Luxembourg

Luxembourg

Top EU diplomats put Serbia against the wall with Kosovo

Brussels has handed Belgrade a dilemma: Either stop obstructing Kosovo's entry into key international organisations or its own EU aspirations will be frozen.

23/04/2024

Europe News

Judges retarget bank-rescue fund, ruling 2022 subscription unlawful

The EU’s €78bn Single Resolution Fund is meant to avoid a repeat of 2008-style taxpayer banking bailouts, but faced a string of legal problems.

10/04/2024

Europe News

Abramovich re-appeals EU sanctions

The Russian oligarch and ex-Chelsea FC owner saw funds frozen for his apparent ties to Putin.

08/04/2024

Europe News

Court quashes sanctions on F1 driver Nikita Mazepin

An economic freeze on the driver in response to the Ukraine invasion wasn’t justified merely because he was the son of Russian oligarch Dmitry Mazepin, judges said.

20/03/2024

Tech News

Court ruling casts doubt on bloc’s standards bodies' funding

A landmark ruling by the EU’s top court could put a brake on lucrative business for private standardisation entities across Europe.

07/03/2024

Europe News

Court of auditors slams horse-trading with Orbán over rule of law

Brussels efforts to coax back wayward members like Poland and Hungary are far from foolproof, the budget watchdog said.

22/02/2024

Luxembourg

Luxembourg City’s begging ban stirs nationwide debate

Critics say Luxembourg City's controversial ban on begging, designed to curb the presence of organised gangs, is neither humane nor legal.

14/02/2024

Sport

Euroviews. The European Super League case has woken up a sleeping giant

After the Court of Justice of the European Union's December ruling, the last thing FIFA and UEFA want is to have a fragmentation of mini-regulations imposed by courts all over the EU, Dr Assimakis Komninos writes.

17/01/2024

Business

Google’s €2.4 bn shopping bill should stand, top legal opinion says 

Record-breaking antitrust fines were justified as the search engine promoted its own services, Advocate General Juilane Kokott said

11/01/2024

Europe News

EU top court finds FIFA, UEFA abused dominant position in Super League case

UEFA and FIFA rules requiring other entities seek their permission to set up new tournaments contravene EU law, the bloc's top court has ruled in a landmark ruling.

21/12/2023

Europe News

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

Earth News

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

Earth 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