Luxembourg

Expatriate communities have elected Luxembourgish councillors; although the population is almost equally divided between nationals and expatriates, few expatriates have stood for municipal councils and even fewer have been elected

A record number of calls for the emergency services is recorded in 2022, with Luxembourg's CGDIS responding to almost 72.000 incidents last year, a 7% increase on 2021

Buyers are turning away from the houses and flats offered for sale by SNHBM, the company that builds affordable housing, as high interest rates prevent potential buyers from taking out expensive mortgages

The number of registered sexually transmitted infections in the country increased by over 23% in 2022, to almost 2.200 cases, Luxembourg health authorities said

Tiny house projects, which were previously hampered by a lack of regulations, received a boost when the country made it easier for landlords to register the address of their tiny houses in an attempt to combat the worsening housing crisis

Luxembourg was the first member state to unilaterally ban the use of glyphosate on 1 January 2021; however, a court has ruled that the ban lacks a legal basis

Luxembourg's annual inflation rate fell sharply last month, the statistics agency Statec said, reaching its lowest level since before the war in Ukraine

About 70% of the people living in Luxembourg City are foreigners and about 90% of them have not yet registered to vote in local elections

The gluten-free restaurant Eden Rose in Kayl was awarded its first star in the latest Michelin guide for Luxembourg and Belgium

The project for a pedestrian and bicycle bridge that would make it easier to reach EU institutions and businesses in Kirchberg has received permission to begin construction from Ministry of Environment and is expected to start by the end of the year

Luxembourg's national railway company CFL aims to hire more than 500 people in 2023 as complaints about delays and long journeys increase