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 TALKING TURKEY IN MAASTRICHT
[EDIT: Maastricht, April 29]
Ayaan Hirsi Ali, the brave and beautiful, Somali-born, Dutch Liberal (VVD) MP, was on
stage first and brought about an interesting juxtaposition at a major conference in
Maastricht (April 5) on Turkish membership of the EU. The Dutch...[more] Top
AMRÂTH
HOTEL MAX
[BIZ: Heerlen, April 29]
The Hotel Coriovallum in Heerlen, formerly known as Hotel Max, has been taken over by the
Amrâth Hotels and Restaurants Group from the current owner A.Z.R. Vastgoed BV, including
the inventory and goodwill. The actual purchaser is Fama...[more]
VIRTUAL AVANTIS
[BIZ: Heerlen, April 29]
A major project has been set up for Avantis, the science and business park, which crosses
the Dutch and German border between Heerlen and Aachen. In a campus Europa project, a
virtual planning system is to be developed allowing for all...[more]
PROVINCE (NL) SUPPORTS TGV
[BIZ/INFRA: Maastricht, April 28]
The Provincial Government of the Province of Netherlands Limburg is going to contribute to
the High Speed Train Connect project. The contribution will support Maastricht’s part
in the improvement of the rail connection between...[more]
DSM Q1 2004 EUR 110M PROFITS
[BIZ: Heerlen, April 28]
Boosted by success in the vitamins and performance materials (Dyneema) business,
DSM’s Q1 2004 operating profit at EUR 110 m is substantially higher than expected.
- Sales up 29% from Q1 2003, mainly because of contribution from...[more]
GARE TGV LIEGE-LIMBOURG?
[BIZ/INFRA: Liège, April 28]
Following proposals for a Charlemagne station and a Maastricht-Liège TGV station, there
is now a new one: Liège-Limbourg. The EUR 300m Liège TGV station is casting its spell in
deepest Flanders and the Walloon South. Flemish socialist...[more]
TRANSAEROSPACE
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: Redu, April 26]
Transaérospace is a coming together of the aerospace industry in the Walloon country,
Lorain and Luxembourg between now and the end of 2005 within the context of a cross border
Interreg program. The object of the exercise is to...[more]
NEW GARBAGE PLANT
[BIZ/INFRA: Hasselt, April 23]
The Flemish government has asked the Limburg development company LRM to investigate the
market and to find a private partner to develop a company for the construction and running
of a pre-processing installation for 150,000 tons...[more]
SKF TONGRES TO GROW
[BIZ/LOG: Tongres, April 23]
SKF, the Swedish ball bearing giant, with its European distribution center in Tongres, is
to expand. In the first place, the warehouse space will be increased by 10,500 m² and
this will bring with it an extra 30 to 35 jobs. The company...[more]
BIG ORDER FOR BALTEAU
[BIZ: Sprimont, April 23]
Balteau, the specialist in hydraulics and electrical engineering in Sprimont has won a
major contract in Vietnam worth EUR 1m, to take part in the construction of a major sewage
treatment plant....[more]
ALBERT CANAL BIZ PARKS
[BIZ/INFRA: Brussels, April 23]
The Flemish Minister of Planning has taken a major decision on the further development of
the Albert Canal economic network (ENA). The area of focus for the business parks is
between the E313 highway and the Albert Canal. Restructuring...[more]
A LOT FOR CHEMELOT
[BIZ: Sittard-Geleen, April 22]
Chemelot, the business park for chemical and allied industries in Sittard/Geleen, can look
forward to another 15 new companies locating there in the coming three years and
employment for around 250. To achieve this, DSM, the Province...[more]
NEW HOTEL FOR SNOWWORLD
[BIZ: Landgraaf, April 22]
The Snowworld winter sport complex in Landgraaf is going to start construction of a new
hotel at its location in October. The first guests will be welcomed to the new hotel on
September 1, 2005. The hotel will be built in a chalet...[more]
EUREGIO ACCESS
[BIZ: Herzogenrath, April 22]
Euregio Access was one of the start-ups recently presented at the closing party for the
AC2 founding competition in the Coronation Hall of the Aachen City Hall. It is a young
media full-service provider and was set up in January...[more]
FORD DOUBLES EARNINGS
[IND: Genk, April 21]
Ford, with local plants in Genk and Cologne, posted a Q1 profit of USD1.95 bn, doubling
last year’s earnings. Net income was 94 cents per share, or USD 2 bn. Earnings from
continuing operations were at 96 cents per share, excluding special...[more]
VALUE ADDED AT RECYDEL
[BIZ/INFRA: Wandre, April 21]
Recydel in Wandre near Liège is the product of a public private partnership between the
Van Gansewinkel Company, which has a 60% holding, SPAQuE, the public authority’s
company for improving the quality of the environment, which...[more]
OCULUS OPENS IN SITTARD
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Petaluma CA/
Sittard-Geleen, April 21]
Oculus Innovative Sciences, headquartered in Petaluma, California, is pioneering
innovative technologies that globally re-define the disinfectant and antiseptic markets.
Oculus has developed the revolutionary...[more]
TV LIMBURG
[BIZ/INFRA: Heerlen, April 20]
The Netherlands Province of Limburg is going to develop a new TV program with TV Limburg,
the new commercial station, in which the Province’s five focal themes are dealt with.
Among these topics are: being young in Limburg, doing...[more]
HARSPER FLAT PANELS
[BIZ: Roermond, April 20]
Harsper & Co Ltd. of Seoul, Korea, a pioneer in developing, manufacturing and
distributing flat-panel displays (FPD) for the last 17 years, is going to establish its
European head office in Roermond. The company will assemble large-scale...[more]
ANGEL BIOTECH AT CHEMELOT
[BIZ/LIFE-SCI: Sittard-Geleen, April
20]
The British company Angel Biotechnology from Northumberland, is considering opening a
branch at the Chemelot business park in Sittard-Geleen. Angel Biotechnology will provide
services for biotechnology companies by producing...[more]
GLASS COCKPIT SYSTEMS
[BIZ/SCI-TECH: St.Trond/Toronto,
April 16]
B&A Avionics, a company based in St.Trond, increases flight safety by simplifying
cockpit instrumentation. Its glass cockpit systems offer an intelligent alternative to
multiple meter and gauges and visualize the instruments...[more]
SYNTENS INNOVATIONS FOR SMES
[BIZ: Weert, April 16]
‘Dagblad de Limburger’ reports that Syntens in Roermond is going to assist 500
Limburg SMEs over the next four years with innovation programs. In the past, Syntens
waited till the companies came to them, but now Syntens is going to take...[more]
GERMAN LAW FROM STRICK
[BIZ: Cleves, April 16]
Strick’s German law newsletter covers a range of interesting topics, including the
legal side of the 30% rise in steel prices; situations, where employees live and work in
Germany, but are on the Dutch payroll; changes in German labor...[more] Top
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'NO'
TO HASSELT-MAASTRICHT
[LOG: Hasselt, April 30]
A report in today's 'Het Belang van Limburg' states the the Hasselt-Maastricht rail link
is not to be reopened. A study commissioned by the Flemish Government reveals that a
maximum of 250 passengers could be expected at peak hours which...[more]
3,000 TONNERS AT LIEGE
[INFRA: Liège, April 27]
Liège’s autonomous port, the second largest in Europe, in terms of tonnage handled,
is building new quays, modernizing its rail infrastructure and developing a new
multi-modal platform, as part of the European fund for regional development...[more]
NEW POOL FOR LIEGE
[INFRA: Liège, April 23]
Talks are ongoing about a new swimming pool for Liège in the Jonfosse area, at the
parking lot on the Lambert le Bègue street. There will be two pools, a 25-meter pool and
15m for learners. The costs of this third public pool in Liège...[more]
CLEAN-UP FOR LIEGE
[INFRA: Liège, April 23]
A proposal has been made by Councilor Michel Firket to privatize the city’s cleaning
and sanitation department. The contract that the city has with the Shanks company comes to
and end in June 2005 and the councilor envisages a new solution...[more]
SOFT WATER FOR HASSELT
[INFRA: Hasselt, April 23]
Hasselt and Kuringen-Heide will have soft water from the spring of 2005. The intercommunal
water company IWM has started construction of a water softening installation in the
Willekensmolenstraat in Hasselt. The plant will cost EUR...[more]
PROLOGIS SIGNS WITH UPS
[LOG: Venlo, April 22]
ProLogis a leading global provider of distribution facilities and services, with a base in
Liège (See warehousing story), has announced that it has signed a 224,200 square foot
(20,830 m²) lease agreement with UPS Logistics Group, the...[more]
ENERGETICON
[INFRA: Alsdorf, April 22]
The future Euroregional center for energy development and mining history Energeticon has
gone past the planning phase. It has been using methane gas from the mines for two years
now. The colorless and odorless mine gas can be used...[more]
MEUSE-RHINE RAIL
[INFRA: Maastricht, April 21]
Egbert Hanssen writes in ‘Dagblad De Limburger’ that moves are afoot to improve
the rail infrastructure between Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany by setting up a new
railway company. The idea comes from the South Limburg Chamber...[more]
EU WAREHOUSING DEMAND
[LOG: Paris, April 19]
ProLogis has major warehouses in Liège and Venlo and with 22.3 million m² in 1,764
distribution facilities, owned, managed and under development in 70 markets in North
America, Europe and Asia is a major operator. Its Paris office has...[more] Top
LIEGE
SIGNS WITH LIMBURG (NL)
[GOV: Liège, April 27]
The province of Liège and the province of Limburg (NL) have signed an agreement on
cultural cooperation. The two provinces want to increase the exchange of information and
to promote projects in the arts and events. They also want to develop...[more]
MSM GETS VIETNAM AWARD
[EDU: Maastricht April 26]
A delegation of the Vietnamese Women’s Union has made an award to the Maastricht
School of Management and an individual award to Jaap Voeten, an advisor on the 'Training
for Women in Micro and Small Enterprises' project in Vietnam....[more]
EUREGIO KONEKT: KEEPING COOL
[EDU: Würselen, April 22]
A cross-border project to combat violence, in particular in schools, was initiated on
March 2002 and now the project is to take up a Euroregional dimension and is the first of
its type in Meuse-Rhine. The project has been adopted in...[more]
COLLEGIUM RODENSE
[EDU: Eurode, April 21]
A new international school has been planned in Eurode, this is the cross-border community,
taking in Herzogenrath in Germany and Kerkrade in the Netherlands. The school is due to
open in 2008 and will take pupils from Germany and the...[more]
NEW SECRETARY FOR HEERLEN
[GOV: Heerlen, April 20]
Gabrielle Haanen, MBA, who was previously deputy municipal secretary in Maastricht, has
been appointed the municipal secretary of Heerlen. This is the principal civil servant,
and general manager of the municipality of Heerlen. Haanen...[more]
ARCHEOLOGICAL FIND
[EDU: Maastricht, April 20]
Archeological investigations taking place before the redevelopment of the N296 highway in
the municipalities of Echt-Susteren and Sittard-Geleen, have revealed spectacular finds
from the late Roman and Early Medieval periods. Finds...[more]
EUROREGIONAL COMPETENCE
[EDU: Liège, April 19]
The Euroregional competence program, discussed earlier in these pages, which seeks to
prepare young people for cross-border employment, kicked off in Liège on April 19,
involving the IPES Herstal, the Saint-Laurel in Liège, le Centre Corail...[more]
HASSELT CAMPUS EXPANDS
[EDU: Hasselt, April 16]
The Limburg University Center LUC and the Transnational University Limburg tUL are going
to build a new campus on the Gouverneur Verwilghensingel in Hasselt, the location of the
former Haiwai football pitch. In Diepenbeek, five buildings...[more]
LIEGE U AND FOREM
[EDU: Liège, April 16]
After entering into agreements with steelmaker Arcelor and armaments manufacturer FN
Herstal, the University of Liège signed an agreement at the end of March with Forem,
which is an organization specializing in training and employment....[more]
AID AFTER 2006
[GOV: Hasselt, April 16]
The Flemish Social party Sp.a wants Limburg (B) to be recognized after 2006 as a European
region still requiring subsidies. As a result of the expansion of the European Union,
regions like Limburg are likely to lose their eligibility...[more] Top
UNIVERSITY
HOSPITAL STATUS
[LIFE-SCI: Heerlen, April 22]
The Atrium Medical Center in Heerlen has been granted the status of a University Hospital
by virtue of its close cooperation with the Maastricht University Hospital AzM, according
to a report in ‘Dagblad de Limburger’. The chairman...[more]
A VALVE TO GROW UP WITH
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, April 16]
Eight out of every 1000 children are born with a heart problem. Of these, every fifth
needs a new heart valve. Currently a research team at Aachen’s RWTH University is
developing a new type of heart valve that grows up with the...[more]
AGROISOLAB AT JUELICH
[LIFE-SCI: Jülich, April 16]
Agroisolab GmbH, which tests nearly all food and agricultural products as well as any
biological and environmental materials with respect to their declaration of origin and
adulteration, has relocated to Jülich. The ongoing development...[more]
DENTAL MINI-LASER
[LIFE-SCI: Aachen, April 16]
Scientists in Aachen want to reduce the pain of the dentist’s drill with a mini-laser
that will be ready for the market in 5 years, according to the project leader Jörg
Meister of the University’s clinic in a report in the Aachener...[more]
RADIOLOGY FOR SALE
[LIFE-SCI: Eschweiler, April 16]
The Radiology Department of the St. Antonius Hospital in Eschweiler is to be privatized
and will be sold off by January 1. There is as yet no detail about the organization taking
over this department, except for an observation...[more]
TNT FOR CLINICAL TRIALS
[LIFE-SCI/LOG: London/Liège, April 16]
In response to changing trends in the global clinical trials market TNT Express has
launched a new direct door-to-door service for clinical trials shipments called
‘Clinical Express Exclusive’. Designed to provide transport...[more] Top
4,000
WIRELESS LIMBURGERS (B)
[SCI-TECH: Hasselt, April 27]
A unique project, established by Concentra Media, Microsoft, Telenet, Siemens,
Fujitsu-Siemens and the City of Hasselt and the Flemish government is I-city. I-city
starts in Hasselt and Louvain in September and in June the partners...[more]
NASA USES LIEGE RED SPIDER
[SCI-TECH: Liège, April 20]
SPOT Image and NASA (The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration) have teamed up
to deploy open standards based OpenGIS Web Coverage Services (WCS) using IONIC’s
RedSpider Web 3.1. These Web Services are already in use in...[more]
AUTOMOTIVE ELECTRONICS
[SCI-TECH: Diepenbeek, April 20]
The Louvain nano-electronics research center IMEC and the associated lab, IMOMEC in
Diepenbeek, the Institute for Materials Research at the Limburg University center (LUC),
the Hogeschool Limburg and Flanders’ DRIVE are establishing...[more]
RESEARCH AT JUELICH
[SCI-TECH: Jülich, April 16]
The Jülich Research Center has published a new edition of its Research Magazine number
1/2004, under the heading ‘Analysis’. Three topics are dealt with: looking for
traces in highly purified substances; looking through cells and...[more] Top
ANTIQUARIAN
BOOKS & PRINTS
[LEI: Maastricht, April 29]
The 3rd Euroregional Antiquarian book and print exhibition will be held at the Grand Hotel
de l'Empereur in Maastricht on May 8 and 9, from 11.00-17.00hrs. The official opening is
at 10.50hrs by Councilor Jean Jacobs of Maastricht....[more]
BLOSSOM TIME
[LEI: St.Trond, April 28]
In the month of May, the orchards have already been in blossom for a month in Belgian
Limburg’s Haspengouw and its 14 towns. A whole range of extra activities brings the
focus on this important sector. Sunday May 2 is the blossom feast...[more]
GEON MUSEUM IN HEERLEN
[LEI/GOV: Heerlen, April 28]
A new museum is to be established in Heerlen and will be opening its doors on May 15 and
16. It is called Géon and is designed to present the geology and mining history of
Parkstad Limburg to the public. It is also possible to visit...[more]
DENMARK IN EUPEN
[LEI: Eupen, April 23]
There will be an exhibition of the work of the Belgian artist, Denmark called “Zerrei
ß probe” from April 25 – June 27 at the Ikob gallery in Eupen. Denmark is held
to be one of the most important concept artists and has exhibited in Cologne,...[more]
HARP CONCERT
[LEI: Gronsveld, April 23]
There will be a harp concert by the celebrated Welsh harpist Llio Rhydderch, on Sunday May
16 at 15:00 hrs. Admission charge: EUR 10. The concert will be held at Chateau Gronsveld,
Rijksweg 68 in Gronsveld next to the church. More...[more]
EUROREGIONAL FUN AND GAMES
[LEI: Liège, April 23]
On May 26, there will be a Euroregional sport and games day at the tourist area in Blegny.
The Meuse-Rhine Euroregion has been holding these events since 1986 with the five partner
regions. The province of Liège is contributing EUR 9,000...[more]
VRIJTHOF THEATRE PROGRAM
[LEI: Maastricht, April 22]
Some of the highlights of the program at the Theatre on the Vrijthof May/June 2004 include
Joop van den Ende’s Musicals in Concert on May 1; an Opera and Lieder concert by John
Bröcheler with 12 students from the Maastricht Conservatory...[more]
GREEN CYCLE ROUTES
[LEI: Hasselt, April 22]
There is to be a new cycle route in Limburg (B) with two routes of 53 and 30 kilometers
respectively that take the cyclists past the most attractive countryside in the
North-Limburg municipalities of Bocholt, Bree, Kinrooi, Hamont-Achel...[more]
VRIJTHOF GRAND FINALE
[LEI, Maastricht, April 20]
As part of the septennial pilgrimage season in Maastricht, the conductor Peter Serpenti
will conduct an open-air concert on the Vrijthof on Saturday evening July 10 in the Grand
Finale of the Vrijthof Festival. The works played will...[more]
YANN TOMA IN LIEGE
[LEI: Liège, April 16]
In the context of its 4th series of individual exhibitions called ‘Tell me’, the
Brasseurs exhibition center in Liège is holding an exhibition of the works of the French
artist Yann Toma from April 29 through May 29. Yann Toma is interested...[more] Top
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