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 is rushing draft bill 8684 through parliament to transpose the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum before the bloc's rules take effect on 12 June 2026. Its centrepiece is a 3-to-7-day screening of undocumented arrivals, run from the former ADEM building on Rue Bender. The Luxembourg Refugee Council "strongly condemns" the text, citing detention of minors, shortened appeals and intrusive phone searches.
New Statec demographic projections suggest Luxembourg could reach one million residents by 2070, with migration driving growth and the average age rising sharply.
New STATEC projections push Luxembourg's population toward — and possibly past — one million by 2070, with migration rather than natural increase doing virtually all of the work.
Temporary protection for Ukrainian refugees has been extended to 4 March 2026, with 3,671 people from Ukraine welcomed by Luxembourg as of mid-2025 and clear progress in school enrolment and labour-market integration.