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TOP STORIES
[EDIT, Eijsden, August 15]
This issue has interesting articles on breast cancer research and the discovery of a new giant planet, It also talks about gaming in Genk, Trianel’s new Benelux base in Maastricht and the Meuse-Rhine Journal’s role in putting the owner...[more]
EARLY GREISCH FOUND IN DC
[EDIT: Eupen/Washington.DC, August 15]
On the 10th anniversary of his death, an early work of the East Belgian artist Roger Greisch has turned up in Washington D.C. The Meuse-Rhine Journal was instrumental in putting the current art owner (located in Washington,...[more]
THE FREE REPUBLIC
[EDIT/LEI: Liège, August 15]
The Feast of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Liège’s major feast day, known as La Fête de Marie, is the time to be in Outre-Meuse. Outre-Meuse is the special part of Liège and in 1927 a group of journalists and local personalities from...[more]
CITOYEN LINDEN
[EDIT: Liège, August 14]
The Mayor of Aachen (since 1989) Dr Jürgen Linden received the Honorary Citizenship of the City of Liège on August 14, because of his very particular services to cross-border cooperation between the major cities in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion....[more]
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ALTEMBROUCK WINS
[BIZ: Fourons, August 12]
The Chateau Altembrouck in Fourons, just across the Dutch-Belgian border, has received the highest grade of 9.2 for its unusual approach, from its visitors. Eighty-five percent of all hotel reservations are currently made via the Internet...[more]
IMTECH H1 12% UP
[BIZ: Born, August 11]
Imtech (a technical services provider in Europe) has booked an increase in profit of 12% in its business. This is supported by growth in Germany and Eastern Europe. In addition, this technical service provider has maintained its objectives...[more]
DUTCH REALTY SELLS
[BIZ: Amsterdam, August 11]
Net purchases of Dutch real estate by foreign property investors increased in April and May again, according to the Dutch Bank. The figures show that in the first five months of 2009 there was a stagnation in revenue, but that not...[more]
GENERALI STABLE GROWTH
[BIZ: Aachen/Cologne, August 11]
Generali Deutschland Group reports stable growth in insurance business. Total premiums rise by 4.1% in the first six months — growth supported by the life and health companies. Net profit of EUR 113m as at June 30, 2009 ...[more]
XAVIER MAASSEN IN F1
[BIZ: Lanaken, August 11]
Xavier Maassen, the Meuse-Rhine racing driver, is making his F1 debut at the Zolder track this season. His car is by GEVA Racing, of Gert Valkenburg, which is the team he won the Formula 4 Belgian championship with in 2002. On August...[more]
TOP OF THE BILL
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, August 11]
The Dutch violinist and orchestra director André Rieu is in the fourth place on the list of the world’s Top 25 touring shows, according to the American authority on the music industry ‘Billboard’. In fact, Rieu is the leading...[more]
MAASTRICHT AT TABLE
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht, August 10]
The two associations Maastricht Culinair and Les Tables are opening the doors of Maastricht’s restaurants, and in this cooperative association two of Maastricht’s restaurant clubs have joined forces under the flag of Maastricht...[more]
DEALING WITH THE US
[BIZ: Aachen, August 6]
A group of US specialists spoke to German businessmen in Aachen recently, about doing business with the US. They included Eric Lucas, the managing director of Euro Markets Access LLC; Wim Zeelenberg, export manager at GreefaTricht and...[more]
GENK GOES GAMING
[BIZ: Genk, August 5]
C-Mine, the old mining site at the Winterslag in Genk, is turning its main building into a new headquarters for gamers and creative business. The project requires an investment of EUR 5.6m, but can expect the support of the LSM foundation,...[more]
NEW WINE
[BIZ: Flémalle, August 4]
On the heights above the river at Flémalle there is a vineyard which is attracting a lot of attention, and it’s harvest for 2009 is looking good. There are two appellation: the AOC Cotes de Sambre et Meuse, which is a Chardonnay in...[more]
ENERGY DIALOGUE
[BIZ: Alsdorf, August 3]
After the success of the Energy Days last year, the Energeticon is going to hold a high-level conference on energy topics this year and there will also be attractions and leisure opportunities for the whole family. On September 19, the...[more]
DSM IN TATARSTAN
[BIZ: Heerlen, August 2]
DSM has announced that its nutritional products division has signed a letter of intent with Tatenergo JSC. Royal DSM N.V., the global Life Sciences and Materials Sciences company headquartered in the Netherlands has announced that DSM...[more]
OXXIO FOR ELECTRABEL
[BIZ: Brussels, August 2]
The Belgian power company Electrabel has been referred to as one of the most important candidates for the takeover of the Dutch energy company, Oxxio. The British energy concern Centrica has put Oxxio up for sale. Centrica wants to...[more]
EON NUMBER 3 IN BELGIUM
[BIZ: Brussels, August 2]
The Electrabel power company, a subsidiary of the French GDF Suez energy group, has exchanged a series of power plants with its German competitor, E.ON. As a result, Electrabel now has control over a German production group of 1,700MW,...[more]
DSM RESULTS
[BIZ: Heerlen, August 2]
DSM has provided its comparative quarterly figures for Q1 2008 and Q1 2009. These figures reflect the reclassification of DSM Energy and Stamicarbon from the basic chemicals and materials cluster to discontinued operations, as well as...[more]
TRIANEL BENELUX HQ
[BIZ: Aachen/Maastricht, August 2]
Trianel, the Meuse-Rhine-based energy-trading group, has moved its portfolio management and wholesale activities in the Dutch market, formerly based at Trianel’s HQ in Aachen, to Maastricht Airport. The establishment of Trianel...[more]
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UNESCO EUR 3.5M FOR AACHEN
[GOV: Aachen, August 13]
Around EUR 3.5m of the EUR 150m received by the German government has been granted to the Aachen cathedral and its surroundings.
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FILTERING DIESEL
[GOV: Aachen, August 10]
The environmental department of the City of Aachen points out that owners of diesel vehicles have the option, since August 1, of a grant in the form of a tax reduction of EUR 330 if they equip their vehicles with a particle filter. It...[more]
QUALITY LABEL FOR LIEGE U
[EDU: Liège, August 10]
The University of Liège has been awarded with a special European quality label in recognition of its efforts to make it easier for students to study abroad. The ECTS labels is given to universities which have shown excellence in applying...[more]
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BREAST CANCER PREDICTOR
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, August 13]
Patients diagnosed with breast cancer at an early stage often make a full recovery. To aid this effort, it is important that patients with risk factors be selected for additional medical treatments like chemotherapy and/or hormonal...[more]
COGNITIVE HEALTH
[LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, August 7]
DSM is apparently making an application for a novel nutraceutical composition of a food additive comprising Stevia extract or its constituents. There is an increasing interest in the development for compounds as well as nutraceutical...[more]
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PLANET GOING THE WRONG WAY
[SCI-TECH: Liège, August 13]
A European team has detected a giant planet that revolves the wrong way around a star. This has been discovered within the British WASP project, which includes Michael Gillon, an astronomer at Liège University, among the team. The...[more]
BATTERY RESEARCH
[SCI-TECH/GOV: Jülich, August 12]
In the framework of the German federal government’s economic policy, EUR 11m is to be granted to the Competence Association (North). In this association, the universities of Münster, Hanover and Bochum, together with the RWTH...[more]
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FOLKLORE IN HASSELT
[LEI: Hasselt, August 14]
For the 25th year in succession there will be an international folklore festival in Hasselt, which you may just make on reading this newsletter. It runs from August 14 through 16, and is organized by the Boezeroenen from Kuringen. It’s...[more]
LOITERING WITH A PURPOSE
[LEI: Verviers, August 12]
You are invited to view contemporary art during the last two weekends in September. It means walking around and having a drink here and there, looking at art, looking at food, playing and walking. Check the website.
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STREET ARTISTS
[LEI: Valkenburg, August 12]
More than 40 internationally recognized street artists are expected in Valkenburg on August 22 and 23 in the context of the Colors of Valkenburg festival. This is an international street-painting festival in the Netherlands inspired...[more]
ART AT WITTEM
[LEI: Wittem, August 11]
For the 22nd year, Art in Wittem from September 11 to October 4 offers a varied program with music from Argentina and from the Middle East. There are also a number of artists on review, and sculpture in the garden is provided by: Mariëlle ...[more]
DREAM OF SOME BODY
[LEI: Maastricht, August 10]
Fantasizing about the perfect woman you wonder how the body can be made immortal. The performance artist, Dick Evers, discovers the body in his new challenge to preserve the female form and make a sacred relic of it. The public is...[more]
DIALECT ON TOUR
[LEI/EDU: Landgraaf, August 6]
Dialect artists from the three-border area are going on a tour of Meuse-Rhine for the third year in succession. The dialect event is called Os Moddersproak and starts on September 26 in ’t Ströatje in Landgraaf. An additional dialect...[more]
WILD BOAR SCARED OF HAIR
[LEI: Liège, August 3]
Although this topic doesn’t actually fall under the heading of leisure, perhaps the pursuit of the wild boar does. In any event, if you don’t want wild boar trampling around your land, apparently the best thing to do is distribute some...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE LEISURE GUIDE
[LEI: Aachen, August 3]
The Meuse-Rhine Leisure Guide in German, known as the ‘Freizeit Guide Euregio 2009’, is in the bookshops. It has more than 100 pages describing 400 leisure options in Meuse-Rhine for the whole family. From lakes where you can swim, paths...[more]
WORLD MUSIC CONTEST
[LEI: Kerkrade, August 2]
In the World Music Contest (WMC), held for the 16th year in succession here in the southern Netherlands, the competition in the Harmony Band Concert division was won by the Sainte Cécile Royal Harmony for Eijsden in the Netherlands,...[more]
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