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[EDIT: Eijsden, April 15]
The branding saga is underway again and some people seem not to realize that Maastricht is already a world brand which stands for Europe. The issue is not to come with a slogan that says “All roads lead to Tegelen”, but to come up with...[more]
JEU SPRENGERS
[EDIT: Eijsden, April 6]
The Dutch Football Association (KNVB) chairman Jeu Sprengers died on April 6 at the age of 69. Mr Sprengers was a major figure on the international stage and in The Netherlands and Limburg for many years in football and in business....[more]
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SEPS PHARMA
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Hasselt, April 15]
The University of Hasselt is presenting its first life-sciences spin-off at the Biomedica fair in Maastricht, which starts tomorrow on April 16. The investment raised for this company By a group including U Hasselt and LRM amounted...[more]
MARIE-LOUISE
[BIZ: Voerendaal, April 12]
One branch of business that is showing steady expansion on all fronts, in the economic sense, of course, is the world of lingerie. Now, the center of Voerendaal on the Kerkplein, is being livened up and upgraded by a new establishment,...[more]
FRAUNHOFER TURBINE CLUSTER
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, April 11]
A science innovation cluster called TurPro has been set-up in Aachen. This is concerned with making turbines energy-saving, more efficient and less polluting. Two Fraunhofer institutes and 16 partners from industry will take...[more]
TRIANEL TOP
[BIZ: Aachen, April 11]
Dr Jörg Vogt (43) will be a new general manager of Trianel with the current member Sven Becker. Dr Vogt succeeds Reinhard Goethe, who is leaving the company on June 30. Mr Vogt studied in Berlin and started work for the Hoechst. In 2000...[more]
DARCIS BELGIAN CHOCS
[BIZ: Liège, April 11]
Jean-Philippe Darcis learned his craft as a chocolatier and patisseur at the feet of the masters: Lenôtre, Belouet, Wittema and Richard, and he has now won his own prizes in Las Vegas, Turin and in Belgium. He has also just added a new...[more]
TESSENDERLO LOSES ECO PERMIT
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, April 10]
The chemical company Tessenderlo Chemie, which has branches in Tessenderlo and Ham, has failed to get its environmental permit renewed. This is related to the disposable wastewater to which Tessenderlo is now giving renewed emphasis...[more]
PAION TO ACQUIRE CENES
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Aachen, April 10]
PAION AG intends to acquire Cambridge-based CeNeS Pharmaceuticals plc, a London listed biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of drugs for central nervous system (CNS) related interventions. Furthermore PAION is...[more]
PARKSTAD BIZ PARKS
[BIZ: Parkstad, April 10]
In addition to upgrading projects and the organization of surveillance, Parkstad Limburg’s business parks are also setting up a collective purchasing agreement. Offered by BTM and its partner business Doe Je Zelf (ODJZ). Check the website....[more]
ASPARAGUS SEASON OPENS
[BIZ: Rotterdam, April 10]
The opening of asparagus season, traditionally on the second Thursday in April, is designed to give the Dutch asparagus season as much publicity as possible. This year the opening took place at the Euromast in Rotterdam. The Minister...[more]
FAMILY BUSINESS
[BIZ: Hasselt, April 8]
VOKA, the Chamber of Commerce and partners KBC, Ernst & Young and LRM are inviting the public to the fifth edition of the ‘Day for family business’. This will be April 16, from 08:30hrs through 14:00hrs at Voka - Kamer van Koopphandel,...[more]
DINNER IN THE SKY
[BIZ: Zonhoven, April 7]
‘Dinner in the Sky’ has taken over the Las Vegas skyline! And this Limburg table suspended on high has become a major talking point. Stefan Kerkhofs of The Fun Group has changed the Las Vegas skyline at the invitation of Nokia. Nokia...[more]
INFORM GROWS
[BIZ: Aachen, April 7]
The Aachen IT company INFORM (the Institute for Operations Research and Management), a limited company, has started to build a new office building at its location on the Pascalstraße in Aachen. This, which is its third building, will be...[more]
BMR EXPANDS IN BELGIUM
[BIZ/INFRA: Gangelt, April 7]
BMR Energy Solutions GmbH from Gangelt is setting up its first Belgian wind park in St Vith. The decision has been to set-up five turbines in the 2MW class. The project is starting up around now and is expected to be complete at...[more]
100.5 LEADS WESTERN MARKET
[BIZ: Aachen/Eupen, April 7]
On its tenth anniversary, 100.5 hit radio remains the number one private radio in the west of North-Rhine Westphalia. It has 254,000 listeners daily and around 36,000 people listen to each program. More than 76.8% of listeners belong...[more]
ANDREAS MUELLER NEWS BOSS
[BIZ: Aachen, April 7]
Since March 1, Andreas Müller has been the general manager of the Aachen newspaper publishing association Zeitungsverlag Aachen. Mr Müller (46) has played a range of roles in the publishing organization since 1984, most recently as the...[more]
LIGNITE LEADS
[BIZ/INFRA: Aachen, April 7]
In 2007, lignite was the most important fuel for German power producers, with a share of 24.5% of the gross power production, and took the lead for the first time since 1991. The share of nuclear power dropped, because of a number...[more]
MICROSOFT 1ST EURO-MESDC
[BIZ: Aachen, April 7]
Microsoft Corp. announced the launch of its first Microsoft Embedded Systems Development Centre (MESDC) in Aachen, Germany, February 26. The MESDC is part of Microsoft’s effort to expand regional development centers in Denmark, France,...[more]
EUR 27M STEEL PLANT
[BIZ: Bree, April 5]
The German steel concern Vosta Stalhandel is to invest EUR 27m in a new steel processing plant in Flanders and has bought 2.5 hectares of industrial land on the canal banks in Bree.A 20,000 square meter production facility and a loading ...[more]
SILICON PLANT SOLD OUT
[BIZ: Geleen, April 4]
The Silicon Mine (TSM), the plant designated for Heerlen, has sold its production through 2019 although the factory has not yet been built. Because purification of silicon is difficult and the demand extremely great, there is a world shortage...[more]
BELGIAN CREDIT CARD
[BIZ: Brussels, April 3]
There is now a new alternative for the well-known credit cards like Maestro, Visa, etc. The product is PayFair and comes from Belgium. The initiative for this new card was taken by the Brussels firm European Payment Solutions (EPS)....[more]
RFID STUDY
[BIZ: Aachen, April 3]
The Research Institute for Rationalization (FIR) at the RWTH University in Aachen has cooperated with business in two studies on the RFID identification topics. The studies are available at the link below and are in the program for the...[more]
ESSENT INVESTS IN SOLAR
[BIZ: Geleen, April 2]
Essent has purchased around 18% of the silicon mine which will be producing silicon for photo-voltaic cells in Geleen and is mentioned elsewhere in this issue....[more]
EXPROPRIATION AT MAA
[BIZ/GOV: Beek, April 2]
The Municipality of Beek has started expropriation procedures for the future business park at Maastricht-Aachen Airport. The airport will provide 90 hectares of land for new business. The zoning plan was established in April last year...[more]
BIZ PLANNING + ADDED VALUE
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, April 2]
Maastricht University has retained the Cambridge Healthtech Associates (CHA) Strategic Business Planning group to develop a strategic business plan in support of Maastricht University’s ‘Brains Unlimited’ initiative. The ...[more]
ARCELOR TAKES OVER LUXMETALL
[BIZ: Malmedy, April 2]
The Arcelor-Mittal steel giant has taken over Luxmetall in Malmedy. This allows the company to play a larger role in the housing market. Luxmetall employs 20 and specializes in roofing. The business achieves annual revenues of EUR 10m...[more]
SOLAR PURCHASING COOP
[BIZ: Eupen, April 2]
In the area of Trois Ponts, Stavelot and Lierneux, the cost of the purchase of solar panels for hot water are being reduced by the introduction of a purchasing cooperative. This cooperative comes from the local section of the Ecolo party...[more]
SEACON VAN EUPEN GMBH
[BIZ/LOG: Venlo/Duisburg, April 2]
Seacon van Eupen GmbH, in the port of Duisburg, is a result of cooperation; a participation between the logistical service provider and Seacon Logistics, Germany. Van Eupen from Essen and the German subsidiary of Seacon Logistics...[more]
BUSINESSMAN/WOMAN OF THE YEAR
[BIZ: Hasselt, April 2]
The eleventh award of the Junior Chamber in Limburg will be held on April 21 at 18:30 in the theater at the Cultural Center of Limburg at Kunstlaan 5 Hasselt. Last year more than 700 people attended. Advertising partners are Belang Van...[more]
IDEAL COOKING ACROSS BORDERS
[BIZ/LEI: Battice, April 2]
Ideal Cooking is a business which is developing its cross-border activities in Meuse-Rhine. Fabian Mossay and the Ideal Cooking team, already official suppliers to the Privilege Club of the Standard Liège football club and the Spa...[more]
ENERGY HILLS NOBEL VISITOR
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, April 2]
The Energy Hills network, of which the City of Aachen is a member, invited Peter Grünberg, the Nobel Prize winner, to a fireside chat in April. The members of the club include the Aachen and Maastricht Business Clubs, representatives...[more]
AEROSPACE NEWS
[BIZ: Liège, April 2]
The Walloon region’s AERONEWS newsletter talks about a range of projects including: Thales’ communications cooperation with Boeing; the trends to be expected at the Aerotrends trade fair in Bilbao at the beginning of June; the nano-satellite...[more]
DSM HALVES EMISSIONS
[BIZ: Geleen, April 2]
The Dutch Minister Cramer (Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment) has inaugurated an installation that will greatly reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the Chemelot Industrial Park in Geleen. The installation, located in one of...[more]
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TNT LIEGE/SINGAPORE HUB
[LOG: Liège, April 11]
The Dutch logistics company TNT, with a hub in Liège, is going to spend EUR 100m in the next five years on the freight business between Europe, South East Asia and China. The investments relate indirectly to Liège Airport because TNT flies...[more]
ECO STICKERS
[INFRA: Cologne, April 8]
The City of Cologne has imposed a restriction on cars within 16km2 of the city center. There was a period of transition to April 1 but now there must be an Eco sticker on cars entering these areas and any drivers without the sticker...[more]
BIGGEST HORSE TRANSPORT
[LOG: Maastricht, April 7]
On Monday April 7, 2008 a Boeing 747 with 78 horses departed from Maastricht Aachen Airport. The horses are bound for the first leg of the equestrian event “Global Champions Tour” in Doha, capital of the Gulf State Qatar. They will...[more]
IMPROVED RAIL DEMAND
[LOG: Eupen, April 2]
Cross-border travelers are demanding improved connections to Luxembourg. Around 4,000 people travel from Trois Ponts, St Vith, Vielsalm and Houffalize daily to work in Luxembourg and the only adequate rail connections begin in Ulflingen,...[more]
PARK AND RIDE FOR MAASTRICHT
[LOG: Maastricht, April 2]
Maastricht is to have a park-and-ride system which will allow parking in the Beatrixhaven and then a ten-minute train ride into town. There will be a parking facility for 500 cars and the expected investment is EUR 750,000....[more]
BRUSTEM AIRFIELD RESTRICTED
[LOG: St Trond, April 2]
St Trond and the BIP NV Company have signed an agreement on flight-related activities at the Brustem business park. These involve stricter rules for business but the flight stop has been lifted. The most important changes relate to the...[more]
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ANDRE RIEU IN MAASTRICHT
[GOV: Maastricht, April 8]
The City of Maastricht presented its gold medal to André Rieu and his Johann Strauss Orchestra. This is the highest award the city can give. It was awarded for his outstanding international career. Mayor Leers said that Rieu’s concerts,...[more]
NEW NOTGER STATUE
[GOV: Liège, April 6]
The most recent statue of the Prince Bishop Notger has been completed. The sculpture is by Poulseur, who made it from a two ton block of blue stone It is now at the Church of St Jean and was inaugurated officially on April 6 in commemoration...[more]
MAASTRICHT FORENSIC INSTITUTE
[EDU: Maastricht/Geleen, April 4]
After a run-up period of a year, on May 1, The Maastricht Forensic Institute (TMFI) will open its doors. It will include the knowledge and infrastructure from the University of Maastricht and DSM Resolve, a high-end analysis...[more]
GASTRONOMIC SCHOLARSHIP
[EDU: Maastricht, April 3]
There is to be a university for gastronomy in The Netherlands Limburg, and an agreement for this purpose has been signed by Maastricht Hotel School and the University of Wageningen. The plans are for students to learn how to look after...[more]
INTERNSHIPS IN LIMBURG
[EDU: Sittard, April 3]
Limburg employers will, from the month of April, be able to find potential interns from higher education, through a central website. Limburg educational institutions have, in cooperation with the chamber of commerce, taken the initiative...[more]
VAALS AND AACHEN CLOSER
[GOV: Aachen, April 3]
The Vaals municipal council and its Aachen equivalent have decided to work more closely together. This cooperation relates not only to the joint planning of the border-crossing area, but also to an improvement of local public transport....[more]
FLEMISH MONEY FOR MAASTRICHT
[GOV: Maastricht, April 2]
Flemish cultural organizations should improve their position by being more active in Maastricht. The Belgian Minister for Culture, Bert Anciaux, has made a grant of EUR 50,000 for this purpose, and the money will go to the Poppodium...[more]
CLIMATE PROTECTION
[GOV: Aachen/Heerlen, April 2]
More than 200 local politicians and experts from around Europe met for the International Climate Alliance Annual Conference from April 1-4 2008 in Aachen and Heerlen. The international importance of cities and municipalities in...[more]
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ANIMAL EXPERIMENTATION
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, April 11]
DASGIP AG, located in Jülich and the Fraunhofer Institute for Cell Therapy and Immunology (IZI) in Leipzig (Germany) cooperate in stem cell research. The German Federal Ministry of Education and Research subsidizes a EUR 1.1m project...[more]
DIAGNOSING THROMBOSIS
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, April 11]
A newly developed diagnostic system for GPs concerned with thrombosis has turned out to successful and efficient. Whereas in the past these patients had to go to hospital immediately, now the diagnosis can be carried out in general...[more]
MEDINVENTS BIOPSY LABEL
[LIFE-SCI: Hasselt, April 9]
The Limburg life science company Medinvents is concerned with the production of new and innovative biopsy systems. Recently the FDA in the United States gave them a unique approval for their instrumentation. Normally the FDA approves...[more]
EARLY DIAGNOSIS: EUR 10 MILLION
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, April 2]
The Maastricht University Medical Center+ (UMC+) is receiving a subsidy via the Center for Translational Molecular Medicine (CTMM) of between EUR 7–10m for research into new methods of diagnosing and treating disease. Research...[more]
AGROPROTECT SCIENCE
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, April 2]
There will be a talk on applied ecology at the BioClub in Aachen on April 29 at 18:00 given by Dieter Peschen of the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology. He will talk about the protection of crop plants ...[more]
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LASER TECHNOLOGY LIVE
[SCI-TECH: Aachen, April 10]
The Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology (ILT) and the Aachen Chamber of Commerce are presenting an event called laser technology live. This is the high point of the International Laser Technology conference in Aachen, with...[more]
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ART WITHOUT BARRIERS
[LEI: Moresnet, April 13]
There is a new Euroregional art café called Au Calvaire in Moresnet-Chapelle. Artists from the Meuse-Rhine region will be able to exhibit their art there. Every exhibition will last for six weeks and they can involve topics which involve...[more]
SEBASTIEN PARROTE: MUSIC AWARD
[LEI: Maastricht, April 12]
Sébastien Parotte won the eighth Music Award in Maastricht at the Conservatory along with a sum of EUR 4,500 and he also won the EUR 500 Public Prize. Parotte sang work by Handel, Saint-Saens and Rossini and was accompanied by Jeroen...[more]
HENRI WYNANTS: SILVER
[LEI: Hasselt, April 12]
Henri Wynants, the well-known Limburg (B) culinary journalist, has won the silver medal in Deauville, France, at the Golf Hotel Barrière for his preparation of a Calvados cocktail. The competition was organized by the IDAC ‘Interprofession...[more]
FOOD OR FUEL
[LEI: Maastricht, April 12]
On April 22 at 19:30 a public debate will take place on the issue of agricultural production for fuel or for food under the title 'Food or fuel: a global European dilemma'. With Maria Rodrigues, Brazilian Ambassador to the European...[more]
LIEGE STREET BASKETBALL
[LEI: Liège, April 10]
Mr Fouad Chamas, the councilor for sport in Liège, has announced that there will be a Liège street basketball event on Saturday, April 19 at the Place Saint Lambert. It will take place between 14:00 and 17:30 and is open to children between...[more]
PEPPERMOON IN HEERLEN
[LEI: Heerlen, April 8]
The French Peppermoon group is making a tour in Limburg. On Sunday afternoon, April 27 at 14:30, they are having an exclusive coffee concert in the Lexor Theater in Heerlen. But there are other opportunities to see the group in Heerlen...[more]
TOP MAGAZINE AACHEN
[MEDIA: Maastricht, April 7]
A new version of the ‘Aachen Euregio’ magazine has come out, covering fashion, people, health, astronomy, cars and business in Germany. It also reports on the reconstruction of the Eurogress, Aachen’s Congress Center, which will...[more]
NIVEAU’S SPRING 2008
[MEDIA: Maastricht, April 7]
The spring 2008 issue of Niveau Euregio Magazine has an article featuring Jan Peumans, the Mayor of Riemst; an article about Kanne, the border village between Belgian and Dutch Limburg, which may win the ‘Most beautiful village of...[more]
ROYAL WALLOON OPERA
[LEI: Liège, April 4]
The program for the Liège opera includes Patrizia Ciofi starting on April 12, Maria Stuarda starting on April 30, and Don Carlo on June 20. For further information check the website....[more]
MARTIN BUBER MEDAL
[LEI: Kerkrade, April 3]
Following the Somali writer and model, Waris Dirie, who won the Martin Buber Medal for her work against female genital mutilation in 2007, this year the medal goes to Mikhail Gorbachev and his daughter....[more]
GASTRONOMY IN MEUSE-RHINE
[LEI: Aachen, April 3]
The Gastro Guide to the Euroregion, which is published in Aachen, is now available in Dutch. This is the sixth edition of the book and it gives an overview of Indonesian cuisine in The Netherlands and considers game in the Eifel and Ardennes...[more]
EDOUARD RASQUIN
[LEI: Liège, April 3]
Edouard Rasquin of Maastricht has been appointed chef d’orchestre with the opera in Liège, which means that he will be directing activities for the 2008–2009 season in respect of the orchestra, choir and soloists in a range of important...[more]
CHATEAUX ON THE MEUSE
[LEI: Maastricht, April 2]
In July 2005, the cross-border project ‘Chateaux on the Meuse’ was started to upgrade the tourist product, and in 2006 two tourist brochures were produced which gave an overview of the tourist facilities near the chateau forts where...[more]
TOONZAAL MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, April 2]
The Toonzaal Maastricht, which is a cooperative association between the Hugo van der Aa art gallery and the Kalpa de Boer gallery, will be presenting a new exhibition which will run from April 12 between 15:00 and 19:00. Kalpa de Boer...[more]
KIM GORDON
[LEI: Heerlen, April 2]
There will be an exclusive exhibition on Friday, April 18 at the Glaspaleis in Heerlen called ‘Sway: A Way In’, by the American artist, musician and exhibition organizer Kim Gordon, well-known for her prominent role in the legendary Sonic...[more]
STREET THEATER
[LEI: Valkenburg, April 2]
The municipality of Valkenburg is going to give a home to street theater, and a range of organizations are going to get together for this purpose. The projects will be co-financed by the casino fund and, on consultation between the...[more]
GUIDED TOURS IN AACHEN
[LEI: Aachen, April 2]
The Aachen tourist authority is going to offer special guided tours every Wednesday at 18:00. There will be a tour involving the history of Aachen. Check the website for further information....[more]
HEERLEN CRICKET CLUB AT 5
[LEI: Heerlen, April 2]
The only cricket club in Meuse-Rhine celebrates its 5th year of existence in 2008. Heerlen Cricket Club played its first ever game in the Dutch league on 26 May, 2003 and has since gone on to enjoy success both in The Netherlands and...[more]
BRUNSSUM CHOIR 75
[LEI: Brunssum, April 2]
To mark the 75th anniversary of the Brunssum Male-voice Choir, there will be a performance of Mozart’s Coronation Mass at the St. Gregorius church in Brunssum, on Sunday, April 20 at 15:00. The choir was established in August 1933 in...[more]
APRIL FOOL?
[LEI: Eupen, April 1]
A long and well-argued article noted on April 1 that Louis Siquet, the president of the parliament of Belgium’s German-speaking community had decided to give up his position and devote the rest of his life to music; and, in fact, to singing....[more]
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