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TOP STORIES
[EDIT: Eijsden, July 15]
Apologies from the Editor’s desk to those of you who received your newsletter twice last time. That was an excess of zeal on our part. There was, however, a special issue about the cross-border university hospital at Avantis which can...[more]
BELGIAN PM TENDERS RESIGNATION
[EDIT: Brussels, June 15]
In the early hours of this morning, the Belgian Prime Minister Yves Leterme, tendered his resignation to the king after four months in government. At the time of writing, Tuesday morning, the king had not as yet accepted this resignation....[more]
BRANDING CHARLEMAGNE’S REALM
[EDIT: Maastricht, July 15]
The presentation of the first phase of Limburg’s branding campaign was largely a political exercise. Fortunately, it did provide an escape route to the future. In case this opening sentence sounds like gibberish to the uninitiated...[more]
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LIEGE SHUTTLE SERVICE
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, July 14]
Liege Airport has launched a shuttle service to better serve the airport and its most frequently requested destinations. “Liège Airport has set up this shuttle service to meet the demands of German and Brussels passengers. In addition...[more]
UMICORE: CATALYTIC CONVERTERS
[BIZ: Eijsden, July 11]
The materials technology group Umicore is going to build a production plant for automotive catalytic converters in India. The plant will have a production capacity of 1.5 million units per year and construction should be completed in...[more]
GREEN PROJECT FROM MACHIELS
[BIZ: Beringen, July 11]
The Belgian Machiels Group wants to build houses with low energy consumption, preferably neutral, in respect of CO2 emissions at the old coal harbor in Beringen. It also wants to put up a factory for CO2 neutral prefabrication elements....[more]
CADAC SIGNS WITH STORK
[BIZ: Heerlen, July 10]
The Cadac Group, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner and developer of SharePoint based engineering document management solutions, has signed a contract with Stork Industry Services which manages engineering documents with Organice. Stork...[more]
EUR 600,000 AACHEN UPGRADE
[BIZ/LEI: Aachen, July 10]
Following the fall of the last curtain at the theatre in Aachen, a major upgrade costing EUR 600,000 is taking place in the period up to August 30, during which there are no performances. It will involve the foyer with new flooring,...[more]
PROSEAT TAKES SPANISH FOAM
[BIZ: Hasselt, July 8]
Proseat, a joint venture between the Belgian Recticel Group (51%) and Canada’s Woodbridge (49), have signed an agreement for the takeover of all the shares of Indepol, a Spanish molded foam manufacturer from near Barcelona. In January...[more]
IMMOQUEST’S BLACK CAT
[BIZ: Liège, July 8]
Everybody used to driving from Maastricht to Liège along the E25 will recall the scent of chocolate that used to arise from the Kraft Jacobs Suchard plant along the way. Now a construction team is about to turn the empty building into the...[more]
MINE WATER POWER STATION
[BIZ/INFRA: Heerlen, July 7]
The world’s first mine water power station is set to open in Heerlen on October 1. This purpose-built power station is designed to use sustainable resources, in the form of water from the abandoned mines below, to heat and cool over...[more]
UMBS GRAD. DSM DIRECTOR
[BIZ/EDU: Maastricht, July 7]
In 2005 Marc Hendriks graduated with an Executive MBA from the University of Maastricht Business School. He is now responsible as R&D/Technology Director for the overall R&D and Technology Development portfolio for DSM Biomedical....[more]
LIEGE TECTRONIC & ARVINMERITOR
[BIZ: Liège, July 6]
ArvinMeritor, an American producer of automotive parts, has taken over Trucktechnic, the Liège manufacturer of brake discs. ArvinMeritor announced this in a press release. The financial details are not given. Trucktechnic employs 46 and...[more]
TOP STARTERS
[BIZ/EDU: Maastricht, July 6]
The Top Starters organization, which is emerging from Maastricht Business School, had some interesting participants in a recently held master class; and it’s perhaps instructive to see the activities involved. There is a headquarters ...[more]
TMS EUR 16 MILLION GHANA ORDER
[BIZ: Liège, July 4]
TMS, the world leader in spare parts for mobile plant equipment, has won a major order from Ghana. It will be providing 50 items of construction machinery and 20 trucks with a total value of EUR 16m. This is a second major contract: TMS...[more]
GAS NETWORK ACTIVITY
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, July 4]
The French energy utility Suez has sold its 12.5% share in the natural gas network company Fluxys to Ecofin, a British fund concerned with the energy sector. This represents an investment of EUR 228.29m. Earlier, Fluxys and CRT...[more]
BOELS IN BELGIUM
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 3]
Boels, the rental company from Maastricht that claims to rent out almost everything, has taken over the activities of its colleague companies Cat-Rent and BCL, which provides them with nine additional Flemish branches. Boels wants to...[more]
CTB MAGEMON
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, July 3]
Benelux Port Holdings has taken a stake of 75% in the Liège port company CTB Magemon. The remaining shares stay in the hands of the current management. CTB Magemon specializes in handing dry bulk materials and has five terminals in the...[more]
EAST BELGIAN BUSINESS
[BIZ: Eupen, July 3]
The east Belgian business development company WFG presented its report at its headquarters in Eupen. The presentation was headed by the president, Dr Franz Palm, and the director, Marc Langohr. There were 64 applications for financial assistance...[more]
IMTECH: EUR 40M FROM BELGIUM
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Roermond, July 2]
The Dutch technology service provider Imtech has acquired EUR 40m in contracts within the Belgian pharmaceutical market. His clients are Janssen Pharmaceutica, GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and Schering Plough. Janssen Pharmaceutica...[more]
UMICORE: INDIAN TAKEOVERS
[BIZ: Eijsden, July 2]
The materials group Umicore has reached an agreement for the purchase of the Indian company Anandeya Zinc Private Limited. This business is in Goa, India. The purchase represents an investment of EUR 10m. The investment involves the expansion...[more]
STAR-APIC SYRIAN CONFERENCE
[BIZ: Liège, July 2]
For many years the Middle East and North Africa have been key markets for the STAR-APIC Group. To strengthen its relationship with their customers in this region, STAR-APIC organized its first Middle East and North Africa User Conference...[more]
LIEGE AIRPORT DEVELOPMENTS
[BIZ: Liège, July 2]
Liège Airport, Europe’s eighth cargo airport, is continuing to expand on all fronts. In 2007 it handled 489,870 tons, an increase of 20.5% over 2006. Passenger activity was up by 8.24% in 2007 as against 2006, reaching 332,848 passengers....[more]
TRILOGIPORT CONCESSIONS
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, July 2]
As we mentioned briefly in our last letter, concessions have been granted at the new Liège Trilogiport multimodal platform of 100 hectares on the Albert Canal at Hermalle-sous-Argenteau. It will be remembered that a call for projects...[more]
DUTCH TRADE WITH GERMANY
[BIZ: Utrecht, July 2]
The Rabobank has sent out a press release reminding The Netherlands of the importance of the German market, particularly in wholesale business, in industry, transport, food and agriculture. Germany is good for a quarter of Dutch exports...[more]
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AIR FRANCE-KLM COOPERATION
[LOG: Amsterdam, July 7]
The combined Air France-KLM airline is going to offer travel by high-speed trains in some areas of Europe instead of by air. Air France wants to cooperate with Veolia transport in this area. This is a French company which actually runs...[more]
ECO TAX HELPS LIEGE
[LOG/GOV: Brussels, July 2]
Dutch travelers abroad have to pay an eco tax on their tickets and 100,000 Dutch people fly from airports other than Schiphol to avoid this tax. The primary beneficiaries are the airports of Brussels and Düsseldorf. In Düsseldorf...[more]
LIEGE AIRPORT: NEW ROUTES
[LOG: Liège, July 2]
Liège Airport opens routes to two new destinations while employment continues to grow on the site. It has added Bourgas and Tel Aviv to its destinations for the summer 2008 season and the routes to Kosovo and Albania (see Issue 185).Passenger ...[more]
MAASTRICHT-HASSELT TRAM
[LOG: Maastricht, July 2]
The plans for the light rail inter-city tram between Maastricht and Hasselt are now almost ready. The funding issue was not complete by June 30. The legal problems seem to be on their way to solution and 29 representatives of The Netherlands,...[more]
TNT BY ROAD TO CHINA
[LOG: Amsterdam, July 2]
TNT, the global express company, has announced the start of the only scheduled road services between China and five countries of Southeast Asia, using its Asia Road Network. From China, international road services to Southeast Asia will...[more]
REGENERATIVE BRAKING
[LOG: Maastricht, July 2]
ProRail, the Dutch authority responsible for capacity, reliability and safety on Dutch railroads, has indicated that the Dutch part of the Maastricht-Liège rail line will be upgraded in October and tested in November to meet the technical...[more]
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LLB AT HASSELT
[EDU: Hasselt, July 11]
On October 12 the Flemish government recognized a Bachelors Degree in Law as a new degree for Limburg’s Transnational University (TUL). The decision is the last stage in the process of recognition. The courses will start in September...[more]
CULTURAL FORUM, LIEGE
[GOV: Liège, July 9]
At the initiative of the Mayor of Liège and the councilor responsible, a meeting was held at the City Hall with representatives of the Liège ministries and the province, the political parties, the university, unions, and employers. The object...[more]
ECO TOLLS ON TRUCKS
[GOV: Brussels, July 8]
European commissioners unveiled proposals for an eco tax on trucks throughout the European Union to reduce CO2 emissions....[more]
FINANCIAL SERVICES
[EDU/GOV: Eupen, July 8]
The Bologna program is leading to a new structure in academic degrees including the bachelors. A new bachelor’s degree in accounting is envisioned in the German-speaking region of Belgium, in cooperation with the Walloon region. There...[more]
MSC IN VENLO
[EDU/LOG: Venlo, July 7]
Ten years ago Maastricht University started various educational activities in Venlo, in the northern part of Limburg. In the future, UM and FEBA hope to take the Venlo division further: the plan for UM is to extend the Venlo branch with...[more]
CHEAP LAND FOR THE YOUNG
[GOV: Hasselt, July 7]
Sylvain Sleypen, the Belgian Limburg deputy for spatial planning, wants municipalities to obtain cheap land from the real estate business for young couples. ‘Young people can scarcely pay for a home,’ says Sleypen, ‘and so we are thinking...[more]
A HOTEL FOR INSECTS
[EDU: Houthalen-Helchteren, July 4]
A special educational insect hotel is being set-up at Op ’t Sonnis. The hotel provides a place for solitary bees, wasps and other insects. ‘These insects are important for biological equilibrium’ says beekeeper Albert Vandijk...[more]
SUMMUM MAGAZINE
[EDU: Maastricht, July 3]
SUMMUM Magazine is the magazine for Maastricht’s MUMC+, the medical center in Maastricht. It covers the following topics:
• Goodbye to the Dean, Harry Hillen
• The light treatment department
• Cooperation with the university...[more]
FAMILY-ORIENTED COLLEGE
[GOV: Aachen, July 2]
The German Federal Minister for the Family, Ursula von der Leyen, and the Federal Minister for the Economy, Michael Glos, awarded the Catholic North-Rhine Westphalian Applied Science College (KFH NW College) a special certificate as a family-oriented...[more]
COMMEMORATIVE MASS
[GOV: Bassenge, July 2]
There will be a commemorative memorial mass for the late King Baudouin of Belgium on Sunday, August 3 at Bassenge in the grotto of Petit Lourdes. The mass will be at 11:00. This is an initiative of the Fraternelle Royale des Chasseurs...[more]
THE GLASS PALACE
[GOV/LEI: Heerlen, July 2]
The Heerlen city council has agreed on a new business plan for the Glaspaleis (Glass Palace) - de SCHUNCK - to provide a new dynamo for culture in Heerlen and Parkstad. The core of the business plan is the development of the Glaspaleis...[more]
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DSM HEAVILY INTO ENZYMES
[LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, July 11]
DSM has announced the acquisition of the business and substantially all of the assets of Valley Research Inc. of South Bend Indiana, United States. Through this acquisition, DSM further reinforces its leading global position in food...[more]
SKIN CANCER AT AZM
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, July 10]
The University of Maastricht Hospital (AZM) is going to focus on skin cancer. Worldwide, the incidence of skin cancer is considerable. In The Netherlands, there are 30,000 new cases each year. The most common sort of skin cancer...[more]
ATRIUM GETS BARIATRIC CENTER
[LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, July 7]
The Atrium hospital is expecting to start-up a Euroregional bariatric center in the near future. Bariatric surgery re-routes the digestive system, allowing patients to eat less, reduces the appetite for high-fat and high-sugar foods,...[more]
FEAST OR FAMINE
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, July 3]
There has been an important publication on the global regulator DasR in the journal Nature. DasR links nutrient stress and antibiotic antibiotic production by Streptomyces. Soil-dwelling Streptomyces produce secondary metabolites, including...[more]
DSM CO2 TRUST CERT
[LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, July 2]
DSM has announced that its Scotland based vitamin manufacturing facility has been awarded the Carbon Trust Standard certification. The Dairy based facility, which celebrates its 50th anniversary this year, is the only Western manufacturer...[more]
A MESSAGE FROM ATLANTA
[LIFE-SCI: Atlanta, July 2]
Atlanta, which is working closely with Meuse-Rhine through Liège, has sent a note of its life science activities which can be read below.The City of Atlanta continues to make great strides in the development of its life science ...[more]
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ANDRÉ RIEU
[LEI: Maastricht, July ]
The center of Maastricht, its celebrated Vrijthof square, was taken over in the first weekend of July by André Rieu’s concerts. Each night, the square was filled by ten thousand fans who were treated to Maastricht’s music at its best....[more]
LAKE BUETGENBACH
[LEI: Bütgenbach, July 12]
On the edge of the high fens there has been a leisure center called ‘Worriken’ for almost 30 years on a peninsula in Lake Bütgenbach. It’s for family holidays, for campers and all sorts of things, but now it’s going to offer additional...[more]
KING-SIZE JUMBLE SALE
[LEI: St Vith, July 7]
On Friday, August 1 from 15:30 there will be the biggest jumble sale in St. Vith in the eastern cantons in the town center, with more than 400 stands along 2.5km of streets. This is the eleventh time that this ‘Summertime in St. Vith’...[more]
AACHEN’S C5 ARTISTS
[LEI: Aachen, July 7]
The group of artists called C5, represented by Frank Hauschildt and Philipp Noller, have made a trip through the Euroregion and in the Tri-point area met the most interesting people around the coffee table. These Euroregional encounters...[more]
350,000 EQUESTRIAN FANS
[LEI/MEDIA: Aachen, July 6]
Three hundred and fifty thousand have visited the Aachen horse show website (linked below) — they’ve even had visitors from far away islands like Nähe in the neighborhood of Tonga — who are watching the streaming video and up-to-date...[more]
EAST BELGIAN TOURIST POLICY
[LEI: Burg Reuland, July 4]
Belgium’s eastern cantons are developing a gentle, slow form of tourism that is close to nature. This is the policy of the director of the tourist board, Manfred Dahmen, and in the current tourist season the office will be presenting...[more]
NIVEAU IN BRAILLE
[MEDIA: Maastricht, July 3]
Niveau Euregio magazine made an interesting presentation at the beginning of July when it printed an article in Braille. This was dedicated to Esther Crombag (34), the young lady from Maastricht who has been blind since the age of...[more]
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