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Luxembourg has reportedly spent €2.4bn on helping with its consumers’ energy bills, or 3.3% of its GDP. In a Europewide context, this puts it in the middle of the pack. Photo: Shutterstock
EUROPE

Luxembourg outspends rest of Europe in energy aid per capita

According to Bruegel, just under €800bn have been allocated by European countries since September 2021 to tackle the energy crisis. In percentage-of-GDP terms, Luxembourg was an average contributor, but it tops the chart in per-capita spending.

Jeremy Zabatta • 14.02.2023
Luxembourg finance minister Yuriko Backes (DP) stressed the importance of the EU sanctions undertaken against Russia, but called for stronger collaboration on an international level when it comes to the clean energy transition.  Photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne Archives
MARKETS

Luxembourg has “responsibility as international financial centre”: Backes

Tracy Heindrichs • 10.02.2023
When it came to alcohol, Luxembourg was one of the bigger spenders of the EU in 2021--spending, like in 2020, 2.7% of its expenditure on the product. Photo: Matic Zorman / Maison Moderne
EUROPE

Luxembourg households spend 9% of budget on food and non-alcoholic drinks

Tracy Heindrichs • 08.02.2023
Werner Hoyer, president of the EIB on 2 February 2023, revealed not just the bank’s new logo but also its financing activities for 2022.  Photo: EIB
EUROPE

EIB financing reached €72.5bn in 2022, €17bn for green energy

Tracy Heindrichs • 02.02.2023
The Rapid Recovery of Ukraine gala charity dinner took place at Cercle Cité, 31 January 2023. Photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne
SERVICES & ADVISORY

Luxembourg gala supports Olena Zelenska Foundation

Natalie A. Gerhardstein • 01.02.2023
Luxembourg-based Clearstream has been present in the Ukrainian market since 2019. Library photo: Matic Zorma /Maison Moderne
BANKS

Clearstream boosts its presence in Ukraine

Marc Fassone • 31.01.2023
Member states have two months to respond to formal notices and complete the transposition of EU legislation to avoid receiving a follow-up “reasoned opinion”. Photo: Nitpicker/Shutterstock
EUROPE

Luxembourg late in transposing consumer protection, tax evasion directives

Abigail Okorodus • 27.01.2023
Christophe Hansen sees the parliament’s reports as an attempt to put big European countries in charge of the European financial system. Photo: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne/Archives 2021
BANKS

Is the banking package reform a risk for the financial centre?

Marc Fassone • 25.01.2023
“The goal is to up the game quite a bit,” CEO of F3C Systems Frédéric Lens said of the NIS2 directive. F3C Systems
EUROPE

EU directive pushes companies to take cybersecurity seriously

Lydia Linna • 23.01.2023
Marc Angel won the vice-presidency of the European Parliament by an absolute majority in the second round. (Photo: EU)
EUROPE

Marc Angel: “I am proud to have achieved this as a Luxembourger”

Mathilde Obert • 18.01.2023
Marc Angel has been a member of European Parliament since December 2019. European Union 2023
EUROPE

Luxembourger Marc Angel elected vice-president of European Parliament

Lydia Linna • 18.01.2023
The European Parliament’s Konrad Adenauer buildings in Kirchberg, only one of several EU institutions in Luxembourg. Photo: Matic Zorman
EUROPE

Luxembourg woos EU to host anti-money laundering body

Cordula Schnuer • 17.01.2023
The European commissioner for justice, Didier Reynders, was in Luxembourg on 16 January 2023, seen here with Anne Calteux, the European Commission’s representative in Luxembourg, and Fernand Etgen, speaker of the Chamber of Deputies. Photo: Chamber of Deputies
EUROPE

Luxembourg must ‘continue efforts’ on rule of law, says European commissioner

Ioanna Schimizzi • 17.01.2023
Ambassador Thomas Lambert is also a candidate reserve officer for the Belgian navy. Photo: Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne archives
EUROPE

Thomas Lambert: there’s a “vulnerability delta” of cybersecurity risks in shipping

Natalie A. Gerhardstein • 17.01.2023
Luxembourg, with 32,132 PPS, had the highest median income in Europe, followed by Norway (27,893 PPS) and Switzerland (26,163 PPS). Christophe Lemaire/Maison Moderne
EUROPE

Luxembourg has highest median disposable income

Tracy Heindrichs • 16.01.2023
Marc Angel on 11 January was nominated as a candidate to succeed Eva Kaili as one of 14 vice-presidents of the European Parliament. Library photo: Maison Moderne Publishing SA
EUROPE

Luxembourg nominee for European Parliament vice-president

Cordula Schnuer • 11.01.2023
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