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ANYONE FOR POLO?
[EDIT: Eijsden, November 15]
There is a rather silly word, called elitism - used a lot, when people don’t think far enough. Recently, there was a meeting of Maastricht Culinair, which unites the best restaurants in Maastricht and now has ambitions to become...[more]
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OPPORTUNITIES IN THE US SOUTHEAST
[BIZ/LOG/SCI-TECH: Liège, November 15]
When European companies, especially SMEs, consider doing business in the United States, they almost always think of New York, Boston, Chicago, Silicon Valley, and other well-known American cities and regions. Much less...[more]
BIOLOGISTICS AT LIEGE
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, November 15]
The Walloon region, headed by its minister of economics Jean-Claude Marcourt, has decided to position Liège as the European hub for biologistics.Liège Airport specializes in the transport of fresh products and live animals and ...[more]
THE TEFAF IS BACK
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, November 14]
The European Fine Arts Fair will be returning to the MECC in Maastricht on March, 13 2009.TEFAF Maastricht constantly evolves to reinforce its position as the world’s most influential art and antiques fair but what never ...[more]
AACHEN IN CHINA
[BIZ/GOV: Aachen, November 12]
The Aachen–China office was officially opened in Aachen’s Chinese partner city of Ning-po on November 12, and Dr Manfred Sicking of the Economic Development and European Affairs department at the City of Aachen has visited it as...[more]
TESSENDERLO PROFITS UP
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, November 7]
Tessenderlo Chemicals Q3 produced revenues of EUR 695.9m. This is EUR 100m more than the same period in the previous year. The net profit rose from EUR 29.4m to EUR 40.5m. The company says that the results are better than had been...[more]
KRUISHEREN HOTEL DESIGN PRIZE
[BIZ: Maastricht, November 7]
On November 6 in the prestigious Le Meurice hotel in Paris, the magazine ‘Hotel & Lodge’ presented the first international hotel prizes. In the category of design hotels, the Kruisheren hotel in Maastricht was among the winners...[more]
VAL SAINT LAMBERT BRAND BOUGHT
[BIZ/GOV: Val Saint Lambert, November 7]
The Walloon government has decided to purchase the Val Saint Lambert brand from the liquidators and has released EUR 800,000 for this purpose. This was announced by the Walloon Minister for the Economy, Jean-Claude Marcourt....[more]
ONLINE BELGIAN PHARMACY
[BIZ/LOG: Grâce Hollogne, November 6]
The first Belgian website for the online purchase of medication has started up. More than 20,000 products are for sale via the link below. The Internet user can place an order and take delivery in Belgium. NewPharma distributes...[more]
INDUSTRION AUCTION
[BIZ: Kerkrade, November 6]
On Saturday, November 15 (today) starting at 12:00 there will be an auction at the Industrion museum in Kerkrade headed by the notary Mr Joosten. Two hundred objects from the Industrion collection will be auctioned off. These items...[more]
DSM STAFF SHARE PROFIT
[BIZ: Sittard, November 6]
DSM staff, in their new collective agreement, will share in the company’s profits. An increase in remuneration of 3.5% and a share in the profits of 5.5% is going to cost the company a lot of money, but those above 58 who are working...[more]
PROSPER MONTAGNE PRIZE
[BIZ/LEI: Bruges, November 5]
The 56th prestigious Prosper Montagné Prize, awarded to the top chef in Belgium, went this year on November 3 to Frederik Hoorne of the Aneth restaurant in Bruges. Second prize went to Tim Meuleneire, and the third to Steve De Coninck....[more]
EUR 25M IN HOLIDAY HOMES
[BIZ: Zutendaal, November 5]
The holiday park, MooiZutendaal, is going to build 43 wooden vacation cottages and add 134 bungalows at its holiday park. Many of the houses will have their own sauna and Jacuzzi. The total project will be worth EUR 25m....[more]
ECO PRIZE HASSALT
[BIZ/GOV: Hassalt, November 5]
It was announced recently that the first environmental and energy prize presented by UNIZO Limburg (B) is going to EuroSys and the operators of the new Delhaize in Maaseik. Delhaize invested EUR 4.5m in cutting carbon emissions...[more]
PHARMACELL AT TOKUDA
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Sophia, Bulgaria, November 4]
Sofia-based Tokuda Hospital and Maastricht-based PharmaCell have signed an agreement today to establish a joint-venture to build and operate a Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) facility in Sofia, Bulgaria. The company...[more]
TAKEDA IN SINGAPORE
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Aachen, November 4]
Takeda, active in Aachen and Europe, is also now active in Singapore — which is no doubt interesting from the biologistical viewpoint.Takeda has established two new entities in Singapore: Takeda Clinical Research Singapore ...[more]
MAA DEVELOPMENTS
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht, November 4]
Following on the establishment of Dutch Air Cargo at Maastricht–Aachen Airport, it’s perhaps useful to give an overview of other activities at the airport which have brought growth in employment from 250 to 350 FTEs. Maastricht ...[more]
FLEXPOINT AVANTIS BASE
[BIZ: Heerlen, November 4]
Flexpoint is establishing its head office at Avantis. Flexpoint, which provides jobs search, flex workers, and other HR management services to the market, with a focus on the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, has offices in Heerlen, Geleen,...[more]
DUTCH/GERMAN BUSINESS
[BIZ: Aachen, November 4]
The Limburg, Krefeld and Aachen chambers of commerce regularly organize consulting days for Dutch and German business people who want to know more about how to start up business on the other side of the border. These consultation periods...[more]
EUPEN AND CENTRAL AMERICA
[BIZ: Eupen, November 4]
On November 4 the Belgian Chamber of Commerce’s unit BELACEN, which is concerned with Central American countries, visited the German-speaking community. The objective of the visit was to look at the options for contact between east Belgium...[more]
DSM AND BLOOD PRESSURE
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Heerlen/Delft, November 2]
DSM has announced the launch of TensGuard — a new and unique ingredient developed to target the growing global market for blood pressure management. The product of advanced enzyme technology, DSM’s TensGuard contains...[more]
DSM’S PEPTOPRO
[BIZ: Heerlen, November 2]
DSM, a supplier of sports nutrition ingredients for beverage and food products, says it continues to expand the availability of active-lifestyle targeted goods. One DSM example, PeptoPro, a groundbreaking all-natural product, was ...[more]
CONFERENCE INVESTMENT, AACHEN
[BIZ: Aachen, November 2]
The fifth meeting of the Tourist Forum was held in Liège to discuss developments in the city. Werner Schlösser, Aachen’s tourist boss, summed up the meeting by saying, ‘We’re doing well, but we’ve got to do better, and we should do...[more]
NEW NICHES AT MAA
[BIZ/LOG: November 2]
The Dutch Minister of Economics, Mrs Van der Hoeven, gave the green light to a cooperative association between Dutch Air Cargo and Sky-taxi recently, which provides new opportunities for Maastricht–Aachen Airport to accommodate smaller...[more]
WORLD TRADE CENTER: AVANTIS
[BIZ: Avantis, November 2]
In the near future, the World Trade Center is going to address issues such as ‘Where do I find business partners in the Netherlands?’(from the German point of view); ‘What are the customs duties on printing machines in India?’; ‘Which...[more]
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EU INVESTIGATES ENCI
[GOV/BIZ: Maastricht, November 6]
The EU commissioner for competition, Neelie Kroes, has ordered an investigation of the cement industry including Heidelberg Cement, which is the parent company of ENCI in Maastricht.In addition to ENCI, the Heidelberg company ...[more]
WARIS DIRIE GETS MEDAL
[GOV: Kerkrade, November 5]
Waris Dirie, the celebrated Somali photo model who was unable to be present to accept her prize on behalf of refugees last year in Kerkrade, did appear this year to receive her award from the Euriade organization.Waris Dirie was ...[more]
MBA IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT
[EDU: Essen, November 2]
Although it’s not within our area, it should be noticed that the International School of Management in Essen has set up a course in energy management, in cooperation with RWE and E.ON. This is noted in the context of energy research...[more]
AGORIA IN THE DG
[GOV/BIZ: Eupen, November 2]
AGORIA is Belgium’s largest employers’ organization, and is concerned with technology. Its director general, Georges Campioli, wants to help the metal-working industry in Belgium’s German-speaking region. AGORIA is putting the focus...[more]
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BIOMARKERS IN RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, November 6]
The annual science prize from McKinsey & Company, worth EUR 5,000, is going this year to research which is relevant to society and business, and allows implementation of the candidates’ ideas. The winner this year is Klaartje...[more]
CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
[LIFE-SCI: Bilzen, November 4]
Limburg’s transnational university, a unique association between the universities of Maastricht and Hasselt, has invested a great deal in the development of shared education and research programs in the molecular life sciences....[more]
BAESWEILER BIOTECH
[LIFE-SCI: Baesweiler, November 2]
The ninth annual Baesweiler Biotech conference will be held on November 28 in Baesweiler (see the link below for details). The Baesweiler area is home to a number of major companies including AplaGen GmbH, BSV BioScience GmbH,...[more]
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WHO IS SAYING WHAT?
[SCI-TECH: Maastricht, November 7]
Scientists at the University of Maastricht have developed a method by which it’s possible to read, in the brain, who the person talking is speaking to and what is being said. They use neuro-imaging and data mining and have...[more]
TERENO
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, November 6]
Climate change and land use changes are the most important factors of global environmental change which have to be managed by society in the next decades. Global changes in terrestrial systems take place on different spatial and...[more]
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VALKENBURG CHRISTMAS WORLD
[LEI: Valkenburg, November 14]
Valkenburg is to have a special Christmas fair which will be reflected throughout the town. There will also be a parade. Check the website for information.
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WINTERLAND MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, November 12]
From November 29 through January 4 the tenth Winterland event will be held in Maastricht. There will be new exhibitions, a new house for Father Christmas, and skating in the center of Maastricht. There will be the Winterland Café...[more]
LA ROZA ENFLORESE
[LEI: Liège, November 9]
At the Christmas village in Liège, which is from November 28, there will be a concert given by the Belgian ensemble, La Roza Enflorese, at the Place Saint-Barthélémy. They will sing Sekretos de mi Alma.Since 2000, the Belgian ensemble ...[more]
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
[LEI: Liège, November 9]
The Barber of Seville is to be performed at the Royal Walloon Opera. Check the link below for details. It was last performed there in February 2000.The best-known of Rossini’s operas, and one of the most frequently performed operatic ...[more]
WINTERLAND HASSELT
[LEI: Hasselt, November 8]
Like Maastricht, Liège, and Valkenburg, Hasselt, too, has the Christmas-fair spirit. The event will be at Telenet Winterland, Hasselt. The Kolonel Dusartplein will be transformed into a winter landscape with a 1,000m2 skating rink,...[more]
GALLERIE D’ART PASSION
[LEI: Stockay Saint Georges, November 7]
From November 7 through 30, in the village of Stockay Saint Georges in the valley of the Meuse, Chantal Bietlot will be displaying abstracts with the feminine sculptures of Jean Luc Absil.Chantal Bietlot’s works reveal ...[more]
TV LIMBURG TO ROERMOND
[MEDIA: Roermond, November 6]
TV Limburg has moved from Sittard to Roermond, near the Roermond retail park. Roermond was chosen because the Belgian company, Concentra Media, is a co-owner of the regional TV station, and the idea was to find a central place in...[more]
KLAUS MARIA BRANDAUER
[LEI: Aachen, November 3]
‘Wagner’s Pilgrimage to Beethoven in Vienna’ is a musical lecture with Klaus Maria Brandauer and Sebastian Knauer in the ballroom of the Alten Kurhauses in Aachen.Klaus Maria Brandauer will recite the exciting story of Wagner’s adventurous ...[more]
LIEGE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE
[LEI: Liège, November 2] The magic of Christmas revives in the heart of Liège, Cité de Noël! During the 21 years of its existence, the ‘Village de Noël de Liège’ (Christmas Village) has become the most important Christmas market in Belgium because of its size, ...[more]
MAN VS MACHINE
[LEI: Landgraaf, November 2]
On October 29 there was a Man vs Machine challenge at SnowWorld in Landgraaf, in which the racing driver Xavier Maassen competed against a skier. Xavier Maassen ran three heats against Europe Cup freestyle skier Daan van Lieshout.Maassen’s...[more]
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