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TOP STORIES
[EDIT: Eijsden, July 30]
As is not unusual in this exciting part of the world, it is difficult to collect all of the top stories in one place. But surely, the upcoming DSM presentation, on August 1 - adumbrated by our news of its activities on the...[more]
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GERMAN CONTRACT LAW
[BIZ: Heerlen, July 30]
There will be a workshop on German Contract Law on
August 21, in the WTC-building at Avantis. It starts at 13.30 and ends at 17.30hrs. It is organized by the South Limburg Chamber with INTER-NED Kompetenznetzwerk NL/NRW, AGIT, The...[more]
ANNUAL REPORT LIEGE AIRPORT
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, July 28]
The Liège Airport’s annual report gives extensive financial and other information in French and English. It notes that 2006 has featured growth in all its activities and a move back into profit. At 406,000 tons, Liège Airport is the...[more]
BELGIAN SINGLE MALT
[BIZ: Liège, July 28]
The Belgian Single Malt Whisky (see Issues 100 & 106) is the outcome of the determined efforts of a distiller from Liege, Etienne Bouillon, who has put all his energy into this project for nearly two years with the best of his skills and...[more]
VITROBOT™ MARK 4
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, July 27]
Maastricht’s celebrated Vitrobot™ (see issues 38 and 140) is going to present its next generation Mark 4 on the American market at Fort Lauderdale on August 6. The next generation Vitrobot™ Mark 4 is a fully automated vitrification...[more]
OWENS CORNING: BATTICE SALE
[BIZ: Battice, July 27]
The Battice branch of the American fiberglass producer Owens Corning is to change ownership because Owens Corning recently merged with Vetrotex, which is part of the French Saint-Gobain group. As Owens Corning has moved from a joint venture...[more]
DSM’S NEW BOSS
[BIZ: Sittard, July 26]
On July 26 Feike Sijbesma, the Chairman of DSM, presented the company’s H1 figures. Mr Sijbesma is completing his first 100 days at the top of the new business. On May 1 he followed Peter Elverding as the chairman of the board and his...[more]
BUSINESS ENGLISH VIA AACHEN
[BIZ: Aachen, July 26]
‘Doing Business in the English-speaking World’ is an intensive course for trainees and young professionals organized by the Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Aachen, together with the European College of Business and Management and the...[more]
AMB FITCH AA RATING
[BIZ: Aachen, July 26]
The insurers of the AMB Generali Group have been awarded the Fitch*
Financial Strength Seal, which is only given to financially strong
companies. Under its interactive Insurer Financial Strength (IFS) Rating,
Fitch assigned an...[more]
BELGIAN TRUCK SALES UP 42.4%
[BIZ/LOG: Brussels, July 26]
Trucking companies have registered 42.4% more trucks above 16 tons in H1 2007, than for the same period last year. This means 5,319 trucks, this was announced by the European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association (ACEA). There ...[more]
FORD GENK, LOTS TO DO
[IND: Genk, July 26]
Ford has got a lot on its plate with three new models, the S Max Galaxy and Mondeo, and is finding it difficult to keep up. According to a comment from Ford Europe, in ‘Het laatste nieuws’, the orders from Ford dealers are putting on the...[more]
MEETING IN MAASTRICHT
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 23]
An international meeting of planners and journalists will be meeting in Maastricht on Thursday, August 30. Eighty international meeting planners, ten international journalists gather to learn about the area as a location for international...[more]
TESSENDERLO GETS EUR 12.5M
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, July 20]
Tessenderlo Chemicals and the Limburg Vinyl Company in Tessenderlo will receive EUR 12.5m from the Flemish government for a major ecological investment: EUR 12,547,515 to Tessenderlo Chemie and its subsidiary Limburgse Vinyl Maatschappij...[more]
DG: STATE OF BUSINESS
[BIZ: Eupen, July 20]
The Minister responsible for Business in Belgium’s German-speaking Region (DG), Bernd Gentges has, in recent months, examined the economic development in the area, looking at 27 different businesses between November 2006 and 2007. Talks...[more]
NEW CONSTRUCTION IN EUPEN
[BIZ/INFRA: Eupen, July 20]
In the Eupen district of Bellmerin, on the site of an old rope factory, work is going ahead on apartments and six terraced houses on a site of 3,500m2. The project is in the hands of a Walloon housing association called Nosbau. The...[more]
ANTWERP PORT TRAFFIC UP
[BIZ: Antwerp, July 18]
The H1 figures for the Port of Antwerp this year show a rise of 6.7% more goods handled than in the same period last year. The container traffic has risen enormously by almost 15% and this is due to the increased capacity available since...[more]
ARIAKE MAASMECHELEN: EUR 30M
[BIZ: Maasmechelen, July 18]
Karel Cambien, writing in Belgium’s ‘Trends’ magazine, reports that the Japanese producer of seasonings and sauces, Ariake, is to invest EUR 30m in a new plant in Maasmechelen. This will employ 80 and is scheduled to open in August....[more]
CE MARKING
[BIZ: Aachen, July 18]
CE Marking is a declaration by the manufacturer that a product meets all the appropriate provisions of the relevant legislation implementing certain European directives. It gives companies easier access to the European market for their...[more]
KINOPOLIS CINEMA IN BREE
[BIZ: Bree, July 17]
The highly successful Kinepolis cinema group is going to open a new complex in Bree, Limburg. In this way the group can attract the attention of audiences in the north of the province. Kinepolis already has had a large complex in Hasselt,...[more]
KAISERPLATZ GALERIE 2010
[BIZ: Aachen, July 17]
The Kaiserplatz Galerie shopping arcade in Aachen is going to take longer to complete than expected. The project managers have just announced this. The time required for the (estimated) EUR 160m project on Aachen’s Kaiserplatz is going...[more]
NANOPOLYMER SOLAR CELLS
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Hasselt, July 17]
Nano-structured materials are of strategic importance for innovation in a range of areas from micro-electronics to energy-conversion technology. As far as the latter is concerned, it can be said that the solar energy potential...[more]
BIO-TECH STARTERS POPULAR
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Amsterdam, July 16]
Aescap exceeds EUR 100m level. Aescap Venture, a new biomedical European venture capital fund, has announced that it has raised EUR 102m for its first fund thus far. Last summer Aescap reported a first close at EUR 59m, final...[more]
FORD GENK'S RUSSIAN CHANCE
[BIZ: Genk, July 16]
Ford Europe is going to start production of the new Ford Mondeo in its assembly plant in St Petersburg in Russia next year. Ford’s expansion plans are, according to John Fleming the managing director of Ford Europe, also positive for Ford...[more]
GEOPOST
[BIZ: Liège, July 16]
GeoPost, the package department of the French post office which works under the name DPD, is continuing its expansion in Europe. Now it is developing express services in the Benelux countries. GeoPost recently opened a fourth sorting office...[more]
DIEPENBEEK SCIENCE PARK
[BIZ: Hasselt, July 16]
The science park on the University of Hasselt’s campus is going to expand. The municipality of Diepenbeek has given the green light for an expansion project. Two new locations for Sci-Tech business will be set-up. The municipality is...[more]
TEFAF STARTERS’ SHOWCASE
[BIZ: Helvoirt, June 16]
The leading position of TEFAF, the Fine Art Fair in Maastricht, among the art and antiques fairs worldwide has led to a long waiting list for potential participants. This often makes it difficult for art dealers and antique dealers who...[more]
CLAVIS MEDIA INTERNATIONAL
[BIZ: Hasselt, July 16]
LRM, the Limburg (B) development company, is increasing its stake in the children’s book publisher Clavis by EUR 250,000. This is half of the capital required by Clavis to strengthen its international structure to raise its profile abroad....[more]
HIGH-FLYING STARTERS
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 16]
On Saturday July 16 seven business starters received a certificate for the successful development of their business plans in the Master Class on Entrepreneurship and Business Planning of the High-flying Start-ups (or Hoogstarters)...[more]
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FREE PUBLIC TRANSPORT
[LOG: Maastricht, July 25]
In October there will be pilot projects with free public transport for commuters. Seven regions will be involved including South Limburg. The idea is to get as many people on the buses as possible. The program will be assessed in 2008...[more]
TNT IN VIETNAM
[LOG: Liège/Singapore, July 24]
TNT, the leading provider of global express services, is marking yet another first in Asia as it unveils its domestic express services & solutions in Vietnam with an investment of more than EUR 7m over the next four years. The...[more]
TGV LIEGE AIRPORT
[LOG: Liège, July 20]
The Liège TGV cargo study kicks off today. It’s been confided to Ernst & Young and will last for four months. This study will allow the assessment of the pros and cons for the launch of a TGV cargo link to Liège Airport. The objective is...[more]
GAS: ZEEBRUGGE-EYNATTEN
[INFRA: Eupen, July 20]
The Eupen area will in future have to give up some of its countryside as the gas pipeline from Zeebrugge to the German border will have a second link in Eynatten. The gas network company Fluxys wants to complete the project by 2010. The...[more]
LUXEMBOURG FINDEL
[LOG: Luxembourg, July 18]
The new Luxembourg airport at Findel is going to make the Grand Duchy more interesting as an international destination. The Emirates airline has announced a new link between Dubai and Luxembourg. In April 2008 the new terminal will...[more]
QUITTING NUCLEAR DEARER
[INFRA: Brussels, July 16]
The closure of nuclear power plants is going to cost a great deal more than has been budgeted for. Confidential information from Le Soir shows that the new Belgian government will most probably delay their exit from nuclear power (this...[more]
DISTRIGAS FALLS TO EDF
[INFRA: Brussels, July 16]
The French government wants to reduce the exchange value of Suez by selling its subsidiary Distrigas to the French power company EDF. The French government wants to use Distrigas to successfully complete the merger between two other...[more]
WINDMILL POWER
[INFRA: Bedburg, July 16]
From January through May 2007, trainees have set-up an electrical power center in the historic windmill in the Bedburger district of Grottenherten. This is supported by the power facility in Niederaußem, which has taken over the costs...[more]
KING TRANSPORTS CHINESE EEL
[LOG: Liège, July 16]
King Transport has imported 360 tons of Chinese eel. An agreement was signed with the Chinese company Shanghai Eternal Food Co. Ltd for the storage of 300-400 pallets of deep-frozen eel in Hoeselt (Belgian Limburg), where there are two...[more]
TGV TO GERMAN BORDER IN 2008
[LOG: Liège, July 16]
The TGV high-speed rail line from Liège to the German border will finally be completed next year. This was announced by the company responsible Infrabel. A company spokesman, Frédéric Petit of Infrabel, estimated the cost for this section...[more]
BOSAL RUSSIAN LOGISTICS HUB
[LOG: Lummen, July 16]
Bosal Group, the global manufacturer of exhaust systems and tow bars, has acquired a 244,000m2 site at Kaluga, 180km southwest of Moscow. The largest Bosal site in the world, the Kaluga investment will feature state-of-the-art production...[more]
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UNIVERSITY OF HASSELT MAGAZINE
[EDU: Liège, July 28]
In this quarter’s issue of the University of Hasselt Magazine the following topics are covered:
• Limburg (B): a creative and innovative hotspot in Europe. According to Marc Vandeput, responsible for the provincial economy, the speed...[more]
RUDY DEMOTTE WALLOON PM
[GOV: Namur, July 26]
Rudy Demotte is the new Walloon PM. Mr Demotte, born June 3, 1963 in Ronse, is a Belgian socialist who served as Minister for Social Affairs in the Belgian federal government from 2003 to 2007. He was appointed Prime Minister for the Walloon...[more]
DUEREN EUROPEAN SCHOOL
[EDU: Düren, July 25]
The city of Düren is to have a European school. The proposal has been made by the FDP level party. A classical gymnasium or a comprehensive could be suitable, according to the Liberals....[more]
UWC MAASTRICHT
[EDU: Maastricht, July 23]
United World Colleges (UWC) originated in the late 1950’s and is the only global education movement that brings together students from all over the world at a pre-university level, regardless of their ability to pay. Students are selected...[more]
WILD BOAR IN LIMBURG
[GOV: Hasselt, July 23]
Not only is Limburg plagued by the Oak Processionary Caterpillar (Thaumetopoea processionea Lepidoptera), the municipalities of Houthalen-Helchteren and Beringen are also being plagued by wild boar, as are the municipalities of Hechtel-Eksel,...[more]
MARTA BOCSI WINS SOCIAL PRIZE
[GOV: Eschweiler, July 20]
The Hungarian Dr Márta Bocsi received this year’s European Social Prize in Eschweiler. The 27-year-old woman has been campaigning for the rights of the Gypsy minority in her country for several years. Peter Schöner, Chairman of the...[more]
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GYNAECOLOGY IN TOP 4
[LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, July 20]
The gynecology and obstetrics department of the Atrium Medical Center in Parkstad has once more scored well in the national trials. The Elsevier’s magazine looked at five major specialisms in The Netherlands and designated the gynecology...[more]
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JUELICH ZEPPELIN MISSION
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, July 17]
A research Zeppelin airship from the Jülich Research Center flew over Lake Constance in southern Germany recently to complete exploration of the lower atmosphere. Its ten-day mission will allow scientists from Jülich’s research center...[more]
PLANT FUNCTIONS FROM SPACE
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, July 25]
There is a meeting on July 29 and 31, at the Jülich Research Center, and a workshop. It will cover plants which form the green roof of the biosphere and are the primary transducers of solar energy and the atmospheric chemistry that...[more]
OCEAN DYNAMICS
[SCI-TECH: Liège, July 17]
Every ten years there is a colloquium in Liège on ocean dynamics. It’s been going since 1978 and this year was held in May.With these 10-year intervals, progress in this topic (which is of tremendous importance for the understanding ...[more]
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A TASTY WEEK
[LEI: Valkenburg, July 26]
From September 24 through 30, Valkenburg will be focusing on taste. This is a national event and other towns and regions in the Netherlands will be participating. It will mean a focus on seasonal, local and organic products and will...[more]
5-STAR WALK?
[LEI: Valkenburg, July 26]
On Sunday, August 12, there will be a walk, designated as a five star walk and organized by the tourist authority in Valkenburg. It is apparently designed for families and the routes vary between 7 km and 18 km. Start is between 08.00hrs...[more]
CUYPERS EXHIBITION
[LEI: Maastricht, July 25]
Pierre Cuypers enriched the Dutch landscape with dozens of churches. He designed the central station, the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam and restored a number of buildings including Kasteel de Haar in Utrecht. From September 22, the Dutch...[more]
MUSEUM PLANS IN AACHEN
[LEI: Aachen, July 25]
Plans are afoot in Aachen for a historical museum. A group of those interested, set up some weeks ago, have now linked up with a number of working groups and historical associations. The objective is to set up a new city history museum...[more]
440 KM OF WALKS IN GOUVY
[LEI: Gouvy, July 25]
Walking paths in Gouvy have been upgraded. 440 km have been laid out for walkers, mountain bikers and cross country skiers. There are also five footpaths for the handicapped. The project costs EUR 133,000 and will be covered by the Walloon...[more]
THE LIFE OF ROOMS
[LEI: Maastricht, July 24]
In 2005 the Spanish Government Museum in Maastricht set-up a project called Dialogue Exhibitions. The artist sought a dialogue with the museum’s XVIIth and XVIIIth century period rooms. This year Christiane Steffens (Maastricht, 1956)...[more]
HARLEY DAVIDSON 3/4 WHEELERS
[LEI: Dilsen-Stokkem, July 24]
Recently the Q-Tech company introduced a world premier to the public at Leopoldsburg in Belgium in the form of 3 and 4 wheeler Harley Davidson machines [whether this has to do with the increasing age of the riders or a desire to...[more]
KIDS’ WEEK – STEINERBOS
[LEI: Kerkrade, July 23]
This summer the Steinerbos Park will be offering all sorts of activities for children, with pirates and Indians and drawing and various other things, every day from Monday through Sunday. Check the website at...[more]
EUROREGIONAL TENNIS CUP
[LEI: Eupen, July 20]
This first tournament in the East Belgium tennis season was successful. More than 200 players applied and this was a good many more than last year. The weather was fine and the Euroregional cup final winner was 15-year-old Mélanie Henrion....[more]
LUXEMBOURG CULTURE CAPITAL
[LEI: Luxembourg, July 18]
Robert Garcia, the organizer of the European Capital of Culture for 2007 in Luxembourg and the Greater SaarLorLux Euroregion, is highly satisfied with the number of visitors to the various events in this ‘year of culture’. He is reported...[more]
PRIX D’AMADEO
[LEI: Aachen, July 17]
The first prize for piano, the Prix d’Amadèo Jeunesse de Piano, in the competition for young pianists — which was held in the context of the Amadèo festival in South Limburg — was won by the Korean Jae-Kyung Yoo. Her countrywomen Hye-yeon...[more]
EMPEROR LUTHER PRIZE
[LEI: Prüm, July 17]
The celebrated Peruvian artist Antonio Maró, who lives in Hauset in the German-speaking region of Belgium, has been awarded the Emperor Luther Prize for the Arts: the "Kaiser-Lothar-Preis" which has been awarded since 1958 by the European...[more]
NEW EAST BELGIAN TOURIST INFO
[LEI: St.Vith/Malmédy, July 17]
The 2007 summer edition of the vacation paper for the Eastern cantons, the ‘Tourist Journal’, published every three months, is now available in paper and on the Internet (see the link below). It tells potential visitors what is...[more]
MUSICAL STONES
[LEI: Liège, July 16]
In this instance, we are not talking about the celebrated Chinese musical stones, or bian ch’ing, but musical stones developed by a Swiss artist, Arthur Schneiter (1951), who is giving an exhibition and concerts on his musical stones from...[more]
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