Luxembourg

Local police officers will be deployed in municipalities that request them, but only if the security situation requires it, following the success of the pilot project to deploy additional police officers on the streets of the capital and Esch-sur-Alzette

Pope Francis will visit Luxembourg on 26 September; the last Apostolic visit to the country has been the one of Pope John Paul II in 1985

Banks offering state-guaranteed higher education loans to Luxembourg students must stay below a 2% interest cap, the government said

The government once again discussed the future of Caritas, with a plan to liquidate some of its entities; the new organisations that would replace them could then employ Caritas employees, but under separate management

A petition calling for more flexibility in the workplace for women with endometriosis collected 4.668 signatures, exceeding the 4.500 signatures it needed to be discussed in the Chamber of Deputies

Most motorists caught exceeding the speed limit by the cameras installed between a series of tunnels just north of the capital incurred minimal fines; number of serious accidents did not change with the arrival of the controls

EU targets for e-waste collection are 'unachievable', said the director of a Luxembourg-based association in charge of disposing of the items; having collected 74% of its e-waste, it remains below the EU target of 85%

This year marks 100 years since Luxembourg women first participated in the Olympics

All employees in the Luxembourg banking sector will receive a €500 bonus starting next year, according to a new collective agreement signed by the trade unions and the country's banking association

Luxembourg rescue services responded to a record number of calls in 2023, more than 275.000, an average of one every seven seconds, according to the latest annual report of the Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours

The legal framework for perpetrators of domestic violence will be tightened and a national action plan against gender-based violence and a national centre for victims of abuse will be planned

The date for next year's ING Night Marathon in Luxembourg City has already been set, with the event organisers planning to continue the partnership in the future despite the turmoil caused by the bank's decision to abandon retail clients