Jan 24, 2025 · Covering the EU, business and finance, politics and life in Luxembourg

2 days ago · Cancer and heart diseases were the biggest killers in Luxembourg in 2023, responsible for more than half of the deaths registered in the country, Luxembourg’s health ministry revealed in a report Wednesday. In 2023, 4,258 people died in Luxembourg, 25 fewer than the previous year. The majority ...

2 days ago · Civil servants and state employees are set to receive a two-stage salary increase over the next two years that will cost the state €195.5 million over 2025 and 2026 and are expected to cost €108 million per year thereafter. Details of the new agreement struck between the government and the CGFP ...

3 days ago · State revenues from taxes continued to grow last year and Finance Minister Gilles Roth is “cautiously optimistic” about the Grand Duchy’s financial situation. Luxembourg ended the year with a surplus of €317 million, which, although temporary as some expenditures for 2024 have not yet been ...

1 day ago · The European Central Bank lowered borrowing costs for a fifth time since June, with the region’s economy stalling and the 2% inflation target in reach. Officials reduced the deposit rate by a quarter-point to 2.75% - as predicted by all analysts in …

Jan 24, 2025 · The number of people obtaining Luxembourgish nationality dropped by over a third last year, according to data from the justice ministry released on Friday. A total of 7,415 people were granted Luxembourgish nationality in 2024, the lowest in three years and a major decrease from 2023, when a record ...

Jan 10, 2025 · Home Affairs Minister Léon Gloden (CSV) told a parliamentary committee that the feeling of security in Luxembourg had improved in the last year. “In some areas, it is clear that the government's work is bearing fruit,” Gloden said as he presented provisional crime figures for 2024 to the home ...

May 18, 2024 · The financial report comes as data provided to the Luxembourg Times by OAG - which sells flight information and analytics to airports, airlines and travel tech companies – showed that Luxair struggled to fill flight capacities on some of its key routes. Police search at Luxembourg tyre manufacturer Goodyear. Police on Tuesday carried out searches at the Luxembourg premises of tyre ...

Oct 26, 2024 · French assurances on checks relieve border communities. France has promised to limit new border controls with Luxembourg set to begin on 1 November and last until the end of April, Interior Minister Léon Gloden told Luxembourg’s parliament this week.

Sep 7, 2024 · The EU’s top court should enforce a fine against Luxembourg air-freight carrier Cargolux, imposed for conspiring with other airlines to drive up shipping costs and consumer prices two decades ago, but allow a new look at whether the €80 million sum is justified, an advisory opinion said.