Last weekend the STIGA Masters for the Under 11 category took place in Blegny/Liège The winner in the Under 11 Boys’ category is Ladimir MAYOROV from Spain followed by Marin JEAN and Simon CLIN from France In the three matches in the main draw MAYOROV did not drop a game In the Under 11 Girls’ category Türkiye’s Ela Su YONTER clinched gold after beating her compatriot HUANG Cloe in the final The European Table Tennis Union (ETTU) is the governing body of the sport of table tennis in Europe and is the only authority recognized for this purpose by the International Table Tennis Federation The ETTU deals with all matters relating to table tennis at a European level including the development and promotion of the sport in the territories controlled by its 58 member associations and the organization of continental table tennis competitions Dimitar Dimitrov finished fourth and Amber Lemmon fifth at the Stiga Masters U11 competition in Blegny The competition brought together some of the most promising boys and girls in Europe with 14 in each category playing first in a group stage and then in a main draw and positional play-offs Dimitrov won five of his six group matches Dimitrov them won his first two knockout matches against opponents from Belgium and Lithuania to reach the semi-finals he was defeated 3-2 by Ukraine’s Mark Voronoi who went on to finish second to his compatriot Drobov Dimitrov’s final match was also a 3-2 defeated then defeated a Spanish opponent in the first round to reach the quarter-finals She was narrowly defeated 3-2 by Spain’s Carmen Gomez but recovered to beat opponents from Czechia and Germany to finish fifth Girls’ Group AAmber Lemmon bt Lore Goethals (BEL) 3-0 (11-5 11-8)Carmen Gomez (ESP) bt Lemmon 3-0 (11-4 15-13)Lemmon bt Leonor Ascenco (POR) 3-0 (11-8 11-9)Bianca Toma (ROU) bt Lemmon 3-2 (6-11 11-8)Eva Chalkovskyte (LTU) bt Lemmon 3-1 (10-12 12-10)Dana Haspel (GER) bt Lemmon 3-2 (11-9 First roundLemmon bt Nour Slamti (ESP) 3-1 Quarter-finalsCarmen Gomez (ESP) bt Lemmon 3-2 Positions 5-8Lemmon bt Bara Cupakova (CZE) 3-1 Positions 5-6Lemmon bt Dana Haspel (GER) 3-1 Boys’ Group BDimitar Dimitrov bt Real Krol Shahar (ISR) 3-0 (11-5 11-9)Dimitrov bt Victor Dobato (ESP) 3-0 (11-5 11-5)David Drobov (UKR) bt Dimitrov 3-2 (11-9 11-8)Dimitrov bt Nicolae Bucur (MDA) 3-1 (11-6 11-7)Dimitrov bt Mindaugas Stonys (LTU) 3-1 (11-8 11-8)Dimitrov bt Florian Cambier (BEL) 3-0 (11-3 First roundDimitrov bt Hugo Farhi Thinsy (BEL) 3-0 Quarter-finalsDimitrov bt Mindgaugas Stonys (LTU) 3-0 Semi-finalsMark Voronoi (UKR) bt Dimitrov 3-2 Positions 3-4Real Krol Shahar (ISR) bt Dimitrov 3-2 UCLan North of England Cadet & Junior 2 Star Gold for Karabardak in Montenegro Cates and Rainford dominate Island Finals Night Website by Jask Creative The World Heritage Centre is at the forefront of the international community’s efforts to protect and preserve World Heritage partnerships for conservation Ensuring that World Heritage sites sustain their outstanding universal value is an increasingly challenging mission in today’s complex world where sites are vulnerable to the effects of uncontrolled urban development Our Partners Donate Take advantage of the search to browse through the World Heritage Centre information The four sites of the property form a strip 170 km long by 3–15 km wide consisting of the best-preserved 19th- and 20th-century coal-mining sites of the country It features examples of the utopian architecture from the early periods of the industrial era in Europe within a highly integrated notably the Grand-Hornu colliery and workers’ city designed by Bruno Renard in the first half of the 19th century Bois-du-Luc includes numerous buildings erected from 1838 to 1909 and one of Europe’s oldest collieries dating back to the late 17th century while the four components of the listed site retain a high measure of integrity Les quatre sites de ce bien s’étendent sur une bande de 170 km de long et de 3 à 15 km de large qui traverse la Belgique d’ouest en est Il s’agit des sites les mieux conservés de l’exploitation charbonnière qui s’est étalée du début du XIXe siècle à la seconde moitié du XXe siècle Le bien fournit des exemples de l’architecture utopique des débuts de l’ère industrielle européenne dans le cadre d’un ensemble industriel et urbain architectural hautement intégré notamment le charbonnage et la cité ouvrière du Grand-Hornu dessinée par l’architecte Bruno Renard dans la première moitié du XIXe siècle Bois-du-Luc comporte de nombreux bâtiments érigés de 1838 à 1909 et un charbonnage qui est l’un des plus anciens d’Europe car il remonte à la fin du XVIIe siècle Bien que la Wallonie compte des centaines de charbonnages la plupart ont perdu leurs infrastructures alors que l’intégrité des quatre composantes de ce site est restée élevée Las cuatro minas que integran este sitio cultural se extienden desde el este hasta el oeste de Bélgica a lo largo de una franja de terreno de 170 kilómetros de largo y de 3 a 15 kilómetros de ancho El sitio lo forman las zonas de minería del carbón mejor conservadas de todo el país que se explotaron principalmente desde principios del siglo XIX hasta la segunda mitad del siglo XX En este sitio se hallan muestras tempranas de la arquitectura utópica de los inicios de la primera Revolución Industrial europea que forman conjuntos urbano-industriales sumamente integrados El ejemplo más notable lo proporcionan la mina y la ciudad obrera del Grand-Hornu planeadas en la primera mitad del siglo XIX por el arquitecto Bruno Renard En Bois-du-Luc se hallan numerosos edificios construidos en el periodo 1838-1909 así como una de las minas de carbón más antiguas de todo el continente europeo cuya explotación se inició a finales del siglo XVII A pesar de que Valonia contó con centenares de minas de carbón en el pasado la mayoría de sus infraestructuras han desaparecido hoy en día las cuatro minas que componen este sitio del Patrimonio Mundial han conservado su integridad en muy gran medida Bois du Cazier and Blegny-Mine sites represent the best preserved places of coal mining in Belgium from the early 19th to the second half of the 20th centuries The Walloon Coal Basin is one of the oldest and most emblematic of the industrial revolution The four sites include numerous technical and industrial remains relating to both the surface and the underground coal mining industry the industrial architecture associated with the mines mining town urban planning and the social and human values associated with their history in particular the memory of the Bois du Cazier disaster (1956) Criterion (ii): Among the earliest and largest in Europe the four Walloon coalmines are testimony to the early dissemination of the technical social and urban innovations of the industrial revolution They then played a major exemplary role on the technical and social levels through to recent times they are one of the most important sites of interculturalism arising out of mass industry through the participation of workers from other regions of Belgium Criterion (iv): The ensemble of the four Walloon mining sites provides an eminent and complete example of the world of industrial mining in continental Europe at various stages of the industrial revolution It bears significant testimony to its industrial and technological components especially following the Bois-du-Cazier disaster (1956) The series’ components have been selected for the quality diversity and wealth of the testimonies they provide Each expresses an original and complementary dimension of the serial property’s overall value and each has the necessary components demonstrating sufficient integrity for an intelligible expression of this overall value The authenticity of the individual components of the serial property varies somewhat depending on the component considered and depending on all the property’s sites but it achieves a satisfactory level overall The programmes announced for the renovation of certain components should favourably restore the conditions of authenticity for this property an overarching conservation plan would be welcomed to ensure the authenticity of this serial property is lastingly maintained the protection measures for the sites are adequate Guarantees have been provided for the sound management of the urban and rural buffer zones through local town planning or sector plans implementing the general provisions of the Development Code for the environment of the listed monuments and sites Starting from the addition of sites with separate management and conservation systems the serial property has recently acquired a permanent overarching body that is operating effectively: the overarching Coordination Group The scientific capacities of this group must be strengthened and the programmes and actions coordinated to achieve a level of management and conservation compliant with that of a property with recognised Outstanding Universal Value Saturday brings one of the hardest and most important one-day races of the season Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team is back in action this weekend at the 39th edition of the U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège which starts from Bastogne and finishes in Blegny The opening 70 kilometers should be relatively quiet giving a breakaway the time to form and put some minutes into the peloton before the action starts on Côte de Mont-le-Soie Haute-Levée and Vecquée will then all be tackled by the bunch in the space of just 40 kilometers before the iconic Côte de La Redoute the 1.6km climb averaging 9.5% which has been so many times decisive in the race The last ten kilometers bring the last hurdle of the race a short “wall” whose double-digit gradients could and should play a huge role in the final outcome Soudal Quick-Step Devo Team goes to the start with Henrique Bravo – only the second Brazilian in history to ride the U23 Liège–Bastogne–Liège O Gran Camiño white jersey winner Viktor Soenens and Jonathan Vervenne Our two leaders will be Federico and Victor who come here after a strong ride in the Circuit des Ardennes last week Haute-Levée and La Redoute as the main difficulties of the day but also that steep climb that comes just ten kilometers from the finish will be a key point we go there with a strong and determined team and we hope to be protagonists and get a good result” to know how many times a particular page is read We only use this information to improve the content of our website These cookies are only placed after you have given your consent Clément Champoussin third on cobbled climb to Namur Spaniard Roger Adrià (Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe) outsprinted compatriot Alex Aranburu (Movistar) to win the one-day Grand Prix de Wallonie Clément Champoussin (Arkéa-B&B Hotels) held off Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) for the final spot on the podium Aranburu led through the final left-hand corner for the final 250-metre straightaway to the signature finish to the Citadel of Namur but Adrià struck with a vicious acceleration just before the line to swipe the victory Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Wanty) joined Mads Würtz Schmidt (Israel-Premier Tech) in a two-rider breakaway with 14km to go Zimmermann then attacked on the final 2km of the climb but was caught by the chasers with 500 metres to go after a false flat The team supported me very well and put their trust in me They were really committed to helping me take the win here," Adrià said in a team statement and I was in a good position in the finishing straight I’m really pleased that I could finish it off to take the win.” The peloton raced 202.3km from Blegny to the Citadelle de Namur the fourth consecutive year with the climb of the Citadel deciding the winner of the one-day race.  The first 55km of the route included two categorised ascents and rolling roads through Vallée de la Molignée The route became hilly again for the final segment passing over Côte Ermeton (2.1km at 4.1%) and taking on an uphill intermediate sprint An uncategorised climb of the Route Merveilleuse (1.9km at 5.3%) follows as the appetizer that led into the final 9km for the finish at the Citadel of Namur An early breakaway included Gleb Brussenskiy (Astana Qazaqstan) and Mulu kinfe Hailemichael (Caja Rural-Seguros RGA) The six riders built a margin of four minutes quickly then held steady with a little more than two minutes ahead of the peloton for the next 100km The lead group saw their long day in the breakaway wither away as a mass of riders swarmed them on the final classified climb at Ermeton with under 44km to ride Among the contenders in the lead group included Arnaud De Lie (Lotto-Dstny) and Biniam Girmay (Intermarché-Wanty) Lotto-Dstny took over the pacemaking as the road descended slightly towards the intermediate sprint placed atop Tienne aux Pierres at Wépion (3km at 5.2%) Oscar Riesebeek (Alpecin-Deceuninck) hit the gas on a flat section of road along the banks of the Meuse River and with under 25km to go he gained 22 seconds on the peloton led on the wide roads by five riders from Lotto-Dstny Once at the base of the climb for the 3km ascent to the sprint line Just past the left-hand corner that led to the smaller road on the climb two riders touched wheels and crashed near the front of the large pack The pace rebooted with a long line of riders processing up the climb Emil Herzog of Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe pulling for almost the entire climb and more blue kits from Alpecin-Deceuninck and Decathlon AG2R La Mondiale in the mix Once over the top Mads Würtz Schmidt (Israel-Premier Tech) accelerated away and was followed by Georg Zimmermann (Intermarché-Wanty) No organised chase formed on the narrow roads with the final climb approaching At the base of the twisting ascent to the Citadelle de Namur Red Bull-Bora-Hansgrohe and Uno-X Miblitiy took up the chase to catch the leaders Zimmermann then accelerated for a solo ride with 1.8km to go but could not hold off the charge from behind and faded before the final 500 metres Results powered by FirstCycling a sports marketing and public relations agency which managed projects for Tour de Georgia a Georgia non-profit to promote safe cycling She is proud to have worked in professional baseball for six years - from selling advertising to pulling the tarp for several minor league teams She has climbed l'Alpe d'Huez three times (not fast) Her favorite road and gravel rides are around horse farms in north Georgia (USA) and around lavender fields in Provence (France) You can read this article in 2 minutesAgnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus In view of the large increase in the number of immigrants trying to enter the UK illegally by truck, the governor of the Belgian province of Liège has imposed a night-time ban on one of the parking lots the Belgian province of Liège issued a decree prohibiting parking at the Aire de Tignée parking lot in Barchon near Soumagne at E40/E42 (routes leading to Calais and Dunkirk) The ban applies to vehicles over 3.5 tonnes and is in force between 8 p.m The reason for this measure is the growing number of immigrants trying to get to the British Isles by truck The ban was introduced at the request of the mayors of Blegny and Soumagne – Marc Bolland and Benjamin Houete The authorities and the inhabitants of both towns are concerned about the presence of refugees trying to break into trucks.  Barchon : le gouverneur confirme la fermeture du parking autoroutier aux camions vers Bruxelles Le gouverneur de la province de Liège le confirme dans un communiqué : l’aire de stationnement de Barchon – située plus exactement à Tignée sur la commune d… https://t.co/SJZ5ZzUTE0 pic.twitter.com/AKYgDI9qoG — Veille infopol (@PolBegov) October 22, 2019 The ban was introduced on 23 October for 2 weeks the Governor shall decide to extend or remove the restriction Pölös Zsófia Journalist Trans.info | 5.05.2025 Agnieszka Kulikowska - Wielgus Journalist Trans.info | 5.05.2025 Sabina Koll Journalist Trans.info | 5.05.2025 GXO to manage Northern Italy transport operations for PRG retail groupPölös Zsófia Journalist Trans.info | 5.05.2025 the specialist in cinema exhibitor services (Ymagis Group is pleased to announce the inauguration of new state-of-the-art facilities in Liège-Barchon cost-effective and fully-secured supply chain organization to support the sustainable organic growth of CinemaNext and its subsidiaries across Europe CinemaNext’s main hub located in Liège-Barchon (Parc Artisanal) features a 2,400 m² two-story building including 1,400 square meters dedicated to the supply chain and logistics The new facility boasts interconnecting and scalable offices fully-equipped conference rooms and advanced on-site technology platforms including the customer service department (NOC) a 40-seat screening facility and a showroom for cinema seating The Liège-Barchon offices also integrate Eclair’s Benelux team which provides color-grading and DCP mastering services for international movie releases alongside digital distribution and theatrical delivery solutions CinemaNext in France and Germany successfully completed their relocations to new buildings situated in Paris-Asnières-sur-Seine and Düsseldorf respectively with easy-to-access 200 m2 and 480 m2 warehouse capabilities Both facilities host a variety of services including sales & field services a customer support center for French and German-speaking cinema exhibitors project management and sales administration Acting SVP of CinemaNext and Deputy CEO of Ymagis Group “These new relocations are part of our investment strategy which aims to achieve a more cost-effective organization with an optimized supply chain in three major markets of our network This represents a strong investment from CinemaNext and a huge commitment in supporting the evolving needs of our clients of all sizes and the cinema marketplace in terms of projection and audio equipment supplies “Efficiency has been placed at the heart of our supply chain process which makes our Barchon facility one of the world‘s most advanced logistics hubs entirely dedicated to cinema exhibitor services,” explains Matthew Jones General Manager Europe of CinemaNext and Netherlands Country Manager “Our hub locations are ideally located because of the proximity of freight forwarding routes CinemaNext’s website is available at https://www.cinemanext.com Celluloid Junkie is the leading online resource dedicated to the global film and cinema business Join a growing community of film and cinema industry professionals from around the world who rely on CJ to provide the latest news and research on the motion picture industry Crédit photo Alexis Dancerelle - DirectVelo Source : www.uci.org © DirectVelo - Tous droits réservés. Mentions légales - CGV Vous pouvez aussi consulter du contenu spécifique à la FranceBelgique : 2014 marks the centenary of the beginning of the First World War We will bring you pictures from 100 years ago on a regular basis - photos that were taken 100 years ago to the day on that particular day - to allow you to follow the Great War in pictures The first landmark for Belgium was set on 4 August King Albert is pictured here with Queen Elisabeth On 31 August 1914 the queen and the children and the lion's share of Belgium's gold reserves left Antwerp aboard the ferry Jan Breydel The steamer was escorted by four Royal Navy vessels An English drawing of reprisal killings at Kortenberg near Leuven: local inhabitants shot at German forces the previous day attracting the ire of the advancing forces The drawing was published in the German Illustriete Zeitung on 17 September 1914 Before the war people training for the priesthood and teachers were not obliged to fulfil their military service At the beginning of the war they were called up to serve as stretcher-bearer Initially they didn't get proper uniforms only wearing an armband with a red cross on it The German Zeppelin bombardment of Antwerp's city centre triggered the decision to move the art treasures away from the city cathedral (Onze-Lieve-Vrouwkathedraal) a couple of days later in order to give them a safe place One of the works that is being removed is Rubens' "Descent from the Cross" as can be seen in this picture The gigantic painting is taken to the cellars of the Museum of Fine Arts in Antwerp so-called francs-tireurs (from French 'franc' = free and 'tireur' = shooter) a scene that was repeated various times at different places in the first war months Parts of Leuven were destroyed on 25 August 1914 as dozens of houses were systematically set ablaze German propaganda media (like this postcard) afterwards said the Belgians were to blame claiming that "German soldiers had bended over backwards to avoid that the Leuven City Hall would be eaten by the flames" after the city had been "set ablaze by the Belgians." During the night of 24 August a German Zeppelin aircraft dropped scores of bombs on the peace-loving people of Antwerp: 12 people were killed and two scores were injured Indignation is great especially as the royal palace on the Meir was among the targets The attack prompts the king to send his children to safety in England The city of Antwerp immediately decides to introduce a black-out On 23 August 1914 674 civilians or around 10% of the local population were murdered in the Walloon city of Dinant Townspeople were driven together at seven places told to stand against a wall and shot dead These are bodies including that of a young boy near the Bourdon Wall near the edge of the city of Dinant An estimated 27,000 French soldiers perished during fights that took place along a 400 km frontline on 22 August 1914 Most soldiers were killed in the Belgian Ardennes; the village of Rossignol in the Gaume region saw over 7,000 French victims This makes it the deadliest day in French war history All this makes 22 August the deadliest day of the Great War as a whole Bridges over the river Meuse between Andenne and Seilles (west of Liège) have been blown up by the Belgian army This obstruction triggers outrage among the German troops as 262 citizens are killed with guns and axes The German authorities inform the local population that all men are being held hostage Each shot aimed at the Germans will result in the shooting of at least two hostages while the dead are being buried without any form of ceremony German soldiers assemble on the Brussels Central Market Square in front of the city hall German troops march through the city coming from Leuven Road (Leuvensesteenweg) as from 9am the American journalist Richard Harding wrote "The arrival of the first enemy troops sparked some exceitement But we got bored after watching grey lines of soldiers marching in for 3 consecutive hours One got fascinated and returned to watch it It was something mysterious and at the same time threatening like a thick fog coming in from the sea." On 19 August the Brussels home guard was ordered to quit greater Brussels In recent days the home guard had prepared to defend the city but now it becomes clear that Brussels will be yielded to the German aggressor without a fight The inhabitants of Brussels interpret the decision as a signal to flee the city Older members are disarmed and told to go home The Belgian artillery falls back on Leuven pulling out of the eastern city of Tienen (pictured here) In this photograph we see plumes of smoke from the heavy fighting outside the town Belgian forces suffer heavy losses at Tienen Citizen guards and boy scouts at a barricade in Brussels The citizen guard units were a kind of urban militias entrusted with the task of maintaining public order in times of peace Their task switched to defending the country in war times The citizen guards had a lack of training and carried the reputation of being no more than "operette- soldiers" Better trained units were scarce and were mostly found in major cities The scouts served as go-betweens transferring messagesin the first months of the war The final obstacles on the German way to Brussels are out of the way An execution takes place in the village of Blégny near Liège are shot after they had been taken hostage by the Germans It's a German retaliation act on charges of "continuous shootings by Belgians civilians" Over 50 citizens had been killed in the village in the days before commander-in-chief of the Liège Stronghold takes a central place in the picture as he watches "the final resistance" of his troops at the Fort Loncin fortress The ammunition room of the fortress was hit by heavy German shellfire and exploded Some 150 soldiers died at once - dozens of them are still buried under the rubble at present General Leman was taken prisoner by the Germans but was allowed to keep his sabre out of respect for "the brave resistance of the Belgian troops" in Liège Belgian lancers are on the alert in the area of the Lion's Mound in Waterloo The Belgian army had troops ready for combat in the area around Wavre and Perwez from the beginning of the war but a confrontation with the German army would never follow The Belgian troops retreated together with the rest of the Belgian army into the Antwerp fortresses belt On 13 August 1914 the infamous German super-cannon Big Bertha was used for the first time Two Big Berthas were used in the attack on the Pontisse Fortress near Liège The cannons were capable of firing 1,000 shells and were made in the Krupp factory in the German city of Essen Dead soldiers and dead horses after the Battle of Halen that is better known as the Battle of the Silver Helmets It was the last battle on the Western Front in which the Kaiser’s army used horses The battle was celebrated as a great Belgian victory The 180 Belgian losses were even slightly higher than the losses on the German side There are many photographs of the battle as Belgian press photographers were allowed to operate freely among the Belgian troops While the Belgian forces continue to offer resistance thousands of German troops flood into Belgium Lines of German troops often kilometres long filled the roads in the east of the country Today's archive photo features a Germany Army attack on Belgian positions The picture was taken either during the Battle of Orsmaal-Gussenhoven on 10 August or the Battle of Tienen a week later This is a print issued to French soldiers in August 1914 to enable them to recognise colleagues from allied armies Many civilians also didn’t recognise the various armies’ uniforms when the German Army arrived in Liège on the night of 5 August many locals at first believed that they were British troops On 8 August 1914 the village of Herve and the nearby town of Melen are burnt down by advancing German troops including 8 women and 4 girls under 13 years of age A witness said that the German troops forced young children to dance and sing in front of the dead bodies This German drawing represents the attack on the city Liège You will notice two armed civilians shooting at the German soldiers in the left corner the so-called francs-tireurs (from French 'franc' = free and 'tireur' = shooter) There is no hard evidence that Belgian civilians took up the arms against the German invaders but this was nevertheless the argument used by the German to justify the hard repression acts against the civilian population The small village of Vottem was the scene of heavy fighting during the Battle of Liège 33 soldiers: 22 Belgians and 11 Germans lost their lives On 6 August the local Mayor rand the parish priest took photographs of the deceased in the local church hall to aid their later identification At the end of the afternoon the German army starts attacking the fortifications that surround the city of Liège The Belgian forces launch a counter-attack at Fort Barchon King Albert I rides on horseback towards parliament where he will ask the Belgian People to resist the German invasion with “tenacity” The Chamber of Representatives and the Senate unanimously the war budget and a series of emergency measures a "Chasseur à Cheval" - the regiment was involved in reconnaissance activities - is taking a closer look at the horizon They are awaiting the imminent arrival of the German troops after the Belgian government rejected the German ultimatum The area close to the German border is being "prepared" for the German arrival to take up their positions in the strongholds around the city of Antwerp Among them are quite a number of older volunteers that had not been called to the front for the occasion of the general mobilization This photo is on display in the Royal Army Museum in Brussels where the names of 32 of the people in the picture are mentioned 14 of them had died before the end of October People are queuing up at the National Bank in Brussels in order to trade in paper money for metal coins or gold Some shopkeepers refuse to accept paper money due to uncertainty about its future An increasing number of people is working on an extra stock of food as the war threat is becoming more imminent Crédit photo Alexis Dancerelle / DirectVelo