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THIS AND THAT
[EDIT: Maastricht, March 15]
The beginning of March has been an extremely busy time in Meuse-Rhine. It has seen the AGM of the Aachen Chamber; a change at the helm of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion; a new look at a top technology region and the start of the TEFAF....[more]
THE CHAMBER SPEAKS
[EDIT/BIZ: Aachen, March 9]
On March 9, the Aachen Chamber of Commerce and Industry held it’s Annual General Meeting, and the president of the Chamber, Mr Bert Wirtz, gave his annual address reviewing the state of the economy of the region. After mentioning...[more]
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THREE STARS MOBILE
[BIZ/LEI: Valkenburg/Zwolle, March 15]
De Krux, Limburg’s mobile gastronomic center is going to assist at the three Michelin starred restaurant Librije in Zwolle on March 17. They are producing a three-course menu with seasonal produce and suitable wines. There...[more]
MACINTOSH RESULTS
[BIZ: Maastricht, March 11]
Equal net profit and strong improvement financial position. • Turnover 2.7% down due to extremely difficult market conditions and exchange rate effects.
• Operating result of EUR 44.7 million (2008: EUR 61.3 million); gross ...[more]
THE CHEMELOT AGREEMENT
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Geleen, March 10]
The province of Limburg, DSM and the University of Maastricht/MUMC are joining forces for the further development of the Chemelot Campus at Sittard-Geleen. The three parties have worked out a plan that will lead to the growth...[more]
TEFAF OVERVIEW
[BIZ: Maastricht, March 10]
Quality, rarity and provenance have become the hallmarks of TEFAF Maastricht and the world’s most influential art and antiques fair has an extraordinary range of important works on show at the MECC (Maastricht Exhibition and Congress...[more]
MOBILE ACCESS
[BIZ: Aachen, March 10]
Mobile Access, a project on wireless local area network (WLAN), is moving ahead in Aachen and will offer services including pedestrian navigation, a tourist guide, a city shopping guide, online communities and games. It runs through 2012...[more]
BUYING BACK THE RUNWAY
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht, March 10]
There is a move ahead for the Province of Limburg to buy back the airport facilities at Maastricht Aachen Airport. This means the runway and the airport buildings. The airport was purchased by Omniport in 2004 when then took 99.86%...[more]
EXPERIENCE FOR SAP USERS
[BIZ: Aachen, March 10]
There will be a presentation for SAP users in Aachen on April 26 and 27. With its 40,000 clients worldwide, SAP is number one in the area of business solutions in software. Check the website for details of the program.
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EUPEN SHOPPING CENTER
[BIZ: Eupen, March 9]
There is to be a new shopping center in Eupen, if all goes well. Discussions have been held by the GL group with the city authorities and they want a shopping center for clothing, sports, hobbies, leisure and pets over a surface area of...[more]
DURACAR SAVED
[BIZ: Heerlen, March 9]
The court in Maastricht has rehabilitated Duracar. On February 9 the company was declared bankrupt at the request of two smaller creditors. As a result of unforeseen circumstances, Duracar had not arranged the financing to avoid this...[more]
WELLNESS CENTER MAASTRICHT
[BIZ: Maastricht, March 9]
There is to be a new wellness and preventive health center next to the Golden Tulip Apple Park Hotel. The center, close to the Geusselt Stadium, will have two low buildings and a tower 70m high, and there will be fitness and sport...[more]
MORE BELGIAN CHOCOLATE
[BIZ: Maastricht, March 9]
The chocolatier Benoit Nihant has just opened a new shop in Maastricht on Havenstraat 9 at the end of February where he will be distributing the same products as are sold at the home branch in Embourg. Check the website to see the...[more]
ELECTRIC CARS ON THE A40
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, March 9]
The development project E-Mobility in Commuter Travel in the Rhine-Ruhr region has now got an innovative group of research institutions and businesses together, and they’re going to look into electric-powered commuter transport...[more]
TRANSPARENCY
[BIZ: Hasselt/Louvain, March 8]
TiGenix publishes information in accordance with articles 15, 18 and 29 of the Belgian Act of May 2, 2007 and the Royal Decree of February 14, 2008, regarding the publication of major holdings in issuers whose securities are admitted...[more]
UNICO LOGISTICS
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht/Venlo, March 8]
LIOF, the Limburg development company, reports that the Korean logistics service provider Unico Logistics has opened a branch in Venlo. The company is going to be the third logistical services provider in addition to the...[more]
LASER TECHNOLOGY
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, March 8]
There will be an international laser technology conference, AKL’10, which has the reputation of being one of the leading forums for the application of laser technology in the production environment. The conference will take place...[more]
WELCOME TO INDIA
[BIZ: Liège, March 8]
The Walloon Country is setting up a new India office at the SPI development company in Liège. AWEX, the Walloon foreign trade and investment authority, facilitates cooperation between the science parks in Wallonia (Spow) and Indian technology...[more]
ENERGETICON AND THE ARTS
[BIZ/LEI: Alsdorf, March 7]
Energeticon has been responsible for concerts and now for an action series on the television and it appears that it has acquired EUR 2.7m for the culture and creative economy of Meuse-Rhine. Insiders have long known that the culture...[more]
TNT GETS AEO CERT
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, March 5]
TNT, Europe’s largest express services company, has received AEO certification for its activities in the Benelux countries. AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) status is a new standard created by the European Commission which benefits...[more]
ARCELORMITTAL EMISSION RIGHTS
[BIZ: Seraing, March 5]
The Walloon government is financing the purchase of CO2 emission rights for ArcelorMittal. The Walloon government has come to an agreement on financial assistance by purchasing 12 million CO2 emission rights, which are necessary to start...[more]
NO SHOPPING ON SUNDAY
[BIZ: Aachen, March 5]
This year there will be no Sunday shopping in Aachen. The city council decided by a small majority against the retail trade and there will be no Sunday trading as had been hoped for.
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THE OVER 50'S
[BIZ/LEI: Liège, March 3]
There will be a Salon Papi’on, a meeting point for active senior citizens, organized by ENJEU at the initiative of social services and the offices responsible for family and health in the city of Liège. It will present a dynamic and...[more]
IPECUNIA® PATENTS
[BIZ: Geleen, March 3]
The name says it all. IP is Intellectual Property, and pecunia, money. The first intellectual property event at the Chemelot Campus took place on February 4. IPecunia Patents introduced its approach to the protection of intellectual property....[more]
HELVOET PHARMA IN INDIA
[BIZ: Alken, March 3]
Helvoet Pharma is investing EUR 14m in India to build a production facility. This will strengthen its market position in India and establish its first operational platform in Asia to further capitalize on its worldwide leadership in pharmaceutical...[more]
ECONOMIC BAROMETER
[BIZ/EDU: Heerlen, March 3]
Hogeschool Zuyd is going to fund the production of the Limburg Economic Barometer (BEL). The Center for Entrepreneurship Zuyd, part of the Hogeschool, is going to produce this barometer on a quarterly basis as additional research...[more]
WIN-WIN WITH PPP
[BIZ: Bergilers, March 2]
DataQuest, the research department of the ImmoQuest real estate company has focused on a new study on public-private partnerships (PPP). PPPs are being increasingly used for the completion of infrastructures—the really big ones such...[more]
GREEN COW
[BIZ/GOV: Maastricht, March 2]
There will be meetings on April 1, May 6 and June 3 at the AINSI in a building in Maastricht to discuss sustainability business models, products or services that generate large, regular, predictable and positive cash flow. This...[more]
BELGACOM WITH LAMPIRIS
[BIZ: Liège/Brussels, March 2]
The telecom operator Belgacom is considering an alliance with the green power company in Liège, Lampiris, according to La Soir. Lampiris, which has just become independent, is not likely to hand over control to Belgacom but Belgacom...[more]
EUR 500M FOR TESSENDERLO
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, March 2]
Tessenderlo Group has announced the successful closure of syndicated credit facilities with a group of leading international banks, for an aggregate amount of EUR 500m. This milestone represents the Group’s first syndicated loan transaction,...[more]
TESSENDERLO SELLS ZNCL2
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, March 2]
The Tessenderlo group, which is active in the zinc chloride activity through its French subsidiary ‘Produits Chimiques de Loos’, has sold its goodwill in zinc chloride to Floridienne Chimie, a Belgian company. This transfer will have...[more]
ERENSTEIN SOLD
[BIZ: Valkenburg, March 1]
Camille Oostwegel’s Chateau Hotels & Restaurants and the Fletcher Hotel Group have reached an agreement on the sale and takeover of the restaurant Chateau Erenstein and the running of the Hotel Brughof in Kerkrade as of April 1. Erenstein...[more]
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MAJOR PUBLIC TRANSPORT PROJECT
[LOG/GOV: Maastricht, March 3]
A major step has been made in the development of four public-transport projects in South Limburg by the signing of an agreement on a program of action for regional public-transport. Deputy Bert Kersten, councilor Wim Hazeu (Maastricht), ...[more]
LANAYE LOCK MOVES FORWARD
[LOG: Brussels, March 2]
In December 2009, the Town and Country Planning Department of the Walloon region issued a license to allow the building of a fourth lock at Lanaye. This fourth lock, which will be constructed to the east of the three existing locks,...[more]
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THE EUROREGION AT THE TEFAF
[GOV/LEI: Maastricht, March 12]
For the first time the TEFAF art fair at Maastricht will have a collection from the museums in the Euroregion. On the Limburg stand, which will take part under the colors of the ‘Maastricht Region - Chapeau’. This relates to the...[more]
TTR ELAT PROGRAM
[GOV: Aachen, March 10]
At the initiative of the province of Limburg, officials from North-Rhine Westphalia, the province of Liège, the province of Belgian Limburg, the province of Dutch Limburg, the province of North Brabant and the province of Flemish Brabant...[more]
ELECTRIC CARS NRW
[GOV: Aachen, March 8]
The government of the state of North-Rhine Westphalia has made funding available for the development of electric cars. To access these funds, businesses and institutes must apply within with the context of a competition. The Aachen organization...[more]
CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE
[GOV: Aachen/Warsaw, March 6]
A delegation from Aachen was received on March 5 at the Warsaw State Chancellery by the Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk. The mayor of Aachen, Marcel Philipp and the spokesman for the Charlemagne directorate, Dr Jürgen Linden,...[more]
NEW BOSS FOR MEUSE-RHINE
[GOV: Hasselt, March 5]
As of January 1, 2010, the province of Belgian Limburg takes over the chairmanship of the Meuse-Rhine Euroregional Foundation. For the period 2010—2013, Governor Herman Reynders will be chairman of the board of Meuse-Rhine. Deputy Marc...[more]
LIEGE MAYOR AT GRE
[GOV: Liège, March 3]
On March 3 Willy Demeyer, the mayor of Liège, was designated the head of the Liège development company GRE...[more]
THE FIRE BRIGADE FOCUS
[GOV: Aachen, March 3]
The new extended building for the Aachen fire service in the Stolberger Strasse will be equipped with solar cells. The Committee for the Environment and Climate Protection made this recommendation. The establishment of the Aachen city...[more]
TOMORROW’S NEIGHBORHOOD
[EDU: Heerlen, March 2]
Tomorrow’s Neighborhood, a Zuyd University project, has been nominated for the Sustainable Energy Europe award. Projects have been selected for this award which are recognized by the Energy Commission as being special. The winner will...[more]
GENERAL STUDIES
[EDU: Maastricht, March 2]
The university is providing, as is its custom, a range of leisure options.15 March 19h00 KD Start Lecture Series 19th Century Philosophy
15 March 19h30 LUM Weapon of War – film pim
15 March 20h00 MBB Swarm Intelligence – ...[more]
ALMOST EUR 14M INTERREG
[GOV: Eupen/Liège, March 2]
On February 26 the Interreg European funding organization for the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion approved nine projects under its new chairman. In the context of the change in the chairmanship of the foundation—which happens every three years—Mr...[more]
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VIVIDLINKS
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, March 15]
Vividlinks is a new and unique community for Life Sciences professionals in the heart of Europe. The geographical focus of Vividlinks is the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion, with Hasselt, Aachen, Maastricht and Liège as major cities. The...[more]
RONALD MCDONALD’S VALLEY
[HEALTH: Valkenburg, March 9]
Thanks to many volunteers and financial support and sponsoring in kind, in particular from the Limburg business community, an option is available for families to spend time with their sick children in the Rainbow Spiral designed...[more]
TIGENIX SALE OF CHONDROCELECT
[LIFE-SCI/BIZ: Hasselt/Louvain, March 9]
TiGenix has begun the commercial launch of its lead product, ChondroCelect, for the treatment of cartilage damage in the knee, in the initial target markets that include Germany, Belgium, United Kingdom and the Netherlands....[more]
EUR 24M FOR SCHIZOPHRENIA
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, March 4]
Dutch scientific research into schizophrenia is to receive a financial injection of EUR 24m. Jim van Os, professor of psychiatry at Maastricht UMC+ and René Kahn, professor of psychiatry at UMC Utrecht, will each receive a European...[more]
NEUROSTIMULATOR FOR TINNITUS
[LIFE-SCI: Jülich, March 3]
Since the end of February, a new instrument for the treatment of chronic Tinnitus has been released on the European market. This is the Tinnitus Stimulator T30CR, produced by the Jülich company Adaptive Neuromodulation (ANM). Check...[more]
FATIGUE IN MS
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, March 3]
Fatigue is one of the most common and restricting symptoms of patients with multiple sclerosis. The cause is largely unknown and tiredness is difficult to treat. A psychological approach to tiredness in MS patients is very promising,...[more]
EXERCISE FOR DIABETES
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, March 2]
Participation in a 12-week physical exercise program restores mitochondrial function in patients with type 2 diabetes. The increase in mitochondrial function is paralleled by increased glucose uptake and restoration of the ability...[more]
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JAN VERSCHOOR
[LEI: Maastricht, March 8]
There will be an exhibition of the work of Jan Verschoor at the Gallery Bell’Arte in Maastricht from March 14 through May 27 from 10:00 to 19:00. Mr Verschoor focuses on abstract shapes in glass, among other things. Check the website...[more]
9 ROUTES TO WALK
[LEI: Schinnen, March 4]
At the end of 2008, the municipality of Schinnen agreed to develop various walks as a basis for the development of the leisure economy in the municipality. There were nine signposted walks that were set up halfway through 2009. In 2010,...[more]
ZERO KM MENU
[LEI: Hasselt, March 4]
The Belgian Limburg tourist authority has decided that food should come from closer by. They point out that if you have a menu with a glass a cave, melon with Parma ham, fillet of Norwegian Salmon, Pecorino cheese and a glass of ouzo,...[more]
SLENAKEN BROCHURE
[LEI: Slenaken, March 3]
Slenaken is often called the Hill Country’s Garden. There is nowhere in South Limburg’s Hill Country with such charming country lanes; there are little shrines and crucifixes and half-timbered houses all over the place. It is certainly...[more]
SCOTTISH WEEKEND
[LEI: Alden Biesen, March 2]
From September 10 through 12, the Scottish Weekend is celebrating its 25th anniversary at the Landkommanderij in Alden Biesen. There will be a very extensive program for both young and old. On Saturday morning pipe bands from different...[more]
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