Europe Luxembourg A pilot project for the deployment of additional police officers on the streets of Luxembourg's two largest cities will soon be extended to Differdange
Europe Luxembourg According to an OECD report, one in four premature deaths in Luxembourg, or before the age of 75, is related to cancer, the leading cause of mortality in the country and a significant public health challenge
Europe Luxembourg The number of phishing attacks in the country has exploded in the past four years, increasing almost fifty-fold since 2020, said Justice Minister Elisabeth Margue
Europe Luxembourg People travelled around 30% more on trains in the Grand Duchy in 2023, putting it at the top of the list of EU countries where trains were most used last year
Europe Luxembourg Financial aid was disbursed to 33.349 higher education students in the winter semester of the 2023-24 academic year and 30.605 in the summer semester, with €172,5 million disbursed in the form of scholarships and €121,3 million in the form of loans
Europe Luxembourg Speed cameras in Luxembourg flashed more than 352.000 times in 2023, generating fines of more than €15 million, marking an increase over 2022 according to government figures
Europe Luxembourg The government announced a €5 million bridging loan for Caritas, which went into crisis following the embezzlement of €61 million, allegedly by an employee
Europe 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
Europe Luxembourg 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
Europe Luxembourg Banks offering state-guaranteed higher education loans to Luxembourg students must stay below a 2% interest cap, the government said
Europe Luxembourg 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
Europe Luxembourg 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
Europe Luxembourg 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