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An arrest in Turin on a Luxembourg warrant is the latest turn in the Caritas fraud, a €61.2 million embezzlement that has grown into a money-laundering case spanning nine countries.
A draft European Commission report wants to let cross-border banks shift capital and liquidity across the EU to compete with US rivals. For a financial centre built on 117 foreign-owned banks, the reform is both an opportunity and a risk.
The president of the European Parliament has referred Luxembourg's only MEP, Fernand Kartheiser, to its conduct committee over his attendance at a Kremlin forum and a declaration urging restored ties with Russia.
The signing of a 14-point US–Iran memorandum reopening the Strait of Hormuz has pulled crude back toward $80 a barrel — and in import-dependent Luxembourg, where the Ministry of the Economy fixes maximum pump prices, the relief is already visible on the motorway price boards.
Luxembourg’s health ministry urged residents on 18 June to check their measles vaccination before summer travel, citing a resurgence across Europe and the US. Two MMR doses are needed for full protection; coverage gaps left by the pandemic are driving outbreaks.
A US law has accelerated dollar-backed stablecoins, prompting the ECB to push for a digital euro by 2029. Luxembourg, the EU base for PayPal and Amazon and a hub for blockchain-bond experiments, is unusually exposed to the outcome.
In Brussels, the US defence secretary announced a six-month review of America's military footprint in Europe, tying its outcome to how fast allies take charge of their own security. For Luxembourg — host of NATO's procurement agency yet a low spender by share of output — the pressure is suddenly concrete.
With the slogan “Deel vun eppes Groussem” — “Part of Something Great” — D’Ekipp is trying to connect Luxembourg’s separate sporting circles into one inclusive community, from social runs to its Day One collaboration that drew hundreds through the capital.
Jean Asselborn served as Luxembourg's foreign minister from 2004 to 2023, the longest tenure of any sitting EU foreign minister. A former trade unionist and mayor of Steinfort, he became known across Europe for his blunt defence of human rights, refugees and the rule of law, and for memorable clashes with Viktor Orban and Matteo Salvini.
When the 48-team World Cup opens in North America on 11 June, Luxembourg will be a spectator: the national side finished its qualifying campaign without a point. Yet a June friendly against Italy, and a decade of steady progress, show why the Red Lions still matter at home.
From 3 to 5 June 2026 Luxembourg hosted its first International Climate Finance Days, marking ten years of the Luxembourg Green Exchange and gathering the EIB, the European Commission and Brazil's foreign minister to debate how to move private capital into the climate transition.
Luxembourg marks its National Day on 23 June with a torchlight procession, fireworks and a military parade. In 2026 the celebration carries added weight: it is the first since Grand Duke Guillaume V took the throne from his father last October.
Nexus Luxembourg, the country's largest technology summit, returns to LuxExpo The Box on 10–11 June 2026 with more than 10,000 visitors, 150 speakers and a four-part programme spanning applied AI, fintech and a start-up contest — as Luxembourg positions itself as a European hub for trusted, sovereign computing.
Léa Linster is Luxembourg's most celebrated chef and the first and still only woman to win the Bocuse d'Or, the world's most demanding cooking competition. Born in Differdange in 1955, she abandoned law studies to take over her family's restaurant and earned a Michelin star before her 1989 triumph in Lyon. Today the Frisange restaurant she built carries two Michelin stars under her son Louis.
Jean-Claude Juncker (born 1954) is a Luxembourgish politician who served as Prime Minister of Luxembourg from 1995 to 2013 and as President of the European Commission from 2014 to 2019. A central architect of the euro and chair of the Eurogroup through the sovereign-debt crisis, he is among the most experienced figures in modern European politics.
The European Central Bank is expected to raise its key rate by a quarter-point on 11 June, reversing an easing cycle after war-driven energy costs pushed euro-area inflation to its highest since 2023. Luxembourg, with the bloc's frothiest housing market and a large share of adjustable-rate debt, is among the most exposed.
The EU Pact on Migration and Asylum starts applying on 12 June 2026, replacing the Dublin system with eight regulations and a directive. Luxembourg is transposing the package through Bill 8694, which creates a specialised asylum and immigration section inside the administrative tribunal staffed by up to sixteen judges. The reform lands as the Pact's solidarity mechanism faces a challenge from France's National Assembly before the Luxembourg-based Court of Justice, where Advocate General Tamara Capeta has advised judges to throw the case out.
Luxembourg gives you free choice of doctor and no GP-registration system, so you can book a generalist, dentist or specialist directly without a referral. This guide explains how to find and book a doctor (Doctena, word of mouth, the multilingual medical community), the optional medecin referent scheme, out-of-hours care at the Maison Medicale and the pharmacie de garde, hospital emergency care, what to bring, fees and CNS reimbursement.
Pharmacies in Luxembourg generally open Monday to Saturday daytime and close on Sundays and holidays, but a national on-duty rota (the pharmacie de garde) keeps one open round the clock. We explain the 8am-to-8am garde service, how to find the duty pharmacy on pharmacie.lu or by calling 112, the difference between prescription and pharmacy-only medicines, and how the CNS third-party-payment system means you usually pay only the small unreimbursed share.
Many employees in Luxembourg expect a 13th-month salary, but there is no statutory right to one. It is owed only when written into your contract, provided by a collective agreement (CCT), or established as a binding company custom. The practice is common in banking, insurance, and healthcare. This explainer covers when a 13th month is genuinely due, how it differs from a gratification or a discretionary bonus, how it is taxed, and what you can claim if you leave mid-year.
Luxembourg parents have three distinct statutory leaves. Maternity leave is 20 weeks (8 before, 12 after the birth), paid by the CNS as a maternity allowance. Paternity or co-parent leave is 10 days, taken within two months of the birth. Parental leave gives each parent 4 or 6 months full-time (or part-time and split options), paid by the CAE as an income-replacement allowance. This guide explains the durations, amounts, application deadlines and job protection.
Luxembourg is the world's only remaining sovereign Grand Duchy and a founding member of the European Union. As of 1 January 2026, its population reached 690,959, with foreign nationals making up 46.6%. The capital, Luxembourg City, had 137,696 residents at the end of 2025. The country spans just 2,586 km2, uses the euro, and ranks among the world's richest by GDP per capita. This explainer gathers the verified key facts and figures.
Three operators serve Luxembourg: POST (the incumbent, broadest and most reliable network, premium), Tango and Orange. Each has a prepaid brand: POST TipTop, Tango GO)) and Orange Hello. Choosing well means weighing coverage, data, fibre versus DSL, TV bundles, contract versus prepaid and EU roaming. All offer eSIM, an ID is required for any SIM, and number portability via the regulator ILR is free and fast.
Luxembourg is one of Europe's safest countries: the US and UK both place it at their lowest advisory level, and violent crime is rare. The main risk is petty theft and pickpocketing, concentrated around the central station (Gare) district and on buses and trams. Police data for 2025 show a rise in robberies (+30.8%) and theft (+11.9%) from a low base. Save 112 (fire/ambulance) and 113 (police) and watch your belongings in crowds.