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SOME HIGH POINTS
[EDIT: Eijsden, May 30]
The Sun is shining; and, as you can read below, Liège is involved in its examination. For mere mortals who remain on earth, the weekend offers gastronomy in Liège at the Epicuriales festival in the Parc d'Avroy and Pinkpop music with...[more]
PICARD LOOKS AT THE SUN
[EDIT/SCI-TECH: Liège, May 16]
As part of the wide-ranging program of CNES, the French space agency, PICARD is a scientific mission destined for the observation of the sun. Weighing 150kg, this micro satellite will have two objectives: on the one hand, study...[more]
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MINEWATER-POWERED CBS
[BIZ/GOV: Heerlen, May 30]
A new 22,000-m² office building, with 296 underground parking spaces, has been developed and completed in 29 months for the Dutch Statistical Service (CBS) in Heerlen. It is the first commercial building to be linked to the city’s...[more]
ESSENT PURCHASE
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, May 28]
Deputy Jos Hessels signed the contract for the sale of the shares of Essent from the Province of Limburg to the German RWE power combine. The contract is a Deed of Acceptance and indicates that the buyer’s offer has been accepted....[more]
EPICURIALES
[BIZ/LEI: Liège, May 28]
May 28 through June 1 will see the Liège gastronomic fair Epicuriales. The fifth edition of the gastronomic fair in Liège begins on Thursday, May 28 at 18:00 and at noon on the other days. Entry is free, but you have to buy your food...[more]
LIEGE BIOLOGISTICS IN ATLANTA
[BIZ: Liège/Atlanta, May 28]
BioLog Europe's Liege team members used their attendance at the recent BIO Show to promote Liege's unique biologistics initiative and make commercial contacts with prospects and potential partners worldwide. The Team visited with ...[more]
4 TH LIMBURG EXPORT AWARD
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 28]
On September 16 the fourth Limburg Export Award will be made. Cross-border businesses from Netherlands Limburg can apply from today. The winner will receive the sum of EUR 10,000. Second and third place winners will be able to take...[more]
GERMAN SHOPPERS IN LIMBURG
[BIZ: Roermond, May 27]
More German consumers are coming to Limburg to do their shopping than was the case two years ago. At the same time, a cross-border attraction of major shopping centers on the edge of the cities is increasing. The center of Maastricht...[more]
4PRODUCTION AG EXPANDS
[BIZ: Würselen, May 26]
4Production specializes in the planning and control of processes related to the manufacture of metals and paper industrial products. They have a focus on industrial advice and production management, and also software supported solutions...[more]
BUSINESS CLUB ON DIALECT
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 21]
The Dutch–German Business Club is going to hold a meeting to look at the dialect situation. This is important because dialects spoken in the South Limburg area are intelligible across the national borders. The event, which will be on...[more]
SEMINARS ON CHEMICAL REGS
[BIZ/GOV: Heerlen, May 20]
Since January 20 the chemical labeling regulations have been in force. The regulations describe the criteria on the basis of dangers. The new regulation, the EU-GHS, succeeds current European regulation that has been incorporated into...[more]
DOC MORRIS IN COURT
[BIZ: Heerlen, May 20]
Court of Justice in Luxembourg has confirmed a position that the ownership and operation of pharmacies can be restricted to pharmacists alone. Italian and German legislation laying down this rule is justified by the objective of insuring...[more]
MAASTRICHT HIGHER ON ICCA LIST
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 20]
The annual report of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA) shows a spectacular rise for Maastricht and the surrounding area in the world list of international non-corporate conventions. Whereas Maastricht was...[more]
LOOKING FOR WINDMILLS
[BIZ: Brussels, May 19]
Electrabel, the power company, is going to look for appropriate locations for windmill parks in the Netherlands, according to Het Financieele Dagblad.
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MOBILE VIKINGS
[BIZ: Brussels, May 19]
KPN Belgium and Concentra Media have taken a majority stake of 66% in the virtual mobile operator, Mobile Vikings. The rest of the stock is in the hands of District Live, the company behind the mobile operator. As a result of this move...[more]
DSM’S QUALITY COMMITMENT
[BIZ: Heerlen, May 19]
Click on the link below to see an interview with a DSM representative on their quality commitment in the nutrition industry, which is presented in the form of a webcast from Vitafoods.Philipp de Simone, the human nutrition and health ...[more]
TAXING ADVERTISING
[BIZ/GOV: Heerlen, May 18]
Citizens, organizations and businesses pay a tax for objects used for advertising under or above municipal property. This applies to objects used for advertising on the façade of a building, the placements of goods outside, or for...[more]
ELECTRIC ENGINES AT AVANTIS
[BIZ: Avantis, May 17]
The Naebers Company is setting up a 1,900m2 new building at the Avantis science and business park between Aachen and Heerlen. They will be involved in the repair, maintenance and production of electric motors and drives on the border,...[more]
STRATEGIC INNOVATION
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 16]
There was a new launch for the Strategic Innovation program in Maastricht for a new period, which runs now from 2008–2011, and in which 300 companies will take part. Originally the idea was that there would be about ten participants...[more]
MAASTRICHT BEST FOR BUSINESS
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 16]
Biennial research carried out by the NBTC-NIPO organization has shown that Maastricht has the best image for organized business meetings, and 55% agree that Maastricht is the most attractive city for this purpose. Almost five million...[more]
GENERALI DEUTSCHLAND Q1
[BIZ: Aachen, May 16]
The 2009 business year had a good start for the Generali Deutschland Group.
Total premiums rose to EUR 4.2bn in the first quarter with life and health insurers the engines of growth. Q1 net profit was EUR 30m, despite ongoing crisis...[more]
EUR 200,000 FOR BIZ PARKS
[BIZ: Parkstad Limburg, May 16]
Parkstad Limburg and the Business Site Management trust (BTM) are to receive EUR 200,000 from the ministries of special planning and economic affairs for a new approach to the restructuring of business parks. A central element...[more]
NEW PRINT MACHINE
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 16]
The province of Limburg has decided to contribute EUR 1m to the Lunaris project of the MuTracx company. The objective of the project is to develop a machine that will replace the current analog lithographic production technology for...[more]
FROST & SULLIVAN: ELECTRIC CARS
[BIZ: Frankfurt, May 16]
Frost & Sullivan estimates that the European market for electric vehicles (EVs) could potentially grow to 480,000 units by 2015. Although vehicle manufacturers, suppliers, utilities and other businesses have jumped onto the EV bandwagon,...[more]
EUR 100,000 FOR BLUEBERRIES
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, May 16]
Business is contributing EUR 100,000 to scientific research into the health-giving effects of blueberries. The parties involved, the business community and the universities, have come together in the Innovation Center for Healthy...[more]
ELIA INTERIM STATEMENT
[BIZ: Brussels, May 15]
Elia confirms budgeted net result for 2009 and successfully issues EUR 1bn bond Annual general meeting of May 12 approves gross dividend of EUR 1.37 per share, to be paid out on May 27, 2009.
Elia invests further in connection...[more]
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INTERCONNECTION
[INFRA: Brussels, May 26]
Elia and TenneT launch intraday allocation of interconnection capacity between Belgium and the Netherlands.
To more effectively meet market players’ need for flexibility, the Dutch and Belgian transmission system operator (TSO) TenneT...[more]
IRON RHINE TOO COSTLY
[LOG: Aachen/The Hague, May 18]
The Iron Rhine rail link between Antwerp and Germany has been discussed on many occasions in this pages, and now, according to a committee of experts, it would cost too much at EUR 536m and bring few advantages, as quoted in De...[more]
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CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION
[GOV: Maastricht, May 29]
“Get in Touch with Creativity and Innovation” is the title of a three-day international conference that the Province of Limburg is organising in Maastricht on 14, 15 and 16 October 2009. The interactive conference programme will explore...[more]
MAASTRICHT U AND INDIA
[EDU: Maastricht, May 28]
Maastricht University believes that India deserves a special place in the hearts of those involved in shaping the world with regard to international education and research cooperation. The rapid rise of India as an emerging economy...[more]
DURABLE ENERGY GETS CLOSER
[GOV: Maastricht, May 27]
The Province of Limburg has, since last week, focused on a Sustainable Energy Center and the investment volume concerned is EUR 70m. At the end of this year it will be known who is to participate. This will provide energy for 20,000...[more]
A CONCRETE CANOE
[EDU/LEI: Heerlen, May 26]
The Hogeschool Zuyd is participating in the concrete canoe race on June 5, 6 and 7 in the central Limburg Maas lakes, Maasplassen, with three teams. They are using canoes that are made using a special concrete mix and this project...[more]
DG AND VERVIERS TOGETHER
[GOV: Eupen, May 23]
The German-speaking community of Belgium wants to improve its cooperation with the City of Verviers. Prime Minister Karl-Heinz Lambert and Mayor Claude Desama of Verviers have signed an agreement in this respect. The agreement relates to...[more]
CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE
[GOV: Aachen, May 20]
The following citation was made by the board of directors of the society responsible for conferring the International Charlemagne Prize in honor of Prof. Dr. Andrea Riccardi, the founder of the Community of Sant’Egidio, community.The ...[more]
HEERLEN BSC FOR JUELICH
[EDU: Heerlen, May 20]
The Jülich Research Center, one of Europe’s largest, is going to allow its members of staff who have completed in-house training to do a BSC at the faculty of Life Sciences at the Hogeschool Zuyd in Heerlen. This idea will make it very...[more]
LIMURG POLICY FOCUS
[GOV: Maastricht, May 20]
Despite the recession, the spring 2009 policy statement reveals positive and encouraging results. The government has concluded that sticking to the 2007 policy of investing and binding is paying off. The objectives of the province’s...[more]
ANNE FRANK
[EDU; Aachen, May 18]
Anne Frank, the young Jewish girl who is famous for her Second World War diary written in Amsterdam, actually left Aachen in 1934 to go and live in Amsterdam, and she would have been 80 years old on the coming June 12. To mark this date...[more]
MSM
[EDU: Maastricht, May 18]
The Maastricht School of Management has recently produced a new newsletter, which is recommended. It deals with their students in Shanghai, a European attachment for MBA students from Ghana, a European attachment for an outreach partner...[more]
MASTERS IN ART THERAPY
[EDU: Heerlen, May 15]
Heerlen’s Hogeschool Zuyd University is offering a masters course in expressive therapy. An inspection by the Dutch–Flemish accreditation organization qualified the masters program in expressive therapy at the Hogeschool Zuyd as leading....[more]
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CYCLING AGAINST ALS
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, May 15]
There are to be cycling routes on Father’s Day, June 21, in and around Maastricht against the serious muscle disease known as ALS, or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. The routes will be 23km, 47km and 85km and food will be provided...[more]
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JUELICH AND GEORGIA
[SCI-TECH: Eupen, May 22]
The research center in Jülich, together with the universities of Bielefeld, Düsseldorf and Dortmund, have signed a cooperative agreement with the US Georgia Institute of Technology. The objective is to promote joint biotech research...[more]
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY
[SCI-TECH: Jülich/Dresden, May 18]
There has been a major conference on clean coal technology in Dresden from May 18 through 21, in which Jülich participated. This is the fourth in a series of topical conferences on clean coal technologies and was held in conjunction...[more]
SOLID OXIDE FUEL CELL RECORD
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, May 15]
Scientists at the Jülich Research Center have achieved a new best with solid-oxide fuel cells, a very promising energy technology, and achieved a running time of 1,500 hours with two high-temperature stacks simultaneously. It was already...[more]
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BASILICA FESTIVAL
[LEI: Tongres, May 30]
As part of the first cycle of the Basilica Festival of Flanders, on Saturday May 30, the French Diabolus ensemble will take part in the opening of the Festival Concert par Excellence. Check the website.
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JAZZ: DSM VESTEDA CONCERT
[LEI: Maastricht, May 29]
On Tuesday 2 June, at 21h in the Muziekgieterij, Martin Verdonk and his V.S.O.P. band will play exciting Latin-jazz that is easy on the ear, with Verdonk as the key player,’ says magazine ‘Jazz Nu’ Holland. Percussionist Martin Verdonk,...[more]
MOTHER’S RUIN
[LEI: Hasselt, May 28]
We have mentioned in recent issues that we want to publicize local products, and one of these is Dutch Gin or Jenever, or in fact, in this particular case, Belgian Gin. We are going to launch the topic in this issue with an article written...[more]
PINK POP
[LEI: Heerlen, May 28]
Pink Pop is the Netherlands’ most famous open-air festival and its longest running outdoor pop festival. It will be held for the 40th time at Landgraaf this year from May 30 through June 1. There are four large campsites that provide space...[more]
WUNSCHKAMMER
[LEI: Aachen, May 26]
A Euroregional drama is to be performed on the stage of Theater K in Aachen and the Het Vervolg in Maastricht. Wunschkammer [the room of your dreams] is a bilingual theater project directed by Hans Trentleman, together with the Dutch dramatist...[more]
ARTISTS IN MEUSE-RHINE
[LEI: Maastricht, May 19]
From May 21 through 24 new and recognized artists throughout the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion will be able to show their work at KunstTour 2009 (Art Tour 2009). All the communications for this tenth edition of the Maastricht art days was...[more]
A LITERARY SUMMER
[LEI: Aachen/Vaals, May 18]
The tenth edition of the German–Dutch literary festival, known as Literary Summer — Summer Reading 2009, will be held from July 10 through August 29 in ten cities between the Rhine and the Meuse — including once again this year Aachen...[more]
KORNELIMUENSTER MARKET
[LEI: Aachen, May 16]
There is going to be a special market from June 10, for the eighth time, in Kornelimünster near Aachen. There will be all sorts of things including jugglers, stilt-walkers, bits of the circus and, of course, normal market activities. Check...[more]
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