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SARKOZY EULOGY FOR MERKEL
[EDIT: Aachen, December 7]
On the award of the Charlemagne Prize for 2008 to the German chancellor, Angela Merkel, the eulogy will be given by French president, Nicholas Sarkozy. This has been confirmed by the Elysée in Paris to Mayor Jürgen Linden of Aachen....[more]
MEUSE-RHINE CROSSES BORDERS
[EDIT/GOV: Brussels, December 6]
A major delegation of more than 100 souls repeated their pilgrimage of last year to the European Parliament in Brussels, seeking intercession for Meuse-Rhine’s Euroregional cause. The first stop was at the Episcopal Palace in...[more]
TOP STORIES
[EDIT: Eijsden, December 15]
Merry Christmas Everyone. Santa will be on the site on Monday. December 22, Charles Aznavour(at 81) will be giving a concert at the Country Hall in Liège. See the link below.Our selection of this issue’s top stories would include...[more]
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EUROCAREX: HIGH SPEED HUBS
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, December, 15]
Today, Liège is at the heart of a high speed rail hub, with a 5000 km radius, which is set to triple through 2020. The pattern of development that this is bringing in its wake is breathtaking. The story, like so many others, begins...[more]
DSM LOYALTY DIVIDEND OKAYED
[BIZ: Amsterdam, December 14]
The Dutch Hoge Raad, the Supreme Court of the Netherlands, has overturned an earlier decision by the Business Division of the Court in Amsterdam, taken on March 29 this year. This decision held that DSM’s loyalty dividend program,...[more]
A SETTING FOR INVESTMENT
[BIZ: Liège, December 12]
February 26 through 27, there is to be a conference in Liège on creating a setting for investment, which we will report on in a later issue (Check the link for details). Creating a setting for investment (CSI) is a European project...[more]
45 PLUS TEMPS
[BIZ: Heerlen, December 12]
Recently two new Wiertz Personnel Services branches opened. This Limburg temporary employment organization, which has been in Heerlen since 1999, has grown rapidly recently and since the beginning of the year they’ve set up a new...[more]
QUALITY SCIENCE PARKS
[BIZ: Liège, December 12]
‘A world-wide first’ : the signing of the Quality Charter of the Science Parks of Wallonia is an original initiative launched by the six member parks of the SPoW, which undertake to strictly respect stringent and quantified quality...[more]
ARDENNES LOGISTICS
[BIZ: Liège, December 12]
“Houyoux, Thomas et Piron” and “Socogetra” are building an Ardennes logistics business park in Neufchateau, with a 21,750 m² warehouse dividable into 500m² units and with 24 loading bays, offices, car-parks, etc. The opening is scheduled...[more]
TECHSPACE AERO GREEN PLANES
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Milmort, December 11]
Techspace Aero of the SAFRAN Group has celebrated the completion of a major module for an aircraft engine which marks the end of a period of research and development of three years. It has involved 100 of the company’s workforce....[more]
MÜHLNER MOTORSPORT 2007
[BIZ/LEI: Francorchamps, December 11]
The Spa-Francorchamps based Mühlner Motorsport Team can look back on a particularly successful 2007 race season. Having entered four 24hr races in the Middle East, Far East and Europe, two 6hr races at the Nürburgring and...[more]
3 AWARDS FOR AUG. HEINRIGS
[BIZ: Aachen, December 8]
AUG. HEINRIGS Druck & Verpackung, a 175 year-old specialty cardboard packaging company, is investing millions of Euros - into double figures - on new Heidelberg printing machinery as a future-oriented investment. It also celebrates...[more]
CONSTRUCTION DICTIONARY
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 8]
A compact and practical reference work for Dutch construction business in Germany or vice versa is the Dutch-German Dictionary for construction workers that has been produced in the context of the bilateral German and Dutch project...[more]
DARK FIBER AT AVANTIS
[BIZ: Avantis, December 8]
Avantis, the European science and business park, working with the Dutch Isilinx foundation, is going fiber optic. René Seijben, the president of Avantis, and Antoine Hannemann, the director of the Isilinx foundation, signed an agreement...[more]
VEKOMA RIDES
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 7]
People making the attractions in funfairs and adventure parks are doing well again, and after a drop in sales, Vekoma Rides, in Vlodrop, is profiting from the upturn in the market and looking for qualified staff. It is noted that...[more]
TNT LETTER MONOPOLY
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht, December 7]
The postal service company Sannd is considering taking legal measures against the Dutch government because of its delay in liberalizing the postal market. From January 1, 2008, the market for the delivery of ordinary letters...[more]
ARCELORMITTAL IN SLOVAKIA
[BIZ: Brussels, December 7]
Steel giants ArcelMittal have taken over the assets of OFZ, an East European producer of iron alloys. Financial details are not yet available. OFZ produces a wide range of iron alloys. The plant is in the north of Slovakia and has...[more]
SCHEEPVAART & CHP PLANTS
[BIZ/LOG: Brussels, December 6]
The Scheepvaart company, which is authorized to manage the Albert Canal, the Kempen/Campine canals, the Scheldt-Rhine link and the shared areas of the Meuse, is having an environmental impact study carried out to determine whether...[more]
IMMOQUEST IN REAL ESTATE
[BIZ: Liège, December 6]
Now ImmoQuest’s website is online and its first Quest Letter has been published. ImmoQuest is a company involved in real estate investments that was set up six months ago by Christophe Nihon. The link is below. ImmoQuest is primarily...[more]
EUROPEAN VENTURE MARKET
[BIZ: Avantis, December 6]
There is to be a forum on alternative forms of funding for interesting innovative projects called the European Venture Market, which will provide opportunities via additions to banking terms or by direct contact with investors. It...[more]
CO2 OFFSETS AND HOT STEEL
[BIZ: Liège, December 6]
Lakshmi Mittal, the boss of ArcelorMittal, the giant steel company, is making it clear that unless he gets the CO2 offset quotas promised, there will be no question of restarting the number six blast furnace (HF6) in Seraing. The region...[more]
NEW CREMATORIUM
[BIZ: Eijsden, December 5]
A large new building on the outskirts of Eijsden, which attracts attention by its characteristic blue copper-top roof, is a new crematorium which apparently meets the modern requirements for such an institution. It is on the Pisartlaan...[more]
LUC SWITTEN IPTE MD
[BIZ: Genk, December 5]
IPTE has announced that its board has appointed Luc Switten managing director of the IPTE group effective January 1, 2008. Huub Baren will remain MD until the Annual General Meeting on April 29, 2008, and then he will succeed Eric Dejonghe...[more]
MINEWATER PAYOFF
[BIZ/GOV: Heerlen, December 5]
Heerlen is going to recoup its investment in the Minewater Project. The heating and cooling of buildings with mine water does not cost customers more than traditional energy. Furthermore, for the same price, energy can be supplied...[more]
BUSINESS CONTACT NORTH
[BIZ: Venlo, December 5]
On Tuesday February 26 and Wednesday 27 the first business contact days will take place in North Limburg. During this business networking meeting at Zon Fresh Park in Venlo, the economic and logistical hub of North and Central Limburg...[more]
BART HOFKER TO VODAFONE
[BIZ: Maastricht, December 5]
Vodafone Netherlands has announced the appointment of Bart Hofker as Director of the Consumer Business Unit. He succeeds Graham Miller, who had reached the end of his contract. Mr Hofker will join the general management team ...[more]
COLUMBIA TEAM IN LIEGE
[BIZ: Liège, December 4]
The Columbia Team from South Carolina came to Liège recently, first, to visit with FN Herstal, a company with almost 30 years manufacturing experience in Columbia too, to discuss with them opportunities for expansion of their U.S. operations...[more]
STRIJTHAGEN REVITALIZATION
[BIZ: Strijthagen, December 3.]
Parkstad Limburg is working together with the government and business on revitalization. On December 7th 2007, the ‘revitalizing Strijthagen workgroup” finalized its plans. During planning, many ideas from business entrepreneurs...[more]
BAOSTEEL SIGNS WITH PARSYTEC
[BIZ: Aachen December 2]
Parsytec AG — the world’s leading supplier of surface and web inspection systems for strip products — closed a cooperation contract with Shanghai Baosteel Group Corporation in November. This agreement comes with the first order for espresso...[more]
BELGIAN ONLINE PHARMACY
[BIZ: Brussels, December 2]
There is a new Royal decree coming up that will allow pharmacists to provide non-prescription medication via the Internet, according to the magazine, Body Talk. This relates to Belgium. As we have reported, in Netherlands’ Limburg...[more]
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PRORAIL, KEYRAIL AND BRG
[LOG:: Utrecht, 13 Dec.]
The Dutch rail transport companies, united in the BRG, have recently come to crucial agreements with Keyrail (operator of the Betuwe route) and Prorail (operator of the remaining Dutch rail track). The agreements entail tariff and presentation...[more]
BRUSSELS EXPRESS SUCCESS
[LOG: Maastricht, December 12]
The Belgian rail company, SNCB, is going to start using longer trains between Maastricht and Brussels. They started a test link a year ago for a period of two years, using the ICE link from Maastricht via Liège to Brussels. The...[more]
CROSS-BORDER INFRASTRUCTURE
[INFRA: Brussels, December 5]
The European Commission is to co-finance several major infrastructural works in Belgium. These include an inland waterway link with France and high-speed rail connections with Brussels.
The Commission is prepared to spend EUR...[more]
EURAIL BRAND / RANGE 2008
[LOG: Utrecht, December 5]
Eurail Group manages the famous Eurail Passes allowing unlimited train travel in Europe for non-European visitors worldwide. Earlier this year, Eurail Group took over management of the InterRail product range aimed at the European...[more]
MAA HANDLING
[LOG: Maastricht, December 4]
Maastricht-Aachen Airport has announced a new approach to their handling business, with the recruitment of a new senior management team at Maastricht Handling Services (MHS). This reveals an ongoing focus on cargo and the the development...[more]
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MAASTRICHT VIOLINIST WINS
[EDU: Maastricht/Bilzen, 13 Dec.]
The twenty year old Polish violinist Piotr Jasiurkowski, won this year’s Kärnten music scholarship worth EUR 10,000. Jasiurkwoski is studying under Robert Szreder at the Maastricht conservatory of music. In a field of 68 candidates,...[more]
INTERNATIONAL COLLOQUIUM
[EDU: Liège, December 12]
The University of Nancy and the Embarcadère du Savoir (Université de Liège), are together organizing a colloquium on scientific, technical and industrial culture, and regional development. It runs from January 16-18 at the Embarcadère...[more]
LANDMARK COOPERATION
[GOV: Maastricht, December 12]
The cross-border municipalities of Lanaken and Riemst in Limburg (B) have made an agreement with Maastricht and the Dutch province in which the partners agree to adopt landmarks as a topic within the Interreg III-A project for...[more]
KEEPING UP WITH THINGS
[EDU: Maastricht, December 10]
Studium Generale is an organization run by the university (of Maastricht) which brings a lot of interesting people to the city to give lectures, to hold discussion programs and things of that sort. They even include — and this...[more]
KEY CLUSTER FIGURES
[GOV: Brussels, December 5]
The Walloon region has an industrial focus on specific areas and has published the names of the key contact figures for these areas. They are as follows:- Aeronautics and Space : Mr Ashley Lyon
- Transport and Logistics : Mr ...[more]
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BAESWEILER BIOTECH
[LIFE-SCI: Baesweiler, December 5]
More than 70 biotechnology specialists from business research and the universities were welcomed by Mayor Willi Linkens at the end of November at the Baesweiler Biotech meeting. The Baesweiler meetings have been held eight...[more]
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LA VIE PARISIENNE
[LEI: Liège, December15]
‘La vie parisienne’ (Parisian life) on at the Royal Walloon Opera, from December 21 through 31, is an opéra bouffe, or operetta, composed by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy.This work was Offenbach's ...[more]
SYLVESTER BOULEVARD
[LEI: Valkenburg, December 12]
From December 29 through January 4, in the caverns below Valkenburg, there will be the second edition of the Sylvester Boulevard, where you can buy all sorts of nice things to eat and decorate your environment with. It’s a true...[more]
HASSELT AT CHRISTMAS
[LEI: Hasselt, December 12]
Many of our Euregio-neighboring towns are known for their grand Christmas markets and festivities. You will find town centers filled with dozens of stands and stalls that abound in Christmas decorations, presents and lots of candies....[more]
WALLOON MARVELS
[LEI: Liège, December 11]
There is a new book on the delights of the Walloon country. It’s 220 pages long and costs EUR 30 and is available in quadrilingual form and describes a lot of the great public monuments in the Walloon country. The title of the book...[more]
PHILIP HILVEN, TVL (B) TO L1
[MEDIA: Hasselt, December 11]
The current editor-in-chief of TV Limburg, Philip Hilven, will be the new deputy editor of L1 (the Dutch Limburg public broadcasting station) on February 1. Hilven says “I have always wanted to work abroad”. The switch of stations...[more]
STROOP-FRUIT TREACLE
[LEI: Hasselt, December 10]
The Academy of Regional Gastronomy (ASG), the Center for Culinary Tradition, has recently started on production of a book to be written by the chairman Jacques Collen. The idea was not to write a cookbook and not to explain earlier...[more]
GUIDO WEVERS ON SCREEN
[LEI: Maastricht, December 6]
Guido Wevers, the new director of Maastricht’s Theater aan het Vrijthof, is familiar with the region as he was born in Maasmechelen in Belgian Limburg, and works in Maastricht. He went with the Euroregional group who traveled to...[more]
LIEGE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE
[LEI: Liège, December 5]
Liege’s Christmas Village, which started at the beginning of December and continues to December 30, at the Place de Marché in Liège, has been an annual event for 21 years, making it the most important Christmas Village in Belgium. Each...[more]
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