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Carnival is back!
Wait, did it ever stop? Yes, in February of this year the legendary Carnival
celebration returned after a year gap. Although this year the crowds were
smaller than usual, Limburgers and all carnival-loving people returned to the
streets of Maastricht. The last carnival celebrations had happened in 2020,
only days before the pandemic sent the 2019-2020 cohort to remote learning.
At least they celebrated carnival! We are sorry for the 2020-2021 cohort that had
to miss carnival. We hope that our current MPPers and PhD fellows get to enjoy
it this coming February. Just remember to wear a costume like a Limburger!
Helaas Pindakaas!
After 20 years of planning and discussion, the tramline project
connecting Maastricht with Hasselt has been cancelled. The
project was attractive for Maastricht in that it offered a 40-minute
commute into the Belgian city as an alternative to the Liège
route. Recently the project started to face challenges because
it was unable to access the Maastricht city center. Currently
an electric bus alternative has been proposed as replacement.
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