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Ex-Ukrainian President Yanukovych removed from sanctions list

The news comes as EU courts upheld measures taken against Roman Abramovich as retaliation for Russia’s war

20/12/2023

Business

Judges uphold Amazon’s sweetheart Luxembourg tax deal

EU antitrust authorities had argued the e-commerce giant gained an unfair advantage when it saved €250m through its complex corporate structure

14/12/2023

Business

Engie wins €128 million court tax fight

The French energy company wasn’t given an unfair advantage by its arrangements in Luxembourg, judges ruled, dealing a blow to EU efforts to curb tax avoidance

05/12/2023

Business

EU Court touts re-run of Apple’s €13 billion Irish tax dispute

A legal opinion offers support for the European Commission’s crusade against alleged multinational tax-dodging

09/11/2023

Luxembourg

Luxembourg to form new coalition government after Sunday's election

The choice of a coalition partner will fall upon the conservative party's CSV, who won 21 seats in the country's parliament.

09/10/2023

Luxembourg

Luxembourg goes to the polls with affordable housing a key issue

The Grand Duchy is considered one of the wealthiest places to live in the EU, but many of those who work there feel out-priced by rising housing costs

07/10/2023

Luxembourg

Tiny Grand Duchy of Luxembourg faces a major housing crisis

Luxembourg's high wages are a powerful magnet for would-be migrants but while the minimum wage exceeds 2,300 euros a month, house prices start at around 10,000 euros per square metre.

06/10/2023

Luxembourg

Stop putting children in Luxembourg prison, anti-torture group says

The Council of Europe’s Committee for the Prevention of Torture (CPT) has urged the authorities in the country to stop detaining children in Luxembourg Prison - an adult prison - under dangerous circumstances.

08/09/2023

Climate

'A Herculean task’: How Luxembourgers are pushing for renewables

Luxembourg's first citizens' climate council has given the country bolder climate plans.

18/04/2023

Living

Does free public transport make people drive less?

Three years on from Luxembourg's introduction of free public transport, residents see it as a ‘good form of freedom'.

22/03/2023

Green News

Richest country in Europe marks third year of free public transport

The 640,000 or so citizens of Luxembourg have been enjoying free public transport for three years and, unsurprisingly, they quite like it.

22/03/2023

Sport

Super League takes on UEFA at the EU's Court of Justice

Organisers of the breakaway league have accused Europe's football governing body of violating competition laws.

11/07/2022

Europe News

EU should arm Ukrainian ports to solve food crisis, Lithuania FM says

The impact of Russia's aggression on Ukraine on food security is the main item on the agenda of the meeting held in Luxembourg on Monday as about 20 million tonnes of wheat and other grains remain stuck in Ukraine because of the war.

20/06/2022

Economy

Finance ministers should worry about tax fraud, EU prosecutor says

Authorities in EU countries aren’t showing enough appetite to claw back tens of billions in funds lost to fraud each year, according to the head of the EU’s financial crime agency.

01/06/2022

Art

Esch-Sur-Alzette: Why you need to visit Europe's Capital of Culture

Luxembourg's industrial town of Esch-Sur-Alzette has been named Europe's Capital of Culture 2022. Here's why you need to visit this fascinating former steel industry centre.

21/12/2021

Art

Luxembourg: a nation with no identity or a blank canvas for ideas?

The art and craft spectacular 'De Mains De Maitres' is spread across Luxembourg's capital city in various non-art venues. Its focus is on exhibits created from disparate materials, and perhaps this is the best metaphor for the country itself. Euronews talks to the Minister for Culture to learn more.

25/11/2021

Luxembourg

Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel admits allegations of plagiarism

An online report has said the more than "three-quarters" of Bettel's postgraduate dissertation was written without proper citation.

27/10/2021

Luxembourg

Luxembourg to legalise growing and using cannabis at home

Luxembourg’s government has announced changes to the law on cannabis, with plans to legalise growing and using the drug at home.

22/10/2021

Europe News

EU court scraps farming, fishing ties with Morocco over Western Sahara

The rebel Polisario Front said that the decision was a victory.

29/09/2021

Luxembourg

Luxembourg’s PM taken to hospital after testing positive for COVID-19

Xavier Bettel was taken to hospital “as a precaution” a week after testing positive for coronavirus.

05/07/2021

Destinations

Why this small, crowd-free country could be the perfect 2021 holiday

Luxembourg can be overlooked as a holiday destination. Here's why the small, quiet country could be the perfect holiday in 2021.

18/05/2021

My Europe Series

Why doesn't the EU consider Luxembourg a tax haven?

The tiny Grand Duchy has been accused of being a tax haven after the OpenLux investigation revealed the country hosts 55,000 offshore companies.

17/02/2021

Luxembourg

Luxembourg rejects new tax haven claims

A year-long investigation by sixteen media outlets combed through four billion publicly-available documents found that a third of companies in Luxembourg are holdings that allow for favourable tax treatment.

08/02/2021

Europe News

Pompeo cancels EU trip amid apparent 'snub' by Luxembourg

Luxembourg declined to comment on the reason, but confirmed the planned trip had been cancelled.

13/01/2021

Living

The forest serves as a pantry for Michelin-starred chef René Mathieu

His restaurant, La Distillerie, has recently been voted the Best Vegetable Restaurant in the World.

20/11/2020

Luxembourg

Madeleine McCann suspect loses rape case appeal in EU top court ruling

The 43-year-old German national is currently in prison on drug trafficking charges but will be released in January. Prosecutors fear he will vanish if his appeal is upheld.

24/09/2020