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CONTENT FOR THE MAASTRICHT BRAND
[EDIT: Maastricht, February 15]
What follows is a light-hearted presentation of what we believe to be the content of the Maastricht brand. It is followed by a story covering the return of the Treaty to Maastricht. The Treaty established the brand.IN THE LAND ...[more]
PICKING UP THE MAASTRICHT TREATY
[EDIT: Rome, February 5]
“Bend over”, she said, looking Maastricht’s Mayor Gerd Leers straight in the eye. She was a not unattractive woman with straight black hair, wearing a three-quarter length red coat. And, to judge from her accent, she came from the London...[more]
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DSM 2006: FIGURES
[BIZ: Heerlen, February 14]
The Operating profit from continuing operations for the full year 2006 was EUR 835 million, up EUR 48 million (6%) from 2005. Net profit was EUR 547 million, up EUR 20 million (4%). The net profit included a negative contribution...[more]
LIOF TAKES STAKE IN HOLBOX
[BIZ: Echt/Maastricht, February 14]
The Limburg development company LIOF has recently taken a stake in Holbox BV in Echt. Holbox is an innovative producer of store and product displays covering the trajectory from design through print and completion. The company...[more]
PORT OF LIEGE RESULTS
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, February 13]
The figures for tonnage handled by the Port of Liège for the year 2006 show a rise of 183.995 tons as against the previous year of 2005 i.e. a rise of 1.29%. Tonnage handled is 14.413.738. There were increases of 20% in agricultural...[more]
LRM LAUNCHES NEW PRODUCT
[BIZ: Genk, February 13]
LRM is launching a new product called the Pluslening. These are small loans to assist SME growth. 85% of all Limburg (B) business is made up of SMEs. They employ 60.000 and often need a little capital to grow. This money can help to...[more]
500M FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT
[BIZ/GOV/LOG: Brussels, February 12]
The Flemish government is going to invest EUR 500m in public transport. This investment is necessary to ensure things work properly and to ensure safety. The Flemish minister of mobility Katleen Van Brempt expects the private...[more]
TESTING AT FRANCORCHAMPS
[BIZ/LEI: Francorchamps, February 12]
In July the upgraded track in Spa Francorchamps will be tested for the first time. This is just two months before the planned Formula One Grand Prix motor sport teams are to be informed about the state of play. The training...[more]
CRM LIEGE
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, February 12]
The Center of Metallurgical Research (CRM) is a current focus in the automotive network. It has two sites, one in Liège and one in Ghent, and is primarily concerned with innovation in the field of metal production, especially...[more]
AUTOMOTIVENET WORKSHOP
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, February 12]
There is to be an AutomotiveNet workshop on ‘Innovative Materials’ in Liège at Sart Tilman on March 29. There is also going to be a report on the workshop ‘Hybrid & Powertrain’ which was held by Flanders Drive on December 21,...[more]
GKD TRANSPARENT MEDIA FACADES
[BIZ: Düren, February 12]
Gebr. Kufferath AG (GKD) is one of the leading technical weaving mills in the world. Founded in 1925, the company has systematically developed from being a supplier of standard woven wire cloth towards supplying mesh types woven of...[more]
REGIONAL ROLE FOR MAASTRICHT
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 11]
Erik Rosier, who is focusing on the branding of Maastricht after a long period as the director of the Maastricht exhibition and conference center, spoke to Limburg journalist Bert Salden in an interview in the ‘Sunday News’ about...[more]
LUMINUS CALL CENTER
[BIZ: Liège, February 10]
The Liège energy provider is setting up a call center in Liège and will be employing 85, to which 25 will be added with a dozen coming from Intermosane....[more]
CENTER PLAN FOR VALKENBURG
[BIZ/GOV/INFRA: Valkenburg, February 9]
The Center Plan from Valkenburg will cost EUR 100m and the greater part of the investment will be produced by the business community. Project developer 3W has already indicated that it is prepared to invest EUR 90m in...[more]
METAL FORMING IN AACHEN
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, February 9]
The 22nd ASK colloquium on metal forming will take place at the Eurogress in Aachen on March 8 and 9. The focus is on metal forming and the colloquium will be held in partnership with the Steel Department and the Institute...[more]
FRENCH ART REPLICAS
[BIZ: Liège, February 9]
A lot of the art replicas made of plastic that you find in French museums, like the Louvre, come from Liège. Resitec Production also works for the British Museum. Fifteen years ago their first client was the Walloon Mariemont museum...[more]
WALLOON SOLAR POWER
[BIZ: Liège, February 9]
A new Walloon solar cell manufacturer, Sunbel, will soon be set up in Liège as a spin-off from the CSL space center and the University of Liège. Production will start in 2008 of the flexible sun cells, which will be 25% cheaper than...[more]
BETTER ARDENNES HAM
[BIZ: Liège, February 9]
Ardennes ham, the celebrated smoked ham from the Ardennes, is being subjected to a lot of competition, particularly from Coburger ham. It is also affected by varieties that are not smoked or are covered in pepper. Standards for Ardennes...[more]
INTERNATIONAL TRADE DAY
[BIZ: Sittard, February 9]
On Wednesday, April 18 the Limburg Chamber of Commerce, in cooperation with a government business information department, ABN-AMRO bank and Deloitte accountants, will be holding the International Trade Day 2007 from 15:00 through 21:00...[more]
NEW GAS WORKS IN EUPEN
[BIZ/INFRA: Eupen, February 8]
The new gas works in Eupen’s Oestraße will represent an investment of EUR 2m between 2007 and 2008. The site is 10,000m2 and there will also be an administrative center using quite a lot of glass. The roof will be zinc and the...[more]
VOO WANTS TO BE MVNO
[BIZ: Brussels, February 8]
Voo, the merged company that arose from the joining together of the Brutélé and ALE-Teledis Walloon cable operators, is planning its own mobile telco. It wants to come into the market as a mobile virtual network operator (MVNO). These...[more]
SERVATIUS RESTRUCTURING
[BIZ: Maastricht February 8]
Servatius is organizing its commercial activities within separate companies and offering its clients a broader choice. From February 5 Servatius will be approaching various companies and will be restructuring in response to national...[more]
LIMBURG (B) A MILLION+ TOURISTS
[BIZ/GOV: Hasselt, February 7]
The Province of Belgian Limburg recorded the presence of more than a million tourists in the province last year, a rise of 5.4% compared with 2005, with 6% more overnight stays. Cycling is one of the most popular activities....[more]
FORD: RECORD PROFITS
[BIZ: Genk, February 7]
Ford’s European branches made a profit of a good EUR 352m last year, which compares well with the massive loss of USD 12.7bn the company recorded worldwide. This is the biggest profit in Europe since 1994 and there are rumors (mentioned...[more]
BERINGEN PLANT:CO2 NEUTRAL
[BIZ: Beringen, February 7]
A power plant to be built in Beringen will have to be built using the best possible technology, according to the Flemish Minister of the Environment and Energy Kris Peeters. The Germany energy company Eon plans a 1,100MW plant in...[more]
2006 BEST FOR AMB
[BIZ: Aachen, February 6]
Generali Versicherungen has exceeded the EUR 2bn premium income mark, as Generali’s CEO, Dr. Wilhelm Kittel, announced at a conference for senior executives in Ulm. “And so 2006 was the best year ever for us,“ said Kittel. “This success...[more]
TIVOLI LIEGE
[BIZ: Liège, February 6]
In the centre of Liège, if you face the Episcopal Palace and turn right, looking towards the market, you will see what is generally called the Espace Tivoli. This is a place where the Christmas Market is held, as is the Epicuriales —...[more]
EUREGIO WIRTSCHAFTS SHOW
[BIZ: Aachen, February 6]
The 21st Euregio Wirtschafts Show will be held from March 2 through 11 on the site in Bendplatz in Aachen. It is largely focused on the retail sector with construction and living, fashion, beauty, wellness, the kitchen, wine, food services...[more]
MARIANNE DE CRISTAL
[BIZ: Liège, February 6]
The Marianne de Cristal Mérite de Cristal prize is awarded by the French Liège Chamber of Commerce, and will this year be awarded in the presence of the French Ambassador Madam Joëlle Bourgois and the governor and the deputy of the Province...[more]
SPACE NAVIGATION
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, February 6]
In 2007 the Science Park will open with the inter-communal user of the Idelux, a new location at Transinne that will be dedicated to space navigation programs and teledetection (GMES, Galileo, etc.)....[more]
CORETEC MAKES EUR 1M
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, February 6]
Coretec is a company specializing in electro-mechanics and energetics, concerned with the comprehensive or modular management of development and improvement processes leading from innovative ideas to operational implementation....[more]
SUNPARKS’ TAKE OVER
[BIZ/LEI: Vielsalm, February 6]
The Belgian Sunparks leisure group has been taken over by the French group Pierre & Vacances. This was reported by Bloomberg. Sunparks has four bungalow parks in Belgium, at De Haan, Oostduinkerke, Mol and Vielsalm in Meuse-Rhine....[more]
MAASTRICHT-BARCELONA
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht, February 6]
Ryanair, one of Europe’s largest low-cost airlines, is starting a new service from Maastricht to Barcelona (GRO) in June 2007. In the first instance, Ryanair will be flying three times a week on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday...[more]
RWE BILLIONS IN EUROPEAN ENERGY
[BIZ: Essen, February 5]
RWE is going to give a new impetus to the European energy market with the construction of a gas pipeline between the Czech Republic and Belgium and additional power plant capacities in Great Britain. ‘We are increasing the liquidity...[more]
A NEW BEER
[BIZ: Liège, February 3]
The Graindorge Brewery at Homburg is going to produce a new beer — Blond, 6% and to be known as La Liègeoise 1892. It will bear the colors of the Liège football club. The first batch will be 1600 litres. ...[more]
TMG IN BELGIAN TAX HAVEN
[BIZ: Brussels, February 3]
TMG the Dutch media group, owner of De Telegraaf and one-time owner of the Limburg Media Group, is going to park EUR 100m of its equity capital in Belgium to benefit from Belgium’s tax attractive Notional Interest Deduction (NID)....[more]
BELVEDERE
[BIZ: Maastricht, February 3]
Belvedere is a public-private project between the Municipality of Maastricht, BPF Bouwinvest and ING Real Estate. The downtown and out-of-town development plan in the northwest corner of Maastricht must, in the long term, produce...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE EMPLOYERS
[BIZ: Liège, February 2]
The five employers associations in Meuse-Rhine from both Dutch and Belgian Limburg, the Eupen, Malmédy and Saint-Vith, Aachen and the Liège section of the Walloon Business Association set up a foundation under Dutch law in 1993. The...[more]
IPECUNIA COMES TO CHEMELOT
[BIZ: Sittard-Geleen, February 2]
A release dated December 8 stated that IPecunia B.V. will be based at Chemelot from now on, thanks to a contract signed on Friday, December 8. IPecunia provides start-up companies, small businesses and multinationals with support...[more]
SIXTY NEW JOBS AT ALLBIDIGIT
[BIZ: Echt, February 2]
The Brunssum company Allbidigit is going to establish a new base in Echt. Within three years it is expected to offer 60 new jobs in Echt. The company transfers paper archives to computer records and it works for DSM, Sabic, Essent and...[more]
ZENTIS IN INDIANA
[BIZ: Aachen, February 2]
Zentis, the top fruit processing company in Europe, is setting up a business in Indiana in the US. The company was established in November last year in Plymouth, Indiana and is to be called Zentis Food Solutions North American LLC....[more]
LIOF EUR 9M ON SOLLAND SALE
[BIZ: Maastricht/Heerlen, February 2]
The Limburg development company LIOF in Maastricht will earn around EUR 9m on the sale of its 12.7% interest in the Heerlen solar cell factory Solland Solar to a subsidiary of the Zeeland energy company Delta. A German exchange...[more]
NETCOLOGNE/SYNAIX IT CENTER
[BIZ: Aachen, February 2]
The regional telco Netcologne and the IT service provider Synaix have jointly opened a hyper-modern building complex in Süsterfeld. Together the Synaix partners have invested EUR 3m in the construction of this Euroregional center, in...[more]
BOMBARDIER: EUR 1.2BN CONTRACT
[BIZ: Aachen/Berlin, February 2]
According to recent studies in Germany, the worldwide train market is worth EUR 24bn, and the total rail market worth about EUR 70bn if you include the infrastructure, electronics and maintenance services. Bombardier Transportation,...[more]
FORD GENK TO EXPORT TO US
[BIZ: Genk, February 2]
The US automotive company Ford is, according to the German weekly Automobilwoche, planning to export European cars to the US. The American market should be suitable for the smaller and more economical cars with considerably reduced fuel...[more]
CARGLASS EXPANDS IN HASSELT
[BIZ: Hasselt, February 2]
The distribution center and HQ of Carglass in Hasselt is going to expand, which should produce between 40 and 50 new jobs, according to Het Belang van Limburg. Carglass is going to expand its storage by 3,000m2 and build 300m2 of extra...[more]
ESSENT NUON 2ND IN BELGIUM
[BIZ: Brussels, February 2]
The merged Essent Nuon will be a major player on the Belgian market. It is looking for a 20% share in the market and indicating the importance of its own production capacity in this. Both companies intend to take up the production...[more]
ATM TO EXPAND
[BIZ: Maaseik, February 2]
The producer of trailers ATM (Atelier Tonnaer Maaseik) is looking for a new location. The company wants to expand but it cannot find the right property in Maaseik and is looking for a suitable site. If it is unable to find one, it...[more]
NUON / ESSENT MERGE
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, February 2]
The Dutch energy companies Nuon and Essent are merging and have signed an agreement in Amsterdam. The Monopolies Commission will have to give its fiat, and if that is the case then the merger will be completed. This will also...[more]
DELTA NV TO BUY SOLLAND
[BIZ: Middelburg, February 2]
Delta NV announced on January 31 that it was to buy a substantial interest in Solland Solar Energy Holding BV based in Heerlen. Solland is an international company engaged in manufacturing solar cells. DELTA will acquire 90% of...[more]
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DEBATE ON THE IRON RHINE
[LOG: Budel, February 9]
Seven political parties in North Brabant and Limburg have been invited to a public debate with those people who live along the track of the Iron Rhine in order to make their position clear on whether or not this historical rail route...[more]
MEUSE CONTROL
[INFRA: Maastricht/The Hague, February 8]
In mid 2007 Borgharen and Itteren, two villages to the north of Maastricht, have to start with the Meuse Control plan (Plan Grensmaas). The project is intended to protect the population along the Meuse, between Maastricht...[more]
RYANAIR IN WEEZE
[LOG: Weeze, February 6]
The low-cost airline Ryanair has selected an airport in the German town of Weeze as one of its hubs in Europe. The number of flights and destinations from Weeze will increase considerably. This new base will be added to the one in Frankfurt...[more]
PARKSTAD: FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT?
[LOG: Heerlen, February 3]
The Ministry of Transport and Water Management is offering two subsidies of EUR 750,000 each for two pilot projects leading to free public transport in off-peak hours. Seven city regions in the country can apply. Parkstad Limburg has...[more]
AACHEN: GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
[INFRA: Aachen, February 2]
There is to be a geological survey of the city of Aachen, which will be carried out by the Geological Service of the State of North-Rhine Westphalia. This survey authorizes officials carrying it out to enter people’s property and...[more]
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FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COURSES
[EDU: Maastricht, February 15]
Maastricht University’s Business School, in cooperation with Ernst & Young, is offering courses in financial management. This provides financial knowledge and insight based on practical experience. It is very useful for management...[more]
CITY TAX SHARED SERVICE CENTRE
[GOV: Heerlen, February 15]
The joint municipal tax and registration service for Parkstad Limburg (GBRD) will implement tax services for Brunssum, Heerlen, Landgraaf, Onderbanken, Simpelveld and Voerendaal from now on. The GBRD has been established in order...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE’S NEW BOSS
[GOV: Maastricht, February 14]
The presidency of the Meuse-Rhine foundation moved from the province of Liège to the province of Limburg (NL) with effect from January 1, 2007. Governor Michel Foret handed over the baton to Governor Léon Frissen. The board and...[more]
OENEOLOGY AND BREWING AT UM
[EDU: Maastricht, February 12]
The University of Maastricht wants to expand its offering of courses and President Jo Ritzen wants to develop its international reputation for research. New courses are being considered in European pension science, oenology, brewing...[more]
EUREGIONALE FOLLOW-UP
[GOV: Aachen, February 10]
As regards follow-up projects in the EuRegionale context for Aachen, the parties in Aachen City Council decided on February 9 on a selection of options to replace the Bauhaus Europa project that was voted down. In the context of the...[more]
MSM DIRECTOR OU PROF TOO
[EDU: Heerlen, February 9]
The Board of the Dutch Open University has appointed Professor Ronald Tuninga, the President of the Maastricht School of Management, to an honorary Chair of Business Studies. This appointment is part of a cooperative association between...[more]
CHINESE NEW YEAR
[EDU: Liège, February 8]
The Confucius Institute at the University of Liège, opened its doors recently to celebrate the start of the year of the Golden Pig, which is deemed to be a very fruitful period. This particular year appears every sixty, or on some accounts,...[more]
ST GEORGE’S SCHOOL 2
[EDU: Aachen, February 8]
St George’s School in Aachen is going to open this year. The school, which set up branches in Cologne in 1985 and later in Duisburg, is recognized as an international school providing general education for pupils of all nationalities...[more]
BUFFER ZONE ROUND THE DOME
[GOV: Aachen, February 6]
The City of Aachen wants to protect the integrity of its world heritage Cathedral with a buffer zone to protect it. This is also in keeping with UNESCO’s thoughts on the subject. ...[more]
HOENSBROEK MASTER PLAN
[GOV: Heerlen, February 6]
The council has decided to set up a master plan for the area of Hoensbroek. Hoensbroek is, in addition to the center of Heerlen and Heerlen City East, high on the agenda of the council. The master plan must demonstrate the relationship...[more]
LUXEMBOURG U & MAASTRICHT U
[EDU: Maastricht, February 2]
The University of Luxembourg wants to cooperate with Maastricht University. The University of Luxembourg is young, it started up in 2003, has 3,000 students and three faculties, including linguistics, the arts and an education....[more]
BELGIAN RULES OF THE ROAD
[GOV/INFRA: Aachen, February 2]
Trucks over 30 tons in weight will be subject to a speed limit of 90kph on highways and there will be a prohibition on their overtaking in the rain. This includes rain, snow or hail. It is also the case that trucks over 3.5 tons...[more]
OLAF MUELLER: CULTURE CZAR
[GOV: Aachen, February 2]
Olaf Müller, who used to head Aachen’s Business Development and European Affairs Department, becomes the head of a newly established cultural department of the City of Aachen from March 1. Council approval is rated a certainty. The...[more]
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MAASTRICHT PHDS IN MEDICINE
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, February 15]
Dr. Yasin Temel
Topic: The subthalamic nucleus; a novel motor-associative-limbic interface
Supervisor: Professor E.A.M. Beuls; Professor H.W.M. Steinbusch
Co-supervisor: Dr. V. Visser-VandewalleDr. Hjalmar R. Hansen
Topic: ...[more]
BIOTECH BUSINESS CAFE
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, February 14]
“Product liability; your responsibility?!” was the central theme of the third BioTech Business Café (BBC). For the biotech industry, product liability should be carefully dealt with. The business meeting took place in Maastricht...[more]
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ANTONIO NOCERA EXHIBITION
[LEI: Liège, February 14]
There will be an exhibition of the work of Antonio Nocera at the Galerie Liehrmann in Liège, March 3 through April 8. The show opens on Friday March 2 in the presence of the artist from 18.00 till 20.00 hours. Check the web site for...[more]
AQUANA — GO SWIMMING
[LEI: Würselen, February 8]
In Würselen there is a major swimming pool with lots of space, lots of waves, a sub-tropical climate, rapids, a pirate ship, diving boards and you can eat there, have a sauna… in fact, it seems to have just about everything. It is...[more]
PELLEAS AND MELISANDE
[LEI: Liège, February 8]
Pelléas and Mélisande by Debussy will be on at the Royal Walloon Opera from March 9 through 17. The only complete opera by Claude Debussy occupies an exceptional place in the lyric repertoire. It is a jewel for conductors due to the...[more]
RADIO MODERN
[LEI: Teuven, February 8]
Take-off of the Second Season, Le Comptoir Du Désir and Arts Crazy Record Hop, pictures can be viewed on www.radiomodern.be. The next session with movies and swing lessons by www.it-must-swing.be. The fifth edition will be on February...[more]
LIFE IS GREAT
[LEI: Verviers, February 8]
From February 1 through March 15 there will be an exhibition ‘C’est beau la vie’ (Life is Great) at the Ami Gallery in Verviers. The exhibition is being given by six Belgian and foreign artists: Emilio (Sweden), Georg Hadeler (The...[more]
BENELUX EVENT AWARDS
[LEI: Diepenbeek, February 7]
Jaga front man Jan Kriekels was world news recently because of his ‘Uchronia’ project during the ‘Burning Man’ event in the desert of Nevada. ‘Burning Man’ is an eight-day long festival organized by Blackrock City. The festival...[more]
INDUSTRION’S METAMORPHOSIS
[LEI: Kerkrade, February 7]
Industrion, the museum for industry and society in Kerkrade, is looking back over a number of extremely successful years. In order to guarantee success for the future and to present the growing stream of visitors with a challenge,...[more]
BEN JANSSENS: TEFAF PRESIDENT
[LEI: Helvoirt, February 5]
Ben Janssens, a leading London dealer in oriental art, has been appointed Chairman of the Executive Committee and President of the Antiquaries of the Board of Trustees of the European Fine Art Foundation. He succeeds Dave Aronson...[more]
SNOWWORLD EXPANDS
[LEI: Landgraaf, February 2]
Snowworld is getting its fourth new ski slope in October and next year it is going to develop a fifth one. The expansion is necessary because of the capacity problem with which the organization is already struggling. The new slope...[more]
THRACIAN ART IN MAASTRICHT?
[LEI: Maastricht, February 2]
There is to be an exhibition of Thracian art as a forerunner for a similar exhibition at TEFAF next year. The idea came from a Bulgarian artist Ivan Dobrev, resident in Maastricht. Paul Hustinx, TEFAF’s director, is extremely interested,...[more]
WIR/NOUS/WIJ
[LEI: Heerlen, February 2]
There has been a meeting of the artistic community in the Euroregion at the Glaspaleis in Heerlen, where 350 artists and people with allied professions met at the invitation of the REGIO Aachen e.V. together with the State of North-Rhine...[more]
IMC-UNESCO PRIZE STOPS
[LEI/EDU: Aachen, February 2]
The International Music Council (IMC) has informed the City of Aachen that the UNESCO-IMC Music Prize will not in future be awarded in Aachen. UNESCO has investigated all of the awards that it makes. The financial aspects have played...[more]
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