Luxembourg

Pension fund reserves increased by almost 10% in 2021, reaching €26 billion - Social Security Minister said - as the fund prepares to meet increased demand from an ageing population

Households threw less waste with a 16% decrease in the amount ending up in black bins since 2018, although, of the residual waste ending up in black bins, one third is organic waste that could be thrown in the green bin and turned into biogas or compost

The country's minimum wage will increase by 3,2% in January; the Grand Duchy has the highest minimum wage in the European Union, with over 67.000 workers earning the minimum wage

Alcohol has been the cause of 20% of all fatal road collisions in the country between 2017 and 2021, Statec report finds

The country will step up public transport security by deploying more police patrols on buses after a series of assaults on drivers, the Ministry of Internal Security announced on Wednesday

Almost one in ten trains in Luxembourg has been delayed or cancelled this year, the government said, while free public transport will cost taxpayers EUR 800 million next year

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

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

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

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

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

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