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The Benelux flag will be flown across Luxembourg on Friday for the first time to mark over 80 years since the 1944 London Customs Convention that began cooperation between Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg. Flags will be raised at ministries, parliaments, police services, ports and other public institutions in all three countries ahead of Benelux Day on Saturday, now in its third year. The flag-raising highlights ongoing Benelux collaboration on cross-border security, policing, education, energy, crisis management, innovative transport (including autonomous driving) and the internal market, with participating governments and organizations emphasizing that cooperation extends beyond national borders.
After a Luxembourg Cup qualifying match between Vianden and Reisdorf, a post-match brawl involved several players—one punched an opponent and another allegedly struck a player’s chest with boot studs; police opened an investigation. Separately, officers detained intoxicated individuals in Bonnevoie, Dippach (one later found near a Bertrange shopping centre), and near a nightclub on Avenue de la Faïencerie after they posed risks to themselves or obstructed police; protective custody and medical checks were applied as needed.
Home Affairs Minister Léon Gloden said emergency services only respond to missing pets when animals pose an acute danger to people or need urgent rescue; otherwise searches are the owner’s responsibility. From 2022 to July 2026, police received 1,667 missing-pet reports, with just over 200 so far this year. Gloden noted animal shelters, protection groups and vets often assist in reuniting pets with owners and urged people to identify and register animals to improve tracing. There is no national strategy for missing pets, though specially trained firefighters and vets are available for emergency cases.
