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The CGDIS is discussing the possible deployment of an Aquarius water bomber in Luxembourg after three aircraft from the Cargolux subsidiary joined France’s wildfire response. No purchase or permanent contract has been agreed.
Luxembourg taxes savings interest at a final 20%, exempts half of qualifying dividends, and leaves most share gains untaxed after six months. The thresholds are small and behave as cliffs, not allowances.
Luxembourg taxes gains on private property by holding period. Your main residence is exempt. Sell within five years and the gain is ordinary income; sell later and it is halved, with a €50,000 allowance every ten years.
Israeli strikes killed at least two Palestinians and damaged medical supplies in Gaza after Hamas accepted a US-backed disarmament roadmap. The plan remains caught between Hamas’s demand for an Israeli withdrawal and Israel’s insistence on disarmament first.
Russia killed at least nine people and wounded 33 in an overnight missile and drone assault on Kyiv. The attack exposed Ukraine's dwindling supply of Patriot interceptors as Donald Trump retreated from a pledge to license their production.
Gérard Lopez, Eric Lux and two former Fola Esch officials are due to stand trial in Luxembourg in mid-December over allegations that documents used to justify part of a 2014 financial transaction contained false information.
Luxembourg has abolished the CO2 bands for new combustion company cars and replaced them with a single 2% monthly rate. Electric vehicles keep 0.5% or 0.6% until the end of 2026 — after which those rates double.
Spain sent troops and additional police to Ceuta after officials estimated that between 50,000 and 60,000 people entered from Morocco. Dozens died during the crossing, while Brussels offered operational and financial support.
Luxembourg charges inheritance duty on who you are to the deceased, not on how rich the estate is. Direct-line heirs and surviving spouses pay 0%. Siblings start at 6%, unrelated heirs at 15% — and a surcharge can multiply those rates by up to 3.2.
CNAP president Alain Reuter says Luxembourg’s 2026 pension changes have gained time without resolving the system’s structural imbalance. The warning comes as annual payments reach €7.36 billion and the reserve’s coverage declines.
Luxembourg's income tax law allows a long list of deductions with fixed euro ceilings, from a €540 standard employment deduction to €4,500 of private pension saving. This is the complete 2026 list, with the exact ceilings.
Luxembourg is set to host the European hub of a Canada-led defence bank seeking to mobilise up to £100 billion. Political backing is in place, but domestic treaty procedures and key financial commitments still lie ahead.
From 1 January 2028 Luxembourg plans to replace tax classes 1, 1a and 2 with a single scale, Tarif U, doubling the tax-free allowance and cutting the number of brackets from 22 to 10. Existing couples can stay on the old treatment until 2052.
A powerful earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Tuesday, collapsing part of a shopping centre and leaving workers missing. A tsunami advisory was lifted, but rescue operations and infrastructure checks continued into the night.
Saudi Arabia says it destroyed drones launched from Iraq towards oil facilities in Riyadh and the Eastern Province. A separate Houthi claim against the kingdom’s East–West oil route exposes the fragility of the regional pause.
Luxembourg Customs is beginning checks on G2V2 tachographs in vans above 2.5 tonnes used for international freight. Since 1 July, covered drivers have also been bound by EU driving, rest and posting rules.
The United States and Iran held fire for a second consecutive day after 13 nights of US strikes. Oman-led talks over the Strait of Hormuz are advancing, but there is no formal ceasefire and major disputes remain unresolved.
German authorities say the deadly vehicle and stabbing attack near Berlin Pride bears the signs of Islamist terrorism. A 21-year-old suspect remains at large after one woman was killed and 29 people were injured.
More than 250,000 residents and holidaymakers have left areas threatened by fires in France and Spain. The largest fronts remain active near Bordeaux and west of Madrid, with another intense heatwave forecast for France.
Luxembourg wants a larger share of its rising defence expenditure to remain in the domestic economy. Its plan combines stricter rules for manufacturers with a Defence Campus at the former Liberty Steel site in Dudelange.
Renewables supplied 23.3% of Luxembourg’s gross electricity consumption in 2025, up from 20.5% but still the EU’s third-lowest share. The result underlines the scale of the country’s dependence on imported energy.
Brent crude settled at $100.69 after threats to shipping and renewed US strikes on Iran. Luxembourg’s diesel and heating-oil prices have risen as governments and central banks confront another inflation risk.
Luxembourg recorded 3,461 incidents on buses, trains and trams in 2025, a 5.8% increase. Unions want stronger protection for staff, while the government is advancing legislation on surveillance, order and penalties.
Washington and Riyadh have signed a civilian nuclear agreement that could lead to uranium enrichment inside Saudi Arabia. Its commercial promise is substantial, but the absence of the IAEA’s Additional Protocol has intensified proliferation concerns.