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TOP STORIES
[EDIT: Eijsden, August 30]
This issue has no single top story but a wide range of energy pieces - sigificant in itself - and some background on the newpaper takeovers in Limburg and Scandinavia. The 'Retrouvailles' piece and the Battice-Herve Agricultural Show...[more]
THE CITIZENESS
[EDIT: Maastricht, August 23]
The Maastricht scholar and author, Ad van Iterson, has published a new novel. It is called “De Citoyenne”, and it deals life in Maastricht in 1867, the period of industrialization, when Maastricht changed rapidly from an army town...[more]
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MEETING IN MAASTRICHT
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 28]
On August 25 and 26 the Maastricht Congress Bureau (MCB) organized a site visit (open day) at meeting events and dining locations in Maastricht to promote the city with MICE sector (Meetings, Incentives, Conventions Events & Exhibitions)...[more]
SAFE BUSINESS PARKS
[BIZ: Nuth, August 28]
On August 29 a declaration of intent was signed for the safety project for De Horsel Business Park in Nuth. The project will use the latest surveillance technology with an integrated, incident-driven collective safety system (Integrated...[more]
MAASTRICHT: WORK AND PLAY
[BIZ/MEDIA: Maastricht, August 27]
Peter Eberson writing in Maastricht’s newspaper De Ster interviews Frank De Moor, the new boss of Macintosh Retail, which has its head office in the city. Mr. De Moor notes that for the rest of The Netherlands, Maastricht is...[more]
PARSYTEC COUNTS DIRT
[BIZ: Aachen August 25]
Parsytec has developed a technology that will supersede standard laboratory methods of calculating dirt count numbers: an automatic online Dirt Count. A sensor with two illumination beams and one camera beam (all beams in stainless steel)...[more]
LAST LIMBURG MINE CLOSES
[IND: Genk, August 25]
The last operating mine in the Belgian province of Limburg has been closed. Genk has the oldest mines in the region and they will now be a tourist site.
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S-MAX IN CRASH TEST
[BIZ: Brussels, August 25]
Ford’s new S-Max has achieved a five-star rating in the Euro NCAP crash test. Two new cars – the Ford S-MAX and the Opel Corsa – are both awarded Euro NCAP’s maximum five stars for adult occupant protection. The S-MAX becomes the highest-scoring...[more]
VODAFONE SELLS PROXIMUS SHARE
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 25]
Vodafone has announced that it will sell its 25% stake in Belgium’s Proximus telco. The sale is worth about EUR 2bn....[more]
BIOMASS HEATING
[BIZ/INFRA: Simmerath, August 25]
There will soon be a biomass heating plant built on the Walter Bachmann-Strasse in Simmerath, and it should be supplying power at the end of the year. It will be providing power for the local swimming pool and gymnasium and...[more]
GAS PURCHASING SOFTWARE
[BIZ: Aachen/Bochum, August 25]
The EWMR energy and water supply company for the central Ruhr and Trianel’s European Energy Trading company have developed a gas-purchasing software, GasOpt, to meet the practical requirements of a liberalized energy market.This ...[more]
NEW HOTEL FOR CLERMONT
[BIZ/LEI: Clermont, August 24]
A new luxury hotel is to be built in a building belonging to Châteaux Crawez. Construction will be completed next spring. It is to be a four-star hotel in a manor farm with ten rooms. Later it will have its own restaurant and should...[more]
BELGIAN WEEK IN COLOGNE
[BIZ: Eupen, August 24]
There is a ‘Belgian Week’ through to September 1 in Cologne and there are 25 events including 14 concerts. Among the participants are the Theatre of the Germany-speaking Community of Belgium (AGORA) and the Royal Male Voice Quartet from...[more]
EUPEN TRADE FAIR
[BIZ: Eupen, August 24]
There is to be a ten-day Trade Fair at the AS site on the Kehrweg in Eupen. It will start on September 2 and run through to September 10. It has been organized by the Association for the Promotion of Trade and Business (FHG VoG), which...[more]
HEIMBACH IN ASIA
[BIZ: Düren, August 23]
The Heimbach Group in Düren, which specializes in paper machines, is building up its business in Asia. As a result of Heimbach Group terminating its global alliance with AstenJohnson, Heimbach has sold its ownership of New Horizon Technical...[more]
PUNCH HYBRID FOR HYUNDAI
[BIZ: St Martens-Latem/St. Trond, August 23]
The technology group Punch International is going to supply a prototype hybrid drive line next year. Last year and this year Punch has invested EUR 24m in takeovers for its own automatic division, and it wants a hybrid...[more]
ELECTRABEL FOR NL CONSUMERS
[BIZ: Brussels, August 23]
Electrabel can takeover the Dutch company Rendo from Drente. The Dutch competition authority NMA has given the go ahead. This will not lead to a major position of power but it means that Electrobel can enter the Dutch consumer market....[more]
ANDRE JURRES LEAVES ESSENT
[BIZ: Antwerp, August 23]
André Jurres is leaving Essent Belgium as of September 15, where he will be succeeded as CEO by the Belgian, Erwin Van Laethem, who now works for Shell. Essent is a new company in the energy market, and the departure of Jurres follows...[more]
TNT LOGISTICS SOLD
[BIZ: Amsterdam, August 23]
The Dutch express package company has sold its logistical division for close to EUR 1.5bn to Apollo Management, a US private equity company. The larger part of the proceeds is destined for shareholders. TNT is intending to pay them...[more]
BROWN COAL POWER
[BIZ/INFRA: Grevenbroich-Neurath, August 23]
The German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel and North-Rhine Westphalia’s Prime Minister have laid the foundation stone for a lignite power station with optimized technology for RWE Power. This will mean the largest and...[more]
CENTRICA MAJORITY IN SPE
[BIZ: Hasselt, August 22]
The British energy utility Centrica is prepared to take a majority holding in SPE, the second largest producer of power in Belgium. Gaz de France wants to sell its 25.5% in SPE, presumably to free its hand elsewhere. In such a case,...[more]
MAASMECHELEN VILLAGE
[BIZ: Maasmechelen, August 22]
Maasmechelen Village designer outlet mall is a location with around 100 boutiques offering designer products, and in the month of October there will be a special ‘office month’ offering reductions of 30-60%. During September ...[more]
NEW DSM CHINA PLANT
[IND: Heerlen, August 22]
DSM has today opened its new feed premix plant in Liaocheng in Shandong province, China. The new facility demonstrates the company’s continuing commitment to supporting China’s fast growing animal nutrition and health industry. It...[more]
GDF TO SELL SPE SHARE
[BIZ: Brussels, August 21]
The Gaz de France gas utility and French utility Suez, as noted elsewhere, are prepared to make concessions to meet the European Commission’s objection to their planned merger.Gaz de France is planning to sell 25% of Belgian SPE,...[more]
E.ON ON BELGIAN MARKET
[BIZ: Beringen, August 21]
The German energy group has bought an Eletrobel site in Beringen. There the specialists say that a major gas and coal power plant is to be built. E.ON is the biggest power company in the world and is preparing its entry into the Belgian...[more]
NEW CONGRESS WEBSITE IN LIEGE
[BIZ: Liège, August 21]
The Liège Conference Center at the Bureau de Congrès has a new website which is designed to promote business and tourism, and also provides advice and assistance for events in the ‘Liège Country’. Check the website....[more]
OBJECTION TO HOUSE SALES
[BIZ: Aachen August 21]
The German Trades Union organization in Aachen for the South West of North-Rhine Westphalia is objecting to the state development company LEG’s plans to sell 100,000 units of public housing. Most of these are in the Ruhr, but there are...[more]
KOREAN STEEL FOR PARSYTEC
[BIZ: Aachen, August 18]
Hyundai Steel Company, located in Dangjin, is the second largest South Korean steel manufacturer and distributor of mainly specialized steel products for the automotive industry. The company is pursuing major innovation and expansion...[more]
ESSERS RAIL TO ROMANIA
[BIZ/LOG: Genk, August 18]
The Dutch transport and logistics Group H. Essers is starting with a direct rail link between Genk in Belgium and Oradea in Romania at the start of December. This link, which is called C-Trail, has been set up in cooperation with the...[more]
IPTE LOOKING FOR TAKEOVER
[BIZ: Genk, August 18]
The Genk technology company IPTE is looking for a new takeover. This will take place in the second half of the year. The company is looking for opportunities both for its computerization department and its contract management department....[more]
NETHERLANDS AUTOMOTIVE
[BIZ: Eindhoven, August 18]
On October 25 the Automotive Technology Centre (ATC) will organize its fourth annual congress for the automotive industry at the Evoluon in Eindhoven in The Netherlands. This year’s theme — Design and Technology — was chosen by ATC...[more]
LIEGE EXPORT CLUB
[BIZ: Liège, August 18]
Among the upcoming activities of the Liège Export Club is a mission to Russia and a multi-sector mission to the Czech Republic. They are also providing information about the opportunities in the Lebanon. Check the website for information...[more]
CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
[BIZ/LEI: Eupen, August 17]
The tourist authority of Eastern Belgium wants to take part in the next tourism fair in Berlin. The Minister of Tourism, Mr. Gentges, says the German market has great priority. Mr. Gentges and the Director of Tourism, Manfred Dahmen,...[more]
ROLF-DIETER SCHWALB DSM CFO
[BIZ: Heerlen, August 17]
The Supervisory Board of DSM is pleased to announce that it will propose to appoint Rolf-Dieter Schwalb (54) as Member of the Managing Board of Directors and Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of DSM as of October 1, 2006. To this effect...[more]
SCANIA EUR 9M IN OPGLABBEEK
[BIZ: Opglabbeek, August 16]
The truck builder Scania Parts is going to double the capacity of its distribution center in Opglabbeek in Limburg. The Swedish truck maker has just announced that it’s going to invest EUR 9m for this purpose. At the end of the year...[more]
AGRICULTURAL INNOVATION
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 16]
Recently the Limburg Agricultural & Horticultural Association (LLTB), the Province of Limburg and the South Limburg municipalities set up a Service Center for Agricultural Innovation in South Limburg (SAI). The objective of this...[more]
AVANTIS FOR BIOMASS
[BIZ: Avantis, August 16]
The Limburg Agricultural & Horticultural Association (LLTB) is looking into Avantis as a location for a biomass plant. The advantages and disadvantages of Avantis are being investigated by Arvalis Projects in the first phase of a feasibility...[more]
WIRTH GROUP CHINA DEAL
[BIZ: Erkelenz, August 16]
Together with its sister organization, NFM Technologies from Lyon, the Wirth Group is going to supply the Chinese Ministry for Railways with six tunnel-boring machines worth EUR 94m. A quarter of the value of the deliveries will be...[more]
BILLION EURO PAPER DEAL
[BIZ/MEDIA: Oslo, August 16]
Following takeovers in Scandinavia and The Netherlands which exceed EUR 1bn in value, Mecom Europe is ready, according to a release from their Scandinavian headquarters in Oslo — reproduced below:Mecom Group plc will establish ...[more]
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TOPPING GAS TURBINES
[INFRA: Weisweiler, August 30]
New RWE EUR 150m Gas turbines for the lignite power plant are coming on stream in Weisweiler to handle the peak demands for electricity. This used to require a back-up system that took 8 hours to get started. The new system is...[more]
TRILOGIPORT
[LOG: Liège, August 25]
The Port of Liège, which operates 29 ports over 50km along the River Meuse and the Albert Canal with links to Liège Airport, is now concerned with a major container facility, which we have reported on before. The location has now been...[more]
EURAIL TO RUN INTER RAIL
[LOG: Utrecht, August 16]
The EURAIL Group GIE will take on the management of the Inter Rail pass products from April 1, 2007. This was decided during the Eurail Full Assembly and Board meetings held in Stockholm from June 20 to 21 by the main European railway...[more]
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AACHEN’S VIRTUAL CAMPUS
[EDU: Aachen August 30]
Microsoft Germany and Aachen’s RWTH University have signed a cooperative agreement to develop a digital campus at Aachen. It will be accessible to 30,000 students by the next Summer term (Semester). They will be able down load teaching...[more]
EUROPEAN COUNCIL IN EUPEN
[GOV: Eupen, August 25]
The director of the Conference of the Regions and Municipalities in the European Council, Ulrich Bohner, has noted that Belgium’s German-speaking community is an exemplary cross-border region. Mr. Bohner learned about the role of the...[more]
WOMAN-FRIENDLY POLICY
[GOV: Liège, August 25]
At the proposal of the mayor of Liège, Mr. Willy Demeyer, the Council is paying attention to the activities of the ‘Women and City’ Advisory Committee and various proposals are to be made on September 4. There is to be an ongoing dialogue...[more]
LIMBURG HAZARD MAP
[GOV: Maastricht, August 24]
An updated hazard map for the Province of Limburg now provides residents with an overview of a great range of potential hazards in the province. This is not to alarm people but to make them aware of the risks in their direct vicinity....[more]
BACHELORS IN LAW
[EDU: Heerlen, August 22]
In September the Faculty of Law at the Hogeschool Zuyd in Heerlen is starting a new four-year law program, where students will have opportunity of majoring in Law. This program is broadly based. After this, the student can decide on...[more]
NL HALTS ENERGY SUBSIDY
[GOV: Rotterdam, August 21]
The Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs Joop Wijn has terminated a subsidy provision on sustainable energy generation with effect from August 18. The reason for this move is that, the European target of 9% in sustainable energy by...[more]
BA IN ROCK & POP
[EDU: Hasselt, August 18]
The provincial college (Hogeschool) of Belgian Limburg in Hasselt is setting up a BA in Rock and Pop. They received the green light from the Minister of Education. The study will include subjects from the areas of music, technology...[more]
MAASTRICHT U’S TALENT
[EDU: Maastricht, August 17]
Maria van der Hoeven, the Dutch Minister of Education, Arts and Science, will be opening the academic year in Maastricht on September 4 with Dr. Michael Stückradt, the Secretary of State for Innovation, Science, Research and Technology...[more]
BAUHAUS EUROPE WINS IN COUNCIL
[GOV: Aachen, August 16]
The major project to build a European Cultural Center between the Aachen cathedral and the city hall, known as Bauhaus Europa, has passed a substantial hurdle in the city council, where 32 members voted for and 24 against this EUR 31m...[more]
GERMANS LEARN FROM UM
[EDU: Maastricht, August 16]
The Committee for Innovation, Science, Research and Technology of the State of North-Rhine Westphalia made a working visit to the University of Maastricht on August 17 and 18. The objective was for the committee, headed by Secretary...[more]
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TAKE CARE LIMBURG
[HEALTH: Maastricht, August 28]
On September 3, a 13-part television series ‘Take Care Limburg’ starts on L1 Television. The series is designed to give a picture of those receiving care in Limburg and the way in which their lives and their care environment are...[more]
GLOBAL INDIAN PHARMA
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, August 25]
The UNU-MERIT Working Papers on the University’s website in Maastricht include an interesting comment on the Indian pharmaceutical industry, which we reproduce in part (abstract) below. It comes from a Working Paper by Padmashree...[more]
BIOCLUB IN AACHEN
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, August 24]
On September 12 at 18:00 there will be a meeting of the LifeTec Aachen-Jülich BioClub in Room AO32 of the Sammelbau Biology Building, Worringerweg 1 in Aachen, to hear Professor Andreas Schmid of the University of Dortmund talk...[more]
BIO-ENGINEERING
[LIFE-SCI/EDU: Gembloux/Liège, August 23]
The Faculty of Agricultural Sciences in Gembloux is inviting students to consider their bio-engineering program. Gembloux will be partnered by the University of Liège in this presentation. The introduction takes place...[more]
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JUELICH: FUSION TRAINING
[SCI-TECH/EDU: Jülich, August 30]
The Jülich Research Center is to train engineers, specifically for nuclear fusion research in a EUR 1.5m, EU-funded project. In the context of the “European Fusion Training Scheme” (EFTS), seven European laboratories working...[more]
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SUPERMAN EXHIBITION
[LEI: Heerlen, August 29]
From September 10 through October 22, VIAP Gallery on the Nodelstraat in Heerlen is presenting the exhibition ‘Superman and Other Heroes’ by Armin Rohr. The gallery is open on Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 14:00 to 18:00, and...[more]
BIRTHDAY CONCERT
[LEI: Maastricht, August 29]
On September 3 there will be a birthday concert for the Kruisherenhotel in Maastricht at the hotel with the Coro Seletto, a violin ensemble, directed by Peter Serpenti. The concert starts at 15:00, and) costs EUR 20 (including a...[more]
VAN SLOUN EXHIBITION
[LEI: Maastricht, August 29]
On Sunday, September 3 there will be an exhibition of the photographs of Etienne van Sloun in the Kruisheren Hotel in Maastricht. Van Sloun has been active as a photographer for a long time and this exhibition gives an idea of his...[more]
SPHINX EARTHENWARE
[LEI: Maastricht, August 29]
The Centre Céramique in Maastricht is holding three exhibitions on the work of the Sphinx earthenware factory: Decor Maastricht from September 3 through October 29; The Sphinx molds from September 3 through September 27; and Art...[more]
EUROREGIONAL INDUSTRIAL ROUTE
[LEI: Euskirchen, August 29]
With the support of North-Rhine Westphalia’s Euregionale 2008, the Association of Industrial Museums in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion has developed a cross-border industrial route. The route is a part of the ‘European Industrial Heritage...[more]
ARABELLA
[LEI: Liège, August 28]
The Royal Walloon Opera, in cooperation with the Théâtre du Capitole of Toulouse, is starting its new season with a performance of Arabella by Richard Strauss, with the libretto by Hugo Von Hofmannsthal. Check the website for further ...[more]
RETROUVAILLES: BACK TO SCHOOL
[LEI: Liège, August 28]
Retrouvailles is a major fair to be held at the Parc de la Boverie on September 2 and 3 to celebrate the end of the summer. It is a mosaic of all sorts of activities. It lasts for 48 hours and presents 275 organizations. There are four...[more]
ART AND RESTAURANTS
[LEI: Maastricht, August 26]
Proeven van Kunst Art and Restaurants is an event that started at the Preuvenemint, Maastricht’s gastronomic fair, this year. During the event, the restaurants participating decided that they would serve special dishes for a period...[more]
LOCAL WINES IN WAHLWILLER
[LEI: Wahlwiller, August 25]
The 7th Wahlwiller Wine Festival will take place on Sunday, September 24. It starts at 11:00 with a special mass at the Church of Cunibert. Afterwards there will be a walk down to the vineyards of Wahlwiller where, after a short...[more]
BALLOON FESTIVAL
[LEI: Hoensbroek, August 25]
There will be a balloon festival at Châteaux Hoensbroek on September 1, 2 and 3, with dozens of hot air balloons and international participants, starting every day from 17:00. There is a spectacular program of parachute jumping and...[more]
FLEA MARKET IN HEERLEN
[LEI: Heerlen, August 25]
On Saturday, September 30 Heerlen will be holding its first flea market in the center of town at the Bongerd from 8:00 to 16:00, and will be linked to the regular weekly market. Enquiries by e-mail curiosamarkt@heerlen.nl....[more]
HASSELT & EUPEN DANCE
[LEI: Eupen, August 24]
The ‘Compagnie Irene K’ and three partners from Germany, France and Spain are going to present a program of contemporary dance in various places in downtown Eupen on September 3. The day before, the dancers will be performing in Hasselt.The ...[more]
SIMENON MUSEUM
[LEI: Liège, August 23]
The go ahead has been received for a 'Simenon House' in Liège. The son of George Simenon has agreed. The Simenon collection will be housed in two terraced houses in the Outremeuse district of Liège. Last year the City of Liège bought...[more]
THE FORTRESS WEEKEND
[LEI/EDU: Louvain August 22]
There will be a Fortress Weekend on September 30 and October 1, which will look at military fortifications in Flanders. ‘Fields of Honor. Important Sites from the First and Second World Wars’ by Luc de Vos and Richard Holmes has...[more]
SUERMONDT LUDWIG MUSEUM GIFT
[LEI: Aachen, August 22]
The Suermondt Ludwig Museum received a gift from the Monastery of St. Raphael. In the middle of June the museum was given seven paintings from the former monastery. F. Ihle’s painting of ‘Jesus with Maria and Martha’ in the Style of...[more]
AGRICULTURAL FAIR
[LEI/BIZ: Battice-Herve, August 21]
The annual Battice-Herve Agricultural Fair for 2006 is being held on September 2 and 3. As usual there will be a variety of activities with lots of animals and equestrian events, a gourmet village with 40 producers and lots...[more]
BART VERHEYEN
[LEI: Liège, August 21]
There is an exhibition of an Antwerp artist specializing in pop art and strip cartoons at the Espaces Bonhomme in Liège. See the website below. Mr. Verheyen uses strong colors and large-scale canvases, but he doesn’t deal with major ...[more]
CHATEAUX DE BELGIQUE
[LEI/INFRA: Brussels, August 18]
According to a report in the Waals WeekBlad quoting Philippe Farcy, Belgium has 3,000 châteaux in the country, giving it the highest château-density in Europe. Philippe Farcy published a fourth part of his series ‘Châteaux de...[more]
EIFEL-ARDENNES
[LEI/BIZ: Aachen, August 18]
The minister responsible for tourism in Berlin, Mr. Klaus Brähmig, is enthusiastic about the cross-border tourist options in the Eifel-Ardennes region, which he discussed with Belgium’s German-speaking region’s Minister Bernd Gentges....[more]
YVES ZURSTRASSEN AT MAMAC
[LEI: Liège, August 17]
There is to be a major personal exhibition of the painter Yves Zurstrassen at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art (MAMAC) and the Cabinet of Prints and Drawings (CED) in Liège from September 22 through November 12, 2006. This will...[more]
TOP TATTOO
[LEI: Limbricht, August 16]
Limburg and the whole Euroregion is blessed with a range of local militias that celebrate their existence on a regular basis with crossbow marksmanship and music. Schutterij St. Salvius is one of the oldest in Limburg and this year...[more]
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