Frontaliers

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Finance
Cross-border workers
Frontalier taxes in Luxembourg: the 90% rule and the remote-work day limits explained
Nearly half of Luxembourg's workforce commutes from France, Belgium or Germany. These frontaliers are taxed at source in tax class 1, but can opt for resident assimilation to unlock class 2 and deductions if 90% of household income is taxed in Luxembourg (50% for Belgians). A separate 34-day limit governs how many home-working days stay tax-free; social security uses yet another rule, allowing up to 49% remote work.
By Pierre Hansen5 June 2026
Greater Region
Cross-border rail
Double-decker trains arrive on the Metz-Luxembourg line as France and the Grand Duchy chase 21,000 peak-hour seats
The Grand Est Region unveiled at Metz station on 4 May 2026 the first of 16 double-decker trains now running on the Metz-Thionville-Luxembourg line. Each five-car Z26500 set seats 554 passengers, up from 313, and has been cleared to cross into Luxembourg since 29 April. The plan lifts peak-hour capacity toward 21,000 seats by 2030, with Luxembourg co-funding a new Metz-area workshop.
By Mathias Faber31 May 2026
Greater Region
Cross-Border Work
Two ceilings, one commute: the telework rules for Luxembourg's frontaliers in 2026
Luxembourg's economy runs on cross-border workers - 231,519 of them, nearly half the salaried workforce. For 2026, two separate thresholds govern their telework: a 34-day-a-year tax tolerance, now identical for France, Germany and Belgium, and a separate social-security ceiling of just under 50%. Mixing them up can be expensive.
By Pierre Hansen30 May 2026
Greater Region
Greater Region
Luxembourg Faces a 200-Million-Euro Bill for Frontaliers' Jobless Benefits
An EU revision of social-security rules will shift the cost of unemployment benefits for cross-border workers onto Luxembourg, the country where they work. With frontaliers filling about 47% of its salaried jobs, the Grand Duchy faces an estimated 200 million euros in extra annual cost. It secured a five-year phase-in, extendable to seven, but did not support the text.
By Mathias Faber27 May 2026
Opinion
Opinion: Cross-border workers
France and Luxembourg Fail to Lift 34-Day Cap on Cross-Border Telework
France and Luxembourg again failed to lift the 34-day cap on tax-free teleworking for French cross-border workers at December's intergovernmental commission. France wants a 40% threshold plus revenue-sharing; Luxembourg offers only 25% and refuses retrocession. With talks pushed to late 2026, more than 120,000 frontaliers stay stuck on a rule that competitors abandoned years ago.
By Pierre Hansen23 May 2026
Politics
Greater Region
Cross-border workers in Luxembourg in 2026: unemployment, pay, transport and housing
Luxembourg’s cross-border workers remain central to the economy, but 2026 raises practical questions about unemployment benefits, wage gaps, transport costs and housing pressure.
By Mathias Faber16 May 2026
Politics
Labour law
Cross-border unemployment in Luxembourg: what could change for frontaliers
A possible EU change would affect frontaliers who worked at least 26 weeks in Luxembourg before becoming unemployed.
By Mathias Faber15 May 2026
Politics
Jobs
ADEM’s 2025 report records more than 42,000 registered jobseekers in Luxembourg
ADEM’s 2025 report shows more than 42,000 registered jobseekers, a 25% rise since 2022 and growing pressure from cross-border unemployment rules.
By Mathias Faber and Anouk Origer15 May 2026