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November 30, 2021

Luxembourg finance minister unexpectedly quits

Luxembourg’s finance minister, Pierre Gramegna, unexpectedly announced on Tuesday he was leaving the government “for personal reasons” with the prime minister vowing to promptly come up with a replacement. The resignation apparently caught his centre-right Democratic Party — in coalition…

October 27, 2021

Luxembourg PM admits faults in thesis plagiarism row

Luxembourg’s Prime Minister Xavier Bettel on Wednesday admitted he should have acted “differently” after accusations he plagiarised swathes of his university thesis. Local outlet reporter.lu claimed the liberal leader — in power for eight years — lifted “three quarters” of…

October 26, 2021

CORRECTED: Covid cases and deaths on the rise again in Europe

Covid infections and deaths are on the rise again in Europe, with Russia, Ukraine and Romania registering the highest fatalities on the continent, an AFP tally showed on Tuesday. About 1,672,000 new cases have been registered on the continent over…

October 22, 2021

Luxembourg plans legalise cannabis use at home

Luxembourg’s government on Friday unveiled proposals to allow people to grow and use cannabis in their homes, a practice that is already legal in Spain. Under the draft law, each household would be allowed to grow up to four plants,…

October 19, 2021

Polish PM accuses EU of ‘blackmail’ in clash over bloc’s laws

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused the EU of “blackmail” on Tuesday in a public clash with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen over his country’s rejection of parts of EU law. The ferocious row, played out in the…

October 19, 2021

Defiant Polish PM clashes with EU chief on bloc’s laws

Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki accused the EU of “blackmail” on Tuesday in a public clash with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen over his country’s rejection of parts of EU law. The row, played out in the European…

October 8, 2021

Poland defends EU membership amid backlash over ruling

Poland’s government on Friday insisted it wanted the country to stay in the European Union as it faced a growing backlash against a court ruling that analysts said could lead to “Polexit”. German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas said Poland must…

August 18, 2021

How the scramble to leave Afghanistan is unfolding

With the Taliban returning to power in Afghanistan, foreign nations are scrambling to get their citizens and Afghans who worked with them out of the country. Here is a round-up of the latest developments: – US banks on ‘safe passage’…

August 15, 2021

Luxembourg denies licence for Russia’s RT German channel

Luxembourg has refused to grant a licence for Russian state-backed network RT to broadcast a German-language channel from the country, the authorities said. “The Luxembourg Department of Media, Telecommunications and Digital Policy concluded that Luxembourg is not the competent jurisdiction…