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THE BRANDING ISSUE
[EDIT: Eijsden, July 15]
What follows is M-R.J's rather irreverent approach to the branding issue, where we contend that Meuse-Rhine is the true face of Europe and that Maastricht is the brand name.In the land of Charlemagne
By Stafford Wadsworth
When...[more]
TOP STORIES
[EDIT: Eijsden, July 14]
Check out the AsicAhead, XDC, Val St Lambert and Macintosh stories.Ed....[more]
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MACINTOSH H1 TRADING UPDATE
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 13]
The Macintosh Retail Group is showing a strong rise in revenues, with revenues from continuing activities up by 28.5% thanks to a 6.7% rise on comparable activities and the acquisition of Scapino. The considerably higher operating...[more]
VAL SAINT LAMBERT H1 UP 40%
[BIZ: Liege, July 12]
The crystal glass producer Val Saint Lambert increased its revenues by almost 40% in the first half of this year, as against 2005. The first quarter’s results were particularly strong, the second quarter somewhat less so. ...[more]
MEDTRONIC BUYS IN HEERLEN
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, July 11]
As part of its strategic expansion plans Medtronic has bought three further hectares of land at the Trilandis Business Park. This makes it the biggest business employer in Parkstad, Limburg, with a strategic position in Heerlen....[more]
FUTURE BUSINESS STARS
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 10]
European companies are currently embroiled in a war of talents. There is a demand for creative young people with a feel for business. The demand is considerable; the supply is but a trickle. In Asia production is cheaper, but Europe...[more]
NSI IT SOFTWARE & SERVICES
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège July 7]
NSI (Nouvelles solutions informatiques - new IT solutions) at Awans and NASCA in Liège have decided on a merger which will make them the IT leader in French-speaking Belgium. NSI, established in 1993, is a software specialist, employing...[more]
DUTCH/ WALLOON CLUB AT SPA
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 7]
The Chamber of Commerce for South Limburg, in cooperation with the Dutch(Limburg)/Walloon Business Club, visited the Spa Francorchamps circuit on July 1. This was an opportunity for developing business networks....[more]
BOY LITJENS: CEO SABIC EUROPE
[BIZ: Sittard, July 7]
SABIC Europe has appointed Boy Litjens as CEO and Chairman of SABIC Europe’s Managing Committee, effective September 9, 2006. He succeeds Frans Noteborn who is retiring, after running SABIC Europe as CEO since the acquisition in 2002.Mr....[more]
EUR 17M FOR AACHEN
[BIZ: Aachen, July 7]
Grünenthal, the international pharmaceutical company, is going to invest EUR 17m in the Eilendorf-Süd area of Aachen in a new office complex. Construction will start in 2007 and the building should be completed at the beginning of 2009....[more]
GERARD BUTENEERS AT LRM
[BIZ: Hasselt, July 7]
The Board of the LRM Limburg investment company has decided to appoint Gerard Buteneers as the General Manager. The selection was made by De Witte & Morel within the context of an agreement with Jobpunt Vlaanderen.Buteneers came forward ...[more]
MINISTER VISITS TRIANEL
[BIZ: Aachen, July 7]
Sigmar Gabriel, the German Federal Minister for the Environment, Protection of the Countryside, and Reactor Security visited Trianel European Energy Trading GmbH in Aachen. The object of the meeting was to get to know Trianel as a leading...[more]
LRM INVESTS IN ‘DIFFERENT HOTELS’
[BIZ: Hasselt, July 7]
The leading Limburg hotel group known as Different Hotels is to increase its capital. LRM is going to increase the capital by EUR 2.1m and will acquire 38% of the shares. This will enable this hotel group to expand and take advantage of...[more]
ROYAL SELYS GO AHEAD
[BIZ/GOV: Liège, July 6]
The mayor and council of the City of Liège have granted a permit for the construction of the new five-star Royal Sélys Hotel on the Mont Saint-Martin in Liège...[more]
SPA-FRANCORCHAMPS: EUR 23M
[BIZ/GOV: Spa, July 6]
The modernization of the Grand Prix racing circuit in Spa-Francorchamps is going to be more expensive that was planned (as we mentioned before). The Walloon Minister of Transport, Mr. Daerden, has noted that the construction is projected...[more]
NEW AGIT WEBSITE
[BIZ/GOV: Aachen, July 5]
The Aachen regional economic development company AGIT has gone online with a completely new website that presents the Aachen technology region, AGIT itself, and the Aachen technology centers TZA and MTZ. This provides an overview of...[more]
MITTAL TAKES OVER ARCELOR
[BIZ: Amsterdam, July 5]
Mittal Steel has received the official approval of the Luxembourg, Belgian, Spanish, French, and Dutch exchange authorities for its bid for Arcelor. This has been published by the biggest steel company in the world. Arcelor will soon...[more]
THE SILVER ECONOMY
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 5]
There will be a Silver Economy Conference Europe for 2006 on November 28, 29, and 30 in Parkstad, Limburg. During the conference specialists will reveal the future options and opportunities involved in the new economy brought about...[more]
NEW SERVATIUS OFFICES
[BIZ/INFRA: Maastricht, July 5]
The City of Maastricht, Rabobank, and the Servatius Housing Association have decided to go ahead with an office development on the John F. Kennedysingel on the Heugemerveld side. The municipality will sell the land to Servatius,...[more]
TRIANEL IN GAS STORAGE
[BIZ: Aachen/Gronau, July 5]
On July 5, the 12 energy providers and Trianel European Energy Trading GmbH set up the Trianel Gas Storage Association mbH & Co. KG (in short TGE) in Gronau. This is a step in the achievement of the first communal gas storage project...[more]
NRW PRIZE FOR AACHEN GIS
[BIZ/INFRA: Aachen/Dusseldorf, July 5]
The Aachen region has been given an award by the NRW bank for innovative economic and location promotion for its GIS business park monitoring system. One hundred projects were submitted for this award. The Model Project...[more]
MITHRA EXPANDS IN THE UKRAINE
[BIZ/LIFE SCI: Liège, July 4]
The Belgian Royal visit to Russia, from June 26 to July 1, provided Mithra Pharmaceuticals with an opportunity to promote their Daphne® contraceptives. Mithra has negotiated non-exclusive distribution contracts with distributors...[more]
COMPUTERIZATION AT SAPPI
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 4]
In the coming two years the South African paper manufacturer in Maastricht is going to invest in the digitalization of the production process, which will mean a loss of jobs. The reason for this change is the fall in the price of paper...[more]
LIEGE EXPORTERS
[BIZ: Liège, July 3]
The Liège Export Club is sending a multi-sector mission to Iceland and to the Volga region in Russia. There is also going to be a multi-sector mission to the Czech Republic and a mission within ASEAN in November, visiting The Philippines,...[more]
AUTOMOTIVE LIMBURG
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 2]
In addition to NedCar, DSM also provides products for the automotive industry, particularly plastics that have to meet a wide range of demands, such as heat resistance, hardness, and coloring. DSM is able to meet these needs and sells...[more]
LIMBURG ENGINEERS AT 90
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Maastricht, July 2]
VIZL, the Association of Engineers in South Limburg, was founded in 1916 and has now reached the venerable age of 90. The association was founded because of the eccentric position of Limburg in respect of the Western Dutch...[more]
MITSUBISHI: NEDCAR SOLUTION
[IND: Born, July 2]
The Japanese automotive company, Mitsubishi Motors, intends to produce cars in Born, South Limburg, for export to Mexico and South Africa. The feasibility of the plan is currently being examined. Whether Mitsubishi’s plans will prevent the...[more]
ARCELOR: EUR 10M IN SERAING
[BIZ: Seraing, July 2]
The steel giant, Arcelor, recently taken over by Mittal, is to cooperate on an investment project with the Walloon Magnetto Automotive company in Seraing. There will be an investment of EUR 10m, starting in 2007, which should create 50...[more]
EUR 12.5M FOR XDC
[BIZ: Liège, July 2]
The Liège digital cinema company, XDC, has achieved an increase in its capital of EUR 12.5m. This is more than the company, which is a spin-off of EVS, had previously envisaged. The increase in capital means that for the first time EVS has...[more]
GAZPROM IN (B) UNDERGROUND
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, July 2]
The Russian energy giant, Gazprom, is going to look at the gas storage opportunities available in Belgium with the Belgian company Fluxsys. The principal area of interest is Poederlee in La Campine. Fluxsys has an underground facility...[more]
WALLOON DIGITAL AIRBORNE TV
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, July 2]
Brutélé and ALE, the Walloon cable companies, intend to start digital TV broadcasting on the airwaves. The two Walloon cable companies want to start up a trial project as soon as possible. Digital airborne TV is popular in countries...[more]
SIEMENS CONTRACT WITH ASTRID
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, July 2]
The German industrial giant, Siemens, has concluded a contract with Astrid, the Belgian assistance in security radio network. The project is for the monitoring and support of the user network. Network specialist, Telindus, was also...[more]
ASICAHEAD'S TRANSCEIVER
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Hasselt, July 2]
Hasselt company, AsicAhead, is working on a key component for the latest generation of mobile telephones, which will support the wimax protocol. Their chips for a new generation of wireless communication could bring about a revolution...[more]
TELENET INTERESTED IN WALLONIA
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels July 2]
The Flemish telco, Telenet, is preparing to open up to Walloon investors. Board member, Duco Sickinghe, has announced that he wants to expand the options for his company in the Walloon market. Telenet is in the running for the takeover...[more]
FLUXSYS INVESTS EUR 400M
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, July 2]
The gas network manager Fluxsys is going to invest EUR 400m in the construction of additional capacity, in order to meet the demand for gas in the Belgian market. Fluxsys will start with the construction of a compressor station...[more]
COOPERVISION DC IN LIÈGE
[BIZ: Liège, July 2]
The US contact lens maker, CooperVision, the world’s fourth-largest contact lens maker and number one manufacturer of soft torric lenses, is investing EUR 2.5m in the development of a European distribution center (EDC). The EDC will be located...[more]
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ROADS RUN FROM EUSKIRCHEN
[INFRA/GOV: Aachen, July 6]
The Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Aachen (IHK) has expressed its disapproval of the fact that the North-Rhine Westphalian government has decided to administer the construction of federal and state highways in the Aachen region...[more]
OU: SUSTAINABLE THERMAL ENERGY
[INFRA: Heerlen, July 5]
The Dutch Open University (OU) wants to introduce thermal water from the mines as a sustainable form of energy. The Open University is starting a feasibility study into energy provision on the basis of thermal mine water as a sustainable...[more]
MASTERS OF LOGISTICS
[LOG/EDU: Tilburg, July 4]
The University of Tilburg and Business School have awarded 12 diplomas to new masters in logistical management. These masters degrees are a combination of an executive masters program with both an EM logistics program and a MTL diploma....[more]
DIGITAL BILL OF LADING
[LOG: Amsterdam, July 3]
Pursuant to the convention concerning international carriage by rail (COTIF), Railion has introduced a new digital bill of lading for all of its clients, which came into effect on July 1. This means that the old bill of lading is no...[more]
EUREGIOBAHN TO BEGAU
[LOG: Alsdorf, July 3]
The Euregiobahn will be continuing as far as Alsdorf-Begau after reaching the Alsdorf center. The federal authorities are cutting their support for local rail services and the North-Rhine Westphalian minister responsible, Oliver Wittke,...[more]
ABX NOT SOLD TO 3I
[LOG: Brussels, July 2]
In contradiction to our report of June 16, ABX, the logistical cargo wing of Belgium Railways SNCB, has not been sold to the British private equity group 3i. Next year, ABX will be looking for another partner. ABX Belgium is a profitable ...[more]
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EUR 10M FOR BORDERLANDS
[GOV: Maastricht, July 7]
The second chamber of the Dutch parliament wants to arrange for a subsidy of EUR 10m for the encouragement of the location of businesses in the border areas. Martin Eurlings, Limburg’s specialist in economic affairs, found this a good...[more]
UNU-MERIT
[EDU: Maastricht, July 7]
UNU-MERIT reports on its activities in its newsletter. These include collaboration with the World Bank to strength agriculture innovation in developing countries.UNU-MERIT recently completed a study on how to enhance rural innovation ...[more]
EUROPEAN SCHOOLS CONSORTIUM
[EDU: Maastricht, July 5]
What follows is a detailed update on activities of the European Schools Consortium Global Issues Network, which will clearly be of interest to those concerned with secondary schooling in Meuse-Rhine. It deals with links across borders...[more]
NEW PARTY IN LANAKEN
[GOV: Lanaken, July 5]
‘Onbegrensd Lanaken’ or ‘Lanaken Without Borders’ is an independent European party that is going to make its voice heard on behalf of all of the population of greater Lanaken and will make its appearance in the municipal elections, according...[more]
LAW IN ENGLISH
[EDU: Maastricht, July 3]
The Faculty of Law at the University of Maastricht has been producing English language working papers since 2005. Legal research and completed articles are published here to encourage research, and it’s a chance for students to get...[more]
DG IN SAAR-LOR-LUX
[GOV: Eupen, July 2]
On June 30, Belgium’s German-speaking region joined the parliamentary council of the Saar-Lor-Lux Euroregion for its 36th Plenary session in Mainz. In the presence of the Parliament’s President Louis Siquet, Vice-President Dieter Pankert,...[more]
INTERREG IN MEUSE-RHINE
[GOV: Liège, July 2]
During the celebration of the 30th anniversary of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, an overview was published of the projects that will be carried out with the help of Interreg funding over the next few years. The RECES project has established...[more]
BENELUX CENTRAL SUBSIDY
[GOV: Turnhout, July 2]
Two cross-border projects in the Benelux Central area Euroregion, which overlaps Meuse-Rhine, have received Interreg grants to promote cross-border cooperation. In this instance, it is a project for food security in the food chain for...[more]
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HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, July 12]
On July 18 there will be a talk by Dr. Jürgen Hubbuch on high-throughput screening in downstream processing, a tool for rapid process development, at 6:00pm in Room A0 32 in the Biology Building, Worringerweg 1 in Aachen. Dr. Hubbuch...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE LIFE SCIENCES
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen/Maastricht, Liège/Jülich, July 11]
The life science organizations BioLiège, Life Sciences Limburg, and LifeTecAachen-Jülich are to join forces and allow their conference activities to converge. Until recently they organized their conferences...[more]
A TECHNOLOGY CATALYST
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, July 2]
‘The Technology Catalytic Convertor’ or ‘Techcat’ is an instrument for the formation of clusters and successful product development in the area of medical device and instrument technology. On June 28, the start-up of this new financial...[more]
GERMAN BIOTECH AND ROCHE
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, July 2]
Cooperation among German bio regions has led to information about a Roche Pharmaceuticals business development team, which in September and October of this year, will carry out a one-day partnering event. The objective of this event...[more]
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MEN FOR COAL
[LEI: Blegny, July 13]
In the hall at Blegny Mine there will be a free exhibition daily from 13:00 to 18:00 until August 31 and again on September 9 and 10. The exhibition deals with ‘Men for Coal’. ‘Men for Coal’ was an agreement signed between Italy and ...[more]
JOSÉ FELICIANO
[LEI: Würselen, July 13]
On Sunday, July 16 at 19:00 José Feliciano will be in Würselen. The blind Puerto Rican singer, who’s had a number of world hits including ‘Light My Fire’, Che Sera', and 'Ponte a Cantar', and also Feliz Navidad, perhaps the most successful....[more]
TOURISM IN EAST BELGIUM
[LEI: St. Vith, July 12]
The tourist service of Belgium’s eastern cantons has produced an outline of some activities running from July 1 through September 15. Good ideas for stays in the Geul Valley, the High Fens, the Land of Malmedy, and the Belgian Eifel.The ...[more]
SPEED AND TECHNOLOGY
[LEI: Kerkrade, July 11]
The industrial museum is holding an automotive event, called ‘Speed and technology’, on September 16th and 17th. This will take a look behind the scenes of the car racing world. There will also be a demonstration race in Kerkrade. Take...[more]
NEW LIMBURG WEBSITE
[LEI: Maastricht, July 11]
If you’re looking for tourist ideas in Dutch and Belgian Limburg there is now a new website (linked below), which includes short video clips (web casts) that show you what you can expect to encounter in the region. The website is based...[more]
JÖRG IMMENDORFF IN AACHEN
[LEI: Aachen, July 11]
As mentioned elsewhere, the Eurogress in Aachen is giving an exhibition from July 21 through September 3 of the graphic work of Jörg Immendorff — an artist who developed his monumental pictures between 1968 and 2006. With 320 original...[more]
SPA’S WASHING
[LEI: Spa, July 9]
There are exhibitions and shows on at the Washing Museum in Spa — always good for something new. One involves children and washing and another is an exhibition of Spa hotel linen. There is also a pedestrian rally, a walk that takes place from...[more]
DIALECT SERIES ON L1
[LEI/GOV: Maastricht, July 7]
The Limburg provincial government are to make a sum of EUR 300,000 as a contribution to a series of TV programs in the Limburg dialect. There will be 20 episodes and these will target a younger audience. The idea is to keep the...[more]
LIMBURG SHOP FOR SITTARD
[LEI: Maastricht, July 7]
A new tourist authority shop opened in the Rosmolenstraat in Sittard on July 12. Pink within, good service, marketing of Limburg products have all insured that the tourist authority has an all-embracing image. The VVV tourist authority...[more]
‘KOMBI TICKET’
[LEI: Aachen, July 7]
From July 15 through September 10, five different exhibitions will be held at the Ludwig Forum on the Jülicher Straße in Aachen. These are ‘Drive in: Coaches, Vintage Cars, and Art’, ‘Horsepower’, and in the workshop there will be ‘In the...[more]
ROYAL WALLOON OPERA
[LEI: Liège, July 2]
The Royal Walloon Opera has the following items on its agenda:From September 22, 2006, Arbella by Richard Strauser;
From October 5, Le Sabotage Amoreux by Daniel Schell and Amélie Nothomb;
From October 11, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme ...[more]
ARS KRIPANNA…
[LEI: Büllingen/Losheim, July 2]
In the heart of the Ardennes, close to the German-Belgium border, there is a cultural center that has a major collection of Christmas cribs and a model railway that covers 2,000 meters, with 100 model trains running on it. This...[more]
SUMMER IN LIMBURG (B)
[LEI: Hasselt, July 2]
Belgian Limburg’s tourist authorities offer a range of activities for a holiday in Belgian Limburg. These include walking in the Hoge Kempen national park, enjoying water sports on the Meuse and its gravel pits. There are also a wide range...[more]
THE GILBERT AND GEORGE SHOW
[LEI: Maastricht, July 2]
The terrible twins of the art world, Gilbert and George, have an exhibition on at the Bonnefanten Museum in Maastricht, which runs until July 30. It’s called, very provocatively, ‘Sonofagod, Was Jesus Heterosexual?’. It gives a view...[more]
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