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POLITICS
[EDIT: Eijsden, June 15]
On the political front, nothing is very clear. In North-Rhine Westphalia, Mrs Merkel’s party lost support for helping the Greeks, out of a sense of European responsibility. In the Netherlands, Mr Wilders is supported, though castigated...[more]
SOS CLIMATE
[EDIT: Liège, June 9]
We have asked by students at the Liège School of Business (HEC) to circulate a questionnaire on Climate Change. The Links are below
• General Companies : http://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dGRVVTBjQkZ6Zi00QkhQN0xSUmxyNWc6MA...[more]
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CFG STRATOR FOR POLAND
[BIZ: Born/Ruda Slaska, June 15]
We hear about the translation of the highway code into Polish, Polish trucks, asparagus and drivers coming west. This story is about a Limburg company carving its own slice out of the Polish market.The Charles Feijts Group...[more]
LIOF YEAH! AGAIN
[BIZ: Maastricht, June 15]
LIOF is celebrating its 35th anniversary as a development company from the south by making awards worth EUR 35,000 to the ten best start-ups. We have mentioned one of them in an earlier issue. The list of ten will be completed at the...[more]
NRW AND MAASTRICHT
[BIZ: Maastricht, June 11]
In the week from June 4 through 11 no fewer than 27 companies from North-Rhine Westphalia, all of whom are involved in meeting planning, received visits from the Maastricht Convention Bureau and 12 “competing colleagues” from Maastricht...[more]
SPE LUMINUS SALE TO DEXIA
[BIZ: Hasselt, June 11]
The French-Belgian bank insurer Dexia has come to an agreement with Electricité de France (EdF) on the sale of 6.13% in the Belgian energy company SPE Luminus. The French-Belgian banking group received EUR 60m for the sale and the sale...[more]
NUCLEAR PROJECT
[BIZ: Liège, June 9]
The Study Center for Nuclear Energy (SCK-CEN) from Mol has signed a contract with the Ateliers de la Meuse (ALM) from Sclessin. This means that the Liège company gets to make a cryostat, a large rust-free steel tank which can maintain very...[more]
A HEART FOR VALKENBURG
[BIZ: Valkenburg, June 9]
There is to be a major construction project in the heart of Valkenburg. It is a new center, which will have a parking garage for around 310 cars, 5,200m2 of shopping and 45 homes in the form of apartments and city dwellings. The expectation...[more]
GERMAN BIZ IN NL SOUTH
[BIZ: Maastricht, June 9]
Nine German companies from North-Rhine Westphalia are coming to Venlo on June 17 to get an idea of the Dutch construction market. The companies will receive a presentation on construction projects in the southern Netherlands and will...[more]
GRAND CAFE DE LA GARE
[BIZ: Liège, June 4]
There is to be a new restaurant at the Guillemins station in Liège. It will be open every day from 7:00 to 23:00. It will have an area of 350m2 and room for 150 diners. It will be a place for a quick snack but also for a decent meal too....[more]
GSK SHANGHAI & BIOVILLE
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Shanghai, June 4]
Professor Jing Wu Xang, who has done research in Diepenbeek, wants to work with BioVille, an incubator facility for start-ups that are developed within the context of Lifetec Limburg. The head of Lifetec Limburg went to China...[more]
MY DIRECT FACTORY
[BIZ: Shanghai, June 4]
My Direct Factory is a company established by Gert Gijbels from Heusden-Zolder at the Expo. Mr Gijbels flew from Shanghai to the south Chinese city of Foshan to inspect a furniture factory where he is going to have furniture made for...[more]
A TELEPHONE BOX
[BIZ/INFRA: Heerlen, June 3]
An authentic 1930s style telephone box has been installed in the Maankwartier in Heerlen. The telephone box is in the Maankwartier by the bus station. It has been placed as a result of cooperation with the Dutch telephone company...[more]
SPACE LOGISTICS
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Liège, June 3]
For a decade WSL, the Walloon Space Logistics incubator for start-up companies with a high-tech base, has assisted more than 40 start-ups with an investment close to EUR 2.5m. The figure shows that the revenues of the companies...[more]
ACCOUNTANTS CROSS BORDERS
[BIZ: Maastricht, June 3]
RSM Wehrens, Mennen & de Vries (RSM-WMV) has signed a cooperative agreement with Van Houtert Thomassen & Partners (VHT&P) accounts and tax advisors in Weert and Maaseik. RSM-WMV has also taken a share in the partner company. The companies...[more]
42 VACANCIES AT CALL EXCELL
[BIZ: St. Trond, June 3]
The new call center Call Excell at St. Trond is looking for 42 new members of staff. So presumably those interested can contact them from the link below.
...[more]
ESSERS IN CHINA
[BIZ/LOG: Shanghai, June 3]
The Essers group operates as a logistical service provider based in Genk and operates a fleet of trucks and trailers across Europe from Belgium. It also has storage and packing facilities for polymers. The group was founded in 1928...[more]
RENEWABLE ENERGIES
[BIZ: Sittard-Geleen, June 2]
Executive Councilor Ruud Guyt of Geleen has signed the RETS (renewable energies transfer system) Interreg IV C cooperation agreement which confirms Sittard-Geleen’s participation in this EU sustainable energy program. In order ...[more]
SOLAR PANELS UP 10%
[BIZ: Brussels, June 2]
BelPV, which is a Belgian sectoral organization for solar panels, has noted that the rise in the cost of raw materials for solar panels will make the solar panels 10% more expensive this year. For a normal family installation this would...[more]
TESSENDERLO TO SELL FERTILIZERS
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, June 2]
As part of its growth strategy, the Tessenderlo group is looking at its existing product portfolio. Further to recent reports in the media, Tessenderlo confirms that it is interested in collaboration for its Belgian Potassium sulfate...[more]
FOREIGN INVESTMENT IN BELGIUM
[BIZ: Brussels, June 2]
In the period 2005 to 2010 Belgium rose from eighth to sixth place in the list of the most attractive countries for investment in Europe. This emerges from the investment barometer of Ernst & Young. Interestingly, the Walloon country...[more]
GERT DE CREMER WINS DSM PRIZE
[BIZ: Heerlen, June 2]
Belgian researcher Gert De Cremer has been awarded the first prize in the DSM Science & Technology Awards (North) 2010. An international judging committee, chaired by DSM Chief Technology Officer Dr Jos Put, selected Gert De Cremer, who...[more]
DSM AND MCC COMPLETE EXCHANGE
[BIZ: Heerlen, June 2]
DSM Engineering Plastic, a business group of Netherlands-based life sciences and materials sciences company Royal DSM NV, has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Mitsubishi Chemical Corporation’s (MCC) Novamid® polyamide...[more]
ESSENT SOLAR SOLUTION
[BIZ/INFRA: Antwerp/Mons, June 2]
The Dutch power utility, Essent will be providing photovoltaic systems on the private market in Flanders and the Walloon country, and this partnership will allow both partnerships to develop their strengths and the new energy...[more]
NEW CHEMELOT BOSS
[BIZ: Geleen, June 2]
The Province of Limburg, DSM Netherlands BV and the University of Maastricht/Maastricht UMC have appointed Ger Wagemans as the boss of the Chemelot Campus Consortium, which is to give shape to the Chemelot Campus in Sittard-Geleen. The...[more]
CROSS-BORDER ASSISTANCE
[BIZ: Maastricht, June 2]
There is assistance available online for companies operating across the borders, and the link is below.
...[more]
REGIOSTAR FOR C-MINE
[BIZ: Genk, June 2]
Building on the legacy of Genk’s mining foundations, the multi-purpose C-Mine center has transformed a former industrial site into a hub for business and visitors alike. It has two concert halls, exhibition space and a design center, all...[more]
INDIA IN LIEGE
[BIZ: Liège, June 2]
The first Indian business incubator center has been inaugurated in the context of the Walloon Marshall Plan, Version 2. Two specialist advisors, one of whom is a Hindi speaker, will be available full time to assist and direct potential investors....[more]
SECURITIES & MARKETING
[BIZ: Aachen, June 2]
As we have noted earlier, there is to be stronger regulation of markets. The ESMA (European Securities and Markets Authority) should enhance coordination of supervision of the EU securities sector and contribute to developing a European...[more]
TOP SME INNOVATORS
[BIZ: Maastricht, June 2]
There are six Limburg companies in the national Innovation Top 100 list from Syntens. They are: GPG Horse Suspensions (13) from Weert, which provides better shock absorbers for horse boxes; AED Solutions (32) from Stramproy, AED Solutions...[more]
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WALLONIA/BRUSSELS IN SHANGHAI
[LOG: Brussels, June 15]
There will be a special week from June 21 to 25. To give you a taste of what will be on the menu on the logistical front we list the program for the Transport and Logistics seminar on 21 June:- General overview of Walloon assets for ...[more]
MAA-PORTO (RYANAIR)
[LOG: Maastricht, June 14]
Ryanair, Europe’s largest low fares airline, has announced that it will launch a new route from Maastricht Aachen airport to Porto in the North of Portugal. This route will be launched on the 5th of November 2010 and will be operated...[more]
INLAND PORT SYMPOSIUM
[LOG: Maastricht, June 10]
There will be a symposium on Limburg ports on July 8. The Province working together with the European Logistics Center Limburg and the Chamber of Commerce for Limburg organizes it. It will take place on July 8 at 14:00 at the Public...[more]
CHARLEROI BUS TO LUXEMBOURG
[LOG: Luxembourg, June 9]
From July there will be a direct shuttle bus between the Brussels South airport in Charleroi and the Duchy of Luxembourg. This is apparently to meet the increase in demand from Luxembourg. Jean-Jacques Cloquet, the chief executive of...[more]
MALBERG BLOK B
[INFRA: Maastricht, June 5]
Malberg Blok B, part of the new center plan for the city of Maastricht, was opened to the public on June 5 during the Day of Construction. The site is available from 10:00 to 16:00. It’s one of more than 280 projects that are part...[more]
VENLO LOGISTICAL REGION
[LOG: Venray, June 2]
At the invitation of the Venlo Region a team Ministry of Transport and Waterways has made a visit to the region. The object was to exchange information about the development of inland water logistics. The delegation visited the BCTN terminal...[more]
MEUSE LOCK CAPACITY
[LOG: Brussels, June 2]
The inland waterways are developing fast. The locks at Ivoz-Ramet and Ampsin-Neuville have seen their traffic increase by 83% and 112% respectively. The Walloon country has freed EUR 80m to increase the capacity of the locks. The money...[more]
DUTCH CARIBBEAN PINNACLE
[INFRA: Vaals, June 2]
The Tripoint, where three countries meet in Vaals in South Limburg, was the highest spot in the Netherlands. However, this is no longer the case and three Caribbean islands are responsible for this geographical change. Bonaire, Saba and...[more]
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MINING & ARCHITECTURE
[EDU: Liège, June 14]
The Alès School of Mines (L'Ecole des Mines d’Alès) has signed an agreement with the 'University of Liège for a twin degree course in Mining and Architecture. The Alès School of Mines can trace its origins back to 1843. It has developed...[more]
COMMITTEE OF THE REGIONS
[GOV/EDU: Brussels, June 3]
"During the Summer University we managed to gather a deep insight into the work of local and regional journalists" explained President of the EPP Group¹ in the Committee of the Regions, Michael Schneider, in the conclusions of the...[more]
ECO-FRIENDLY AUTO PREMIUMS
[GOV: Brussels, June 3]
If the trend established in the first three months of 2010 continues, it will lead to a doubling of the premiums for environment-friendly cars. This comes from the figures produced by Bernard Clerfayt, the Belgian Secretary of State for...[more]
WHAT IS THE BELGIAN CAMPUS?
[EDU: Pretoria, June 2]
Established in 1999, the Belgium Campus is a Belgian operated private, non-profit higher education institution with international orientation and a Christian background. It nestles in a safe and green rustic environment in Heatherdale,...[more]
CONTEMPORARY CHINA
[EDU: Liège, June 2]
The University of Liège has set up a new specialism for its Masters in Development and International Cooperation on Contemporary China. In this context, the Institute of Human and Social Sciences introduced Isabelle Thireau, the director...[more]
COMPETENCE NETWORKS
[GOV: Düsseldorf, June 2]
The start of a central project in cooperation with a master plan for tourism in North-Rhine Westphalia has started. In the coming months, there will be five national competence networks to make clear the links between the North-Rhine...[more]
PROVINCE INVESTS EUR 185M
[GOV: Maastricht, June 2]
As a result of EUR 17m in subsidies, the Province of Limburg has invested a total of EUR 185m in the last 18 months, announced by Jos Hessels. When the existence of the crises was clear it was important to make investments and this...[more]
CAPE TOWN-AACHEN AT 10
[GOV: Aachen/Cape Town, June 2]
Click the link below to download pictures marking the ten-year anniversary of the relationship between Cape Town and Aachen. An interesting time to look at the city of Cape Town in view of the football, which is also being broadcast...[more]
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HEALTH SCIENCES WEEK
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, June 14]
‘Health Sciences Week’ is being held for the first time in Aachen, from June 14 through 18. The initiative was taken by AGIT-Chief, Ulrich Schirowski and Ulla Schmidt, a member of the German Federal Parliament and one-time Minister...[more]
RESEARCH IN NEUROSCIENCE
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, June 11]
A new two-year Research Masters in Neurosciences, supported by eight Belgian, German and Dutch universities, is to be presented in Maastricht. Brussels recently contributed EUR 265,000 for the program and the program is to be...[more]
CLINICAL TRIALS IN BELGIUM
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, June 10]
Some nine percent of European clinical trials for new medicine are carried out in Belgium thus putting the country at the top of the rankings. These are findings made in an enquiry carried out by Deloitte for the 2006-2009 period....[more]
CHONDROCELECT FOLLOW-UP
[LIFE-SCI: Louvain/Geleen, June 8]
TiGenix NV has announced that the five-year follow-up results of the ChondroCelect® TIG/ACT/01/2000 pivotal clinical study would be presented at the 14th ESSKA Congress in Oslo, Norway. The results confirm the durability of...[more]
IDDI DRUG DEVELOPMENT
[LIFE-SCI: Hasselt, June 8]
The Interuniversity Institute for Biostatistics and Statistical Bio-informatics (I-BioStat) is going to enter into a strategic partnership with the International Drug Development Institute (IDDI).The IDDI, which is in Louvain-la-Neuve,...[more]
CYBERKNIFE® AT LIEGE
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, June 8]
The CyberKnife® Robotic Radiosurgery System, to be installed at the Liège University Hospital, is a non-invasive alternative to surgery for the treatment of both cancerous and non-cancerous tumors anywhere in the body, including the...[more]
VALENCENE PURE™
[LIFE-SCI: Geleen, June 7]
Isobionics has finalized the development of a breakthrough fermentation process for production of its natural Valencene Pure(TM). This product, which is an aroma substance for the food, beverage, flavor and fragrance industry, is ...[more]
COMPLIX RAISES EUR 5M
[LIFE-SCI: Hasselt, June 3]
Complix NV, a recently founded biopharmaceutical company, announced the successful closing of its Series A financing round, raising EUR 5m (USD 6.25m) from a syndicate of leading life sciences investors. The transaction was co-led...[more]
DIABETES AND VITAMIN SHORTAGE
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, June 2]
Researchers at Maastricht UMC+ have discovered that long-term use of Metformin by people with type 2 diabetes can lead to a Vitamin B12 deficiency. This can mean tiredness, anemia and problems with the nervous system. There are...[more]
MOLECULAR LOGIC CIRCUITS
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, June 2]
New perspectives are opening up in bioengineering thanks to research carried out jointly by teams of chemists at the University of Liège and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem within the framework of the European MOLOC (Molecular Logic...[more]
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INTO SPACE WITH SPACEBEL
[SCI-TECH: Liège, June 14]
On June 15, the French satellite PICARD will fly off into space on a Dnepr launcher from the Dombarovski cosmodrome nearby the small Russian city of Yasny on the border with Kazakhstan. Named after the French astronomer Jean Picard ...[more]
IMEC/INTEL SUPERCOMPUTER
[SCI-TECH: Louvain, June 9]
The Imec research center in Louvain is going to work with Intel and five Flemish universities on a computer that is one thousand times faster than current supercomputers. Intel is working towards a machine that is as competent as...[more]
WELCOME TO PRACE
[SCI-TECH: Maastricht, June 9]
The Partnership for Advanced Computing in Europe is working on the creation of a persistent pan-European High Performance Computing Research (HPC) service, consisting of several tier-0 centers providing European researchers with...[more]
TRAPPIST IN THE SKY
[SCI-TECH: Liège, June 7]
A new robotic telescope saw the light of day at ESO’s La Silla Observatory, in Chile. TRAPPIST (TRAnsiting Planets and PlanetesImals Small Telescope) is devoted to the study of planetary systems through two approaches: the detection...[more]
SUPERCOMPUTERS
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, June 2]
In the next decade supercomputer performance is projected to reach one exaflop/s (1018). Jülich’s ExaCluster Laboratory will be working on it. The FLOP/S is a measure of a computer’s performance, especially in the fields of scientific...[more]
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PASCALE HUGUES READS
[LEI: Aachen, June 10]
The French writer Pascale Hugues is reading from her book ‘Marthe und Mathilde’ on Wednesday, June 16 at 20:00 in the Klangbrücke in the Alten Kurhaus, Kurhausstraße 2 in Aachen. She will be reading in German.
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NETHERLANDS-CAMEROON
[LEI: Maastricht, June 10]
The Netherlands-Cameroon football match will be shown live by RTL television at the viewing area in the market in Maastricht. This will be on Thursday, June 24. The Cameroon national football team, nicknamed ‘The Indomitable Lions’...[more]
25TH SCOTTISH WEEKEND
[LEI: Alden Biesen, June 7]
The 25th Anniversary of the Scottish Weekend, from Friday, September 10 through Sunday 12, will be held at Alden Biesen. On Saturday morning there will be pipe bands from different countries playing in the Belgium Championship. Fans...[more]
CRISTAL FEAST
[LEI: Genk, June 5]
On July 11 the Cristal Brewery is organizing the Cristal Feast in the stadium in KRC Genk. This will be a competition among world entertainment legends, including the dance sensation, Milk Inc. Forty-five pubs from Limburg have subscribed...[more]
LIEGE DESIGN BIENNIAL
[LEI: Liège, June 4]
The fifth edition of the International Design Biennial in Liège from October 1 through 24 2010 is calling for projects for its main exhibition ‘Design Nature’. This exhibition will take place in the Musée de la Vie wallonne, a former church...[more]
SUPER GENES AND TURBO ATHLETES
[LEI: Kerkrade, June 4]
Human DNA can be adjusted so that sportspeople become turbo stars and break all the records. This would be the result of gene doping, described as the non-therapeutic use of cells, genes, genetic elements or of the modulation of gene...[more]
L’ELISIR D’AMORE
[LEI: Maastricht/Hasselt, June 3]
Donizetti’s L’elisir d’amore (The Elixir of Love) was performed at the Hasselt Cultural Center on Saturday, June 11, and will be on in Maastricht at the Theatre aan het Vrijthof on Saturday, June 18 at 20:15. Check the link...[more]
LE NOZZE DE FIGARO
[LEI: Altembrouck, June 2]
The Altembrouck Estate will host an opera on Father’s Day, June 20, in cooperation with Opera Zuid. They will be putting on Le Nozze De Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) and there will also be culinary delights. Check the website where...[more]
WALLOON FESTIVAL
[LEI: Liège, June 2]
Eighty-five concerts, from June to October, in the four corners of the Walloon Region and in Brussels, that’s what the Festival of the Walloon Region offers you every year. A common theme, the desire to tell people about their region’s architectural...[more]
SAND SCULPTURE
[LEI: Hoensbroek, June 2]
On June 22 at Chateaux Hoensbroek in South Limburg there will be an historic sand sculpture festival for the Netherlands, with famous castles such as the Muiderslot, Paleis het Loo, Slot Loevestein and the Hoogteburcht in Valkenburg...[more]
ALSDORF WEB RADIO
[MEDIA: Alsdorf, June 2]
Five years ago Thomas and Liane Stumm started their web radio program ‘Alsdorf On Air’. Today it’s still going strong; they get about 50 people listening simultaneously at any time. It can be heard in the US, Switzerland, Hamburg, Hanover,...[more]
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