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MAASTRICHT U FOR YOU
[EDIT/EDU: Maastricht, August 25]
Lucy Hodge, writing in the British quality daily, The Independent, on June 19, 2009 said “go Dutch and save money” and noted that British students could take degrees in English at the university of Maastricht and pay lower fees...[more]
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SCHOTT & SOLLAND SOLAR
[BIZ: Mainz/Heerlen, August 30]
SCHOTT Solar and Solland Solar signed a partnership agreement that comprises technology license agreements, joint R&D efforts and joint production for back-contacted solar modules. As A result of less solar cell shadowing and...[more]
TESSENDERLO H 1, 2010
[BIZ:Tessenderlo, August 27]
Tessenderlo Group half year 2010 results: solid gains in revenue and REBIT 2708
Revenue for the second quarter (Q2) was 21.7% higher while half year (HY) revenue grew 12.7% REBIT rose to 28.4 million EUR in Q210 (Q209: -13.5 ...[more]
1,000 MEGA-TRAILERS
[BIZ/LOG: Genk, August 27]
Ewals Cargo Care has placed an order for 1,000 new mega-trailers. All trailers will have the EN-12642XL Certified body rigidity according standard and meet the latest safety standards. The order went to LAG Bree and Krone Werlte....[more]
ELIA H1 2010
[BIZ: Brussels, August 27]
Elia, Belgium’s transmission system operator, responsible for the transmission of electricity has had a good H1 for 2010 and has concluded the acquisition of German transmission system operator, a transaction in line with the integration...[more]
NLISIS AT CHEMELOT
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Sittard/Geleen, August 26]
NLISIS gives a new impulse to open innovation at the Chemelot Campus. NLISIS has recently set up shop at the Chemelot Campus in Geleen (NL). This young company develops equipment and products facilitating and broadening...[more]
EVS Q2 UP 62%
[BIZ: Liège, August 26]
EVS, the specialist in recording and playback, has seen its figures for Q2 go up 62% to EUR 32m in comparison with the same period for 2009. In the meantime, the order book has achieved records. According to the financial director, Jacques...[more]
CHANCELLOR VISITS TRIANEL
[BIZ: Lünen, August 26]
The German Chancellor, Dr Angela Merkel, was at the site for the new Trianel power station in Lünen. With an investment of EUR 1.4bn this is the largest communal business project and single investment in Germany. Fossil fuels like gas...[more]
TIGENIX H1 2010 + UPDATE
[BIZ: Louvain/Geleen, August 26]
TiGenix gives an update of its business activities, announces its financial results for the half year ending June 30, 2010 and provides guidance for the full year.Business Highlights
Commercialization of ChondroCelect®
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TIGENIX ARCARIOS SPIN-OUT
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Louvain/Geleen, August 25]
TiGenix has entered into an agreement with academic partners, the Catholic University of Louvain (KULeuven) and Ghent University (UGent), the Dutch company Therosteon and a consortium of investors for the creation of...[more]
EPIQ STRONG PERFORMANCE
[BIZ: Tessenderlo, August 23]
EPIQ, which provides electronic manufacturing systems for the automotive, industrial and consumer industries in Europe, North America and Asia differs from other EMS companies in competitive pricing based on manufacturing excellence...[more]
IVECO EEV INITIATIVE PAYS OFF
[BIZ/LOG: London, August 23]
Iveco reports that interest in Enhanced Environmentally friendly Vehicle (EEV) standards is growing. The firm says that since February last year, when it was the first truck maker to offer Euro 5 and EEV standards across its full...[more]
SPICY MAASMECHELEN
[BIZ/LEI: Maasmechelen, August 23]
The organization of Spicy Maasmechelen, a culinary festival in Maasmechelen in Belgian Limburg, has released information about some of the menus to be served at this unique culinary festival which will take place on Saturday,...[more]
FN GUNS FOR AFGHANISTAN
[BIZ: Liège, August 23]
US forces want to equip their special units in Afghanistan with Belgian weapons. This will be the 5.56mm Scar rifle developed initially and produced in Herstal, near Liège, though it will be manufactured in the US FN plant. The US army...[more]
FREE SOLAR POWER
[BIZ: Beringen, August 23]
The Berrentec Company from Beringen is going to put free solar panels on the roofs of businesses. It is expected that 700,000m2 of solar panels will be installed. This is the equivalent of 26 megawatts, which can power 5,000 family...[more]
BATTICE-HERVE FAIR
[BIZ/LEI: Battice-Herve, August 20]
The next agricultural fair in Battice-Herve will be on September 4 & 5. Remember that Proust recommended the local pears. The strong cheeses of the Plateau de Herve, the Ardennes ham and the splendid black apple and pear...[more]
AACHEN HAPPY ABOUT TOURISM
[BIZ: Aachen, August 20]
Looking at the reports in Aachen’s local newspaper, the Aachener Zeitung, the reader can see the tourist figures are up in the city of Aachen. With the greatest of pleasure, the Aachen tourist service has produced the tourist statistics...[more]
NEW BUSINESS IN THE REGION
[BIZ: Aachen, August 20]
In H1 2010, 560 start-ups came for advice to the Chamber of Commerce in Aachen; that’s 19% more than the year before. As far as start-ups are concerned, there seems to be a clear rise in interest and this is good. ‘It’s good that independent...[more]
READY FOR THE FUTURE
[BIZ: Maastricht, August 20]
During a meeting on entrepreneurship for the future at the SME portal for Maastricht University, which takes place on September 6 at 11:30 and begins with a lunch, you can check whether you are ready for the future. The cost of this...[more]
INNOVATION IN BUSINESS
[BIZ: Aachen, August 19]
German business has not saved money on innovation during the economic crises and this is a decisive and favorable factor for the condition of the economy in this year. Improvement does, however, bring new challenges with it, in particular,...[more]
ARMACELL INSULATION REWARDED
[BIZ: Clermont-Thimister, August 18]
Armacell’s new thermal-acoustic insulation systems were chosen by an international jury as one of the best products at the ISO ’10 in Wiesbaden (Germany). At the leading European exhibition for insulation materials and technology,...[more]
CHAMBER NEWS
[BIZ: Roermond, August 18]
Under the heading of ‘Watt Mooi’, a campaign has been running in Limburg since the end of June, with business parks in the Roer area and Roermond at its focus.The ‘Watt Mooi’ campaign, could, in Dutch, mean ‘How Beautiful’ - but ...[more]
FLYING JOB GUARANTEE
[BIZ/LOG: Maastricht, August 17]
The Stella Aviation Academy, an international flight training school, with a base in Maastricht, Gözen Holding, Turkey’s leading aviation group, and SunExpress, Turkey’s leading private carrier for tourism, focusing on international...[more]
CHEESE FESTIVAL
[BIZ/LEI: Harzé, August 16]
On August 15, the annual competition among Walloon cheeses was held, when the best were selected by a panel of journalists. This has been going since 1985 and this time the winners were the Saint Servais from the Fromagerie of the...[more]
NEW RULES AND REGULATIONS
[BIZ: Roermond, August 16]
The Chamber of Commerce has announced that various laws and regulations were changed on July 1 and this is important for business. They concern giving notice when you cannot pay online and various other things. Check at the chamber...[more]
TRIANEL ELECTRIC ROAD SHOW
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Aachen, August 16]
More than 1,000 people tested the Trianel & Federal e-mobility network’s electric vehicles in Bergkamen, Heidelberg, Soest (NRW) and Trier recently. The road show was regarded as a major success and there was a very great deal...[more]
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GROWTH OF WATER TRAFFIC
[LOG: Liège, August 25]
Water traffic in H1 in Liège has risen to 7,362,002 tons, a rise of 19% or 1,188,324 tons in comparison with the corresponding period of 2009. This growth is not just due to the dynamism of the private businesses at the port. The promotion,...[more]
TRAILER HEIGHT LIMIT
[LOG: Brussels, August 23]
Transport News Brief has learned that bureaucrats in Brussels may limit truck heights to four meters. The idea comes from the European Commission and would include a four meter height limit in the European Whole Vehicle Type Approval...[more]
INTERNATIONAL TRANSPORT CERT.
[LOG: Aachen, August 20]
Applications for the International Transport Forum’s European Safety Certificates must be submitted by August 1, 2020. These are for cross-border transport in the International Transport Forum member states. These states are the members...[more]
LOGISTICS TERMINOLOGY
[LOG: Maastricht, August 18]
As with all growing areas of knowledge, logistics is developing its own terminology and as a small contribution to this we would like to point out that 4PL stands for a fourth-party logistics provider. A lead logistics provider or...[more]
I.D. DOCUMENTATION
[LOG: Aachen, August 17]
Since the beginning of 2009 workers in the logistics industry have been required to carry specific documentation, including their identification card, their passport, or replacement documents and to show them at the customs on request....[more]
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MAYORS AND DRUGS
[GOV: Maastricht, August 27]
At the invitation of the mayor of Maastricht, Jan Mans, the mayors of the Belgian municipality of Lanaken, Riemst, Visé and Fouron, the municipality of Eijsden and the commissioners of police have met in Maastricht to discuss the...[more]
MARGRATEN REQUIEM
[GOV: Margraten, August 27]
On Sunday, September 12 at 15:00 the fifth Margraten Requiem will be held. The open-air concert will be by the Limburg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ed Spanjaard. On the program is Gustav Mahler’s Totenfeier (the Second Symphony)...[more]
URBAN CONNECTIONS
[EDU: Maastricht, August 27]
There will be a discussion organized by Maastricht Debates and the City of Maastricht on October 6 and 7. The participants will be Jan Mans, the mayor of Maastricht; Abha Joshi Ghani, the manager of the Urban Development Unit of...[more]
EU SUPPORTS EIFEL PARK
[GOV/LEI: Düsseldorf, August 19]
The reintroduction of the Allis Shad in the Rhine, the mountain pastures in Winterberg and now the National Park in the Eifel are projects for which North-Rhine Westphalia will receive around EUR 4m over the next five years....[more]
WELCOME TO LIEGE
[GOV: Liège, August 19]
Mr. Fouad Chamas, the Councilor Responsible for Youth and Sports, has referred to the completion of a brochure called ‘Welcome to Liège’ (Bienvenue à Liège). This brochure, which is for young people, is available at the Centre J, Boulevard...[more]
STATE REFORM AND THE DG
[GOV: Eupen, August 18]
Prime Minister Karl-Heinz Lambertz said that there could be major changes for Belgium’s German-speaking region in the case of major state reforms. Such reforms would bring important changes with them. He made this statement on August...[more]
LANGUAGE CULTURE IN LIMBURG
[EDU: Maastricht, August 17]
The Limburg provincial government has set up a plan for ‘A Literary Liaison’, an encounter in dialogue in the local language and literature. This plan has been arrived at, with the literary authorities in Limburg and is to lead to...[more]
AGREEMENTS AT TECTEO
[GOV: Liège, August 16]
Tecteo has made an agreement between its staff and management. Tecteo is what is called an ‘intercommunale’ in Belgium. This is an association of two or more municipalities with the objective of assisting in common interests, often in...[more]
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ENHANCED CARDIAC ULTRASOUND
[LIFE-SCI: Eijsden/Stockholm, August 30 /PRNewswire]
Royal Philips Electronics today announced the enhanced iE33 xMATRIX cardiac ultrasound system featuring a new ergonomic solution for more efficient adult echocardiograms, the X5-1 transducer. With this enhanced...[more]
KITOZYME LIEGE
[LIFE-SCI: Liège, August 16]
Following a request from the European Commission, the EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA) was asked to deliver a scientific opinion on the safety of ‘Chitin-glucan’ as a novel food ingredient in the context...[more]
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LOOKING INSIDE MOLECULES
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, August 23]
For their look into the Nanoworld, the Jülich researchers used a scanning tunneling microscope. Its thin metal tip scans the specimen surface like the needle of a record player and registers the atomic irregularities and differences...[more]
NEWS FROM JUELICH
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, August 20]
There are short reports on the Jülich website about a number of issues, including the analysis of the Duisburg catastrophe, where a number of people died in a crowd incident. There is also a book on carbon capture and storage. All...[more]
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A GYPSY WEEKEND
[LEI: Bassenge, August 30]
Although, the political climate may be not quite right for it . There will be a gypsy weekend on the banks of the Geer in Glons on September 17, 18 and 19. With news about the traveling people, their caravans, their (Mongol) yurts...[more]
BUYING & SELLING FINE ART
[LEI: Maastricht, August 27]
Van Goch & Gerards fine art is an initiative of two very driven people, John Gerards and Charles van Goch. Both of them have already been involved in art for many years, each with his own expertise. John Gerards has been an enthusiastic...[more]
MECC JAZZ MAASTRICHT
[LEI: Maastricht, August 27]
During the 28th Preuvenemint, Maastricht’s culinary festival, the program of the new MECC Jazz Maastricht (MJM) was made known, which will be held on October 29 and 30 at the MECC. The organization will be including in the program...[more]
FREE CONCERTS IN AACHEN
[LEI: Aachen, August 27]
The historic old town in Aachen is changing, from September 16 to 19, into an area of musical discovery, inspiration and pleasure. Check the website for further information.
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EUROREGIONAL LEISURE
[LEI: Aachen, August 27]
Three countries, a thousand adventures; the scouts of the leisure guide for the three-country region in Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands were untiring in their search. They have produced 400 detailed profiles of the most attractive...[more]
RETROUVAILLES
[LEI: Liege, August 24]
On the weekend of September 4 and 5, from 10:00 through 18:00, there will be Retrouvailles at the MAMAC museum of modern and contemporary art, at the Boverie Park, a sale of works of art, with prices between EUR 100 and EUR 250. For information...[more]
TRANSPLANT
[LEI: Hasselt, August 24]
Forty-six artists and designers were recruited for TransPlant to produce creative interpretations in the streets and around the squares of the city of Hasselt (Belgium). Their contributions varied from very subtle to very eye-catching....[more]
DIONNE WARWICK IN AACHEN
[LEI: Aachen, August 23]
The Kurpark Classics concert will take place for the fourth time from September 3 through September 5 in the Aachen Kurpark. There will be a mix of classical and modern music, and Dionne Warwick is the star of this year’s crossover concert....[more]
US BELGIAN FESTIVAL
[LEI: Memphis, August 20]
The organizers of the ‘Memphis in May’ festival, the US counterpart to celebrations in Gent, have selected Belgium for their focus for May 2011. Memphis is in the state of Tennessee. The director of the festival, Diane Hampton, describes...[more]
ILSE DELANGE
[LEI: Limbricht, August 16]
Ilse DeLange is the pop-country-rock sensation of the Netherlands and on September 16 she will be giving a spectacular live show with her band. For further information check the website.
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