The Grand Duchy’s place in the EU and Greater Region was examined last month during the third of a year-long conference series organised by Sacred Heart University.
The seminar, entitled “The European destiny of a small country”, recounted how Luxembourg became home to numerous EU institutions and why its small size has fostered other economic and political advantages.
Jacques Santer, former European Commission president and previous prime minister of Luxembourg, Mario Hirsch, director of the European cultural centre Institute Pierre Werner, and Georges Bingen, the European Commission’s representative to the Grand Duchy, spoke at the event.
The conference was hosted December 13 at the European Commission’s Jean Monnet building in Kirchberg.
Understanding Luxembourg
The event was part of SHU’s “Luxembourg: where we came from; where we are; where lies our possible future?” conference series, which aims to help the Grand Duchy understand its history as the country moves ahead in a changing world. The conferences are co-organised with paperJam magazine, which is part of the same media group as Delano.
The fourth seminar, “Industry means steel in Luxembourg. Still true?”, will recount the emergence and decline of the Grand Duchy’s steel sector and examine the future of industry in Luxembourg.
That conference will take place next Thursday, January 17, at ArcelorMittal’s Boulevard d’Avranche offices.