- The penultimate day of the school holidays was marked by education minister Meisch, explaining the new changes, from multilingual education in pre-school to iPads in secondary schools. Over 91,000 pupils and 10,000 teachers wlil be back in Luxembourg’s public and private schools from Friday onwards.
- Ryanair employees working in Charleroi, Belgium, won a court case in which they argued that Belgium employment laws should apply to their contract, not Irish law, as the low-cost airline claimed.
- Alain Mikli becomes the art director of luxury eyewear brand Gold & Wood, based in Hosingen.
- The national committee for data protection (CNPD) has seen a significant rise in its workload: 30% in authorisation demands, 39% in notifications and 185 complaints.
- The international motor show Germany in Frankfurt focuses on new concept cars. Paperjam has some fancy videos of very flashy cars.
Education minister Claude Meisch summarised the changes that students and teachers face this coming year. Sven Becker