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July 1, 2010
Martin Zeil, Bavaria’s Minister of Economic Affairs, commented on the Bavarian foreign trade figures for the first quarter 2010 as follows: “During the first three months of this year, the Bavarian export sector recovered from the heavy setbacks of 2009. All in all, exports are well above the level of the previous year.” Exports were thus proving to be the driving force behind the cyclical trend, so the Minister. The Free State is profiting on a greater-than-average scale from a global economy that is growing once again, mainly in the BRIC countries and other fast-developing nations. » Full text
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July 1, 2010
Handing over grants amounting to a total of approximately € 24 million to the German Aerospace Center – Deutsches Zentrum für Luft- und Raumfahrt (DLR) – and the Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft (FhG) in Augsburg, Martin Zeil, Bavaria’s Minister of Economic Affairs, said: “ I am pleased that Augsburg has become a location for the renowned Fraunhofer-Gesellschaft and the German Aerospace Center. This strengthens Swabia’s excellent research infrastructure even further.” » Full text
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June 10, 2010
On June 8, Bavaria's Vice-Minister of Economics, Ms. Katja Hessel, welcomed Dr. Annette Trimbee, Deputy Minister of Science and Technology of the province of Alberta. Dr. Trimbee was accompanied by a high-ranking delegation of experts. Ms. Hessel: "We want to further strengthen our cooperation in economy and science. To achieve this goal we will take advantage of the opportunity that is the pilot program "innovation coupons", which enables exchanges between companies and research institutions both in Bavaria and Alberta." » Full text
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May 12, 2010
Jens Korndörfer, one of the most promising young musicians in Germany and a renowned Bavarian organist, is currently completing his graduate studies at McGill University. He will give several concerts in Montreal this spring, playing works by Bach, Wagner, Widor, Schumann, Couperin and others. The State of Bavaria Quebec Office invites all music lovers to come and discover this great talent! » Full text
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February 24, 2010
At the Bavarian Cabinet Meeting on February 23, Minister-President Seehofer presented a very positive conclusion of his trip to Montreal and Vancouver » Full text
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May 21, 2010
Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu, May 17 2010 – Mr. Clément Gignac, minister of Economic Development, Innovation and Exportation, and Ms. Nicole Ménard, minister for Tourism and in charge of Montérégie region, together announced the opening of a Dornier seaplane assembly plant in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu. The government is supporting this $71.5 million project with a refundable contribution of $35 million. The Bavarian company will locate its plant in St-Jean-sur-Richelieu to construct and commercialize their Seastar plane. » Full text
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March 8, 2010
On March 2nd, 2010, the Bavarian High-tech Electronics cluster located in Nuremberg received the award 'Competence Network 2010' on German federal scale. Bavarian State Secretary of Economics Katja Hessel: "I congratulate the Bavarian High-tech Electronics cluster upon receiving this award. This demonstrates the excellency of Bavarian clusters even on a federal level and illustrates that Metropolitan Nuremberg is one of the best high-tech locations of Germany." The outputs of this Cluster are especially important considering the fact that high-tech electronics play a key role when it comes to energy savings. » Full text
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July 28, 2010
On the 20th of July, at the Farnborough International Air show, Liebherr announced that as of spring 2011, they will build an assembly plant for landing gears and a logistics center in Laval. Liebherr-Aerospace Canada, located near Autoroute Chomedey, was given the mandate by Bombardier to assemble and test the landing gears for the C-Series, the first flight of which is scheduled in October 2013. All equipment will be shipped in pieces from Lindenberg, Bavaria, where Liebherr-Aerospace designs them. » Full text
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February 17, 2010
From February 18th to 21st 2010, Bavaria's minister-president Horst Seehofer and his wife Karin Seehofer will be travelling to Montreal and to the Olympic Games of 2010 in Vancouver. Seehofer plans to attend several competitions during his two-day stay in Vancouver, but above all he is going to meet with high representatives of the Olympic movement, of the Canadian Olympic candidature and organisational team, as well as with numerous German sporting stars and officers. His goal will be to present Bavaria as an ideal location for major sporting events and to promote Munich as Olympic city for the Games of 2018. As Seehofer put it: "The successful candidature of Munich as Olympic city for the Games of 2018 is of key importance for the whole province of Bavaria. We will do everything possible to host the Olympic Games in Munich for a second time and thus to realize this unique opportunity. That is why we are trying to demonstrate a prominent presence in Vancouver, where the global decision makers are assembled at the moment." » Full text
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June 11, 2010
The Minister of Economic Affairs of the State of Bavaria, Mr. Martin Zeil, declared on the occasion of the Berlin International Aerospace Exhibition: "The strong presence of Bavarian aerospace companies at ILA is now also perceived at an international level. The increasing number of cooperations with leading aerospace regions of the world is a clear proof of the importance of Bavarian know-how and the top quality, 'made in Bavaria' technology." Bavaria is one of the best aerospace platforms in Europe with a large diversity of relevant businesses, from big manufacturers to highly specialized subcontractors in civil and military systems. » Full text
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March 3, 2010
Veronika Eberle and her brilliant accompanist Oliver Schnyder will be among the highlights of Pro Musica’s string of three exceptional young violinists. On Monday, 8 March 2010, at 7:30 p.m, in an intimate and spontaneous dialogue with Oliver Schnyder, Eberle will give us the rare privilege to listen to her performance of sonatas by Schubert, Debussy and Schumann. Twenty-one year-old Veronika Eberle has established a reputation as one of the most promising violin talents to emerge from Germany in recent years. » Full text
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February 24, 2010
From February 25 to March 28, the Quebec region Mauricie will host a colorful event in honor of Germany. The Shawinigan Cultural Corporation and several partners will present over 20 different activities in various places of town. This whole month of discoveries will enable the attendees to experience German culture thanks to visual arts, literature, gastronomy and cinema highlights. » Full text
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March 8, 2010
The Association for Canadian Studies in German-speaking Countries held its 31st annual conference in Grainau, Bavaria, Feb. 19 to 21, 2010, on the theme Canada-Europe: cross perspectives. For 3 days, the participants were able to exchange about Canadian experiences in terms of immigration, integration, intensifying of Canada-Europe cooperation, as well as on common possible responses to transnational challenges. » Full text
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July 16, 2010
Süd-Chemie AG, a worldwide leading specialty chemical company based in Munich/Germany, is investing approximately EUR 60 million in the production of lithium iron phosphate (LFP), a high performance energy storage material used in batteries for electric vehicle drives and other applications. On the new site of its wholly-owned Canadian subsidiary, Phostech Lithium Inc. in Candiac/Quebec, the German group is constructing the first industrial production plant for LFP using a new, proprietary production process based-on wet chemistry. By using this process, high grade LFP can be produced in both stable and consistent quality. » Full text
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February 24, 2010
MUNICH -- The Bavarian minister of Economics Martin Zeil met with the First Vice President of the National Assembly of Québec, Fatima Houda-Pepin, on Feb. 24 in the Landtag (Bavarian parliament). Houda-Pepin is visiting Bavaria from February 22 to 26 with a delegation of ten to further explore the cooperation between Bavaria and Québec. Zeil: "Bavaria traditionally maintains very close political and economical relations with Canada, especially with our partner region Québec. I'm always astonished about the diversity of the collaboration between Bavaria and Québec." » Full text
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February 16, 2010
For over 20 years, the cooperation between the Canadian province of Québec and Bavaria has grown stronger in both the economic and cultural areas. To put opportunities for Bavarian aeronautics and aerospace companies in Quebec in the stage light, bavAIRia, the Bavarian Ministry of Economics in Munich and the Representation of the State of Bavaria - Québec welcomed participants at a conference held February 11th in Munich. Not only the high relevance of the aerospace industry in the greater Montréal area, but also practical hints on how to establish business activities in Canada were at the center of discussions. » Full text
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February 8, 2010
Two Bavarian entries win the Excellence Cluster Competition of the Federal Research Ministry » Full text
