Europe Luxembourg Drivers will soon be able to replace their physical driving licence with a digital version on their mobile phone, after lawmakers adopted a bill last week
Europe Luxembourg Number of foreign residents eligible to vote in the 2023 municipal elections has almost doubled after the country abolished a law allowing only those who had lived in the country for at least five years to participate
Europe Luxembourg A driverless car has seamlessly joined daytime traffic near Luxembourg's Kirchberg university campus - a first for the Grand Duchy - after researchers at the institute developed new software
Europe Luxembourg Luxembourg's statistics agency said the country could face a recession after GDP contracted in the second quarter of 2022 compared to the first, with economic output falling 0,5% in the second quarter
Europe Luxembourg The country has launched a recruitment campaign to hire 200 new police officers over the next five years, following growing complaints about a lack of security on the streets and overworked police staff
Europe Luxembourg Construction companies fear that people will cancel their new house or renovation projects due to higher prices as costs continue to rise due to the war in Ukraine and persistent problems in the Covid supply chain
Europe Luxembourg The European Commission has imposed a 2-month deadline to adopt national laws on four directives, as the country failed to adopt by the end of August new provisions on company transparency, workers' rights and paternity leave
Europe Luxembourg Free Luxembourgish lessons are now available online through a new website LLO.LU, created by five people in two years, at a cost of €3,4 million, to meet the growing demand for the country's national language both in the Grand Duchy and abroad
Europe Luxembourg From next year, contraceptives will be free in the country, a decision that revives plans announced two years ago for the CNS to fully reimburse the cost of all types of contraceptives
Europe Luxembourg As foreseen in the European common procurement contract, 1.400 doses of Monkeypox vaccine have been delivered to the country and they were ordered through HERA, the European Agency for Health Emergency Preparedness and Response
Europe Luxembourg Police staffing rose by 10%, with an increased budget compared to last year to deal with rising crimes such as financial crime, burglary and bicycle theft
Europe Luxembourg "Vigilance phase" for drinking water use, proclaimed on 13 July, is lifted; the "awareness phase" remains in force
Europe Luxembourg New study from Standford University estimates cost for the Grand Duchy of switching to 100% renewables around 14.2 billion euros, 22% of GDP, and the measure would pay for itself in four years