Tag Archives: Flanders

Linguistics in Play: “Streektaalstrijd” Board Game Showcases Regional Languages of Netherlands and Flanders

(IN BRIEF) PhD candidates Raoul Buurke, Hedwig Sekeres, and Lourens Visser from the University of Groningen’s Faculty of Arts have introduced “Streektaalstrijd,” a board game aiming to promote linguistic diversity and cultural understanding. Players engage in a linguistic battle, answering … Read the full press release

EIB and Aquafin sign €200m deal to finance climate adaptation and mitigation in Flanders

(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Bank (EIB) and wastewater treatment company Aquafin have signed a €200 million financing contract to support 150 climate change mitigation and adaptation projects in Flanders. The funding will support the separation of stormwater and wastewater, … Read the full press release

Sweco signed EUR 14.3 million contract with De Werkvennootschap for the tunnel under Ghent-Dampoort, Belgium

(PRESS RELEASE) STOCKHOLM, 20-Apr-2022 — /EuropaWire/ — Sweco (STO: SWEC-B), a European engineering consultancy company, has announced a new contract worth EUR 14.3 million signed with De Werkvennootschap, a Flemish government department, for the planning and designing of the tunnel … Read the full press release

Borealis announces its largest investment in Europe; breaks ground on new world-scale PDH plant in Kallo, Belgium

(PRESS RELEASE) VIENNA, 10-Sep-2019 — /EuropaWire/ — Borealis breaks ground on its new, world-scale propane dehydrogenation (PDH) plant located at its existing production site in Kallo, Belgium. It will be one of the largest and most efficient plants of its … Read the full press release

European Entrepreneurial Regions 2014 Award goes to Flanders (BE), Marche (IT) and Noord-Brabant (NL)

2-7-2013 — /europawire.eu/ — At the 102nd plenary session of Committee of the Regions, Flanders (BE), Marche (IT) and Noord-Brabant (NL) will be awarded the European Entrepreneurial Region (EER) 2014 label by the President of the CoR, Ramón Luis Valcárcel Siso. The jury felt a strong … Read the full press release