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Klaus Regling’s term as managing director of the European Stability Mechanism ends soon and will not be extended. Eurozone leaders have to find a fresh candidate after Luxembourg’s Pierre Gramegna and Portugal’s João Leão both failed to garner enough support. Photo credit: Matic Zorman/Maison Morderne

Scramble to search for new ESM chief

The withdrawal of the candidacies of Luxembourg’s Pierre Gramegna and Portugal’s João Leão for the post of managing director of the European Stability Mechanism raises a serious question. The mandate of the current director general, Klaus Regling, will end on 7 October. A new consultation process has been launched.

Benoît Theunissen • 21.09.2022

Pierre Gramegna’s candidancy to head the Kirchberg-based European Stability Mechanism was formally withdrawn on 20 September 2022. Library photo: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne

Pierre Gramegna out of ESM race

Nicolas Léonard • 20.09.2022

The EU flag flies at the Cattenom nuclear power station across the border in France. Greenpeace says the European Commission “got its hands dirty” by including nuclear and gas in its taxonomy Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne

Greenpeace launches legal action against EU greenwashing

Duncan Roberts • 19.09.2022

Tom Kass, pictured at Kass-Haff near Mersch, is one of three short-listed finalists in the best male organic farmer category, alongside farmers from Croatia and Italy Oikopolis group

Tom Kass up for EU best organic farmer award

Duncan Roberts • 18.09.2022

European Investment Bank president Werner Hoyer photographed at the bank’s headquarters in Kirchberg. Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne

Werner Hoyer on fresh challenges to energy and sustainability in Europe and beyond

Joséphine Shilito • 16.09.2022

Minimum wage rules, should the directive be adopted by the council, will be reviewed for all member states. Photo: Shutterstock

EU approves directive on minimum wages

Tracy Heindrichs • 15.09.2022

Jean Asselborn, foreign affairs minister, made official the opening of a new Luxembourg embassy in Dublin in the presence of the Luxembourg ambassador to Ireland, Florence Ensch, and Caroline Conroy (centre), Lord Mayor of Dublin. (Photo: MFA)

Luxembourg inaugurates embassy in Dublin

Jeremy Zabatta • 14.09.2022

Ursula von der Leyen delivered her state of the union address on Wednesday 14 September Photo: Shutterstock

Von der Leyen puts partnerships on EU agenda

Tracy Heindrichs • 14.09.2022

Luxembourg has been placed on the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s grey list of tax havens twice. The grand duchy hopes that the Financial Action Task Force inspection planned in November 2022 will not result in a third time. Library picture: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne

2009: OECD grey list

Marc Fassone • 14.09.2022

For the fourth time, Pierre Gramegna was unable to secure a majority of voters to take over the presidency of the European Stability Mechanism on Friday. Library picture: Matic Zorman

Top ESM post: Gramegna will have to wait

Marc Fassone • 09.09.2022

The then Prince Charles, now Charles III, with his mother Queen Elizabeth II at the Trooping of the Colour in June 2019. Karl Weller/Shutterstock

How close did Marie-Astrid of Luxembourg come to being Charles III’s queen?

Duncan Roberts • 09.09.2022

The Commission will propose five immediate actions to tame the energy crisis. Photo: European Union

Von der Leyen announces five steps to curb energy price hike

Teodor Georgiev • 07.09.2022

Although the euro was officially introduced on 1 January 1999, it was not until 1 January 2002 that citizens were able to use it in their daily lives. Photo: Shutterstock

1999: birth of the euro

Marc Fassone • 07.09.2022

The majority of Europeans witnessed the impact of climate change on their surroundings during a hot, dry summer. Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne

Luxembourgers worry about energy, climate, housing

Tracy Heindrichs • 06.09.2022

Foreign affairs minister Jean Asselborn spoke in support of keeping the door open to Russian nationals following the abolishment by the EU of a 2007 visa facilitation accord. Photo: Matic Zorman / Maison Moderne

We cannot punish the Russian people, says Asselborn

Teodor Georgiev • 06.09.2022

The name for the initiative came from a personal message sent by a refugee mother to founder Emanuele Santi. Photo: Riding the Rainbow

SPORTS & WELLBEING

Local organisation offers bicycles to refugee children

Tracy Heindrichs • 04.09.2022