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[EDIT: Eijsden, September 30]
Dutch Telecom legislation, which comes into effect on October 1, 2009, requires us to ask our subscribers, i.e.: those who receive this biweekly e-mail newsletter, whether they wish to continue to receive it. Should you wish to...[more]
EUR 1.1BN FOR LIMBURG
[EDIT/GOV: Maastricht, September 30]
The Province of Limburg has today formally transferred its shares in the power utility Essent to the German power company RWE. In return, the province will receive EUR 1.1bn, this week. For the time being, the province retains...[more]
QUESTIONING THE ELECTRIC CAR
[EDIT: Amsterdam/Louvain, September 24]
An article appeared in top Dutch and Belgian papers, NRC Handelsblad and De Standaard, recently stating that the electric car was not going to be a solution for the problem of the changing climate. This was by Guus Kroes,...[more]
MAYOR PHILIPP OF AACHEN
[EDIT/GOV: Aachen, September 17]
The new Mayor of Aachen is Marcel Philipp (1971) married to Gabriele Philipp, née Cosler. They have two young children. He was born in Aachen and educated at the Pius-Gymnasium in the city. He then completed his military service...[more]
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BOCUSE D'OR - BELGIUM
[BIZ: Stokkem-Dilsen, September 29]
Since 1987, the ‘Bocuse d'Or’ has been regarded as the most prestigious award for chefs in the world (as far as French food is concerned), and is sometimes seen as the unofficial world championship for chefs. Jeff Beyens, ...[more]
3D STEREO IMAGING
[BIZ/LEI: Liège, September 28]
The objective of 3D Stereo MEDIA event, from December 1 through 3 at the Congress Center in Liège (Palais des Congrès de Liège), Place de l’Europe in Liège, is to let you walk through a world of 3 dimensions without any physical...[more]
VODAFONE 360
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 25]
Vodafone has announced Vodafone 360, a suite of innovative new Internet services for mobile and PC that gathers all of a customer’s friends, communities, entertainment and personal favorites (like music, games, photos and video)...[more]
AACHEN INNOVATION PRIZE 2009
[BIZ: Aachen, September 25]
The Innovation Prize committee has nominated the following candidates for the Aachen Innovation Prize. In the Start-up or Foundation category there is four 4JET Sales+Service GmbH which develops laser systems for cleaning, de-coating, ...[more]
CARGLASS WINS AMBIORIX PRIZE
[BIZ: Hasselt, September 25]
The specialist in car windscreens, Carglass, based in Hasselt has won the prestigious Ambiorix prize. This distinction presented by the Limburg employers association rewards a Limburg company that shines in terms of the quantity...[more]
ENTREPRENEURS FORUM
[BIZ: Liège, September 25]
The Entrepreneurs Forum has been going for 23 years and each year it attracts a major part of the business community. There will be 250 exhibitors, 30 conferences, and several hundred meetings within the context of BICT matching days,...[more]
Q-PARK LIVERPOOL CHAMPION
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 25]
The 2000-space car park that opened in 2008 was chosen to be winner by the European Parking Association (EPA), for its first class innovative design, ultra modern feel and light airy atmosphere. The high profile awards ceremony...[more]
STAR APIC AT GITEX DUBAI
[BIZ: Liège, September 25]
The GITEX Technology Week in Dubai has been growing in size year after year and usually gathers together more than 900 exhibitors from around forty countries, and more than 110 000 visitors from 126 countries. This world-renowned event...[more]
A BUSINESS-LIKE APPROACH
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 25]
Deputy Jos Hessels has presented the new approach to business to be employed by the province, as was determined under the Pact of Thorn, which was signed three years ago by the province and the employers’ association, the Chamber...[more]
AMV EXCELLENT AGAIN!
[BIZ: Aachen, September 24]
The renowned consultant and analyst Franke & Bornberg has again assigned its best FFF mark to Aachen Münchener for the company's professionalism in handling the occupational disability risk (as at 08/2009). The assessment takes into...[more]
BELGACOM CELL PHONE LICENSE
[BIZ: Brussels, September 24]
The Belgacom cell phone license will be extended for five years at no cost. This is a result of the decision of the Court of Appeal in Brussels. The Belgian Institute for Post and Telecommunications had announced last November that...[more]
CUTTING THE COST OF BREAD
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 24]
DSM Food Specialties is said to have developed a new enzyme preparation that offers bakers a cost-effective and sustainable alternative to the calcium and sodium stearoyl lactate emulsifiers.
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KEEPING THE CUSTOMER SATISFIED
[BIZ: Heerlen/Maastricht, September 24]
Limburg companies are not satisfied with their export revenues, but according to Dr José Bloemer (Reader in International Business and Communication at the Hogeschool Zuyd) it’s their own fault. In her speech ‘International...[more]
BEST BIZ WEBSITE
[BIZ: Heerlen, September 23]
Weert in Heerlen have the best websites for business.
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S.E. DUTCH BUSINESS CLUBS
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 23]
Business clubs in Meuse-Rhine, the Dutch–German business club Aachen–Maastricht and Brabant Onderneemt have decided to work more closely together to open network meetings for one another’s members, and this will strengthen the...[more]
WORLD CLASS MAINTENANCE
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 22]
The south of the Netherlands has a large number of capital-intensive industries and is therefore particularly concerned with professional maintenance companies. As a result, the importance of the professional maintenance of capital...[more]
THE FUTURE OF CARS
[BIZ: Brussels, September 22]
There is to be a conference on the future of the automotive industry on October 8 from 09:00 to 13:00 at Rue Belliard 101 in Brussels. Those represented will be the European and American automotive industries, climate change experts,...[more]
DPI VALUE CENTER
[BIZ: Geleen, September 22]
A DPI Value Center is opening an office at Chemelot. It is an independent foundation that specializes in innovation in the area of polymers. The Dutch Polymer Institute is a public-private partnership, which carries out pre-competition...[more]
VAN ZON WHOLESALE
[BIZ: Beringen, September 22]
The Von Zon group from Hamont-Achel is going to expand its premises in Beringen with a purchasing center for the catering trade. It’s doing this with a number of partners, and together they’re investing EUR 4.5m, which represents...[more]
THE PARKSTAD REGION
[BIZ: Parkstad, September 21]
Recently an overview of Parkstad statistics was given indicating that the region has a population of 240,000 with 90,000 employed. It also has 9,000 employers and 100,000 housing units. There are seven major attractions of national...[more]
ON THE WATERFRONT
[BIZ: Liège, September 21]
STAR-APIC has won the tender to renew the Walloon Water Company (Société Wallonne Des Eaux - SWDE) GIS system with a solution based on the Elyx platform (manages and captures date in the field). SWDE is the largest producer and distributor...[more]
AVABEL AND ACE GO WALLOON
[BIZ: Liège, September 21]
The Avabel and ACE companies from Houthalen have been taken over by the brothers Philippe and Thierry Dubois and the Walloon company DHK from Châtelineau. This makes no difference for their customers and staff.Avabel produces aluminum ...[more]
FLORIADE 2012
[BIZ: Maastricht, September 18]
The Province of Limburg is starting its call for tenders for the Innovacomplex at the 2012 Floriade - World Garden Fair. This was announced by Deputy Ger Driessen, on behalf of the provincial government. The Innovacomplex will...[more]
TELE2 BRAND LEAVES BELGIUM
[BIZ: Brussels, September 18]
At the end of September, the Tele2 brand will depart from the Belgian market and be replaced by the Base telecom brand. The parent company KPN Belgium announced this two years ago. KPN took over the Belgian branch of the Swedish...[more]
SYNCOM CHOOSES CHEMELOT
[BIZ: Geleen, September 17]
Syncom, specialized in contract research in organic synthesis, has opened a new facility on the Chemelot Campus in Geleen (NL). “We help pharmaceutical companies to find the best route to drug compounds. In this specialist area we...[more]
VAN AARSEN EXPORT AWARD
[BIZ: Panheel, September 17]
Van Aarsen International BV from Panheel has become the winner of the Limburg Export Award for 2009. Wier Minerals from Venlo was second and Rimas Systems from Beringen was third. The award was made for the fourth time, this...[more]
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LIEGE & ROTTERDAM
[LOG: Liège, September 25]
The ports of Liège and Rotterdam want to cooperate more closely. This was revealed at a meeting by representatives of both ports. Currently, 21 million tons are transported via Liège and a lot of raw materials come from the Port of...[more]
NEW ELC CHAIRMAN
[LOG: Maastricht, September 23]
The European Logistics Center in Limburg has a new chairman since September 21. This is Jan Tindemans, the CEO of Maastricht–Aachen Airport, who has taken over from Nico Douben. ELC is a cooperative organization in which all branches...[more]
TNT CHINA-EUROPE EXPANSION
[LOG: Liège, September 18]
TNT is enhancing its service capacity between China and Europe with the addition of a new dedicated B747-400ER freighter. Non-stop flights will operate between Hong Kong and TNT’s European air hub in Belgium. This allows for seamless...[more]
AIRFORCE TO LEAVE BIERSET
[LOG/GOV: Liège September 17]
The Belgian Minister of Defense Pieter de Crem has implicitly confirmed that the military operation at Bierset, Liège Airport will be closed down. This is part of a series of programs to reduce the defense budget. There are 750...[more]
LIMBURG-LIEGE TO BE FASTER
[LOG: Liège, September 17]
At the opening of the new EUR 400m Calatrava Guillemins station in Liège this month it was noticed that there were no direct non-stop links between Limburg and Liège. ‘The link between Hasselt, Diepenbeek, Bilzen and Tongres is doing...[more]
BREINIG ON THE EUREGIOBAHN
[LOG: Stolberg, September 16]
The link at Breinig to the Euregiobahn is going to take a little while longer because the rails have to be upgraded and further money is required. However, things are moving ahead. There is the link with Langerwehe to the Euregiobahn...[more]
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LIMBURG LEASES MITSUBISHIS
[GOV: Maastricht, September 28]
Before the end of 2010, the Province of Limburg will be replacing 50 of its 75 motor vehicles. They are going to start by leasing 27 cars that are all produced by NedCar in Born. These are 23 Mitsubishi Colts ClearTec and four...[more]
URBACT
[GOV: Amsterdam, September 25]
URBACT is launching a website to raise public awareness of major urban challenges. The European program for sustainable urban development is launching a new benchmark website. The aim of this European exchange program is to get...[more]
EPSA 2009 AWARD NOMINEES
[EDU: Maastricht, September 25]
The award for the best and most innovative performers in European public administration will be presented during an international symposium and ceremony which will take place from November 4-6, 2009 in Maastricht, the Netherlands....[more]
UWC MAASTRICHT OPENS
[EDU: Maastricht, September 25]
The United World College (UWC) Maastricht is holding its Opening Ceremony on Wednesday October 21st 2009 at UWC Maastricht, Nijverheidsweg 25, 6227 AL Maastricht from 9-11 am.The ceremony will take place in the presence of ...[more]
CROSS-BORDER POLICING
[GOV: Eupen, September 24]
NeBeDeAgPol is the less than mellifluous acronym for the cooperative police organization that operates in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion and it is now celebrating its 40 years of existence. The celebration took the form of a two-day seminar...[more]
AWACS RUNWAYS
[GOV: Geilenkirchen/The Hague, September 23]
The Dutch government has again discussed NATO matters in Geilenkirchen following a talk between Jack de Vries of the Dutch Ministry of Defense and the NRW PM Jürgen Rüttgers about Dutch complaints of aircraft noise....[more]
SOLAR PANELS AT SCHOOLS
[GOV: Maastricht, September 23]
On September 23 the first solar panel system was officially initiated at the St Maartens College in Maastricht. Last year, four Limburg high schools decided to join the project called ‘Climate in the Future’ and provincial deputy...[more]
EUR 16M FOR FH AACHEN
[EDU: Aachen, September 22]
Aachen’s Fachhochschule (College) is to be upgraded and will receive EUR 16.02m for the administrative building on the Bayernallee through 2012, and for the upgrading of the hall and the dining facilities in the Bayernallee through...[more]
PRESIDENT JACQUES GOBERT
[GOV: Namur, September 17]
Jacques Gobert has succeeded Paul Furlan and is now head of the Union of Walloon Cities and Municipalities, as of September 15. Born in Strépy-Bracquegnies, Jacques Gobert started in local politics early. He was elected as a member...[more]
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ONNO VAN SCHAYCK
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, September 24]
Professor Onno van Schayck, has been nominated the scientific director for CAPHRI, the school for public health and primary care, on September 1. He was the best candidate as a result of an international recruitment campaign...[more]
BAESWEILER BIOTEC
[LIFE-SCI: Baesweiler, September 23]
The Baesweiler Biotec meeting will take place on Friday, November 27 and will be the tenth of these meetings. It will be in the international technology and service center in Baesweiler. There will be a focus on interdisciplinary...[more]
PROMISING CANCER TEST RESULTS
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, September 21]
OncoMethylome Sciences announced promising results for ongoing evaluation of a blood-based methylation assay for the screening and detection of colorectal cancer (CRC). The results are being presented on Monday, September 21...[more]
FUEL CELLS AND THE VERTEBRAE
[LIFE-SCI: Jülich, September 17]
The Erwin-Schrödinger Award (worth EUR 50,000) has gone to the Jülich (Aachen Region) researchers Martin Bram, Hans-Peter Buchkremer and Detlev Stöver from the Institute for Energy Research and to Thomas Imwinkelried, a Swiss...[more]
DSM ARTIFICIAL HIPS AND KNEES
[LIFE-SCI: Geleen, September 16]
DSM Biomedical, a global leader in biomedical materials science, today announced a major step forward in the development of a new polyethylene polymer platform intended to improve the mechanical properties and long-term stability...[more]
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ABSORBING THE SHOCK
[SCI-TECH: Liège, September 25]
The University of Liège has some remarkable equipment. It has an impact ramp 14m high which allows a mass of 600 kilos to reach a speed of 60km an hour in a fall and this is being used for research on macro cellular metallic mousses,...[more]
AACHEN TOPS RESEARCH FUNDING
[SCI-TECH: Aachen, September 18]
Aachen’s RWTH University has overtaken Munich in the funding stakes. In 2008, Aachen (next door to Heerlen and Maastricht) received more German research funding than any other German University. German Universities are highly...[more]
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FRITURE
[LEI: Maastricht/Eupen, September 30]
Probably you have to be a daily to do justice to the news flow in a complex area like Meuse-Rhine. In future, we’ll probably be glancing at the cellphone every couple of minutes for news, as we now check our Blackberries...[more]
WIR/NOUS/WIJ ART PLATFORM
[LEI: Maastricht, September 25]
On Wednesday, October 7 there will be a meeting in the Museum for Walloon Folk Art (1 Cour de Mineurs, Liège) of Wir/Nous/Wij, where the problems of young artists in the Euregion will be discussed. It’s possible to register for...[more]
CHARME HOTELS
[LEI: Eupen, September 25]
Twenty-seven Charme Hotels from the Eupen, Malmédy and St. Vith region will in the fall and winter season be treating their guests to gastronomic excellence. A number of these hotels are already recorded in the annals of Michelin,...[more]
INTERNATIONAL DESIGN BIENNIAL
[LEI: Liège, September 23]
The International Design Biennial in Liège is pleased to send you a call for projects for its main exhibition that will take place from October 1 to 24, 2010 in the Musée de la Vie Wallonne, Espace Saint-Antoine, a desacralized church...[more]
CYCLING WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
[LEI: Maastricht, September 23]
The UCI World Championship will be held in the Dutch Province of Limburg in 2012. The announcement was made this afternoon by UCI president Pat McQuaid. The president of the International Cycling Union made the news public at...[more]
EUROREGIONAL YOUTH FILMS
[LEI: Aachen, September 22]
A competition within the context of the first Euroregional Youth Film festival, from 16 through 18 October, invites 14 to 20-year-olds and now also 20 to 25-year-olds to submit proposals or to take part in workshops. The end of registration...[more]
NING-PO SINGS AND DANCES
[LEI: Aachen, September 22]
The Ning-po Singing and Dancing Group from Aachen’s partner city Ning-po is putting on a show at the Ludwig Forum for International Art on Friday, October 9 at 20:00, which has as its title ‘Huge Red Trousseau—a Girl’s Dream’ with...[more]
EVOLUTION
[LEI: Kerkrade, September 22]
There is a new exhibition at the Continium museum in Kerkrade which looks at the development of evolution. The exhibition runs from May 9, 2010. Check the website.
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MICHAEL’S MARKET
[LEI: Maastricht, September 22]
There will be the second Michael’s Market on October 3 at Nijverheidsweg 25, Maastricht. It will have workshops, an information market on sustainability, handmade goods, culture and small-scale initiatives. Location will be the...[more]
EVENTS IN MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, September 21]
There is a wide range of activities in Maastricht, an overview is given at the link below.
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THE EUROREGIONAL GRAPHICS
[LEI: Brunssum, September 21]
In D’r Brikke Oave in Brunssum the 9th International Art Show for 2009 of Grafiek+ by the Ilse Frankenthal Stichting will be held from September 27 through October 18. The Euroregional graphics prize is linked to this exhibition....[more]
AUTUMN IN LIEGE
[LEI: Liège, September 18]
There is an exhibition of the work of Christian Bonnefoi, from September 18 through October 31 at the MAMAC museum in Liège. The Christian Bonnefoi exhibition is the second part of a trilogy called ‘L’Automne a Liège’. The Mamac acquired...[more]
PARCHMENT AND GOLD
[LEI: Stavelot, September 17]
There is an exhibition at the Abbey of Stavelot from September 25 to November 29. In the 12th century the Abbey of Stavelot was one of the most important in the Holy Roman Empire and its influence was without precedent. This was...[more]
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