Luxembourg News

August 5, 2020

Luxembourg FM begins annual ‘Tour de France’ ride despite virus

Luxembourg’s foreign minister, 71-year-old cycling enthusiast Jean Asselborn, has pedalled off on his annual tribute to the Tour de France, despite the epidemic that forced the postponement of the professional race. It is Asselborn’s sixth summer ride through the back…
July 17, 2020

Luxembourg PM urges EU solidarity at budget summit

Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel admits there will be plenty for his fellow EU leaders to fight about when they meet Friday to discuss a huge post-coronavirus recovery package. But, in an interview with AFP, he urged his “frugal” colleagues…
May 25, 2020

Luxembourg to reopen, cafes, restaurants on Wednesday

Luxembourg will ease its coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, reopening cafes and restaurants and allowing civil and religious ceremonies under strict conditions, the government announced. The tiny country has so far registered only 3,993 COVID-19 cases, of which 110 have been…
May 25, 2020

Luxembourg to reopen, cafes, resturants on Wednesday

Luxembourg will ease its coronavirus restrictions on Wednesday, reopening cafes and restaurants and allowing civil and religious ceremonies under strict conditions, the government announced. The tiny country has so far registered only 3,993 COVID-19 cases, of which 110 have been…
May 16, 2020

EU to try to head off Israel annexations: Luxembourg minister

EU countries are planning to issue Israel with a warning not to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, to try to head off a diplomatic clash. The bloc is alarmed by the incoming Israeli unity government’s plans to annex…
May 10, 2020

First child for heir of Luxembourg’s Grand Duke

The Luxembourg royal family on Sunday announced the birth of the first child of heir to the throne Prince Guillaume and his wife Stephanie. The baby boy, the fifth grandchild of head of state Grand Duke Henri, was born at…
May 5, 2020

Luxembourg urges Germany to reopen border closed by virus

Luxembourg urged Germany Tuesday to end reinforced anti-virus measures on its border as EU partners struggle to coordinate their response to the pandemic. Several European Union members have begun a phased return to normal after national lockdowns with signs that…
April 28, 2020

Luxembourg plans to test entire population for virus

Luxembourg plans to test its entire population for the coronavirus before the end of next month, at a rate of 20,000 per day, its government said Tuesday. The Grand Duchy of 600,000 people is compact, landlocked and relatively wealthy but…
April 13, 2020

Luxembourg blocks transfer of Iranian assets to US

A Luxembourg court has blocked a long-running US request to transfer $1.6 billion of dollars in Iranian assets to victims of the September 11 attacks, an official statement said on Monday. The decision confirmed a claim by Iran’s President Hassan…

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