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
France France raises bird flu alert level as cases reported in Europe A case of bird flu has been detected in the Ardennes, while Belgium and Luxembourg have also reported infections. 10/09/2021
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
Europe News EU, US slap new sanctions on Belarus in response to Ryanair diversion Foreign affairs ministers from all EU countries met in Luxembourg and agreed to blacklist 78 individuals and 8 entities believed to be closely involved with President Lukashenko's regime. 21/06/2021
Europe News Belgium and Luxembourg share aircraft as part of efficiency drive Belgium and Luxembourg have begun sharing aircraft in response to NATO’s long drive towards better interoperability. 17/06/2021
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
Biztech news E-commerce giant Amazon wins appeal over Luxembourg tax rebates The ruling is a blow to the European Union's attempt to curb corporate tax avoidance but the bloc could still appeal the decision. 12/05/2021
Uncovering Europe 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
Europe News 'The difficulties of one state becomes the difficulties of them all' 12m full-time jobs could be lost in Europe because of this crisis - so what's the next move? 21/04/2020
Estonia What can Luxembourg learn from Estonia about free public transport? Luxembourg recently became the first country to make public transport free. But pioneers Tallinn have been doing it for years. 10/03/2020
Europe News Luxembourg is first country in world to make public transport free Next stop, huge debt? Luxembourg becomes the first country in the world to scrap charges for using public transport. 29/02/2020
Europe News Foreign ministers discuss Turkey-Syria conflict Foreign ministers met to weigh options for how the EU should respond to Turkey's invasion of Syria. 15/10/2019
Europe News EU countries stalemate over migration relocation plans After another tragic shipwreck in the central Mediterranean EU minsters gathered in Luxembourg to agree on a temporary system to relocate migrants rescued at sea. Member states have shown divisions over the possibility to host asylum seekers arriving in Italy and Malta. 08/10/2019
View Away from the media’s gaze, Ana Brnabić is failing to advocate for LGBT equality in Serbia ǀ View A picture of the Serbian PM and her Luxembourg counterpart went viral earlier this month. [...] On the surface, the picture should be praised, but digging a little deeper into the LGBT policies of each country, it is little wonder that not all LGBT Serbs are getting out the bunting for Ana Brnabić. 23/09/2019
Europe News No progress: MEPs lament Brexit stalemate On Wednesday, the European Parliament will debate and vote on a resolution on Brexit and the possibility for another extension to avoid a No Deal Scenario. 17/09/2019
world news Tornadoes and 'whirlwinds' cause havoc in parts of northern Europe Parts of northern Europe experienced tornadoes and 'whirlwinds' on Friday evening. 10/08/2019
Luxembourg 'Time to try something else': Luxembourg official on cannabis policy The minister insisted Luxembourg wouldn't become a cannabis tourism hotspot, mainly because non-residents wouldn't be allowed to buy it. 10/08/2019
Luxembourg Luxembourg could become first EU country to fully legalise cannabis In an interview with Politico, Health Minister Etienne Schneider confirmed his government's plans to legalise production and consumption of cannabis for recreational purposes, while calling other European countries to do the same. 08/08/2019
Europe News Luxembourg PM says European elections 'a wake up call' In an interview with Euronews, Luxembourg's prime minister reacted to the recent European elections and talked about what's next for the EU project. 28/05/2019
Luxembourg Watch again: Funeral of Luxembourg’s ex-monarch Grand Duke Jean Royalty from across Europe paid their final respects to Luxembourg's former monarch at his funeral on Saturday. 04/05/2019
Luxembourg Luxembourg’s Grand Duke Jean dies aged 98 During his 36 years as Grand Duke, his country of half a million inhabitants wedged in between Belgium, Germany and France, turned from an industrial backwater into an international financial hub. 23/04/2019
World EU extends new protections for whistleblowers | Raw Politics On Tuesday, the European Parliament voted to provide increased protections for whistleblowers in the EU. Euronews spoke with former whistleblower Antoine Deltour to ask him what he thought of these new protections. 18/04/2019
World Survivors of sexual violence speak out to pursue justice A few weeks ago, Luxembourg hosted the first edition of the Stand, Speak, Rise up forum to end sexual violence in fragile environments. 12/04/2019
state of the union Is there a way to break the Brexit deadlock? MPs voted against Prime Minister Theresa May's Brexit deal this week, as well as rejecting crashing out of the EU with no deal and for an extension to Article 50. But what does this mean now? 15/03/2019
