Europe Luxembourg Luxembourg remains the country with the lowest defense spending relative to gross domestic product in the North Atlantic Military Alliance at around 0,72%, despite government's efforts to increase it and reach the agreed 2% in 2014
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