Luxembourg's CGDIS rescue service responded to two Sunday-afternoon accidents on 10 May 2026: a two-car collision at noon in Bascharage's Avenue de Luxembourg and a motorcycle fall minutes later in Vianden's Rue de la Gare. One person was injured at each scene.
On 10 May 2026 the city of Dudelange and the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research (LISER) presented the city's first Observatoire social, mapping income, poverty risk and housing pressure quartier by quartier. The data confirm pronounced inequalities between districts of Luxembourg's fourth-largest commune.
Luxembourg MEP Fernand Kartheiser has written to fellow MEPs inviting them to St Petersburg on 3 June 2026 to meet Russian State Duma deputies on the margins of Vladimir Putin's flagship forum, Politico reported on 7 May. The non-attached lawmaker, expelled from ECR in June 2025, says the trip is privately funded and aims at ministerial-level dialogue. Lithuanian Renew MEP Petras Auštrevičius called it "an open attempt to recruit" MEPs for Russia.
The European Commission projects Luxembourg's economy to recover from a 0.8% 2025 print to 1.9% in 2026 and 2.0% in 2027 — supported by financial-sector activity, lower rates and indexation-bolstered consumption.
The Luxembourg telecommunications operator Eltrona announced on 4 May 2026 that board member Gerald Demortier will take over as interim CEO from 1 June, ahead of a permanent appointment.
Reported on 4 May 2026, Deutsche Bank Luxembourg's 2025 results show net interest income falling from €582.5M to €509M — a tougher rate environment biting before the bank's mid-2026 relocation to Skypark.
Police operations in the Gare-Hollerich district intensified through January and February 2026, with 24 suspected dealers presented before an investigating judge and large-scale operations on 22 and 29 January.
The two largest Luxembourg-headquartered retail banks reported full-year 2025 results in late April 2026 within a week of each other, both above expectations.
On 16 April 2026, Luxembourg's Ministry of Mobility and lux-Airport published a long-horizon airport plan that doubles passenger capacity, raises freight 50%, and pours €1 billion into infrastructure by 2032.
The third edition of Nexus Luxembourg, the country's largest tech symposium, takes place 10-11 June 2026 at Luxexpo The Box, with AI and tech sovereignty as the through-lines.
Following its merger into the Utmost Group, Lombard International — long one of Luxembourg's most recognisable life-insurance brands — has rebranded as Utmost Luxembourg in 2026.
Luxembourg's flagship registration-duty credit for primary-residence buyers remains in force in 2026, after the broader package of housing-crisis tax reliefs ended in mid-2025.
The OECD's global minimum tax framework lands operationally in Luxembourg this summer. In-scope entities have until 30 June 2026 to file the registration set out in the Pillar Two implementing legislation.
When the consumer price index moves 2.5%, every salary in the Grand Duchy adjusts by 2.5% by law. Statec's projections put the next trigger in the second quarter — the second tranche of the current cycle.
The Paiement Immédiat Direct, launched in 2023 and expanded in 2024, is reaching critical mass in 2026 — replacing the reimbursement-claim step for a growing share of Luxembourg medical visits.
Luxembourg's €112 million AI-optimised supercomputer is set for end-of-year launch, jointly funded by the EuroHPC Joint Undertaking and the Luxembourg State, with capacity split 50/50 between European and national users.
Average residential rent reached €31.09/m²/month in April 2026 — a 6.47% rise on the year. Sale prices held at €8,151/m², a slight 0.32% decline, in a market that is stabilising at a high level.
Luxembourg's national railway is running its largest infrastructure programme in years. Closures during school holidays will affect the Athus, Longwy, Ettelbruck and Diekirch lines.
On 4 March 2026, Prime Minister Luc Frieden officially launched AI4LUX, a national campaign positioning AI as a driver for citizens, competitiveness and Luxembourg's sovereignty.
After the 2025 1-ppt CIT reduction, the Frieden government plans a further 1-ppt cut from 2027. The 3 February 2026 carried-interest law clarifies and broadens the AIF carry definition.
The 2026 Henley Passport Index puts Luxembourg in joint third place globally — tied with Denmark, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland — with visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 186 destinations.
From 2026, French, Belgian and German residents working in Luxembourg are entitled to Luxembourg unemployment benefits only after six uninterrupted months of work in the Grand Duchy.
The Michelin Guide Belgium and Luxembourg 2026 awards Le Lys (Kim De Dood) its first star, while Ma Langue Sourit and Léa Linster keep their two stars and the Grand Duchy stays a top per-capita gastronomy destination.
Tuesday 23 June 2026 will be the first National Day celebration since the October 2025 abdication of Grand Duke Henri. Festivities open the night before with the torchlight Fakelzuch and OneRepublic on the Glacis.