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EIB-financed projects in Ukraine, such as the modernisation of public transport in Kharkiv, are now vulnerable to destruction. (Photo: Shutterstock)
BANKS

EIB's €8bn at risk in Ukraine

The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine could lead to the overthrow of the pro-European regime in Kyiv in favour of a pro-Russian government, which would put at risk the €8bn allocated by the EIB to Ukraine from Luxembourg. 

Benoît Theunissen • 02/28/2022
The Goedert pharmacy in Luxembourg City offers vaccination to clients.  Christophe Lemaire/Maison Moderne
INSTITUTIONS

Inoculation in pharmacies, Novavax available

Delano.lu • 02/28/2022
Ambassador Bärtl pictured in front of a wall dedicated to Pierre Werner, staunch proponent of European integration and former owner of the premises where the Czech Embassy is now located Delano
WORLD

Czech ambassador: “It is painful to see history repeating itself”

Natalie A. Gerhardstein • 02/28/2022
Etienne Schneider, pictured after resigning as economy minister in February 2020, said he and Jeannot Krecké had  tried to live up to their responsibilities as board members of  Sistema and East West United Bank respectively. Jan Hanrion
INSTITUTIONS

Krecké and Schneider step down from Russian boards

Duncan Roberts • 02/28/2022
Only 15% of respondents said they truly wanted to go back to the office with their manager.  Photo: Shutterstock
INSTITUTIONS

Why people do not want to go back to the office

Edouard Ombredane • 02/25/2022
Marc Serres, CEO of the LSA said the agreement will strengthen the cooperation between the two countries in the field of space research and exploration.  Matic Zorman / Maison Moderne
INSTITUTIONS

Luxembourg and India to cooperate on space sector

Tracy Heindrichs • 02/25/2022
Grand Duke Henri, pictured here in February 2020, made the appointment in consultation with the government. Romain Gamba / Maison Moderne Publishing SA
INSTITUTIONS

Paul Dühr named new lord chamberlain

Duncan Roberts • 02/25/2022
Luxembourg residents will not be able to send packages to Ukraine for the time being.  Photo: Phaedra Brody
INSTITUTIONS

Post dispatching to Ukraine suspended

Delano.lu • 02/24/2022
The disruptions are expected to affect cross-border workers directly, as the 6.46am and 7.46am trains from Metz to Luxembourg will be cancelled, as will the 7.36am train from Thionville. Photo: Frédéric Antzorn, Maison Moderne archive
TRAVEL

SNCF strike cancelled

Jeremy Zabatta • 02/24/2022
The regular covid unit reported 42 patients, 18 of which were unvaccinated. In the intensive care unit, the number of occupied beds decreased from ten to nine compared to the previous week. Photo: Matic Zorman
INSTITUTIONS

Pressure on covid care units subsides as cases decrease

Teodor Georgiev • 02/24/2022
Between 2002 and 2019, the increase in taxation of labour income being higher than that of environmental tax revenues, Luxembourg is following a "trend opposite to that expected" by the European Commission, according to the EEA. Photo: Shutterstock
INSTITUTIONS

Decrease in environmental tax share in Luxembourg

Pierre Pailler • 02/23/2022
Less hospitalisations due to covid-19 have been recorded in recent weeks.  Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne
INSTITUTIONS

Hospitals scale down to phase 2

Tracy Heindrichs • 02/23/2022
Archive photo from the Idea foundation's annual assessment in 2018/ Photo: © LaLa La Photo, Keven Erickson, Krystyna Dul
ARCHITECTURE + REAL ESTATE

Housing crisis, a problem deeply rooted in Luxembourg

Teodor Georgiev • 02/23/2022
In Luxembourg, a hunting licence costs €230 euros per year and is issued by the environment ministry. Photo: Shutterstock
INSTITUTIONS

Hunting strictly regulated in Luxembourg

Jeremy Zabatta • 02/23/2022
The vaccine centre at the Victor Hugo Hall in Limpertsberg (our archive photo is from April 2021) had been temporarily closed since early January for technical reasons. EU/Anthony Dehez
INSTITUTIONS

Vaccine centre moves back to Victor Hugo Hall

Duncan Roberts • 02/23/2022
Jean-Marie Jacoby, pictured here with Peter Freitag, is one of the leading figures in the protests against the health restrictions in Luxembourg. He has not yet been convicted of any criminal offence. Luc Deflorenne
INSTITUTIONS

Journalism and activism are not incompatible 

Catherine Kurzawa et Nicolas Léonard • 02/21/2022
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