20 Dec-4 Jan: Fairytale Castle at Hoensbroek Castle
December 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
During this years Winter Castle event, you’re welcome to visit the enchanted castle. The castle is enchanted and all fairytales have lost their names. Help the wizzard to look for clues of the fairytales in the castle and try to recover the names of the fairytales. Moreover enjoy the festive lighting in various castle halls. [...]
14 Dec: Christmas Happening at Landcommandery Alden Biesen
December 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
Fairylike lighting, stylish Christmas decorations, beautiful music, and, naturally, all the other traditional elements are present in abundance. Christmas stories are told, and traveling shepherds with sheep sing famous Christmas songs. The covered Christmas market is special. You will be able to find all sorts of Christmas baubles and all kinds of Christmas snacks. As [...]
29 Nov-4 Jan: Winterland Maastricht
December 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Vrijthof square will be transformed into a large wintry landscape complete with an ice rink, a Christmas market, a big wheel and a grand merry-go-round, amongst other things. In addition, Father Christmas will move into the House of Father Christmas on 7 December, built specially in Finnish style on the Vrijthof square. 29 November [...]
Dutch Economy to Shrink by 0.75 Percent in 2009
December 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
The Dutch economy is expected to shrink by 0.75 percent in 2009. In 2010, GDP should increase by 1.0 percent, according to the Central Planning Bureau’s (CPB) December projections, published yesterday. “The credit crisis is causing a drop in economic activity in the Netherlands that has not occurred since the early 1980s. Exporting firms are [...]
Wouter Bos is Dutchman of the Year
December 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
Dutch magazine Elsevier has chosen Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Wouter Bos Dutchman of the Year. The magazine says, thanks to the credit crisis the Labour Party leader has got rid of his capricious image and has become a “beacon of confidence in uncertain times”. He has also strengthened his grip on the Labour [...]
Dutch coalition parties want student fund
December 9, 2008 Leave a Comment
The three coalition parties in the Dutch government want to set up a fund for students from developing countries to study in the Netherlands. The Christian Democrats, the Christian Union and the Labour Party say developing countries benefit from well-educated people. At the same time, Dutch education is becoming more international. Education Minister Ronald Plasterk [...]
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December 7, 2008 Leave a Comment
Resultaten visitatiecommissies provinciale musea bekend Bonnefantenmseum heeft in de afgelopen periode een sterke professionalisering gerealiseerd, zowel wat betreft zijn bedrijfsvoering, maar ook wat betreft exposities en wat betreft educatieve activiteiten en evenementen. (tags: dutch)
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December 6, 2008 Leave a Comment
Internetwandelen in Zuid-Limburg In 2003 plaatst Jos Wlazlo uit Eijsden de eerste wandelroute op zijn wandelwebsite www.wandelgidszuidlimburg.com. Deze week is nummer 250 toegevoegd: een wandeling over de Mechelse heide in Belgisch-Limburg. (tags: dutch) Holland's Politically Incorrect Christmas: Santa's Little (Slave) Helper Few European Christmas traditions elicit as many diverse and divergent opinions as Black Pete [...]
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December 5, 2008 Leave a Comment
Nieuwe lijnvlucht Maastricht-Amsterdam De onlangs opgeheven lijndienst van Maastricht Aachen Airport naar Schiphol wordt zeer waarschijnlijk in ere hersteld. De Limburgse luchthaven praat momenteel met een nog onbekende luchtvaartmaatschappij die de lijndienst wil oppikken. (tags: dutch) Limburgse universiteiten in landelijke top drie De Open Universiteit en de Universiteit Maastricht staan respectievelijk op de tweede en [...]
New on Crossroads: Guestbook
December 4, 2008 2 Comments
We’re pleased to introduce a new feature of our webmagazine — our guestbook. Please feel free to leave us a message. We’d love to hear from you! Best wishes, Sueli Brodin Crossroads editor
links for 2008-12-04
December 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
Bring young people back to science Young Europeans are shunning science degrees in greater numbers than ever before. If this trend continues, the EU will start to lag behind China and India in scientific research and development, threatening European competitiveness and prosperity. A workshop held in Maastricht, the Netherlands earlier this year looked at ways [...]
Time to TH!NK ABOUT IT
December 4, 2008 Leave a Comment
The EJC has registered 50 bloggers for the first Europe-wide blogging competition, TH!NK ABOUT IT. We’ll get going with the January 2009 launch event, running until the European Parliamentary Elections in June. TH!NK ABOUT IT will host three bloggers from each EU member state in a a forum alive with debate and discussion – a [...]
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December 3, 2008 Leave a Comment
Maastricht winkelt het lekkerst Maastricht is volgens de consumentenbond de prettigste stad om te winkelen. Maastricht krijgt een 7,7 van het Nederlandse publiek, en wordt op de voet gevolgd door Deventer, Groningen, Haarlem en ’s Hertogenbosch. De volgorde is alfabetisch: deze steden delen de tweede plaats met een 7,6. (tags: dutch) Maastricht krijgt subsidie voor [...]
Integration debate
December 3, 2008 Leave a Comment
From today’s edition of Radio Netherlands Press review: Trouw report on Tuesday’s integration debate in parliament. The Christian Democrats, supported by the conservative VVD and the Freedom Party, introduced a proposal which would require potential immigrants to have completed secondary education and be fluent in either Dutch or English. The proposal is at odds with [...]
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December 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
Zuid-Limburg getroffen door inbraakgolf Zuid-Limburg heeft te maken met een inbraakgolf. Volgens de politie Limburg-Zuid is na een jarenlange daling sprake van een opvallende stijging van het aantal woninginbraken. (tags: dutch) Ruim eenderde Maastrichtse ouderen is eenzaam Ruim eenderde van de Maastrichtenaren in de leeftijd van 65 tot 74 jaar voelt zich matig eenzaam. Voor [...]
MVV, more than 100 years of football in Maastricht
December 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
For expatriates who want to get a true feel of Maastricht and its people, visiting a game of football club MVV comes highly recommended. Moreover, the current selection of MVV is very international: out of the selection of 23 players, 14 come from abroad!
A profile of Maastricht’s very own football club by Gina Vodegel.
Cheaper by the dozen
December 2, 2008 2 Comments
Becoming a parent in a foreign country involves its own set of challenges, Singaporian expat Malia Janssen has discovered . “Most of us who came here were well aware of the adjustments we would have to make (like learning a new language) but nothing could have prepared us for the intractable realities of motherhood,” she writes in a poignant testimony.
Rural Dutch negative about foreigners
December 2, 2008 Leave a Comment
According to a new report by the Social and Cultural Planning Office of the Netherlands (SCP), people who live in the countryside are more negative about foreigners than city dwellers. The SCP report says almost 50 percent of rural dwellers say there are too many foreigners in the Netherlands as against just 38 percent of [...]
14 Dec: Black Gospel Christmas concert in Wittevrouwenveld
December 2, 2008 Comments Off
The Rainbow Gospel Singers will on Sunday 14 November give a free Black Gospel Christmas concert in the Maastricht district Wittevrouwenveld. Time: 4.30 pm – 6 pm Location: Onze Lieve Vrouw van Lourdes church, President Rooseveltlaan 215 Entrance: free The concert will be part of a small-scale Manus van Alles festival with a Christmas market [...]
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December 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
Dutch December Stamp price rise The cost of the Dutch December Stamp is to rise from 29 to 34 cents. (tags: english) M'tricht wil culturele hoofdstad worden Maastricht stelt zich kandidaat als culturele hoofdstad van Europa in 2018. Dat maakte de gemeente vrijdag bekend. (tags: dutch) Maastricht, de gezelligste stad van Nederland? Maastricht heeft wel [...]
Winter Wonders in Brussels
December 1, 2008 Leave a Comment
Friday night the mayor of Brussels Freddy Thielemans ceremoniously opened the annual Christmas market. (Winterpret)’Winter Wonders’ is made up of 240 wooden chalets, dotted around the centre. Apart from the 240 wooden chalets spread out over a route of a couple of kilometres, there is also a big sound and light show on the Market [...]
