Europe Luxembourg Psychologist and psychotherapist in Mamer registered a spike in numbers of cross-border commuters and expat workers in Luxembourg eeking help for work-related stress and burnout, specially if working in the legal sector, finance or the Big Four
Europe Luxembourg 67 graves at the cemetery in Bettembourg were vandalized overnight earlier this week, with bronze crosses and figures of Jesus were stolen; the local authority is compiling a full inventory of the damage and will contact those affected
Europe Luxembourg A number of professors at the University of Luxembourg made known that they would like to see the university community more closely involved in the process of finding the rector that will replace Jens Kreisel when he will leave at the end of the year
Europe Luxembourg Funding is now available for anti-racism initiatives; the government issued a call for projects that raise awareness of racial discrimination, micro-aggressions and everyday racism starting from a budget of €10.000
Europe Luxembourg A €3 flat rate customs duty on small parcels will be collected in Luxembourg along with all EU member states, a bid to stem the surge of Chinese e-commerce orders; the tariff will apply on each type of product shipped in small parcels beginning next month
Europe Luxembourg Affordable housing is under attention, as Europe is intensifying controls in skyrocketing rent prices, and new bedroom rules in Luxembourg but out large families from access to social housing
Europe Luxembourg Red Cross called again for urgent blood donations as hospital stocks are at ‘worrying’ levels; the Luxembourg community typically responds very well to these alerts, with over 1.700 people sometimes volunteering within two weeks from call
Europe Luxembourg Luxembourg prison officers’ association warned of concern for staff safety and poor working conditions in institutions, calling for ‘massive and rapid’ recruitment across the country's detention centres
Europe Luxembourg The Grand Duchy’s population stood at just under 691.000 on the first day of 2026, according to Statec data: as immigration fell, population growth slowed in 2025
Europe Luxembourg A compromise has been reached over the future of a 160-year-old windmill near the CHL hospital center, following controversy over its proposed demolition; the tower will be deconstructed, moved, and rebuilt a short distance from its original location
Europe Luxembourg A motion to support housing cooperatives has been passed unanimously in Parliament; though the first cooperative projects kicked off just months ago, the chamber was ready to back a national framework for affordable, community-driven homes
Europe Luxembourg Le Bovary, Luxembourg’s first literary café, shut down after ten years of activity; the mood will change, but the café won't be lost, reopening soon with news owners
Europe Luxembourg Plans for unisex toilets and shared changing rooms in schools have encountered the public's resistance and were countered by fourteen petitions to the Chamber of Deputies; following parliament rules mean only one can be formally taken into consideration