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WEAVING SYMBOLS INTO A CULTURAL MYTH
[EDIT: Heerlen, May 15]
A few of weeks ago, the Meuse-Rhine Euroregional Authority and the theatre in Heerlen, with the organizing body for Maastricht as Cultural Capital of Europe in 2018, hosted a group of people to talk about Euroregional culture. The Ruhr...[more]
A QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY
[EDIT: Geilenkirchen, May 5]
As is his wont, Professor Helmut Breuer, Honorary Dutch Consul in Aachen, held a party to mark the official birthday of Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands. Unusually, this year he held it in Geilenkirchen, a little way away from Aachen...[more]
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SUNWEB® TRACKER @ SOLLAND
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Heerlen, May 15]
A Sunweb® tracker-system was opened by the mayors of Aachen and Heerlen at Solland Solar on May 14 at the Avantis Science and Business Park. The panels use unique Sunweb® technology van Solland.Global warming has increased ...[more]
THE DESERT BLOOMS
[BIZ: Aachen, May 15]
In Aachen there is to be a presentation of the DESERTEC concept. It is concerned with problems and obstacles such as climate change, population growth beyond earth’s capacity and an increase in demand for energy and water caused by striving...[more]
BUSINESS BOULEVARD PARKSTAD
[BIZ: Parkstad, May 13]
LIOF Business Centers and the Bundel.biz Foundation are organizing a B2B fair under the heading of Business Boulevard Parkstad 2010. This will take place in Heerlen on June 5 between 09:30 and 17:00 hours. Participants can present themselves...[more]
E-RECOGNITION
[BIZ: The Hague, May 13]
Businesses will be able to identify themselves in a simple and safe way, electronically to the government from the end of 2010. eRecognition will make it possible with current forms like bank passes and cell phones to ask for a subsidy....[more]
AIRDECK® BEST PATENT
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Beringen, May 12]
AirDeck®, made by Bouwteam Houben in Beringen is a new, worldwide patented floor system that is creating a true revolution in the construction industry. The company, which employs 130 and expects revenues of EUR 40m this year,...[more]
BIZ IN THE OLD EAST
[BIZ: The Hague, May 11]
Since German unification, the East German market has become increasingly more attractive to Dutch business, but the characteristics of the new state do need attention. And for better understanding of cultural differences in this market,...[more]
MACINTOSH REPURCHASES SHARES
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 10]
The Macintosh Retail Group repurchased 6,451 of its own shares at an average price of EUR 16.4946 per share during the period from May 5, 2010 to May 7, 2010 inclusive. In addition, on May 7, 2010, there were 85,000 own shares repurchased...[more]
TOP CHEF AND SOMMELIER
[BIZ/LEI: Liège, May 10]
Since 1952 there has been an official prize for chefs and sommeliers (wine waiters) in Belgium. The competition is organized by the Prosper Montagné club – who wrote the original Larousse Gastronomique. To qualify, candidates have to...[more]
CO-GENERATION AT LIÈGE
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, May 8]
Using the same apparatus to produce heat and electricity, limiting the use of energy and diminishing environmental impact. That is what co-generation means and that’s what they’re up to in Liège now. For the first time Liège has...[more]
CROWNE PLAZA MAASTRICHT
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 7]
The Crowne Plaza Hotel Maastricht has achieved the best qualitative and financial results for the first quarter of 2010 of all the Bilderberg hotels in the Netherlands. The second place went to Bilderberg’s Kasteel, Vaalsbroek, and the...[more]
EDGEWAVE WINS LASER AWARD
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Würselen, May 6]
The Würselen-based company EdgeWave has won the EUR 10,000 Innovation Award for Laser Technology for 2010 at a conference at the Aachen Fraunhofer Institute for Laser Technology. The Innoslab laser has an optimum combination of...[more]
CHEMPARK CO-GENERATION
[BIZ: Aachen/Krefeld, May 6]
The power plant project in CHEMPARK Krefeld-Uerdingen is getting closer to completion and all other things being equal, construction will start in the first quarter of 2011. It is a modern coal based co-generation plant with a production...[more]
TRIANEL & DECENTRALIZATION
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht, May 6]
The Noordshollandse Energie Coöperatie and Trianel have launched a socially responsible, sustainable and decentralized energy initiative. North Holland Energy Cooperation decided in mid-February to use the full services provided...[more]
ONCOMETHYLOME’S Q1
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Liège, May 6]
OncoMethylome Sciences, a leading molecular diagnostics company in the field of cancer and pharmacogenomics, today issued its Q1, 2010 business update, providing an overview of financial results and business highlights.Q1 2010 ...[more]
TRIANEL WIND PARK
[BIZ/GOV: Aachen/Berlin, May 5]
The Trianel wind park in Borkum West II has taken major steps towards completion, according to Trianel’s boss Sven Becker in Berlin. When the decision was taken on inner-park cabling and the use windmills on tripods, the conditions...[more]
RABOBANK STARTERS
[BIZ: Heerlen, May 5]
There will be a starters café at the Rabobank in Parkstad, Limburg, on the evening of Monday, May 17, on the Euterpelaan in Heerlen, where topics will be discussed such as the first step in successful business, a look at advertising, image...[more]
CHEAP LOANS FOR GREEN PROJECTS
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 5]
If your company has a project that is green, in the sense that it is regarded as being good for the environment or the countryside, you can get a cheaper loan. Green projects pay less interest. The changed regulations for green projects...[more]
BELGIAN LABOR MARKET BEST
[BIZ: Brussels, May 4]
The Belgian labor market has been able to maintain itself better than that of other European countries, according to the newspaper De Tijd. Belgium unemployment rose between 2008 to 2009 from 7% to 8%, whilst the rest of the European Union...[more]
IRIS IN NORWAY
[BIZ: Meerssen, May 4]
IRIS, the information company—which specializes in products and technologies for intelligent document recognition and markets its portfolio on a worldwide basis through strong partnerships—is, with its Enterprise Content Management division,...[more]
TESSENDERLO TO CHANGE COURSE
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, May 3]
Tessenderlo needs to change its position within three to five years, according to Frank Coenen, the new top man, in an interview with the Belgian paper de Standaard. Coenen wants to focus on rapid growth and internationalization of...[more]
LANCOM 10% RECORD FOR 2009
[BIZ: Aachen, May 3]
The Aachen network specialist LANCOM Systems clearly had a good result in 2009, when networks, as a whole, did badly. Its revenues went up to EUR 23.8m, just about 10%. This is the best result since the company was founded in 2002.At ...[more]
DSM EUR 42M AUSTRALIAN PLANT
[BIZ: Heerlen/Parsippany, May 3]
DSM Biologics has announced the signing of preliminary agreements to enter a partnership with the Australian Governments (Queensland State Government and the Commonwealth of Australia) to design, build and operate the first major...[more]
THIRD-PARTY MAINTENANCE
[BIZ: Aachen, May 3]
In recent weeks the trade press has had a lot to say about the advantages and disadvantages of third-party maintenance for SAP computer systems. A meeting gave German business an idea of the experience with SAP third-party maintenance. REIFF...[more]
JONTECH SOLAR
[BIZ: Beringen, May 3]
JONTECH SOLAR is the first Belgian company completely focused on consultancy auditing, sale, placement and maintenance of green energy solutions for industry. It provides solar solutions on the ground with a ten-year guarantee, 30-degree...[more]
EUR 6.5M FOR BMM
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Sittard-Geleen, May 3]
Dutch Top Institute invests in young talented biomedical materials researchers
The Dutch BioMedical Materials (BMM) program announced today that EUR 6.5m will be assigned to four research projects dedicated to the...[more]
PORT GETS CRYSTAL
[BIZ/LOG: Liège, May 2]
The Port of Liège, the first inland port in Belgium and the third in Europe, has been awarded the Mérite de Cristal, the Crystal Award, at an evening gala organized on April 22 by the French Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the provinces...[more]
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THE WATER TRUCK ETC
[LOG: Brussels, May 12]
The Flemish Minister for Innovation, Ingrid Lieten, and the Flemish Minister of Transport, Hilde Crevits have inaugurated project 'Watertruck'. This innovative concept is a combination of a tug with barges and should ensure that more...[more]
CURRENT TRAFFIC IN NRW
[LOG: Cologne, May 10]
The Internet portal link below gives updated traffic situations on the highways in North Rhine Westphalia and assesses driving times for routes that have to be driven there. After entering the start and end destinations in the computer,...[more]
COLIJNSTRAAT POCKET PARK
[INFRA: Heerlen, May 10]
On May 10 the Heerlen councilor Lex Smeets celebrated the first pocket park in Heerlen with those living in the Colijnstraat. After months of intensive cooperation between the residents and the municipality, Meezenbroek has a new park....[more]
LANAYE LOCK NEWS
[LOG: Lanaye, May 5]
The construction of a fourth lock at Lanaye (near Visé), which has been required by the inland waterways for many years, has been delayed now that the Mr Philippe Henry, the Walloon Minister for the Environment had to declare the building...[more]
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DEBATES IN MAASTRICHT
[EDU: Maastricht, May 15]
On the following dates, as indicated below, there will be the following debates.May 18 Debate on China - EU - Africa “What impacts have countries like China, Brazil, and India on the role of the EU in the global economy?” These ...[more]
BELGIAN ELECTIONS
[GOV: Brussels, May 13]
Belgian citizens resident abroad can register to vote in the federal elections on Monday, May 17. It is obligatory to register before May 18. After May 17 they can no longer register. Check the website.
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LIEGE CULTURAL METROPOLIS
[GOV: Liège, May 12]
We have discussed Liège’s role as the Cultural Metropolis for 2010 before. The program on May 12 included a Caravan from Zoublistan, the comedian François-Michel Van der Rest, DJs Gaetano Fabri with Balkan music and Hugo Freegow with Indian...[more]
NANO MAP FROM GERMANY
[GOV: Aachen, May 10]
Who is active in research in nanotechnology in Germany? That’s the question, and the Ministry of Education and Science has set up an Internet competence atlas that shows the players in nanotechnology in terms of region, application, fields...[more]
AACHEN ENERGY STANDARD
[GOV: Aachen, May 7]
The City of Aachen had set standards for the ecological city of the future years ago. There was a limit on emissions, and in recent years it has been possible to set and measure both economic and environmental targets. For example, the use...[more]
TRI-POINT NEIGHBORS PARTY
[GOV: Aachen, May 5]
Aachen organized a party for cross-border neighbors, of which you can see photographs at the link below. There was a walk and mini courses in Dutch, French and German, and in the afternoon the municipalities of Raeren, Plombières, Vaals,...[more]
NEW AACHEN FRENCH CONSUL
[GOV: Aachen, May 5]
Readers of the Meuse-Rhine Journal who have not been able to wait for this announcement have been viewing the archives of the Meuse-Rhine Journal looking for the appointment of the new French Consul in the city, and one hopes that they have...[more]
EUROPEAN DART NETWORK
[GOV: Maastricht, May 3]
Under the heading of DART, 14 European regions have set up a network in 2010 through 2012 to start looking at demographic issues. The province of Limburg is one of the partners in the network and made an official start on May 6 and 7...[more]
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NEW NURSING PROGRAM
[HEALTH: Aachen, May 7]
The Catholic college nursing school KatHO NRW has received permission to start a new dual Bachelors study program in care from the North-Rhine Westphalian ministry. The object of the program is to improve bedside nursing and a special...[more]
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INORGANIC MEMBRANE RESEARCH
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, May 12]
European Inorganic Membrane Research Alliance (EIMRA) Targets Separation Technologies for Sustainable Energy Systems.A significant part of European membrane research is focused on the separation technologies required for clean and ...[more]
FUTURE STEEL VEHICLE
[SCI-TECH: Brussels, May 5]
WorldAutoSteel unveiled key findings today on the progress of FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) Phase 2, a global steel industry effort to develop advanced high-strength steel (AHSS) architectures for electrified vehicles that reduce life...[more]
RESEARCH AT JUELICH
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, May 2]
The Jülich Research Center’s occasional magazine published earlier this year; and, unfortunately, only available in German has a focus on Nanotechnology.
Leading articles discuss: • Spintronics also known as magnetoelectronics, ...[more]
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JAZZ MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, May 15]
On May 27 Claudio Puntin & Insa Rudolph Sepiasonic will perform at the Muziekgieterij in Maastricht.Characteristic for the band is the unique sound of three flute musicians who transfer the compositions in a velvet harmony. Besides ...[more]
EPICURIALES NO. 6
[LEI: Liège, May 15]
The sixth edition of Liège’s gastronomic fair, Epicuriales will run from Thursday, May 20 through Monday, May 24 at the Parc d'Avroy. Here you’ll see the biggest open-air restaurant and, over the five days, there will be 15 superb tents...[more]
SHELL ECO MARATHON
[LEI: Liège, May 11]
The Liège team came third out of a field of 67 in the Shell Eco Marathon, which challenges high school and college student teams from around the world to design, build and test efficient vehicles. With annual events in the Americas, Europe,...[more]
AACHEN’S EQUESTRIAN SUMMER
[LEI: Aachen, May 11]
The Federal Chancellor, Dr. Angela Merkel, is to visit the CHIO Aachen 2010 and will officially open the World Equestrian Festival on July 13th. “I remember my last visit in 2008 very well and I am looking forward to being able to open...[more]
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