The grand duchy will be allowed to present the main recent developments in the field after an introduction by the European Commission. Member states will then launch a discussion and will share their experiences and best practices. However, no formal conclusions will result as part of these exchanges.

The Commission’s introduction will include the main findings from the Luxembourg chapter of its The 2020 edition of the assessment found that the grand duchy needed to take steps to alleviate concerns about media regulator ALIA. In its report from last year the Commission stated that “concerns remain on shortcomings for access to official documents and for access to information for the press.” These were particularly highlighted during the early days of the covid pandemic as vice president of Luxembourg's union for journalists  last year.

In Transparency International’s 2020 Corruption Perceptions Index Luxembourg scored 80 out of 100 and ranked fourth in the European Union and ninth globally. The Luxembourg country chapter from the 2021 stated that the grand duchy’s judicial system “continues to operate with a high level of perceived judicial independence”.

On 24 March Luxembourg published revised rules introducing a as well as make public any jobs they take for two years after leaving office under an ethics code adopted on Thursday. This responds to criticism from the Group of States against Corruption (Greco), an anti-corruption watchdog within the Council of Europe.

The General Affairs Council’s discussion should shed a light on the progress made with regard to the rule of law in Luxembourg. Meanwhile Hungary, Malta, the Netherlands and Austria will also be assessed, allowing for comparison with some of the grand duchy’s fellow member states.