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The petition reminds that breastfeeding benefits a child and its mother’s health, as the WHO argues. It recommends to continue the activity until the child turns 2. Photo: Shutterstock

Petition for longer parental leave gains support

A petition to bring parental leave in Luxembourg from six to nine months is quickly gaining the signatures needed to be debated in the Chamber of Deputies.

Tracy Heindrichs • 05/27/2022

Luxembourg and China both currently sit on the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, seen as a platform to push for change on human rights abuses Photo: Shutterstock

Demand for Luxembourg to push China on Uyghur abuses

Cordula Schnuer • 05/26/2022

The health ministry considers scaling further down the measures appropriate Photo: Shutterstock

Parliament begins work to lift mask mandate

Teodor Georgiev • 05/25/2022

Labour minister Georges Engel wants to focus on lifelong learning ahead of the elections next year Photo: Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne

Work-life balance, skills on labour minister’s agenda

Cordula Schnuer • 05/25/2022

A couple of months after signs of corrosion were confirmed at Cattenom’s reactor n.3, news that reactor n.1 may show similar issues have come through. Matic Zorman / Maison Moderne

Energy ministry to push for Cattenom checks at June meeting

Tracy Heindrichs • 05/23/2022

Mayor Lydie Polfer says people shouldn’t be afraid to criticise the city administration Photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne

Lydie Polfer: making the city accessible for everyone

Duncan Roberts • 05/23/2022

The health ministry advises anyone experiencing symptoms to contact the CHL’s infectious diseases department. Archive photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne

Suspected monkeypox cases should report to CHL, says health ministry

Teodor Georgiev • 05/23/2022

Luxembourg’s new tourism campaign will aim at adapting to the needs of visitors focusing on active gastronomic and cultural tourism. Photo: MECO

Feast for 100 guests part of tourism strategy

Teodor Georgiev • 05/23/2022

Luxembourg says it’s backing a proposal by the EU to allow farmers to plant protein crops on fallow land Photo: Jean-Christophe Verhaegen/European Union 2021

Luxembourg backs fallow land use to prevent grain shortages

Cordula Schnuer • 05/20/2022

Together with Lydie Polfer and Viviane Reding, Paulette Lenert is now one of the few Luxembourg women to have been decorated with the Order of the Legion of Honour. (Photo: Guy Wolff/Maison Moderne)

Paulette Lenert awarded Legion of Honour

Jeremy Zabatta • 05/20/2022

Children will receive more education on their rights. Photo: Shutterstock

National action plan aims to empower children

Tracy Heindrichs • 05/19/2022

Self-employed workers should now also have access to paternity leave, should the draft law be voted in. Photo: Shutterstock

Paternity leave extended to same-sex couples, self-employed

Tracy Heindrichs • 05/19/2022

Delano’s June edition, available on newsstands 20 May Maison Moderne

Lydie Polfer: Direct contact with citizens

Delano.lu • 05/19/2022

After more than eight years at the helm of the country Bettel (DP) appears willing to keep the ball rolling and would agree if the party decided to put him on top of its list. Romain Gamba/Maison Moderne

Bettel open to running for third term

Teodor Georgiev • 05/19/2022

Masks might soon become optional on public transports in Luxembourg. Photo: Shutterstock

Mask mandate to be lifted on public transport

Tracy Heindrichs • 05/18/2022

Volodymyr Zelensky, pictured in April, will be addressing the Chamber in a videoconference. Photo: Shutterstock

Ukraine president to address Luxembourg parliament

Tracy Heindrichs • 05/17/2022

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