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At Gymnich, Bettel tests Luxembourg's line on a wider EU foreign-policy agenda
The informal EU foreign ministers' meeting in Limassol put Ukraine, India and Saudi Arabia on an agenda where small states still have to be precise.

The informal EU foreign ministers' meeting in Limassol put Ukraine, India and Saudi Arabia on an agenda where small states still have to be precise.

On 22 September 2025, Luxembourg recognised the State of Palestine, joining a wave of more than 150 countries. Eight months on, the test is sober: no annexation has been halted, the EU has again refused to suspend its trade pact with Israel, and a fragile Gaza ceasefire has stalled. The gesture was right. Its limits are the real story.

Speaking at Harvard's Center for European Studies, Luxembourg's Prime Minister called for a more autonomous Europe — on defence, energy and capital markets — without burning bridges with Washington.