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DEFINING MEUSE-RHINE
[EDIT: Liège, April 29]
Dr. Jürgen Linden, the mayor of Aachen has been awarded this year’s Prix Notger, presented by the German-Belgian Society, at the Prince-Bishop’s palace in Liège. Mayor Linden received the award for his service in fostering development...[more]
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A LETTER FROM ERIC VELDHOEN
[BIZ: Maastricht, April 28]
Eric Veldhoen, a pioneer in the role and structure of the modern office, has decided to leave his own Veldhoen company. He writes: ‘When I sold all of the shares of Veldhoen & Company to TBI Holdings in 2005, I did so in the conviction...[more]
LIMBURG TOP BIZ DINNER
[BIZ: Maastricht, April 26]
To celebrate and continue the success of the book on Limburg’s top businessmen there will be a dinner and an opportunity to see the DinoDome and the Hof van Gaia. The book, which we have reviewed, looks at 12 top Limburg businessmen...[more]
AUTOMOTIVE TECH CONFERENCE
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Helmond, April 24]
The Automotive Technology Center (ATC) and HTAS Innovation Program are going to present the annual ATC Congress in 2009. They will be focusing on new trends, tools and technologies within the automotive industry, and expect...[more]
TNT SHAREHOLDER STRUCTURE
[BIZ: Liège, April 24]
TNT today announced that they have signed an agreement with Singapore Post and Royal Mail on the exit of Singapore Post from the joint venture Spring Global Mail. The parties agreed that Singapore Post will acquire the Asia-Pacific business...[more]
TOP HILL PACK INVESTMENT
[BIZ: Sittard–Geleen, April 24]
With the decision of the Limburg development company, LIOF, to participate in the new Top Hill Pack operation and the agreement of the municipality of Sittard–Geleen to give a partial guarantee, the successful financing of Top...[more]
LIOF: INNOVATE & INVEST
[BIZ: Maastricht, April 24]
Despite the economic downturn in 2008, LIOF can look back on a satisfactory year with 14.5m invested in venture capital in 34 Limburg companies, 37 companies supported in innovative projects, and in the creation of 400 new jobs as...[more]
CHIO AACHEN DOING WELL
[BIZ/LEI: Aachen, April 24]
Aachen’s racetrack partners are sticking to the Aachen–Laurensberger racing association despite the financial crisis. The crowd is growing and advance sales for the CHIO 2009, June 26 through July 5, is up 1.5% and achieving record...[more]
EUROPEAN SME WEEK
[BIZ/GOV: Eupen, April 24]
The first European SME week will be held from May 6 through 14. It is a campaign to promote business throughout Europe, and to inform the business community about the support available for them at the European local and national level....[more]
INDIA
[BIZ: Maastricht, April 23]
On Thursday, May 28 in the Van der Valk hotel in Venlo there will be a special consulting day on India organized by the Chamber of Commerce in Limburg, the University of Maastricht and the India Institute. Participation in the seminar...[more]
BABCOCK AND BROWN
[BIZ/LOG Sydney, Australia, April 23]
Babcock & Brown, a major investor in European infrastructures which include the port of Antwerp and Trilogiport in the Province of Liège, was placed into voluntary administration on March 13, 2009.The appointment of...[more]
AGIT LOOKS BACK ON 2008
[BIZ/GOV: Aachen, April 23]
AGIT achieved considerable success in 2008. It advised 70 start-up companies and 25 technology-based companies were set up in the region. ‘In terms of the business plans, these would produce 502 jobs which is almost four times as...[more]
THE ART OF IMAGINATION
[BIZ/LEI: Eindhoven, April 22]
The BiELAt, which refers to itself as active in the Eindhoven–Louvain–Aachen triangle, is organizing an annual conference called the ‘Art of Imagination’ on May 28 at the Klokgebouw on Strijp-S in Eindhoven. This conference will...[more]
S. LIMBURG PROPERTY MONITOR
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, April 22]
Professor Hans Kasper of Etil, the economic research unit at the University of Maastricht, presented up-to-date real estate figures for housing, offices, shops, and business parks, which can be seen at the link. There was a general...[more]
WIERTZ SERVICE CENTER
[BIZ: Kerkrade, April 22]
The Wiertz Service Center, for its personnel business, is developing according to plan. The organization bought the old police station in the center of Kerkrade at the beginning of 2008. Bruls architects from Maastricht designed the...[more]
BIOMASS IN WANZE
[BIZ: Wanze, April 22]
A new bioethanol manufacturing plant has recently opened in Wanze. It is owned by the Wanze Sugar Refinery, founded 170 years ago and the biggest in Belgium. The German group Südzucker, a European sugar giant, will make an investment of...[more]
MAPPING THE MIDDLE EAST
[BIZ: Liège, April 20]
STAR-APIC will exhibit at the Map Middle East taking place in Abu Dhabi, in the United Arab Emirates from April 26 to 28. This leading regional event brings together professionals active in the geospatial community in the Middle East.STAR-APIC ...[more]
SOLAR ACADEMY AT AVANTIS
[BIZ: Avantis, April 20]
After a short trial period at the Dutch Energy Research Center in Petten, the Solar Academy has moved to the cross-border science and business park, Avantis, in Heerlen. From May, the academy will be providing its courses from this location....[more]
SIEMENS POWER IN TESSENDERLO
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, April 17]
The Energy Division of German company Siemens is to construct a new combined cycle power plant in the Flemish town of Tessenderlo. The total order, including a long-term maintenance contract for the gas turbine, is worth around EUR...[more]
LUMINUS LOWERS GAS PRICE TOO
[BIZ: Liège, April 17]
Following Electrabel, Luminus, the second biggest energy supplier in Belgium, has announced that it is going to reduce the price of its natural gas by 20%. The lowering of price is a consequence of the fall in prices on the world market....[more]
SPE LUMINUS IN THE HANDS OF EDF
[BIZ: Liège, April 17]
The British Energy group, Centrica, is considering selling its 51% of the Belgian energy supplier SPE Luminus to the French Electricité de France (EdF). The companies expect to have completed negotiations within a few weeks. There is,...[more]
SOLVAY INTEREST IN UMICORE
[BIZ: Brussels, April 17]
The chemicals company Solvay maybe interested in the metal processing activities of Umicore. If Solvay succeeds in selling its pharmaceuticals department it is possible, in the view of the analyst, that it may try to takeover Umicore....[more]
EUR 15M FOR EUPEN CABLE
[BIZ: Eupen, April 17]
Eupen Cable closed the business year for 2008 with profits of EUR 15.3m. The operating result (EBIT) was EUR 11m. This profit means that losses from 2001 through 2003 can be wiped off the slate. After seven years without a dividend, it...[more]
TSCC CHOOSES AVANTIS
[BIZ: Avantis, April 17]
The Solar Cell Company, an Eindhoven start up, is planning to set up a new plant on the Avantis cross-border science and business park. On completing financial negotiations the plan is to purchase 5,000m2 at the Avantis site. Production...[more]
HEMA GROWS IN BELGIUM
[BIZ: Amsterdam, April 16]
The Dutch-owned chain of department stores HEMA keeps growing on the Flemish market. In 2008, the group opened a total of 6 new stores in Belgium, and it plans to do the same in 2009.At the moment, HEMA owns 53 department stores ...[more]
OTHER NEWS FROM EUPEN CABLE
[BIZ: Eupen, April 16]
Following the success of radiating cables, especially optimized for the tetra range of frequencies, Eupen Cable has now announced the introduction of its half-inch and 5/8-inch radiating cables for use within TETRA (TErrestrial Trunked...[more]
EUR 800,000 FOR WASTE HEAT
[BIZ: Sittard–Geleen, April 16]
Councilor Ruud Guyt has received a sustainability certificate and a EUR 800,000 in subsidy, which is to be used for the development of the energy project, known as the Green Net. In this project industrial waste heat and heat...[more]
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DE LIJN TO EXTEND BY 800KM
[LOG: Brussels, April 21]
The Belgian De Lijn public transport company is going to start up a number of new tram and train services next year throughout Flanders to combat traffic problems. There will be 17 new rapid trams, 16 new lines for light trains on existing...[more]
ELIA AND RWE CONNECT
[INFRA: Brussels, April 20]
Elia and RWE start planning the first electrical inter-connector between Belgium and Germany
• Belgian and German Transmission System Operators Elia and RWE Transportnetz Strom launch today the planning phase for the first direct...[more]
AIRBRIDGE CARGO NEW SERVICE
[LOG: Maastricht, April 17]
The Russian all-cargo airline, AirBridge Cargo (ABC), and Maastricht Aachen Airport have announced the start of a weekly service connecting MAA with Moscow Sheremetyevo International Airport and Beijing, Hong Kong and Shanghai airports....[more]
LIEGE AIRPORT IN MEUSE-RHINE
[LOG: Liège, April 16]
Liège Airport is making its presence felt throughout the region. We have reported earlier (in Issue 198) on its most recent results. It also made a major presentation at the Apple Park Hotel in Maastricht and will soon be holding press...[more]
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CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE PROGRAM
[GOV: Aachen, April 24]
In the Werkmeistergericht of the Aachen City Hall, the mayor of Aachen, Jürgen Linden, and Professor Walter Eversheim of the Charlemagne Prize directorate, introduced the program for the prize ceremony. This will begin on April 28 with...[more]
PROVINCIAL BREATHING SPACE
[GOV: Maastricht, April 22]
The Province of Limburg (NL) is prepared to give municipalities breathing space in respect of their budgets for 2010. In view of the crisis, the province is prepared to discuss tailor-made solutions where municipalities have to combat...[more]
EUR 850,000: VERVIERS SCHOOLS
[EDU/GOV: Verviers, April 17]
Despite the tough economic situation in the city, Verviers is investing EUR 850,000 in upgrading the city’s schools. About half of the amount will be covered by various grants. At the heart of the activity will be measures to save...[more]
WORLD CUP CYCLING 2012–2013
[GOV/LEI: Maastricht, April 17]
Limburg is an official candidate for the World Cup in cycling for 2012 and 2013. Fourteen Limburg municipalities are involved in this bid, eight of which will have a start and/or finish within their municipal boundaries. At this...[more]
CLAUDIA NIESSEN HEADS ECOLO
[GOV: Eupen, April 16]
Claudia Niessen from Eupen is heading the Ecolo (green list) for the European election in Belgium’s German-speaking community on June 7. The 30-year-old architect will be opposing the current DG Euro-parliamentarian, Mathieu Grosch, of...[more]
NATO CONFERENCE
[GOV: Valkenburg, April 16]
The municipality of Valkenburg will be the host of a conference on Afghanistan, which will welcome the defense ministers of the eight states that have military units stationed in Afghanistan. This will be at Château St Gerlach, in...[more]
SCHUMAN LECTURE
[EDU: Maastricht, April 16]
Maastricht University’s annual Schuman lecture will take place on Thursday, May 7 at 20:00 in the university auditorium at Tongersestraat 53. The lecture will be given by Rick van der Ploeg, Professor of Economics at the University...[more]
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A PENETRATING VIEW
[LIFE-SCI: Jülich, April 28]
The 9.4 Tesla Magnetic Resonance Tomograph (MRT) combined with a Positron Emission Tomograph (PET) has been installed at the Jülich Institute of Neurosciences and Biophysics. It delivers images of the human brain of a precision previously...[more]
VERVIERS PARAMEDICAL CAMPUS
[LIFE-SCI: Verviers, April 24]
Verviers is to have a new paramedical campus. The Province of Liège is to purchase the former Établissement Veuve Moulan complex for EUR 560,000. This will be replaced by a 4-storey building with a 300-seater auditorium. The energy...[more]
MAT DAEMEN TOP PATHOLOGIST
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, April 24]
Professor Mat Daemen, the scientific director of CARIM, Maastricht’s Cardiovascular Research Institute, and head of the pathology laboratory of the Maastricht University medical center, is to be the new chairman of the Dutch...[more]
MAASTRICHT: PULMONARY DISEASE
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, April 22]
On April 22 the first meeting was held of the Dutch Respiratory Association (NRS). This links Dutch researchers in respiratory and pulmonary disease.[SR...[more]
ONCOMETHYLOME TECH TRIAL
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, April 16]
OncoMethylome Sciences has announced that it has begun MGMT gene promoter methylation testing in a recently started Phase III clinical trial for the US-based, Radiotherapy Oncology Group in newly diagnosed brain tumors (glioblastoma)....[more]
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GARDEN SHOWS
[LEI: Latinne, April 30]
There will be garden shows in Latinne. See the website. On May 28 this will be the aquatic garden with lagoons, and on June 11 there will be pillars and crooked paths. This is offered by MMER, 48 rue du Moulin-4261 Latinne (Braives)....[more]
THE MEUSE MARATHON
[LEI: Visé, April 23]
The annual Meuse Marathon, leaving from Visé and going through the surrounding countryside, will be held on May 10. All the information is on the web so please check:
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A NAVAL SURGEON’S LOG
[LEI: Liège, April 23]
There is an exhibition which started on April 23 running through to September 12 at the Musée d'Ansembourg, Féronstrée, called ‘The Surgeon’s Log on the High Seas’, written between 1787 and 1793, by Joannes Anastasius Simonin. This can...[more]
OLD PAINTINGS IN LIEGE
[LEI: Liège, April 23]
The city council in Liège has received a communication from Mr Jean Pierre Hupkens, responsible for the arts, in respect of a work on paintings in the museums and churches of the city. A new book, dedicated to paintings preserved in these...[more]
HET HUIS VAN BOURGONDIE
[LEI: Maastricht, April 22]
In February of this year Het Huis van Bourgondië started with programming international productions. These performances are specially suitable for cultural interested, international students and expats, but also for everyone who likes...[more]
REVIVAL OF THE NIGHT CREATURES
[LEI: Maastricht, April 22]
The Maastricht theatre festival will be held this year, initiated by the Theater aan het Vrijthof, on May 9 to 17.During the Maastricht theatre festival the Het Vervolg Company will be presenting their acclaimed performance of ...[more]
OPEN AIR IN VALKENBURG
[LEI: Valkenburg, April 20]
June 5 will mean a new season at Valkenburg’s open-air theatre. Djem, Nina and Caroline are waiting to get things started, and later will be Carel Kraayenhof who will be there with his Sexteto Canyengue, and also the Argentine tango...[more]
ART AT VAL DIEU
[LEI: Aubel, April 17]
Every year the Abbey of Val Dieu in Aubel holds an exhibition of more than 150 pieces of sculpture by Belgian and foreign artists in the wonderful vaulted cellars of the abbey, which are specially opened for the event. This year the sixth...[more]
MAY AT CHATEAU LIMBRICHT
[LEI: Limbricht, April 17]
The May program at Chateau Limbricht includes an after-work party on May 12, a Mothers’ Day brunch on May 10, a murder dinner, that presumably includes some detective work, with the food at the chateau; and, on May 31, there’s a Whitsunday...[more]
SCULPTURE AT NEERCANNE
[LEI: Maastricht, April 16]
On May 24 there will be an exhibition of Masters of Sculpture for the 13th year in succession, organized by the Gallery Bell'Arte in the gardens of Château Neercanne. At various locations there will be 70 pieces of sculpture and this...[more]
LIEGE OPERA
[LEI: Liège, April 16]
The Liège Opera is attracting a younger audience. Last season saw seat occupancy at 92%, with 25% below the age of 26. In the coming season, 'West Side Story' and 'Rigoletto' are on the bill and, because of a major theater building upgrade,...[more]
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