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Spacety has had to vacate premises at the Technoport incubator of which the government and public lender SNCI are shareholders Photo: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne
TECHNOLOGY

Government reports space firm to prosecutor

Luxembourg’s government has reported space firm Spacety to the public prosecutor’s office after allegations that the subsidiary of a Chinese company helped supply satellite imaging of Ukraine to the Wagner mercenary group.

Cordula Schnuer • 14.03.2023
Jean-Paul Olinger (UEL), Steen Foldberg (Betterboard) and Marina Andrieu (WIDE) have differing views on gender quotas but all agree that diversity is essential and brings a lot of added value to company boards. Photo: Courtesy of Steen Foldberg and Maison Moderne
INDUSTRY

Taking gender quotas on board(s)

Tracy Heindrichs • 07.03.2023
Roy Reding (centre) has excercised his right of reply under Luxembourg’s press rules. Library photo: Maison Moderne
JUSTICE

Roy Reding responds to “Roy Reding to remain in parliament despite sentence”

Roy Reding • 01.03.2023
Felix Braz has decided to appeal against the two judgements handed down by the commercial court on 10 February. Photo: Anthony Dehez/Archives
JUSTICE

Felix Braz’s resignation not annulled

Léna Fernandes • 16.02.2023
The European Commission has decided to refer two cases against Luxembourg to the European Court of Justice concerning two directives that have not been transposed or have been incorrectly transposed. Photo: Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne/Archives
JUSTICE

EU refers Luxembourg to court of justice for failing to implement two rules

Mathilde Obert • 15.02.2023
The European Court of Human Rights, in Strasbourg, has ruled that the freedom of expression rights of Raphaël Halet (centre, seen in a library photo taken at Luxembourg’s central judicial complex) were not respected in the Luxleaks case. The court ordered Luxembourg to pay him €55,000. Photo: Edouard Olszewski (archives)
JUSTICE

Luxembourg ordered to compensate whistleblower Raphaël Halet

Mathilde Obert • 15.02.2023
In the procedure provided for by the new law, the role of the Chamber is reduced to a minimum. Photo: Chamber of Deputies/Flickr
JUSTICE

MPs pave way for investigation against former minister

Pierre Pailler • 08.02.2023
Cenaro was declared bankrupt in January and an investigation against a real estate group is widely believed to be tied to the business Photos: Matic Zorman/Maison Moderne/Archive
JUSTICE

Offices searched, person detained in Cenaro investigation

Maëlle Hamma • 03.02.2023
Andrew Tate pictured leaving the Directorate for Investigating Organized Crime and Terrorism in Bucharest, Romania on 25 January 2023, where his phones and laptops were searched as part of an ongoing investigation against him on suspicion of human trafficking, rape and organised crime. Photo: LCV/Shutterstock
JUSTICE

We need to talk about Andrew Tate

Cordula Schnuer • 03.02.2023
Minister Sam Tanson (déi Gréng) wants to bring balance to the preservation and erasure of personal data through a new bill.  Photo: MJust
JUSTICE

Storing personal data to become exception, not the rule 

Tracy Heindrichs • 25.01.2023
Mr G. entered the courtroom in handcuffs. He is accused, between 2000 and mid-2019, of having organised an embezzlement of more than €5.2m. (Photo: Guy Wolff / Maison moderne)
JUSTICE

Trial begins over embezzlement of €5.2m by commune staff

Thierry Labro • 18.01.2023
In an administrative court hearing on 17 January 2023, the banking sector trade union Aleba, and its president Roberto Mendolia, aim to overturn the decision of the former labour minister Dan Kersch (LSAP), which had stripped Aleba of its status as a sectoral representative union. Photo: Nader Ghavami/Maison Moderne (archives)
BANKS

Administrative judge examines ‘representativeness’ of Aleba

Pierre Pailler • 17.01.2023
Luxembourg ranked 8th out of 140 countries worldwide for its application of the rule of law. Photo: NADER GHAVAMI
JUSTICE

Luxembourg ranks 8th in rule of law report

Tracy Heindrichs • 03.01.2023
An estimated 81,000 Luxembourg residents have been the victim of physical, psychological or sexual violence over the previous 12 months, the statistics agency Statec stated on 28 December 2022. But they “often remain invisible”. Photo: Sydney Sims/Unsplash
INSTITUTIONS

Vast majority of victims of violence remain silent: Statec

Aaron Grunwald • 28.12.2022
Marie-Christine Simon is a trademark and design attorney and director of Freylinger’s trademark department. Office Freylinger. Editing: Maison Moderne
JUSTICE

Burden of proof “particularly high” in Zhang-Dieschburg case

Lydia Linna • 16.12.2022
Aleksandra Skochilenko in a courtroom. The Russian activist was detained in April after replacing price tags in supermarkets with anti-war slogans. Alexey Belozerov - Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International license.
JUSTICE

Amnesty marches for prisoners of conscience

Duncan Roberts • 10.12.2022
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