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TOP TECHNOLOGY REGION
[EDIT/SCI-TECH: Liège, October 30]
There is to be a meeting in Liège on Monday, November 3 to establish a new Top Technology Region (RET) in Europe. The meeting will host political representatives and leading players from North-Rhine Westphalia, the Belgian...[more]
THE REAL MAASTRICHT BRAND
[EDIT: Maastricht, October 30]
Now that the political exercise in branding — and one hopes that it was merely an exercise — has been carried out, the real Maastricht brand is starting to appear again. Interestingly, facets of Maastricht, that are world brands...[more]
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LIONS CROSSING BORDERS
[BIZ: WTC Avantis, October 29]
Ministers Pinkwart (NRW) and van der Hoeven (NL) were at the World Trade Center Heerlen/Aachen with a good 100 members and guests of Aachen’s Carolus Magnus and Meuse-Rhine Euroregion’s Lions clubs and talked, October 24, with...[more]
UNCLE BEN’S RING
[BIZ/LEI: Valkenburg, October 29]
Camille Oostwegel, who needs no further introduction, has been awarded the prestigious Dutch prize for gastronomy Uncle Ben’s Ring. The presentation was held in ‘s Hertogenbosch. The jury, in the presentation of this 21st edition...[more]
DSM STRONG Q3
[BIZ: Heerlen, October 27]
DSM reports a strong Q3 against deteriorating market conditions, with:
• Continued strong organic sales growth (12%), driven by pricing power.
• Sustained strong profitability in Nutrition.
• Accelerating economic downturn...[more]
HOTEL GRONSVELD
[BIZ: Maastricht/Eijsden, October 25]
There are plans for the construction of a major hotel in Gronsveld. Eijsden wants to build the hotel at the location originally selected for the site for ‘coffee shops’ moved from Maastricht’s downtown area, to which Eijsden...[more]
60 YEARS OF METALLURGY
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, October 25]
At the Center for Metallurgical Research (CRM) the 60th anniversary of the center was celebrated recently, in the presence of Arcelor-Mittal’s number two, Michel Wurth. A 108 researchers are at the location in Sart-Tilman where...[more]
INVESTORS CHOOSE WALLONIA
[BIZ: Brussels, October 22]
In 2007, 189 foreign investment projects came to Belgium and these created 7,800 jobs. That’s less than the 10,000 from the 213 projects in 2006. Companies from the United States, Germany, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom were...[more]
NAEBERS + AVANTEC AT AVANTIS
[BIZ: Avantis, October 22]
The Avantis Science and Business Park — an area of 100 hectares (70 hectares are business lots and 30 hectares for greenery and the infrastructure) — is 60% in Germany and 40% in the Netherlands. The lots vary from 1,000m2 to 60,000m2...[more]
MEUSINVEST PRODUWEB STAKE
[BIZ: Liège October 22]
Produweb is an e-business agency, focusing on web-design, e-marketing, Google-placement, e-commerce and secure sites, which provides a range of web services from feasibility through to technical implementation and includes graphic design...[more]
STAR-APIC POLICE
[BIZ/GOV: Liege, October 20]
For the 4th year in succession, the STAR-APIC Group has organized a seminar to introduce its applications designed for police services. This year, the seminar took place during the first SECURIPOL Fair that was held in Liege (Halles...[more]
WTC AND THE US MARKET
[BIZ: Aachen, October 20]
Chambers of commerce from Meuse-Rhine (Aachen, Limburg (NL), Eupen, Hasselt, Liège-Verviers) will be organizing a session on the US market in the World Trade Center at Avantis on November 4. Whatever the current state of the markets...[more]
PARKSTAD IS I-CITY
[BIZ: Parkstad Limburg, October 20]
Parkstad Limburg has a number of top IT companies in its area and they are future oriented and think ahead. Mediaan, the Islinx fiber-optic network, and the ambitious municipal WI-FI project in Heerlen are examples of this...[more]
CBS MAKEOVER
[BIZ/GOV: Heerlen, October 20]
The Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS), located in Heerlen, was on the point of closing there in 1999, but after a lot of political and local activity the closure was delayed and now it looks as if it is not going to happen at...[more]
THERAPEUTIC RIDING: EUR 18,000
[BIZ/EDU: Aachen, October 17]
At a truly international event in Aachen, Germany, a major step was taken in the support of therapeutic riding beyond borders. The ‘Verband der Züchter und Freunde des Arabischen Pferdes, e.V.’ (VZAP), an association of Arabian...[more]
SEMI-SOLID PROCESSING
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, October 16]
There was an international conference on the semi-solid processing of alloys and composites, the tenth conference of its type, held in Aachen recently. The conference hotels were in Aachen and Liège, which are an important...[more]
ATC AUTOMOTIVE
[BIZ: Eindhoven, October 16]
The Automotive Technology Center newsletter meets at NedCar in Born on December 16 to mark the farewell of its chairman Henk Burks and the arrival of Henk Zeegers. It also provides information about activities in 2009....[more]
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SLICE OF SCHIPHOL FOR ADP
[LOG: Rotterdam, October 23]
Schiphol and the ADP (Paris Airports Group) are going to take an 8% stake in one another. This is clearly of great importance. Together they will be the largest airport player in Europe. It is also to be remembered that Liège is...[more]
NO HALT IN EIJSDEN
[LOG: Eijsden, October 23]
The train link between Maastricht and Eijsden is being dropped, which means that in future, trains will continue to thunder through but not stop at the Netherlands’ southernmost village....[more]
AVANTIS RECEIVES A SIGN
[LOG/GOV: Heerlen, October 17]
In the past, many drivers looking for Avantis on the N-281 highway will have looked in vain and have probably ended up in Germany before they found out how to get there. The discussions on providing road signs to Avantis have been...[more]
BELGIAN AIRPORT TAX
[LOG: Liège/Charleroi, October 16]
According to comments in the Belgian press, Belgium is going to introduce a flight tax next year. The Belgian airline industry was informed that there will be a levy of EUR 10 on economy class tickets and EUR 40 on business...[more]
FLUXYS BREAKS GAS RECORDS
[INFRA: Brussels, October 16]
The Belgian gas networking company Fluxys has scored a record. It had a daily volume of 2.255 gigawatt hours with a capacity of 194,000,000m3. The previous record, established at the beginning of 2006, has been improved by 29%....[more]
MAA H1 2008
[LOG: Maastricht, October 16]
In the first six months of the current financial year (April 1–September 30, 2008) Maastricht Aachen Airport (MAA) has achieved considerable growth as against the previous year. The airports main activities in both passenger and...[more]
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TO EIJSDEN BY WATER
[GOV: Eijsden, October 27]
A report in Dagblad de Limburger by Ivo Kok suggests that the municipality of Eijsden are going to be working with the Maastricht river shipping line Stiphout on the options of having a moorage for their boats in Eijsden. Stiphout...[more]
DECLARATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE
[GOV: Heerlen, October 27]
Toine Gresel, chairman of Parkstad Limburg and Mayor of Heerlen, signed the declaration on climate change in Lyon, the document that comes from the Eurocities organization. This signature conveys the intention of a number of European...[more]
DRUG TOLERANCE
[GOV: Maastricht, October 27]
The city of Maastricht is organizing a conference with the Association of Dutch Municipalities in the third week of November on the future of the Dutch policy of drug tolerance. This policy invoves turning 'a blind eye' to the sale...[more]
EUREGIONALE 2008
[GOV: Kerkrade, October 26]
More than 250,000 visitors at 200 events, 60% of whose projects are completed by the end of 2008, 90% by the end of 2009. These are figures that need no further elucidation. They were presented at the Three Country celebrations, Euregionale...[more]
STUDIUM GENERALE
[EDU: Maastricht, October 25]
Studium Generale offers a program of academic and cultural activities for students and members of staff. Although the majority of the events scheduled are in Dutch, there are a number of events in English. Consult the website for...[more]
MAASTRICHT’S FLEMISH OK
[EDU: Maastricht, October 23]
The Maastricht University newspaper Observant reports that its diplomas have now been recognized in favor of one Flemish ex-student by the Flemish government, which one assumes is a step forward....[more]
EUROPEAN PLANNING AWARD
[GOV: Sittard/Geleen, October 22]
The Euroregional project ‘Green Metropolis’ has won the European Urban and Regional Planning Award for 2008. This prize was instituted by the European Council of Spatial Planners and was presented this year to the Euroregional...[more]
ONGOING ACCELERATION
[GOV: Maastricht, October 20]
An annual report in 2007 noted that there would be a new Acceleration Agenda for the 2008-2011 period worth EUR 450m. This will be an agenda in which the focus is refined on the basis of a restricted number of criteria and a careful...[more]
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MAGNAMEDICS TO CHEMELOT
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, October 22]
MagnaMedics Diagnostics BV will be moving on December 1st 2008 from Maastricht Biopartner Centre to the new Chemelot Research & Business Campus in Geleen. “We have passed our start-up phase,” says MagnaMedics’ CSO-CEO Paul...[more]
APITOPE INVESTS EUR 10M IN NEW HASSELT
[LIFE-SCI: Hasselt, October 22]
The University of Hasselt is going to work with the British biotech company Apitope in the international area on multiple sclerosis. Apitope Technology Bristol Ltd is a biopharmaceutical company with leading research and development...[more]
BRAIN AGEING AND DISEASE
[LIFE-SCI: Jülich, October 20]
Ageing is an issue of focus at the Jülich Research Center. People are getting older and, as a result, there’s an increase in diseases of the brain including Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease. The principle pursued is...[more]
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FEV PROMOTES HEV
[SCI-TECH/BIZ: Aachen, October 20]
As a result of high oil prices, CO2 emissions and the growing desire for mobility in emerging nations, FEV has decided to focus on hybrid electric vehicles (HEV) which combine conventional propulsion with a Rechargeable Energy...[more]
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AROUND BOSCHSTRAAT 73
[LEI: Maastricht, October 25]
A booklet has been produced with illustrations of Boschstraat 73, which provides a history of that part of Maastricht. It is called ‘Rondom Boschstraat 73’ and is by Paul Arnold, and is available from the link below....[more]
MARTIN SOLVEIG
[LEI: Liège, October 25]
Martin Solveig will be holding a concert at Liège Airport on December 20. This is the Legendz party. Martin Solveig, who was born as Martin Picandet, is a French house-music DJ and producer from Paris who is to be heard on 98.2 radio...[more]
AINSI LINKS ARTS & BIZ
[LEI: Maastricht, October 23]
AINSI links the arts and business, and it is developing a newsletter. The building in which it is housed was going to be demolished 15 years ago, but now it’s home to all sorts of interesting activities and part of the nearby Peutz...[more]
OPERA FOR EX-PATS
[LEI: Maastricht, October 22]
The next opera at the Theatre on the Vrijthof in Maastricht has a special arrangement for ex-pats, which includes the opera, food and drink for EUR 49.50. The opera starts at 20:15 and guests are welcome from 19:15.It will be ...[more]
LIMBURG (B) FOR TOP CYCLING
[LEI: Hoogland, October 21]
The Belgian province of Limburg has been chosen as the cycling province of the year for the third time in succession. The province of Antwerp is in second place followed closely by East Flanders, and that is the result of research...[more]
GAIA PARK IS DIFFERENT
[LEI: Kerkrade, October 20]
Even though Gaia Park is a relatively new zoo, it opened its doors in 2005; it’s already received a range of prizes. The zoo isn’t only fun, it’s ecologically correct. What makes Gaia Park different from other zoos is that there are...[more]
THE PHOENIX CONCERTS
[LEI: Alsdorf, October 19]
The Phoenix concerts on October 17 and 19 were very popular. Three hundred tickets were sold immediately and the reports are that things have gone very well.The second premier is the opening of EURIADE (in Alsdorf for the first ...[more]
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