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A STAGE IN THE BRANDING
[EDIT: Maastricht, January 30]
At the top culinary trade fairs (EFFF & BBB), held in Maastricht last week, it was clear that gastronomy and its attributes would always be at the center of the Maastricht brand. Top TV chef Cas Spijkers offered the favorite...[more]
AN EXTRAORDINARY TABLE
[EDIT: Maastricht, January 28]
A special movement has been developed at the initiative of Leon Aarts, from Maastricht, called the Extraordinary Ones. The idea is to provide food for children in need via special menus at top restaurants. Leon Aarts says that,...[more]
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THE INTELLIGENT CANE
[BIZ: Simpelveld, January 28]
In case there should be any misunderstanding, this article has nothing to do with old-style systems of punishment in the UK, but with helping people suffering from visual impairment. The intelligent cane would considerably improve ...[more]
EUR 10M AUTOCLAVE
[BIZ: Lummen, January 27]
SABCA Limburg is a subsidiary of the oldest Belgian aerospace company. It has revenues of EUR 10.5m annually and employs 70 in its 8,000m2 purpose-built facility for the manufacture of high-performance aerospace components from composite...[more]
IKEA HEERLEN
[BIZ: Heerlen, January 27]
The upgrading at IKEA Heerlen has been completed and there is now 37,000m2 of indoor inspiration and furnishing solutions, and IKEA Heerlen is the largest of the company’s operations in the Benelux countries.IKEA Heerlen is the ...[more]
TRIANEL GOES AUTOMOTIVE
[BIZ: Aachen, January 27]
Trianel, the city power network and Euroregional Power Company, has been active in the power business with 29 project partners. It is intending to set up a competence center for electro-mobility in Aachen. In the area, there is a population...[more]
INNOVATIVE SOIL SANITATION
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Tessenderlo, January 22]
In collaboration with Ghent University and various soil experts, Tessenderlo Group has devised a new method to clean up the soil of its factory grounds. On the strength of its innovative nature, the project is now being...[more]
STREET SCOOTER
[BIZ: Aachen, January 22]
The Street Scooter is a low-cost and highly versatile car. The name stands for an electric-drive vehicle whose modular platform concept facilitates the production of several variants. For the series production vehicle, a base target...[more]
ELEKTOR TO THE US
[BIZ: Sittard, January 22]
The Sittard publisher Elektor International Media BV has a strong position in publishing on electro-technology and electronics, primarily in Europe, with its magazine ‘Elektor’. The magazine appears in ten languages in 50 countries...[more]
NEW DSM RESINS PLANT
[BIZ: Heerlen/Meppen, January 21]
DSM N.V. announced that a new plant for the production of wet polyesters and other specialty resins in Meppen (Germany) has been opened. Total investment costs amounted to EUR 15 million.
The new plant was built at...[more]
HASSELT MANAGES CO2
[BIZ: Hasselt/London, January 21]
The city of Hasselt has received the Carbon Trust Standard in London. The standard is relevant to every organization, enabling them to tackle climate change by measuring, managing and actively reducing their own carbon footprint....[more]
CO2-BASED RESIN COATINGS
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Heerlen, January 21]
DSM and Novomer Inc based in Waltham (Mass.) have announced that they have signed an agreement to jointly develop a revolutionary coating resin using carbon dioxide (CO2) as a raw material.This development agreement follows ...[more]
20% SPE-LUMINUS SALE
[BIZ: Liège, January 21]
Almost 20% of the capital of SPE, the second major power-producer in Belgium, better known as Luminus, is up for sale. This involves a transaction of around EUR 500m. The parties putting the company for sale are Vlaamse Holdings VEH...[more]
NUCLEAR SHUTDOWN
[BIZ: Jülich, January 20]
The Research Center in Jülich wants to dismantle its nuclear heritage. They want to move their Castor containers for nuclear waste, of which there are 152 weighing some 27 tons each, away by 2011 or 2012. The nuclear reactor was closed...[more]
LUXAFOIL IN EU PARLIAMENT
[BIZ: Brussels, January 20]
The glass dome of the European Parliament has recently been covered with a glass foil, developed by the Belgian company Luxafoil. The company was first as a result of a public tender. The glass foil deflects the sun and should save...[more]
TEFAF: BERNHEIMER-COLNAGHI
[BIZ/LEI: London/Maastricht, January 20]
Bernheimer-Colnaghi is celebrating its 250th anniversary year by bringing a splendid selection of works that will appeal to collectors at all levels to TEFAF, the world’s leading art and antiques fair, which takes place...[more]
RUPERT WACE AT TEFAF
[BIZ/LEI: Maastricht/London, January 20]
Rupert Wace Ancient Art will show a remarkable array of treasures at The European Fine Art Fair (TEFAF), Maastricht, the most important event of its kind in the world, which takes place in the Netherlands from Friday...[more]
LIOF STAKE IN MGG
[BIZ: Tegelen, January 19]
MGG has been at the forefront of the aluminum founding industry for 60 years. They have a reputation for constant innovation in the automotive and other industrial branches, an extensive knowledge of aluminum casting technology (sand...[more]
DSM BOBSLEIGH IN VANCOUVER
[BIZ/LEI: Heerlen, January 18]
DSM has announced its sponsorship of the Dutch bobsleigh team, TeamNL, which will represent the Netherlands at the Olympic Winter Games in Vancouver in February. This sponsorship is part of DSM’s program ‘Innovation is our Sport™’,...[more]
LIDL GROWS IN STOLBERG
[BIZ: Stolberg, January 18]
The Lidl supermarket chain is expanding its premises in Stolberg, where it has 7,800m2 and where it will be able to produce 1,000m2 of sales space in an area close to the church.
...[more]
SELLING MAASTRICHT
[BIZ: Maastricht, January 18
The selling of Maastricht and the surrounding area has been prolonged due to success. No fewer than 14 competing agencies from Maastricht and the surrounding area, together with the Maastricht Convention Bureau, are on the road throughout...[more]
POWERTRAIN IN DEMAND
[BIZ: St. Trond, January 17/21]
Powertrain is an independent designer, manufacturer and supplier of mechanical components, continuous variable transmissions (CVTs) and hybrid power trains for passenger cars. It is the only player in the market that is not affiliated...[more]
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LIEGE CARGO BEST
[LOG: Liège, January 22]
During 2009, 482,121 tons of cargo passed through Liège Airport (a decrease of 7% compared to 2008, a record year with 518,650 tons shipped). In these difficult economical times faced by the airfreight-industry, this resilience is largely...[more]
EU VEHICLE STICKER
[LOG: Brussels, January 22]
From now on you have an option to buy your EU vehicle sticker (Eurovignette) online. You can book Eurovignettes online in this Internet portal. A previous registration is not required. The Eurovignette is stored electronically ...[more]
AACHEN’S CAMPUS RAIL
[LOG: Aachen, January 21]
Politics and the administration are agreed that Aachen could have its own transport system within ten years. The planning for such a system has to deal with traffic problems for the extended campus in Melaten, which is expected to provide...[more]
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PARLIAMENT TO AVANTIS
[GOV: Kerkrade/Avantis, January 29]
On January 29 the Limburg parliament made a visit to the Tomorrow’s District in Kerkrade and the cross-border science and business part at Avantis and also to the West Railway Station development in Aachen. The Limburg parliament...[more]
GLOBAL BENCHMARK
[EDU: Maastricht, January 29]
A major report on the environmental performance of the commercial real estate sector has been published by three large European institutional investors - APG, PGGM, and the Universities Superannuation Scheme, together with some...[more]
ANDRE RIEU’S CHARLEMAGNE MEDAL
[GOV: Aachen, January 28]
This year, André Rieu will receive the 10th Charlemagne Medal for European Media. This was announced by Marcel Philipp, the mayor of Aachen and a member of the board. The medal will be awarded on May 6, 2010. André Rieu’s presentation...[more]
AVERROES EXCHANGE
[EDU: Liège, January 22]
Averroes (a Spanish-born Muslim scholar of the XIIth century) refers to a program of university exchange between the European universities in France, Italy, Spain and Belgium and the Maghreb countries in North Africa (Morocco, Algeria,...[more]
NEW LIEGE WEBSITE
[GOV: Liège, January 21]
There has been a Liège website for the last ten years but now there is a new one which you are invited to visit at the link below. The changes are in addition to the information and the aesthetic appeal.
...[more]
ACCESS FOR ALL
[GOV/HEALTH: Hoensbroek, January 21]
An experiment has been started by Councilor Peter van Zutphen in Hoensbroek, which has a WMO desk at the health center. WMO stands for the Dutch law on social support, a sort of Disability Discrimination Act stating that...[more]
MSM AND GOVERNANCE
[EDU: Maastricht, January 21]
Professor Peter de Gijsel, who is the Dean of the Maastricht Graduate School of Governance at Maastricht University, has also been appointed Dean of the Maastricht School of Management (MSM) with effect from January 15. He succeeds...[more]
PROVINCE IN BORDER TOURISM
[GOV: Maastricht, January 19]
South Limburg, Belgian Limburg and the Liège and Aachen regions are going to have to work together on tourism to make the area more attractive to visitors and to the people who live there. This is why the Province is contributing...[more]
MUNDO EU MALAYSIA PROJECT
[EDU: Maastricht, January 19]
Mundo, the bureau for development cooperation of Maastricht University, is going to work with Nottingham University’s Malaysia Campus (UNMC) in a project which profiles the EU in Malaysia. The education modules and networking between...[more]
DRUG THUG GANG BUST
[GOV: Maastricht, January 19]
The Police and justice authorities in South Limburg recently raided 20 different locations in Limburg and Germany and made seven arrests including one in Germany. This was a major cross-border activity. Assistance was rendered by...[more]
TUSK GETS CHARLEMAGNE PRIZE
[GOV: Aachen, January 17]
Polish Prime Minister, Donald Tusk, is the winner of the Charlemagne Prize for 2010. This was announced by Aachen’s new mayor, Marcel Philipp, and Dr. Jürgen Linden, the spokesman of the Charlemagne Prize directorate. The prize will...[more]
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REPAIRING THE IMMUNE SYSTEM
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, January 19]
Maastricht University and PharmaCell have published results on the possible improved immune reconstitution for leukemia patients. In a collaborative publication in the prestigious journal Blood that appeared recently, PharmaCell...[more]
GERMAN/DUTCH APPROACH TO DIABETES
[LIFE-SCI: Maastricht, January 18]
Maastricht University is joining forces with the German Diabetes Center in research on type-2 diabetes. In recent years Maastricht University has built up a name in this area and it is now to be strengthened by cooperation...[more]
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GUY LUSSAC-HUMBOLDT PRIZE
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, January 25]
Professor Claus M. Schneider of the Jülich Research Center is the winner of the Guy Lussac-Humboldt Research Prize for 2009. The Director of the Institute for Solid State Research will receive the prize in Paris on April 6, 2010...[more]
JUELICH’S SPIN KNOW-HOW
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, January 20]
The European Research Council (ERC) is contributing EUR 2.5m to the project ‘Production of Polarized Antiprotons’. This has enabled Professor Hans Ströher, Director of the Institute of Nuclear Physics, for the first time to get...[more]
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A FESTIVAL OF ROSES
[LEI: Heers-Heks, January 30]
Count and Countess Ghislain d'Ursel have sent the program of the Hex festival of roses, rare plants, and kitchen gardens in June.As usual there is an annual in the form of aromatic and medicinal
plants. The gardener has sown ...[more]
THE WORLD OF DANCE
[LEI: Liège, January 28]
Interreg, the European funding agency, which is helping to remove borders between Liège, Maastricht, Aachen and Eupen, has supported the Pays de Dance (The Country of Dance), and in 2006 the Theatre de la Place in Liège, with its partners,...[more]
C-MILL FOR CULTURE
[LEI: Heerlen, January 28]
There is to be a culture production center in Heerlen. The young choreographer, Joost Vrouenraets, has already established his Gotra Ballet there. The production house will be equipped for the stage, music, theatre, dance, new media...[more]
EVOLUTION & THE IPAD
[MEDIA: Maastricht, January 28]
Europafilms GmbH (http://europafilms.com) have officially partnered with Apple Inc. to design, create, publish and distribute a series of iPad and iPhone applications.
One of the first titles on the forthcoming iBookstore,...[more]
JAZZ QUARTET
[LEI: Maastricht, January 27]
On Tuesday, February 2 at 21:00 the famous Belgian trumpeter Bert Joris will be performing with his quartet at the Theater aan de Vrijthof. His style is described as modern jazz with lots of his own composition, rooted in the bebop,...[more]
LADYCHEF 2010 FROM RIEMST
[LEI: Antwerp, January 27]
Henri Wynants writes: Ingrid Neven is the new Lady Chef of the Year (2010) in Belgium. She is chef in Pazzo, the famous wine bar-restaurant in Antwerp, owned by William Wouters who was several times the best Belgian sommelier and...[more]
CONCERT IN THE BARN
[LEI: Fouron, January 22]
There will be a concern in the Barn on February 28 at 15:00. Check the website for further details.
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ANIMALIA EXPO
[LEI: Liège, January 21]
The sixth edition of the Animalia Expo, which will run
from April 3 to 5, 2010, will be at the Halles des Foires and was a major success. Check the website for the next one.
...[more]
BABELUT
[LEI: Neerpelt, January 19]
Babelut is part of the program of a music center, concerned with the importance of music for the very youngest of children. In 2010 the babies and toddlers take center stage. On March 5, there will be a program at the Provincial Domein...[more]
REINCARNATUS
[LEI: Oud Rekem, January 17]
Music hath charms to soothe the savage breast and sometimes it can do a lot of other things. This was demonstrated by Reincarnatus, six of whose members gave a medieval music concert in the church of Oud Rekem in Belgian Limburg...[more]
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