Consumer confidence has reached a record high. The Luxembourg Central Bank‘s index was 17 in May, up from 8‎ the same time last year.

Unemployment in the eurozone decreased from 9.4%‎ in March to 9.3% in April, the lowest rate since March 2009. That’s according to Eurostat, the EU statistics agency. Across the entire EU, the jobless figure dropped from 8.7% in April 2016 to 7.8% in April 2017, the lowest rate since December 2008. Unemployment in Luxembourg declined from 6% in March 2017 to 5.9% in April 2017, according to Eurostat.

50 employees will be made redundant at the oil refining equipment firm John Zink in Dudelange. The firm has originally wanted to cut 54 posts. A deal was struck following 2 months of talks between labour leaders, the government mediator and company executives.

Researchers with the Luxembourg Institute of Socio-Economic Research published more than 50 articles in international scientific journals last year. 2,300 attended more than 90 seminars, workshops, conferences and training sessions that were organised by Liser, according to its 2016 annual report.

The Chamber of Deputies has voted to revise section 32-4 of the constitution, concerning states of emergency. Under the new version, the government can only declare a state of emergency (such as during a terrorist attack) for a maximum of 10 days; an extension to 3 months would require the support of two-thirds of MPs. Parliament could not be dissolved during this time.