Wednesday 26 July Gemeente works on image catalogue for greening city centre The Gemeente has started drawing up a beeldcatalogus (image catalogue) for greening the city centre. This will provide an overview of which places can be greened and how.
Tuesday 25 July Two Maastrichtse nominees in Topvrouw Limburg selection Pamela Habibovic (photo), Rector Magnificus of Universiteit Maastricht, has been nominated for the Topvrouw Limburg Award. The election, made possible by Stichting Topvrouwen Limburg, honours women in Limburg who made a valuable and notable contribution to business, community, government or science.
Tuesday 25 July Solar panels on Lanakerveld on the way despite minister's intentions The stadsbestuur (city board) is no longer going to stop the plan to install zonnepanelen (solar panels) on Lanakerveld. Partij Veilig Maastricht, PVV and PvdA wanted to know if this was still a possibility.
Monday 24 July Number of hotel rooms in Maastricht remains point of debate It's a recurring debate in Maastricht: Should there be more or fewer hotel rooms? SAHOT, the alliance of hoteliers in the city, is also wrestling with this question.
Monday 24 July Universiteit Maastricht concerned about possible blanket ban on animal testing Universiteit Maastricht (UM) is concerned about an impending blanket ban on animal testing. The European Commission approved a citizens' initiative earlier this year to ensure that make-up should no longer be tested on animals. This has sparked discussions to even introduce a total ban on animal testing.
Friday 21 July Experiences about motherhood are shared at Mama Meetings Mama Meetings; these are the weekly meetings Jenny Vriezelaar-Rutten organises from her garden for a group of ladies who enjoy exchanging experiences around motherhood.
Friday 21 July Immunologists return to work after conflict with MUMC+ The 4 immunologists who were temporarily not working at MUMC+, due to a conflict with the hospital, have returned to work. The doctors, who help patients with disorders of the immune system, had been inactive since 23 May this year.
Thursday 20 July MVV's kunstgras (artificial turf) fails inspection Maastricht football stadium's artificial turf pitch has been rejected. The club confirmed this to RTV Maastricht today. As a result, the club will probably not be able to play the first 2 home matches on home turf in Stadion de Geusselt.