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AVANTIS CABLE
[BIZ: Avantis, December 14]
A new fiber optic cable is being laid at Avantis. One side from Bocholtz and the other from de Beite. This is a high capacity dark fiber cable, which will avoid redundancy and allows, in addition to contact with Heerlen, direct contacts...[more]
A BUS TO AVANTIS
[BIZ/LOG: Avantis, December 14]
After a very long preliminary period, it’s been decided to run buses to Avantis and from December 10 a bus from Heerlen to Simpelveld has been going to Avantis. This is bus line 7. There are two stops in both directions, one by...[more]
DYNAMISME WALLON IN ENGLISH
[BIZ: Wavre, December 14]
Things are moving in the Walloon Country (the French-speaking part of Belgium). The entire research, innovation and educational establishment, i.e. businesses, research units, universities and training centers, are currently cooperating...[more]
TAX HAVEN BELGIUM
[BIZ: Aachen, December 14]
The Aachen Region recently presented a lecture by the Belgian lawyer, Manfred Gehlen, on Belgian gift and inheritance law, where taxes have fallen by 30% to 3 and 7%. Tax on inherited property has also fallen, which prevents the German...[more]
Q-PARK IN ANTWERP
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 14]
Q-Park, the Maastricht-based European parking giant is opening a new facility under the Koningin Astrid Plein in Antwerp. The location will be open 24/7 and offer space for 400 cars. This is Q-Park’s 13th acquisition in Belgium....[more]
FLORADAK ROOF FOR ECOVER
[BIZ: Lummen, December 14]
Floradak is building an 8,000 m² green roof for ECOVER in Boulogne-sur-Mer, France. These two Belgian companies have worked together before, when Floradak laid down a 6,000 m² green roof in Malle. A green roof keeps you warm in winter...[more]
OMS LICENSES VERIDEX
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, December 13]
OncoMethylome Sciences has announced that it successfully completed the initial research activities of its urine-based prostate cancer test, and that the test has been licensed to Veridex LLC, a Johnson & Johnson company.The ...[more]
CERAMIC FUEL CELLS
[BIZ: Heinsberg, December 12]
Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited, a world leading manufacturer of solid oxide fuel cells for micro-combined heat and power (m-CHP) units, today announces that it is to develop a large-scale manufacturing facility at the Oberbruch industrial...[more]
ING BANK AT AVANTIS
[BIZ: Avantis, December 12]
In 1998 Avantis signed an agreement with two banks to finance the cross-border business park. This framework agreement came to an end in June 2006. The banks extended the agreement to November 30. In July 2006 the ING bank produced...[more]
TRIANEL CHEMICALS PARK
[BIZ: Aachen, December 11]
The Trianel project company coal power plants Projektgesellschaft Kohlekraftwerk mbH & Co. KG (TPK) is looking at the construction of a coal-fired power plant. The chemicals park in Krefeld-Uerdingen in December is looking at the project...[more]
JOBROBOTTER
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, December 11]
The province of Limburg (NL) is contributing EUR 37,000 to the Jobrobotter INTERREG-project. Jobrobotter is a Euroregional internet search engine, which locates job vacancies in the Meuse-Rhine North and in Rhine-Waal Euroregions...[more]
MITHRA IN BULGARIA
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, December 11]
Mithra Pharmaceuticals SA, the Liège specialist in women’s health, has signed a contract in Sofia, Bulgaria, in the presence of HRH, Prince Philippe of Belgium and the Bulgarian President. The contract with Neopharm International...[more]
TRIANEL GAS STORAGE FACILITY
[BIZ: Aachen, December 11]
The gas storage company, Gasspeichergesellschaft Epe mbH & Co. KG (TGE), has laid the foundation for its new natural gas storage facility in Epe. Following the basic engineering and excavation, construction started in the second half...[more]
MAASTRICHT-BRUSSELS EXPRESS
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht, December 11]
Limburg is now linked to the European high-speed rail network via the Maastricht-Brussels Express (MBE). This train, with a top speed of 200kph, now links Maastricht with Liège and Brussels in one hour and 20 minutes. At Liège...[more]
DSM CHANGE AT THE TOP
[BIZ: Heerlen, December 9]
DSM boss Peter Elverding (57) is stepping down and will be replaced next year by his colleague on the board, Feike Sijbesma (47). Everding took over from Simon de Bree in 1998 and he moved DSM away from bulk chemicals and petrochemicals...[more]
LINSSEN YACHTS
[BIZ: Maasbracht, December 9]
The Maasbracht yacht builder Linssen Yachts achieved record revenues during its open day recently. The company sold 31 yachts worth EUR 7.7m....[more]
JÉRÔME VERHAGEN
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 8]
Jérôme Verhagen, the new MD of the Limburg Development Company LIOF, is going to build bridges in Maastricht. He is convinced of the importance of turning knowledge into new business, particularly in the bio-medical cluster with...[more]
CITY LIFE WITH I-CITY
[BIZ: Hasselt, December 7]
The incubator company City Life is to commercialize the Hasselt i-City development. Telenet, Microsoft, Siemens and Concentra set up i-City to test new wireless applications on a large scale. The project also received the support of...[more]
PROGRESS AT THE CHAMBER
[BIZ: Maastricht/Aachen, December 7]
The chambers have produced a joint report in which they report on their cooperation. They are working on a legal framework for cross-border chamber structure, shared accommodation and use is being made of an Aachen-Maastricht...[more]
CLYVIA TECHNOLOGY EXPANDS
[BIZ: Wegberg, December 7]
Clyvia Technology, a company based in Wegberg in the Aachen region, is developing a patent technology using a process known as catalytic de-polymerization to produce fuel from industrial waste materials such as plastics and used oil....[more]
LOCAL PRODUCTS
[LEI/BIZ: Maastricht, December 7]
The cooperating tourist authorities in the Dutch province of Limburg will receive EUR 75,000 for the project called ‘Tasty Discoveries in Limburg’. The object of the project is to make Limburg’s local products more accessible...[more]
SPECIAL TRAVEL TAKES GALLIA
[BIZ: Hasselt, December 6]
The Limburg tour operator Gallia is being taken over by the Ninove travel agent Special Travel. Gallia has around 10,000 customers and specializes in car holidays to countries like the UK, Ireland and Finland. The two companies produce...[more]
MAA MAINTENANCE BOULEVARD
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 6]
The final results of a feasibility study on a Maintenance Boulevard were presented recently. The Maintenance Boulevard is a Dutch initiative for aircraft maintenance in which aircraft maintenance companies will establish themselves...[more]
FIGHTING FOR EVERYTHING
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, December 6]
A biography of the distinguished Limburg businessman Camille Oostwegel is to be published in February 2007. Its title in Dutch is ‘Alles Moet Bevochten Worden’ (‘You Have to Fight for Everything’) and it has been written by...[more]
GIMV INVESTS IN LIQUAVISTA
[BIZ: Brussels, December 6]
Amadeus Capital Partners, the European technology investor, and GIMV, the leading Benelux-based private equity and venture firm, have led a EUR 12 million Series A financing in Liquavista BV, a fabless display manufacturing company...[more]
LANDAL GREENPARKS- CAUBERG
[BIZ/LEI: Valkenburg, December 6]
Landal Greenparks is part of the Global Vacation Network (GVN), one of the subsidiaries of Wyndham Worldwide. Wyndham Worldwide is the world’s biggest provider of vacation homes. Within this organization Landal Greenparks is...[more]
MAAS BV GOES FOR SILVER
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 6]
Maastricht Aviation Aircraft Services BV (MAAS) at Maastricht recently completed the painting of the Silverjet Boeing 677 aircraft in a special silver metallic color. Maastricht Aviation Aircraft Services is originally an Irish...[more]
SABIC WINS PLATTS
[BIZ: Sittard, December 6]
On November 30 SABIC was declared Petrochemical Company of the Year by Platts, the most respected information provider in the energy sector. SABIC was assessed in the following areas: Strategic Excellence, Technological Commitment,...[more]
STAR INFORMATIC = STAR-APIC
[BIZ: Liège, December 5]
Just over three years ago, STAR INFORMATIC acquired the French company Apic SA. Today, the teams from both companies have achieved their goal of integrating both their knowledge and technologies.In order to underline the integrated...[more]
BELGIAN IT CO'S AVOID CEBIT
[BIZ: Brussels, December 5]
CeBIT, the biggest IT fair in the world, is to be held from March 15 through 21, 2007 in Hanover, Germany, but fewer Belgian companies have shown an interest in the fair. With the exception of Topcom, Tele Atlas and Tyco Electronics,...[more]
H&M LOGISTICS
[BIZ: Hasselt, December 4]
H&M, which has recently opened up in Maastricht, is going to set up a new EDC in Flanders that will provide 1,000 jobs on the A12 between Brussels and Antwerp. The Flemish government is currently negotiating with the Swedish group....[more]
PARKSTAD INFRASTRUCTURE
[BIZ/GOV: Heerlen, December 4]
The board of Parkstad Limburg presented its first three-year plan on acquiring its Major City WGR status in March this year. This covers the period 2007-2010. The focus is on the improvement of the economic infrastructure. The...[more]
MANDEMARKERS & MACINTOSH
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 4]
The Mandemarkers group and the Macintosh retail group have reached agreement, in principal, on the purchase by Mandemarkers of all the activities of the Piet Kerkx and Stoutenbeek stores. These retail activities focus on furniture...[more]
VEOLIA GOES TO VERMEULEN
[BIZ: Heerlen, December 4]
Veolia Transport, which is taking over buses, rail and some taxi services in Limburg, is putting its introduction in the hands of Vermeulen, part of the Total Identity group. Vermuelen is a brand identity agency and is deploying a...[more]
LOGICACMG APPOINTMENT
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 3]
The former director of LogicaCMG Maastricht, Karel Crombach, is now the Group Director of Manufacturing. As part of the International Line of Business Industry, Distribution & Transport, he will be responsible for the Process and...[more]
BBB EFF CURE
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, December 2]
BBB, the catering trades fair, will be on at the MECC in Maastricht for the 53rd time from January 22 to 25, 2007. There will be a lot of good beer from at home and abroad and cocktails. Slogans will be ‘Taste It’ and ‘Be Healthy’...[more]
LEEUW’S CHRISTMAS BEER
[BIZ: Valkenburg, December 2]
Leeuw Beer is now producing its Tongerlo Christmas beer at 6.5%, this is an abbey beer with top fermentation and an amber color. Its long fermentation period gives it a subtle aroma that reminds one of port and sherry....[more]
CE+T STOPS POWER BLACKOUTS
[BIZ: Wandre, December 2]
The CE+T recently held an open day for its customers. The timing was particularly relevant because it came after a major power blackout in Germany and CE+T has a revolutionary concept which can prevent this type of disaster. This concept...[more]
NEDCAR TO BUY JOHNSON
[BIZ: Born, December 2]
It’s expected that Johnson Controls in Born will be bought by the automotive plant NedCar. The American owners want to sell the company because of the fall off in demand for the automotive interiors it produces for the Mitsubishi Colt....[more]
EU CUTS EMISSION RIGHTS
[BIZ/GOV: Brussels, December 2]
The European Commission is going to cut the emission rights of businesses. CO2 emissions between 2008 and 2012 must be 7% lower than last year. This relates to the ten EU member states that have submitted a CO2 emissions plan....[more]
FORD THINKS OF TEMPS
[BIZ: Genk, December 2]
Ford is again thinking about employing temporary staff — this would amount to several hundred jobs for the start up of the Mondeo model. A decision has not yet been taken, as it awaits the allocation of the production quotas. The contracts...[more]
KIA, PUNCH AND HYBRID
[IND: Tongres, December 2]
Guido Dumarey, the top man of Punch International, is negotiating in South Korea with the Kia automotive company on a hybrid car that he is developing. This is a hybrid that switches automatically from gasoline or diesel to an electric...[more]
ESSENT FOR 160,000 WALLOONS
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, December 2]
Essent Belgium, a subsidiary of the Dutch energy company, is on target for January 1, 2007 with its objective of achieving 160,000 retail contracts in the Walloon country.This means that the energy supplier has 11-12% of ...[more]
600 JOBS FROM LISOM
[BIZ/GOV: Hasselt, December 2]
The Limburg Strategic Development company, Lisom, has created 600 jobs over a period of four years — 400 in construction and 200 in the tourist sector — and has invested almost EUR 50m.This is revealed in its annual report. Next...[more]
BUSINESS TALKS IN MONSCHAU
[BIZ/GOV: Monschau, December 2]
Monschau’s mayor, Theo Steinröx introduced an interesting session of talks with business at the HIMO start up and technology center in the Northern Eifel. Knowledge transfer was one of the topics under discussion. Michael Förster,...[more]
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EUROGIOBAHN VIA BEGAU
[LOG: Alzdorf, December 14]
Die Euregiobahn will no longer have Annapark as it terminus. The train can now continue via Begau to Stolberg. ...[more]
TRAINSPORT LICENSE
[LOG: Raeren, December 14]
The Walloon rail company TRAINSPORT has received a safety certificate for the Belgian Railway Network. The company had earlier received an international railway license and is currently active on the German and Dutch rail networks....[more]
MINE WATER PROJECT GROWS
MINE WATER PROJECT GROWS
[INFRA/SCI-TECH: Heerlen, December 12]
Three new partners joined the Minewaterproject today. The city of Bönen (Germany), the French institute BRGM and Wirtschaftsförderungsgesellschaft (Wfg) Kreis Aachen (Germany) have signed the...[more]
HST TO GERMANY IN 2009
[LOG: Liège, December 5]
The new high-speed line between Liège and Germany will come into service in 2009. The line will be completed at the end of 2007, but the signaling system that has been chosen by the network manager Infrabel is too sophisticated for the...[more]
BELGIUM INVESTS IN RAIL
[LOG: Brussels, December 5]
Belgian government will continue investing in trains over the next ten years. The new minister of mobility Renaat Landuyt has made this statement on the delivery of the new double-decker trains to the SNCB by the Bombardier Company....[more]
CARGOLUX: MORE MAA FLIGHTS
[LOG/BIZ: Maastricht, December 2]
The Luxembourg cargo airline Cargolux is increasing the number of its flights from Maastricht-Aachen Airport. From the end of November, it will be flying four times a week to Johannesburg (South Africa); it currently flies three...[more]
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MORE POLICE ON THE STREET
[GOV: Maastricht, December 15]
South-Limburg’s (NL) police are to increase their manpower by 250 through 2010. There will also be an increase of 75 in detective man/womanpower....[more]
BRITTANY VISITS MEUSE-RHINE
[GOV: Liège, December 14]
A delegation from the Cote d’Armor in Brittany made a visit to Meuse-Rhine recently and looked at interesting INTERREG-projects, including the Alma Grid. They were welcomed by Governor Michel Foret, of the Province of Liège and Deputy...[more]
EUROREGIONAL LABOUR MARKET
[GOV: Maastricht, December 13]
A 4-page overview of the labor market in Meuse-Rhine for H1, 2006 has recently become available. It provides statistics and histograms and is available at the link below in French and Dutch. We shall return to this at a later date....[more]
AACHEN REJECTS BAUHAUS
[GOV: Aachen, December 11]
In a referendum held in Aachen a majority of the votes cast were against the construction of the Bauhaus Europa, a glass edifice designed to rise between the City Hall and the Cathedral, which would have been a major new European attraction...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE MOVE TO EUPEN
[GOV: Maastricht, December 11]
From January 1, the headquarters of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion will move from Maastricht to Eupen in the province of Liège in Belgium. Eupen is the capital of Belgium’s German-speaking community. ...[more]
INTER-NED NEWSLETTER
[GOV: Düsseldorf, December 9]
The INTER-NED newsletter provided by the Dutch North-Rhine Westphalian Organization has a number of interesting topics. One deals with the cross-border employment of staff. Then there is a new fair for suppliers from September 4...[more]
ACCELERATION AGENDA NEWS
[GOV: Maastricht, December 9]
Since October TV Limburg has been running a program called ‘Limburg Grensverleggend’. This program is a point at which the Acceleration Agenda and the campaign for the image of Limburg meet. The idea is to portray Limburg as a province...[more]
NO DOLE ACROSS THE BORDER
[GOV: Aachen, December 8]
Social Security Unemployment Insurance under the German Hartz-IV legislation cannot be paid across the border according to a decision by the relevant court in Aachen. The court decided that an unemployed German, resident in the adjacent...[more]
URBAN AGGLOMERATION
[GOV: Aachen, December 8]
The Aachen urban agglomeration is beginning to take shape. The legal framework has been established and there is to be a joint effort on the new Aachen regional development to provide an administrative base. On December 21 at 16:00...[more]
CHARLEMAGNE FOR JAVIER SOLANA
[GOV: Aachen, December 7]
Javier Solana Madariaga, who has been Secretary General of the European Council since 1999, is to receive the Charlemagne Award from the City of Aachen for 2007. Check the website for background....[more]
EUROREGIONAL INFORMATION
[GOV: Aachen, December 6]
There is to be a project to provide Euroregional information, with a cross-border focus. The areas involved will be population, geography, health, tourism, the economy, labor, education and mobility. The new service has considerable...[more]
SILVER ECONOMY CONFERENCE
[GOV: Maastricht, December 2]
The Silver Economy Conference that was held in Kerkrade at the end of November was, in the words of the Province of Limburg’s Martin Eurlings, extremely valuable. He was surprised by the inspiring projects and the 50 speakers who...[more]
EUROMOSA
[GOV: Echt, December 2]
During a busy international symposium at Waldfeucht in Germany on November 28 the new name for European cooperation among the municipalities of Maaseiek (B), Echt-Susteren, Waldfeucht and Selfkant was presented. The successful cooperative...[more]
VAKANTIE'ANIMATIE 2007
[GOV: Heusden-Zolder, December 2]
The European Center for Restoration work in Heusden-Zolder is inviting participation in sustainable experience. Timbered construction in the Hesbaye, Alsace, the German Goslar; craftsmanship worldwide and concern for historic...[more]
START TECH
Start Tech is the name of a program launched by a regional committee for employment and education called CSEF and by Techspace Aero (part of the SAFRAN aerospace group) because of concerns about technical education. A lot is being done about it, and Techspace Aero,...[more]
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NEW CHAIR AT HASSELT
[LIFE-SCI: Hasselt, December 13]
De Onderlinge Ziekenkas, an insurer for guaranteed income, establishes a temporary chair ‘De Onderlinge Ziekenkas – Preventie’ at University Hasselt. Prof Neree Claes is the holder of this chair.In this chair an innovative...[more]
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VP FOR HELMHOLTZ
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, December 12]
Professor Achim Bachem has been Chairman of the Board of Directors of Research Center Jülich since October 1, 2006. He was previously a member of the Board of the German Aerospace Centre (DLR) from 1996 to 2006, and he is to be...[more]
NEW PATHS FOR JUELICH
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, December 11]
On the 50th anniversary of the Jülich Research Center, a look was taken back to December 1956 when the Düsseldorf state government for North-Rhine Westphalia decided to build a nuclear research facility. Now things are changing...[more]
EUR 25,000 FOR TOXICOGENOMICS
[SCI-TECH: Maastricht, December 8]
The University of Maastricht has received EUR 25,000 from the Province of Limburg for the development of a plan for toxicogenomics. Toxicogenomics is a spearhead activity in the Health Care and Cure cluster of the Acceleration...[more]
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FESTIVAL DE LIEGE
[LEI: Liège, December 12]
There is to be a Festival of Liège from January 19 through February 7, 2007, following the last and third Festival of Liège six years ago. For a whole month, there will be art, surprising events in the theatre, dance and music from...[more]
BOOKS IN MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, December 12]
The Maastricht Antiquarian Book and Print Fair for 2007 will run from March 15 through 17. It’s a three-day international antiquarian fair organized at historical centers in Maastricht: the Church of St. John on the Vrijthof square,...[more]
CHRISTMAS WALK
[LEI: Lanaken, December 12]
On Sunday, November 17 there will be a Christmas walk on the estate of Pietersheim and Lanaken. Walk departure times are 14:00 and 16:30 and will be a distance of 7km. There will be places where you can have a drink or snack on the...[more]
AACHEN ART PRIZE 2006
[LEI: Aachen, December 8]
There will be an exhibition of the work of Roman Signer from December 16, 2006 through February 25, 2007. Signer won the Aachen Art Prize for 2006. The exhibition will be at the Ludwig Forum. Roman Signer’s exhibition history includes...[more]
TOON HERMANS AND SITTARD
[LEI: Sittard, December 8]
The South Limburg tourist authority has been organizing special Toon Hermans walks through Sittard since 2001. Toon Hermans, a cabaretier, is part of the history of the municipality of Sittard-Heerlen and is seen by local people as...[more]
BIKING IN LIMBURG
[LEI: Maastricht, December 7]
In order to make Belgian and The Netherlands Limburg attractive as a vacation destination, both provinces have decided to work together on a project basis. One of the projects is cycling (or biking) in Limburg. This project can...[more]
MADAGASCAR AT SNOW WORLD
[LEI: Landgraaf, December 6]
On December 5, a delegation of PE students from Madagascar visited Snow World. Never before have these delegates had the snow under their feet. Since 1998 there has been an agreement between the Westphalian Wilhelm’s University in...[more]
NEW IDEAS IN AACHEN
[LEI: Aachen, December 4]
Ten thousand brochures have been published in English to give foreign visitors new ideas for their visit to the city of Aachen. Among the proposals is a visit to the wellness center, the Carolus Thermen spa and even a ‘cops and robbers’...[more]
MAASTRICHT RESTAURANT GUIDE
[LEI: Maastricht, December 2]
Lions Club Maastricht Mondial today announced the launch of the premier English edition of the established IENS Independent Index 2007 Restaurant Guide for Maastricht and the South of Limburg. Lions Club Maastricht Mondial is a...[more]
CHRISTMAS IN THE EASTERN CANTONS
[LEI: St Vith, December 2]
Christmas markets in the eastern cantons are child friendly, and it’s very difficult to move around in the area without encountering a Christmas market at this time of the year. There are 12 from November 2 until after Christmas, and...[more]
ZOO PRIZE FOR GAIA PARK
[LEI: Kerkrade, December 2]
The Gaia Park Zoo in Kerkrade has been awarded the EAZA (European Association of Zoos and Aquariums) Education Award for its entire educational oeuvre. The new zoo is the first to have one central theme, the GAIA Theory, which views...[more]
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