Tripartite aid package approved
Government council approves new tripartite energy measures, and Wolt couriers report pressure during a smaller-than-planned protest over reduced delivery payments and working conditions in Luxembourg.
Your Luxembourg News
Wage indexation takes effect
Luxembourg wages and pensions rise through indexation, job market pressures continue despite labour shortages, and health experts warn about smoking rates among young people.
Russia summons Luxembourg ambassador
Russia protested a reburial linked to Andriy Melnyk, Ekabe may drop 70 dairy farmers, and Atari is moving its headquarters to Luxembourg.
Red Cross affordable housing project in Niederkorn
Red Cross social housing project, medical treatment for undocumented migrants and film industry concerns
STATEC warns of recession risk
STATEC warns Luxembourg could face recession, while Esch wins an anti-racism award and thousands join the Wiltz pilgrimage.
New Luxembourgish passport
New passports, higher state aid to businesses and Ukrainian startups at Luxembourg venture days
continued price pressure from rising energy costs
continued price pressure on households, finalization agenda tripartite meeting and push for labour sector reforms
Germany to end fixed border checks
Germany eases border checks after court ruling. Gaza flotilla activist reports interception. Journalists warn over media pressure at ALJP centenary.
STATEC reports rising poverty
rising poverty, call to create commission on violence against children, Fairtrade products are a common choice
Luxembourg to face costs to cross-border workers
Luxembourg faces €200 million to cross-border workers, scammers target motorists, Geopark Mëllerdall gets UNESCO “Green Card”
backlash EU proposal on new genetic technologies
NGO urges MEPs to reject EU proposal on genetic technologies, family reunification requests take nearly 3 years, household wealth falls
Environment minister presents new waste plan
New national waste plan, solar energy simulator for households and emloyment growth
Violent theft rose sharply last year
rise in violent theft, PM faces budget dilemma at EU summit, vote on emergency service reforms delayed
Lower consumer confidence
Lower consumer confidence, tripartite meeting with unions and employers and rise in phishing scams
First study on female genital mutilation
First study on female genital mutilation in Luxembourg, Amnesty’s annual report and stricter rules on companies operating abroad.
Protest targets Israeli bond approvals
Activists protest Luxembourg’s approval of Israeli bonds, raising concerns over transparency and rule of law.
Government unveils climate plan
65 million euro climate plan, opposition criticism, and new refugee housing in Rodange.
Luxembourg nears 1 million by 2070
Luxembourg faces growth, climate plan debate, and tight fuel supplies at Findel, with impacts linked to migration and global pressures
Luxembourg launches central housing register
New housing register opens as students gain support and film sector warns of job losses despite Cannes presence.
Cattenom extension faces renewed opposition
Cattenom safety concerns grow as Luxembourg plans new schools and auditors flag gaps in social funding controls.
32 objections hit migration law proposal
Asylum law faces criticism, tourism rises, city tops beauty ranking
Luxembourg abstains on UN slavery resolution
Luxembourg abstained on a UN resolution on the slave trade, citing legal concerns about the wording.
Inflation picked up in March
Inflation rose in March, NGOs criticised Middle East developments, and aid was introduced to remove Asian hornet nests.
Refugee Collective Opposes New Asylum Bill
The Luxembourg refugee collective LFR condemns the Interior Ministry’s draft law on asylum procedures. The bill implements the European Migration and Asylum Pact, introducing a filtering centre for new arrivals, faster procedures and shorter deadlines for appeals. Luxembourg’s law proposal sets harsher rules than required by the EU. The LFR says the law proposal marks a clear shift in asylum policy, at the expense of fundamental rights. On Sunday, six Luxembourgish activists will join the Greenpeace ship “Arctic Sunrise” in the next global flotilla going from Spain to Gaza. The mission plans to sail with more than one hundred boats
Pride parade returns to Luxembourg City
After 16 years in Esch, Pride parade returns to Luxembourg City this year, River burials begin across Moselle border in Germany
Liser reveals hidden bias in the housing market
Liser uncovers how hidden bias in housing market could cost thousands, Luxembourg secures €500 million for clean technology investment, and faces renewed debate over press freedom following remarks by Prime Minister Luc Frieden.
Google data centre faces objection
MouvEco objects Google’s Bissen data centre, police arrest a LuxTrust phishing suspect, and justice minister Elisabeth Margue will be Luxembourg’s first minister to have a child while in office.
Household food waste avoidable
New analysis shows many households in Luxembourg continue to throw away food that could still be used.
Engel and Miltgen elected new LSAP co-presidents
LSAP elects new leaders, Grevenmacher challenges nature reserve plans, and SIDEN investigates suspected €73,000 embezzlement.
Court upholds begging ban
Judges confirm restrictions on begging in the capital. Protesters rally against the Iran war while projections point to a higher minimum wage.
Evacuation flights bring residents home
A first evacuation flight has left Oman carrying more than 100 passengers as Luxembourg authorities work to repatriate citizens stranded in the Middle East.
New cost-of-living allowance to simplify application
Ministers back a poverty scheme; calls for more psychiatric youth care; Mouvement Ecologique criticises lack of heating policy.
MPs criticize conditions in refugee shelters
Opposition MPs criticise refugee shelters, primary schools prepare a new curriculum, Statec brings forward wage indexation, and the Festival des Migrations presents its programme.
Court freezes medical fees; flu cases drop
Doctors and dentists cannot raise fees in 2025 and 2026, while new data show a sharp fall in influenza infections. Autonomous shuttles in Esch continue to run with low passenger numbers.
Government calls steel summit, CGDIS sends cyclone aid, Ramadan begins
Tripartite talks set for March, two experts deployed to Madagascar, property prices drop and Ramadan and Lent start together.
Bettel urges dialogue with Putin as Ukraine war nears fourth year
Foreign minister calls for talks with Moscow, while environmental groups and the Justice Ministry push new domestic reforms.
