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MAASTRICHT AGAIN
[EDIT: Maastricht, July 12]
The pavement café has traditionally been the symbol, par excellence, of Europe for the English-speaking world – with a glass of wine and perhaps a chanson in the background. Curiously, as a result of the treaty, Maastricht has also...[more]
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SNCB CHOOSES I.R.I.S.
[BIZ: Louvain-la-Neuve, July 14]
I.R.I.S., a listed company, with branches in Aachen and Maastricht, specializes in Intelligent Document Recognition (IRD), Electronic Document Management (EDM), and complex IT infrastructures (ICT), and has been awarded the...[more]
BOARD CHANGE AT GENERALI
[BIZ: Cologne, July 13]
Winfried Spies, member of the Management Board of Generali Deutschland Holding, is to be the new CEO of Generali Versicherungen. Jörn Stapelfeld is leaving Generali Deutschland Group.The Supervisory Board of the Munich-based Generali ...[more]
A WALK-IN LAB
[BIZ/EDU: Sittard-Geleen, July 13]
Hogeschool Zuyd and Chemelot are going to set up a walk-in lab on the Chemelot Campus this year as a service to business. This will allow use of Chemelot facilities to provide breathing space, for short-term research and to...[more]
LAMPIRIS: NO CAPITAL INCREASE
[BIZ: Liège, July 10]
Lampiris, the Liège power company, has decided not to take the EUR 10m stake that it had announced last year. Bruno Venanzi, the CEO of the company, said that the decision was made on the basis of guaranteeing the company’s independence....[more]
30 NEW SUNPARKS
[BIZ: Vielsalm, July 10]
The Sunparks leisure park chain is going to open another 30 branches in Europe. On the appointment of Guido De Paepe as strategic director, the group has produced the framework. He will have the job of opening 30 new parks by 2015. Sunparks...[more]
LIOF 25% STAKE IN NEDINSCO
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 10]
Nedinsco develops, designs and builds sophisticated optical, mechanical and electronic systems including software for high-tech applications. Years of focus have been optics and electronics, but now there is a move to medical technology....[more]
ARCELORMITTAL TAKES NOBLE
[BIZ: Liège, July 9]
ArcelorMittal NV has received permission from the European Commission to take over the Dutch steel manufacturer Noble European Holdings. Noble European is part of the American Noble International that went bankrupt in April.[SR...[more]
IMTECH EUR 41M IN GERMANY
[BIZ: Roermond, July 9]
Imtech NV has received EUR 41m in contracts for sustainable technological solutions in Germany. The first contract relates to a power plant near Hamburg. Imtech supplies a complete package from basic to detailed engineering and assembly...[more]
TAILOR-MADE CONVENTION TOOL
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 8]
Over the last few months, the Maastricht Convention Bureau (MCB) totally renewed its website (www.maastrichtconventionbureau.com). The Venue & Service Finder, which visitors will immediately be able to access via the home page, is a...[more]
CEGEKA MAJORITY STAKE IN NSI
[BIZ: Hasselt, July 8]
Cegeka has acquired 67% of the shares in the Liège-based IT service provider NSI IT Software and Services. This acquisition gives Cegeka more customers than the French-speaking part of the country and fits in with the three-year plan that...[more]
CROWNE PLAZA MAASTRICHT WINS
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 8]
For the second year in succession the Bilderberg Hotel Crowne Plaza in Maastricht has been announced as the second quarter’s winner in the highest achieving hotel, with the biggest rise in revenues in respect of the budget and the highest...[more]
INDIAN OCEAN VIADUCT
[BIZ/INFRA: Liège, July 8]
Bureau Greisch, the Liège-based civil-engineering company and bridge and Viaduct specialist, is working on two viaducts on the French Island of Réunion in the Indian Ocean. The Grand Ravine viaduct is under construction near Trois-Bassins. ...[more]
CROSS-BORDER COOPERATION
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 7]
Europe’s cross-border regions met recently in Maastricht to discuss issues in cross-border regional development and a brief summary of the results can be seen at the web TV link below.
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NIVEAU GOES HORIZONTAL
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 7]
Niveau Euregio Magazine, the well-known quality glossy that covers the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion and is published quarterly, is well known for its spectacular photography and innovative approach. It is now presenting a horizontal version...[more]
CAFE SJIEK THE PULVERIZER
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 7]
Glass is a major waste product and Pulver is a professional bottle crusher. It breaks and crushes empty bottles in a fast and safe way, reducing the waste of empty bottles in all sectors. The product is used in bars, clubs, restaurants...[more]
SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING
[BIZ: Maastricht, July 6]
Starting last month the Maastricht Convention Bureau (MCB) began using LinkedIn and Twitter after completing a brand new website earlier this year. Worldwide this is the first site of a convention bureau to make effective use of web...[more]
EUR 7M FOR MARTENS BREWERY
[BIZ: Bocholt, July 5]
The Limburg development company, LRM, has provided a subordinated loan of EUR 7m for the Martens Brewery group. This is the oldest brewery in Limburg and this will allow the brewery to develop further and on the international front. Martens...[more]
GIGA TOWER
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, July 4]
The GIGA Tower is a tower within the Liège University hospital complex at Sart Tilman. It has 25 labs and they are upgrading their management structures. There is a focus on research, services, transfer and business.Seven thematic ...[more]
SNCB IT TAKES OVER SCARLET
[BIZ: Brussels, July 3]
Syntigo, the IT subsidiary of SNCB Belgian Rail Holdings, is to become the owner of the telecom network of Scarlet. The handover was an important condition on the basis of which the Belgian council for competition approved the takeover...[more]
SABO OPENS AT CHEMELOT PORT
[BIZ/LOG: Geleen, July 3]
Sabo Elektrotechniek has opened a new plant at the Chemelot port in Stein. Sabo, established in 2004, specializes in the construction, renovation and maintenance of electricity networks such as those for public lighting, including street...[more]
QUICC, CAR OF THE FUTURE
[BIZ: Heerlen, July 3]
DuraCar, the Dutch manufacturer of the QUICC, won the Car of the Future award organized by ZERAuto.ZERAuto is concerned with driving without emissions. QUICC had a convincing score in the first competition for the car of the future. ...[more]
AACHEN CHINA OFFICE
[BIZ: Aachen, July 3]
Sven Pennings was in Ning-Po at Aachen’s China office for a week in the context of a project relating to the office. Mr Pennings is responsible for business promotion and European affairs in the City of Aachen and also responsible for...[more]
DSM AND LONZA
[BIZ: Heerlen/Visp/Lalden, July 3]
DSM Nutritional Products Ltd and Lonza Ltd announced the early renewal and extension of their long-time collaboration in the production facilities in Visp and Lalden, Wallis, Switzerland. According to the company, Lonza has...[more]
LIOF GREEN BUSINESS CENTER
[BIZ: Sittard-Geleen, July 3]
On July 3, the LIOF Borrekuil Business Center was officially opened. The office facility at the Borrekuil business park in Geleen offers space for 80 businesses and is one of the most energy-saving office buildings in the Euroregion....[more]
WARSTEINER BACKS HORSES
[BIZ: Aachen/Warstein, July 2]
It is ten years ago this year that the Warsteiner Brewery became the principle sponsor of Aachen’s international equestrian event, the CHIO. The official German nation’s prize tournament is a high quality equestrian event for Warsteiner...[more]
NEW HOTEL IN VERVIERS
[BIZ: Verviers, July 2]
The Van der Valk group and Marco and Anne-Sophie Wohrmann have taken over the hotel called Hotel Verviers. This old railway station, which retains its ancient architectural charm, has been completely renovated and now offers 100 rooms,...[more]
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FYRA
[LOG: Amsterdam, July 7]
The SNCB and Dutch high-speed train organizations presented the new high-speed train and the name given to it for the Amsterdam–Brussels route: this is the Fire.The Fire, a high-speed train, will travel at speeds of up to 250kmph, ...[more]
ECO TAX FREE
[LOG: Maastricht, July 2]
From July 1, airline passengers in the Netherlands have no longer been required to pay the Eco tax. The first flight without this tax was the Ryanair flight from Maastricht Aachen Airport to Pisa in Italy. The Provincial Liberal VVD...[more]
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FLANDERS’ NEW GOVERNMENT
[GOV: Brussels, July 13]
Flanders has a new cabinet made up of four women and five men. The Christian Democrats’ Kris Peeters will be responsible as the prime minister for general policy, agriculture, fishery, and the countryside, economic affairs and foreign...[more]
TENDERS FOR EUPEN BATHS
[GOV: Eupen, July 10]
A future swimming pool for Eupen is to be put out to international tender; this was announced by the minister responsible, Patricia Creutz. A requirement is that the architects should develop a sustainable project. The combined pool will...[more]
NEW NUMBER PLATES
[GOV: Eupen, July 10]
By next July, all drivers in Belgium must have new license plates on their cars. These are prescribed by the EU and have a combination of seven letters and numbers in black on a light background. Before the numbers and the letters, the...[more]
HEATING/LEISURE CENTER UPGRADE
[GOV: St Vith, July 10]
In Eupen an agreement has been made between the government of the German-speaking region and the City of St Vith over the financing of the conversion and upgrading of the sport and leisure center at St Vith. Among the changes will be...[more]
AACHEN CITY REGION
[GOV: Aachen, July 10]
Three months before the start of the Aachen City region, or urban agglomeration, final preparations are under way. On October 21, the authorities of the district and City of Aachen will join together. A speaker for the association says...[more]
RAEREN: NEW NATURE RESERVE
[GOV: Raeren, July 10]
The Liège provincial council has agreed to the creation of a new nature reserve. This is 122 hectares in the Raerener Stuhl area, which was designated as a nature reserve in the year 2000. The creation of the reserve is to preserve the...[more]
MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY BOARD
[EDU: Maastricht, July 10]
Professor Ursula Nelles, rector of the University of Münster (WWU), has been appointed a member of Maastricht University’s Supervisory Board from July 1 2009 to 1 July 2013. In the view of the board, her ample managerial and academic...[more]
TRI-COUNTRY DAY 2009
[GOV: Aachen, July 8]
Tri-country Day will be held this year between October 23 and 25 by the Aachen City Region in cooperation with the Aachen Region and the EuRegionale 2008 Agency, and will be celebrated as a first birthday.On October 23 there will be ...[more]
MORE WOMEN AT KATHO
[EDU: Aachen, July 8]
The Catholic college for North-Rhine Westphalia, KatHO NRW, is among the leading groups in terms of the participation in terms of the number of women members of staff. This comes as a result of the university ranking results: 37% of the...[more]
BOVERIE PROJECT
[GOV/LEI: Liege, July 7]
In an article in Le Soir by Eric Renette, it’s announced that the current museum of modern and contemporary art, the MAMAC, is to be enlarged to be the center of a 3,500m2 exhibition area for international and other exhibitions which...[more]
FLANDERS ENERGY
[GOV: Brussels, July 6]
The new Flemish government is going to invest EUR 515m in its own power company. The company has got the working name of V1.Energie. The project should lead to the production of sustainable energy. In the first phase Flanders is going...[more]
GOLDEN SPURS FOR GOVERNORS
[GOV: Hasselt, July 6]
The provincial governor of Dutch Limburg Léon Frissen and Belgian Limburg’s Steve Stevaert have received their golden spurs in Hasselt. Golden spurs are awarded on an annual basis in the context of the 11-day long Feast of Flanders by...[more]
RWTH LECTURE THEATRES: EUR 17M
[EDU: Aachen, July 3]
Aachen’s RWTH University will be receiving EUR 17.3M for the modernization of its lecture theatres. From the year 2013 the number of high school graduates will double and money is being distributed in Germany to take account of this new...[more]
GERMAN SPEAKING PARLIAMENT (B)
[GOV: Eupen, July 2]
On June 30 the first session was held of the newly elected parliament of Belgium’s German-speaking community. The parliament also addressed the establishment of the new community government. In terms of the coalition agreement between the...[more]
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WILL ESTABLISHED
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, July 15]
The Walloon Institute for Leadership in Life Sciences (WILL) has been established at Avenue de l'Hôpital 1, in Liège. Check the website for details
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FETAL LEARNING & MEMORY
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, July 15]
Researchers headed by Jan Nijhuis, head of Obstetrics & Gynecology at Maastricht University, have demonstrated that fetal short term memory starts at 30 weeks in the Authoritative US Journal ‘Child Development’.Ninety-three ...[more]
CHONDROCELECT AWARD
[LIFE-SCI: Louvain/Chemelot, July 13]
Tigenix has announced that the American Journal of Sports Medicine publication on the positive structural results of the ChondroCelect pivotal trial had received the Hughston Award.Every year, the American Orthopedic ...[more]
AACHEN HEALTH SCIENCES REGION
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, July 3]
The Aachen Health Sciences Region has established a steering group for health science. Its objective is to assist and advise regional committees. Scientific and technological development in the region is to be driven by a program of...[more]
LIFETEC BUSINESS CAFÉ
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, July 3]
On September 3 the next Lifetec Business café will be held most probably at the Grote Hegge in Thorn, starting between 15:30 and 16:00. Check the website for details. Those interested in attending should contact jherzberg@lifeteczone.com...[more]
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SCHROEDINGER PRIZE FOR JUELICH
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, July 7]
The Schrödinger Prize for 2009, worth EUR 50,000 and from the Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft, has gone to Jülich material science experts. Materials experts Drs Martin Bram, Hans-Peter Buchkremer and Professor Detlev Stöver have patented a...[more]
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SUMMER TERRACES
[LEI: Liège, July 12]
Guy Deville, who produces an interesting newsletter (link below) about the Liège gastronomic scene, has listed his preferred summer terraces, where you can sit outside and drink a glass of wine and perhaps eat a little something too. I...[more]
BIP IS WATCHING YOU
[LEI: Liège, July 8]
The seventh International Exhibition of Photographic and Visual Arts in Liège ‘BIP in 2010’ is coming up. Registration of videos and photos will be completed in September 2009 with an exhibition at Eglise Saint-André in April 2010.
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THE CHARMES-CHAMBERTIN
[LEI: Thimister-Clermont, July 3]
The Charmes-Chambertin has the best of wines. It is also a delightful restaurant in a typical Herve village. It specializes in Burgundies that are the special enthusiasm of the owners, Roger and Claudine Simul. A recent visit...[more]
VAALS TROPICAL
[LEI: Vaals, July 3]
Vaals Tropical is a summer spectacle with a tropical night for kids on Friday July 24 and on a Tropical night with the Venga Boys, among others, on July 25. On July 26 there will be a Tropical Parade with a spectacular final party.Check ...[more]
CUBAN NIGHT
[LEI: Vijlen, July 3]
The Cuba Libre café restaurant in Vijlen is organizing a Cuban night for the third time, on August 5. This time it will be held during the midweek summer festivities in Vijlen. Cuba Libre has developed a tradition with its Cuban Night....[more]
PAYS DE HERVE
[LEI: Herve, July 3]
The six municipalities of Aubel, Herve, Olne, Plombières, Thimister-Clermont and Welkenraedt have joined forces to develop the tourist economy of the Pays De Herve region.The region is the district of Entre-Vesdre-et-Meuse, has 450km² ...[more]
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