries’ police forces, as reported elsewhere in this issue, joint traffic policing does seem to be a workable option. One operation by Dutch, Belgian and German police netted...[more]
BENELUX POLICE COOPERATION
[GOV: The Hague June 2]
Two years have passed quietly since the Benelux countries signed a multilateral police cooperation treaty on May 26 2004. Up to now, little progress has been made in streamlining this border law enforcement cooperation. To optimize control...[more]
NEW CHAIR IN CULTURAL DIVERSITY
[EDU: Maastricht, June 2]
The University of Maastricht has inaugurated a new Geert Hofstede Chair in Cultural Diversity. This was preceded by a symposium that included an address by Geer Hofstede, formerly a professor of the university himself, which we include...[more]
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EUROPEAN LIFE SCIENCES
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, June 7]
Seven life science organizations in Europe, including Life Sciences Limburg, are going to exchange information, and a project: ‘Working in Networks’ (WIN) has been started for this purpose. The project is concerned with the scientific...[more]
BORDERLINE PATIENTS RECOVERY
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, June 6]
For the first time in history it has been proven that Borderline Personality Disorder can be effectively treated in its full range. Researchers at Maastricht University, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Leiden University published...[more]
CLS MEDICAL WELLNES
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht/Valkenburg, June 6]
SEE THE WEBCAST LINK ABOVEHealthcare is going to become the new knowledge-driven industry,
with great prospects for Limburg and the Euroregion. The arrival here of CyGenics Life Sciences (CLS) will...[more]
RISE IN SYPHILIS
[HEALTH: Aachen, June 2]
An analysis of reported cases of Syphilis (a sexually transmitted disease - STD) in 2005 at Aachen’s Robert Koch Institute showed a serious rise in new infections in the Aachen area. This appears to have begun in 2004 and is ongoing....[more]
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THE HYDROGEN ECONOMY…
[SCI-TECH: Düsseldorf, June 9]
North-Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) is providing: a mobile hydrogen (H2) refueling unit able to deliver hydrogen in liquid (LH2) and gaseous (CGH2) forms for the World Soccer Cup. This EUR 450,000 project will allow Hydrogen-powered...[more]
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BEN LEENEN
[LEI: Maastricht, June 12]
Ben Leenen is an artist inspired by big city themes; a woodcut printmaker; a creator of “objects” and a one-man publisher –The elephantine Press which publishes volumes of verse on an irregular basis. He has an exhibition at Gaerie...[more]
CULINARY ART
[LEI: Thorn, June 9]
On Sunday, June 26, 2006 the Grote Hegge in Thorn will be opening its doors for a culinary art exhibition. In cooperation with the BoWI group (part of the Westerhout Hospitality organization) an exhibition in which art, wine, and food will...[more]
ART WITHOUT BORDERS
[LEI/EDU: Übach-Palenberg, June 7]
‘Cross-border First’ is the artists’ forum at Zweibrüggen Castle in Übach-Palenberg. With its presentation and international approach, contacts with the Dutch art group IKP in Geulle/Maastricht have been developed. They are...[more]
LUDWIG FORUM
[LEI: Aachen, June 7]
Among the many shows at the Ludwig Forum during the summer are visits to artists in the Euroregion. From July 16 to September 10 the border area of Belgium, The Netherlands, and Germany organize visits to 37 artists and their workshops....[more]
LA GIOCONDA
[LEI: Liège, June 6]
‘La Gioconda’ by Amilcare Ponchielli is the new opera playing at the Royal Walloon Opera, starting Friday, June 16 and running through to Saturday, June 24. Check the website for further information....[more]
MUSEUM NIGHT
[LEI: Aachen, June 6]
The seventh ‘Long Night of the Museums’ will be held on July 15 under the heading of ‘The Rhythms of Night — the Colors of the World’. This time the city museums in Aachen will have the opportunity to present a number of exhibitions: Art,...[more]
OPERA NELL’ ESTATE 2006
[LEI: Maastricht, June 6]
The summer opera presented by the Meerssen Kiwanis Club in cooperation with the Maastricht Conservatory of Music and Opera South will include: ‘Hin and Zurück’ by Paul Hindemith, ‘Blue Monday’ by George Gershwin, ‘La chatte métamorphosée...[more]
LIÈGE EXPRESS
[MEDIA: Liège, June 2]
The May issue of La Libre Belgique’s color supplement Liège Express was devoted to the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion and included a number of topics and interviews from a range of people, including Albert Corhay, the Vice-President of the university...[more]
NEW THEATER DIRECTOR
[LEI: Maastricht June 2 (May)]
Maastricht’s Theater on the Vrijthof has a new director. This is Guido Wevers. He will gradually take over from Jacques Giesen, who retires at the end of 2006. Mr Wevers used to be the director of “The Cross of Burgundy” (Het Kruis...[more]
ANDRÉ RIEU IN THE US
[LEI: Maastricht June 2]
The famous Maastricht violinist André Rieu is to make a new tour of the US and Canada in 2006. Starting in July, Rieu will be on tour in the U.S. and Canada until January 2007. This tour is a follow-up to the 2004 tour, where he...[more]
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