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MEMORIAL DAY 2010
[EDIT: Margraten, May 30]
Queen Beatrix is attending Memorial Day today at the American War Cemetery in Margraten, on the occasion of the 65th anniversary of the liberation of the Netherlands....[more]
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[EDIT: Eijsden, May 29]
There’s a lot on Indian connections, some notes on the Shanghai World’s Fair and a focus on electric mobility in this issue. It has also been reported that there will opportunities to see some World Cup Soccer on a Giant Screen in Aachen....[more]
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A VENTURE FROM EINDHOVEN
[BIZ: EINDHOVEN, May 29]
The Bielat Trust, an organization based in Eindhoven (NL), is organizing an event in Eindhoven at a building known as the Klokgebouw Strijp-S, on Thursday June 19, for business from Eindhoven – Aachen – Louvain. Speakers include Martin...[more]
ELECTRIC MOBILITY
[BIZ: Aachen, May 28]
Trianel announces that electric mobility is on the threshold of a major development. Within 6 weeks city power plants, which are on the crest of this new wave, from Trier, GSW Kamen-Bönen-Bergkamen, Soest and Heidelberg, will be putting...[more]
HIGH TECH AUTOMOTIVE CAMPUS
[BIZ: Helmond, May 27]
The Automotive Technology Center and HTAS proudly present the 2010 edition of the International Congress on Automotive Technology and Innovation. At this high-profile conference over 600 engineers, managers and executives from all over...[more]
THE MAJORDOMO
[BIZ: Liège, May 26]
The Majordomo, or Majordome in French, was of course that rather superior servant who knew everything and looked after everything. Well, he’s back in Liège. Majordome is a new Liège company that was established in May 2010 by three teachers—Francis...[more]
ELECTRIC VEHICLE MARKET
[IND: London, May 25]
The Electric Vehicles market is irrefutably changing the landscape of the automotive world and its related industries. To successfully grasp these changes as well as the manifold opportunities and implications they bring, it is critical...[more]
ANNUAL MARKET
[BIZ: Kornelimünster, May 25]
There will be a religious service with all of the local associations, traders, artists, conjurors and the local population with Mayor Marcel Philipp at the historic Aachen- Kornelimünster annual market. It will take place at the...[more]
UMICORE, SOUDAL AND IMEC
[BIZ: Eijsden, May 25]
The Belgian companies Umicore, Soudal and Imec are expanding their activities in China. Umicore, of course, also has a plant in Dutch Limburg’s Eijsden. The company is starting in China with a center for technology development for automotive...[more]
MAASTRICHT AT IMEX
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 25]
From May 25 through May 27, the annual international trade-show IMEX was held in Frankfurt. IMEX is the worldwide exhibition for Incentive Travel, Meetings and Events. Together with the Maastricht Exhibition & Congress Center (MECC...[more]
A PERFECT HABITATION
[BIZ/INFRA: Dolembreux, May 21]
Ettienne Piron has established a company called ‘prêt à habiter’ (ready to live in) and they are concerned with the construction of personalized housing. Ettienne Piron’s company called Perfection Habitat is in the first place...[more]
INDIA BUYS BELGIAN BANK
[BIZ: Luxembourg, May 21]
The Belgian KBC bank is selling its private banking subsidiary KBL in Luxembourg for EUR 1.35bn to Hinduja KBL European Private Bankers. The Hinduja group has been in the banking business since 1914 and is present in Hinduja Bank Switzerland...[more]
MACINTOSH DIVIDEND
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 21]
he proposal made by the Managing Board to distribute the dividend for 2009 in cash or in the form of shares was adopted at the General Meeting of Shareholders held on April 27, 2010. The cash dividend was set at EUR 0.55 per share....[more]
SOLAR PANELS FOR FRANCE
[BIZ: Verviers, May 21]
The solar panel manufacturer from Issol from Verviers is going to provide the new TGV station in Perpignan with 1,156 photovoltaic panels. The business is worth EUR 1.2m and the panels will be made at Issol Thimister.
...[more]
THEATRE DE LA PLACE
[BIZ/LEI: Liège, May 21]
The Théâtre de la Place in Liège has been restored and expanded. There is going to be a café where students who live nearby can use Internet facilities. Buildings next to and behind the theatre will be involved. The architect is Pierre...[more]
FORD GENK ALUMINUM WHEELS
[IND: Genk, May 20]
Ford Genk will be responsible for the production of 14” aluminum wheels from September. Thus far production was divided between Genk and Dagenham in England but the Dagenham plant is being closed, which means that the entire production will...[more]
2017 WORLD’S FAIR
[BIZ/GOV: Liège, May 20]
As announced on Twitter, the candidacy of the City of Liège for the organization of the World’s Fair in 2017 was been approved unanimously by the city council December last, and now it has received the support of the Belgian federal...[more]
FIFTH LIMBURG EXPORT AWARD
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 20]
The fifth annual export award for Limburg, which has a first prize, worth EUR 10,000, will be awarded on Wednesday, November 3 during a live TV broadcast by L1 at Van Aarsen International, who won the prize in 2009. Candidates have...[more]
HOUSING MARKET BOOMS IN LIÈGE
[BIZ: Liège, May 19]
In Liège investments in private housing is booming. The situation reflected a clear move back to the city, according to councilor Michel Firket. The population believes in their future again. According to Firket, in the center of Liège alone...[more]
VALERIC BIOFUELS
[BIZ: Aachen, May 19]
A team of scientists has developed a promising new form of wood-based biofuels.
One of the most serious global challenges of our time is the increasing release of the greenhouse gas CO2, combined with the rise of global energy demands....[more]
TIGENIX UPDATE Q1 2010
[BIZ: Sittard-Geleen/Louvain, May 19]
TiGenix gives a business and financial update as of March 31, 2010.Business Update
Commercial roll-out of ChondroCelect® in Europe
During the first quarter of 2010, TiGenix has begun the commercial launch of its ...[more]
LIEGE AIRPORT, A PATH OF GROWTH
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht, May 19]
Among recent developments at Liège Airport is the increase from one to three flights a week to Pristina/Tirana and from two to three flights to Tel Aviv. See the link for an earlier story on this flight (http://www.meuse-rhine-journal.com/html/Edi_20091202114014.html)....[more]
TMVIEW
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 19]
In mid-April TMView was launched. This is a database where all registered and recorded trademarks in Europe can be seen. It’s a joint product of the European national offices for trademarks, the World Intellectual property Organization...[more]
OPPORTUNITIES IN SOUTH AFRICA
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 19]
On June 24, the day when the Dutch football team will be playing in the World Cup against Cameroon in Cape Town, OAVM [see web site] will be giving a seminar about business in South Africa at the Maastricht School of Management from...[more]
NETWORKING WITH THE GERMANS
[BIZ: Maastricht, May 19]
Networking and questions of manners will be the focal point during a seminar given by the Dutch-German Chamber of Commerce. The meeting will be combined with interactive cultural training and a closing drink, and what has been learned...[more]
EPIQ REVENUES UP A THIRD+
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, May 18]
The Limburg based electronics group Epiq achieved revenues of EUR 50.6m in Q1 2010. This is a rise of 36% as against the same period last year. Net profit rose from EUR 88,000 to EUR 900,000. Epiq results are excellent when taking...[more]
EXEMPLARY INDIAN BUSINESS
[BIZ: Brussels, May 18]
Western business can learn a great deal from their Indian partners, according to researchers at the Wharton Business School, the Mack Center for Technological Innovation and the Center for Leadership and Change following a study of rapid...[more]
THE MOVING STAIRCASE
[BIZ: Baesweiler, May 18]
EHC Global is bringing its ADRail™ product, a new and innovative form of advertising and branding for escalators and moving walkways, to Baesweiler. ADRail™ features patented technology and reliable material. It’s used in high-traffic...[more]
GERMANS BURIED IN NL
[BIZ: St Odilienberg, May 17]
Increasing numbers of German citizens had expressed a last wish to buried in the Dutch province of Limburg. The authorities see this trend as reflecting the several thousand euro lower cost of burials in the Netherlands. Owners...[more]
DSM TACKLES INDUSTRY TRENDS
[BIZ: Heerlen, May 17]
DSM Food Specialties will share insights into issues driving the international food and beverage industries at this year’s IFT. Three key trends will take the spotlight: adopting sustainable practices, improving production efficiencies...[more]
POWDER COATING PRICES
[BIZ: Heerlen, May 17]
DSM Powder Coating Resins announces a price increase per June 1, 2010 for Europe, Middle East and AfricaDSM Powder Coating Resins announced its second price increase for 2010 for its range of Uralac® Powder Coating Resins sold in Europe, ...[more]
E-AUTOS AND SUBSIDIES
[BIZ: Hasselt, May 16]
The Flanders Center for Automotive Research notes that the German government does not expect to provide subsidies for the purchase of electric or hybrid vehicles. This is a result of the E-mobility Top conference in Berlin. The decision...[more]
AUTO PRODUCTION UP 10%
[IND: Brussels, May 16]
Belgium’s four automotive manufacturers have produced together in the first four months of this year 172,168 cars. This is a rise of 10% as against the same period last year. This is revealed by the figures by Agoria, the federation of...[more]
CROSS-BORDER DELICACIES
[BIZ/GOV: Aachen, May 16]
On April 28 the Belgian export association AWEX’s Aachen office organized, with the East Belgian Development Company, WFG Ostbelgien, a special day dedicated to local delicacies. In this context, 24 Walloon companies presented their...[more]
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CHARGE-UP IN AACHEN
[INFRA: Aachen, May 28]
The City of Aachen is planning to gear up for electric mobility. Working with the city power company STAWAG, it has already chosen locations at which vehicles can have their engines charged. Those planned are:
– Bahnhof (Rail Station)...[more]
LIEGE-MOROCCO FLIGHTS
[LOG: Liège, May 25]
Liege Airport is offering a new flight to Morocco during the summer. Each Saturday from June 26 to September 4, Jetairfly will fly from Liege to Tétouan. This service is in response to the high demand from the Moroccan community living in...[more]
FLOATING WATER POWER
[INFRA: Herstal, May 21]
The floating and movable water power plant of Energies Fleuves in Haute-Meuse started operations on March 30 and its first 23 days produced 1,000 megawatts. This means that it has met expectations. The power plant has six fish-friendly...[more]
SECURED TRUCK PARKING
[LOG: Grâce-Hollogne, May 21]
The VP Group has opened up the VP Park. This is the first secured truck park situated in Grâce-Hollogne in the Liège area. Belgium is one of the leading victims of vandalism in respect of trucks in Europe, with damages in the hundreds...[more]
TNT: LIÈGE-MOSCOW
[LOG: Liège, May 19]
As announced on our Twitter report, TNT Logistics has set up a link between the airport in Liège and Moscow. There will be five flights a week to the Russian capital with a stop in Warsaw. The cargo company has noted that the new link with...[more]
GAS STORAGE
[INFRA: Bree, May 19]
Next year there will be test drilling for the storage of natural gas deep underground in the area between Bree, Kinrooi and Maaseik in Belgian Limburg. Fifteen hundred meters below the sandstone would seem to be an ideal place for the gas.During ...[more]
LIEGE AND BIKES
[INFRA: Liège, May 17]
It has been noted that each year the number of bicycles increases by 10% in the Liège area. ‘We have noted that 1,000 bicycles pass by, as against 600 last year, during a period of one hour, at 18 locations in the city,’ said Jean-François...[more]
GO BY BOAT
[LOG: Liège, May 17]
As we mentioned in our Twitter news, the DN&T, a spin-off company from the University of Liège, is being contracted by the naval architects Beez Meuse & Sambre to develop a feasibility study for the Navibus project. The study will investigate...[more]
INFRASTRUCTURAL MASTER PLAN
[INFRA: The Hague, May 16]
German and the Netherlands have to work on a joint approach to traffic problems in both countries. An infrastructural master plan can improve the logistics business, add value to border regions, and relieve the pressure on the treasury....[more]
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LLM FOR HASSELT
[EDU: Hasselt, May 28]
The University of Hasselt is planning a Master of Laws degree and applying to the Dutch/ Belgian Accreditation Authority (NVAO). It has been running a LLB program since 2008 – There are currently 480 students in the 2-year Bachelor’s phase....[more]
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY
[GOV: Sittard-Geleen, May 28]
Sittard-Geleen Councilor Ruud Guyt has signed an EU INTERREG IV C cooperative agreement on RETS: Renewable Energy Transfer System. This means that Sittard-Geleen has confirmed its participation in this EU knowledge exchange program...[more]
STARTERS AWARD
[GOV: Maastricht, May 28]
The Euroregional Starters Award will be made, for the first time, on June 10.
Extensio, a cross-border Interreg project, designed to strengthen economic and social cohesion in the European Union through cross-border, transnational...[more]
STUDENT AGORA
[EDU: Hasselt, May 25]
Construction on the University of Hasselt’s Diepenbeek campus is almost completed, and now, after almost a year of rebuilding, the new entrance, the restaurant, and the agora have been opened.The objective of the agora is to be a central ...[more]
URBAN BIODIVERSITY
[GOV: Aachen, May 22]
Aachen has signed a convention on ‘Biological Diversity in Communities’. The idea is to conserve biological diversity, to use its components in a sustainable way and to share fairly and equitably the benefits arising from the use of genetic...[more]
NEW DEAN OF BUSINESS
[EDU: Diepenbeek, May 19]
The board of the University of Hasselt has appointed a new external dean to the faculty of Business Economics. This was necessary as a result of the early departure of Professor Philip Vergauwen to Maastricht. Piet Pauwels (39), the...[more]
PARTI POPULAIRE
[GOV: Brussels, May 19]
Parti Populaire (PP), the Belgian political party of the well-known lawyer Mischaël Modrikamen, is approaching the voters in Belgium’s national elections with a call to let their voice be heard. And this was clear recently at a national...[more]
FIRST AACHEN SOLAR CUP
[GOV: Aachen, May 19]
In Aachen East, the teams who will be taking part in the first Aachen Solar Cup are in the building stage. The competition is a further highlight of the development program Social City NRW for Aachen East. Aachen’s mayor, Marcel Philipp,...[more]
SUSTAINABLE ENERGY PLANTS
[GOV: Maastricht, May 19]
Imtech Energie Solutions BV has been authorized to construct sustainable energy plants for Limburg at Klavertje 4 / Greenport Limburg and the Belvedère in Maastricht. The provincial government decided to give Imtech a provisional license...[more]
LUST FOR LIFE
[GOV: Valkenburg, May 19]
The film ‘Lust for Life’ by South Limburg Tourist authority won the Silver Arrow at the Brazilian film festival in Florianopolis. The film won in the category of nature and ecology.Strijckers & Baadjou received the award on behalf ...[more]
OMBUDSMAN FOR EAST BELGIUM
[GOV: Eupen, May 18]
There was unanimous agreement on the appointment of Cédric Langer of Weywertz as the first ombudsman in the German-speaking community’s parliament. Mr. Langer, a criminologist, will take up his position on September 1 and hear complaints...[more]
EUR 150M FOR DG SCHOOLS
[EDU: Eupen, May 18]
The parliament of Belgium’s German-speaking community has been debating on the biggest infrastructure project for the region. Eight schools in Eupen will be involved in a construction project with private investors, which will cost EUR 150m....[more]
PARTICLE FILTERS FOR DIESEL
[GOV/LOG: Aachen, May 18]
The German federal government has extended a program to equip diesel vehicles with particle filters. This will now apply to light vehicles up to 3.5 tons in weight and mobile home vehicles. The program is active retrospectively since...[more]
MUII DISTINGUISHED SPEAKER
[EDU: Maastricht, May 17]
Maastricht University India Institute invited Mr. Hemakiran Gupta, Europe Head for TCS Financial Services - Capital Markets and Country Manager, TATA Consultancy Services Belgium for its Distinguished Guest Speaker session on 16 April...[more]
CROSS-BORDER POLICING
[GOV: Heinsberg, May 17]
Police in the Meuse-Rhine Euroregion want to cooperate more closely so that they cannot be accused of just talking about things. There are going to be joint patrols. Around 40 police officers from Belgium, Germany and the Netherlands...[more]
AACHEN GETS MOST EU CASH
[GOV: Aachen, May 17]
The Aachen region is in first place in acquiring EU development funds from the Objective 2 Program. The Regierungspräsident, governor of the Cologne region, made this statement in a discussion with the councilor of the city region at their...[more]
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BOARD LEVEL CHANGES
LIFE-SCI: Aachen, May 28]
The Board of Management of Generali Deutschland Holding AG will undergo a reorganization as from July 1, 2010. Apart from changes regarding membership in the Board, there will also be a reallocation of the responsibilities within the...[more]
ABBOTT NUMBER ONE IN INDIA
[LIFE-SCI: Princeton, May 21]
Abbott announced a definitive agreement with Piramal Healthcare Limited to acquire full ownership of Piramal's Healthcare Solutions business (Domestic Formulations), a leader in the Indian branded generics market, for an up-front...[more]
HOLLAND PAVILION, MILAN
[LIFE-SCI/BIZ: Maastricht, May 19]
From October 26 through 28 the ‘international event and conference on biotechnologies’ will be held in Milan in Italy. During a three-day event there will be seminars, workshops and presentations, and it will also be possible...[more]
3D BREAST CANCER DETECTION
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, May 18]
The University Clinic in Liège is currently testing a new 3D procedure to detect breast cancer early. In contradistinction to traditional mammography, the instrument makes dozens of pictures of the breast and then puts them together...[more]
RHEUMATISM
[LIFE-SCI: Valkenburg, May 18]
The Province of Limburg is supporting the initiative of setting up a pilot project for treating patients suffering from rheumatic diseases in Valkenburg, using a combined system of treatment. The Rheumatism Center is part of a...[more]
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CONCERTS AT VAL-DIEU
[LEI: Val-Dieu, May 28]
There will be concerts at Val-Dieu on June 4, June 11 and June 18. You can see the details at the website.
...[more]
GLOBAL BANANA?
[LEI: Aachen, May 28]
Music, dance, performance, and visual arts - the third edition of the
international festival “across the borders” remains true to its
principles. From June 19th to August 14th downtown Aachen and the path
along the Route Charlemagne...[more]
CARMINA BURANA
[LEI: Liège, May 27]
There will be a performance of Orff’s ‘Carmina Burana’ at the Église Saint-Jacques in Liège on Saturday, June 5 at 20:00. The concert will include the Liège Symphonic Choir, the Convivium Orchestra, Pierre Thimus (conducting), Ana Camelia...[more]
FIRE PROTECTION
[LEI: Bleyberg, May 21]
Cross-border cooperation between fire services in the border region was tested in Bleyberg recently. Around 100 fire service staff from Bleyberg, Kelmis, Aachen and Vaals had a major exercise and an explosion in a business. The scenario...[more]
NO REMORSE
[LEI: Flémalle, May 21]
The Center for Walloon Contemporary Art has an exhibition entitled ‘No Remorse’, including the work of Gentiane Angeli, Bosley/Mon Colonel, Francesco Defourny, Gof, Laurent Impeduglia, Aurélie William Levaux, Alice Lorenzi, Phil, Manuel,...[more]
GASTRONOMY & CYCLING
[LEI: Monschau, May 18]
For the first time there are going to be two 40km-long stages in a cycling tour from Monschau-Höfen through the Rurtal to the Simmerath-Rurberg and along the Urft Lake to Schleiden-Gemünd. At the beginning and at the end at the National...[more]
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