Europe

Politics & Institutions

The number of serious injuries rose by 40% between 2019 and 2023. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Luxembourg among Europe’s safest countries on the road

With one of the lowest road death rates in the European Union in 2024, Luxembourg ranks among the safest Member States when it comes to traffic. According to the European Commission’s mid-term report on the implementation of the EU road safety policy framework, the fall in fatalities is confirmed, but the rise in serious injuries is taking the country further away from its 2030 target.

Émilio Naud • 16.02.2026

According to Valdis Dombrovskis, ten far-reaching proposals are already on the table. They should save EU businesses at least €15bn every year. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Freeing Europe’s growth

Valdis Dombrovskis* • 12.02.2026

Eighteen months after the Draghi report, Eurochambres, the umbrella organisation bringing together European Chambers of Commerce and Industry, and its president, Vladimír Dlouhý, are calling for the obstacles to the internal market to be removed. (Photo: Eurochambres)

The cost of an uncompetitive Europe

Vladimír Dlouhý • 12.02.2026

A rise in import tariffs by major economies can ripple through trade flows and supply chains, affecting euro area inflation and industrial demand. Photo: Shutterstock

How rate cuts offset the tariff hit to euro jobs, prices: ECB

Kangkan Halder • 10.02.2026

The Dutch State Secretary for Finance, Tax Authorities and Customs, Eugène Heijnen, was in Luxembourg to defend The Hague’s bid to host the future European Customs Agency. Photo: Paperjam

“The Hague’s candidacy is assessed according to a triple E”

Louise Braibant et Thierry Labro • 03.02.2026

Europe risks missing its energy transition targets because it is too dependent on third countries for key materials. (Photo: Shutterstock)

EU risks critical minerals shortfall

Thierry Labro • 03.02.2026

“The EIB continues to play its part in supporting Europe, creating opportunities and strengthening the confidence of present and future generations. This is our collective endeavour. This is the good fight,” said EIB president Nadia Calviño. (Photo: Julian Pierrot/Paperjam/archives)

The EIB transforms itself into the bank of European sovereignty

Thierry Labro • 30.01.2026

Pierre Gramegna (ESM): “When you have a common currency, it is only natural to have a common protection. We are the insurers of the euro area.” Photo: Patricia Pitsch/Paperjam

Pierre Gramegna: “The next crisis in Europe will not be a debt crisis”

Marc Fassone and Kangkan Halder • 30.01.2026

Across the EU, passenger transport continues to be dominated by private cars. (Photo: ChatGPT)

Free transport, full roads: Luxembourg’s mobility reality

Émilio Naud • 20.01.2026

Luxembourg ranks among the EU countries with the strongest growth in nights spent at tourist accommodation. (Photo: Shutterstock)

EU tourism nights hit new high in 2025

Émilio Naud • 16.01.2026

For Christophe Hansen, the Mercosur agreement will protect vulnerable sectors while opening up vital new export markets for the agri-food industry. (Photo: Luxembourg Chamber of Deputies)

Christophe Hansen: “Mercosur is an opportunity”

Marc Fassone • 13.01.2026

David A. Zapolsky, senior vice president and chief global affairs & legal officer at Amazon, with the Prime minister, Luc Frieden, in mid-November, during a highly “documented” visit. (Photo: SIP)

Foreign interference: EU tougher, Luxembourg under pressure

Thierry Labro • 13.01.2026

What more institutional architecture will enable defence efforts to be financed? Four ideas are making their way, often already adopted or criticised. (Photo: Shutterstock)

EIB, Safe, DSRB, ERB: billions for defence as if it were raining

Thierry Labro • 12.01.2026

Tom Köller will represent Luxembourg within the new governance of the Benelux Union. (Photo: Benelux)

Ariadne Petridis, first woman to head the Benelux

Émilio Naud • 08.01.2026

“Demand for manufactured products from the eurozone is slowing down again,” said Cyrus de la Rubia, chief economist at Hamburg Commercial Bank, commenting on the Purchasing Managers’ Index survey. Photo: Hamburg Commercial Bank

Eurozone factory output falls as new orders slide

Kangkan Halder • 02.01.2026

Agentic shopping assistants that can search, compare and place orders are spreading in the US, and Europe is likely to adopt them too, but with tighter rules on consent, transparency and accountability. Library photo:Guy Wolff

Will Europe allow shopping bots to buy for you

Kangkan Halder • 02.01.2026

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