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Luxembourg Ombudsman Claudine Konsbruck, second from left, with CELPL detention monitors Lynn Bertrand, Andreia Seixas and Cathy Simoes Photo: Paperjam
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Watchdog says detention reforms are moving too slowly

Minors held in adult prison, women without equal access to therapeutic care and an incomplete migration screening centre were among the pressure points highlighted as Luxembourg Ombudsman Claudine Konsbruck presented CELPL’s 2025 annual report in Luxembourg on Thursday.

Mike Gordon • 14:03
The new executive committee of the Luxembourg Confederation, from left to right: Véronique Schmitt, Max Didier, Carole Muller, Jos Sales and Georges Zahlen-Karanatsios. (Photo: Luxembourg Confederation; background generated with Photoshop)
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Carole Muller re-elected as president of the Luxembourg Confederation

Ioanna Schimizzi • 10:16
The Luxembourg National Institute for Statistics and Economics publishes an annual survey on internet usage in Luxembourg. (Photo: Shutterstock)
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Social media: ten figures on our usage in 2025

Emilie Gline • 04:00
Among the facilities mentioned by the Commission is MeluXina, the national supercomputer operated by LuxProvide in Bissen. Commissioned in 2021, it is capable of performing 10 million billion operations per second. (Photo: Matic Zorman/archive)
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The Digital Decade: Luxembourg among the most advanced EU countries

Rebeca Suay • 17.06.2026
The number of daily commuters between France and Luxembourg could rise from around 104,000 to 163,000, an increase of nearly 60 per cent. (Photo: Shutterstock)
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Greater Region: transport demand set to rise by 18% by 2040

Rebeca Suay • 17.06.2026
“The recorded data take practically no account of tax expenditures benefiting businesses and companies,” the National Council of Public Finances wrote. Photo: Shutterstock
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CNFP warns tax reform may start from incomplete tax-break picture

Mike Gordon • 17.06.2026
“This performance is the result of strong strategic decisions, focused on diversifying our offering and on a consistent capacity for innovation,” says Léon Losch, director of the National Lottery. (Photo: Matic Zorman/archive)
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The National Lottery is close to €100m in revenue

Thierry Labro • 16.06.2026
Tom Muller, director of Vocational Training; Wided Guedria, academy coordinator at the Digital Learning Hub; and Claude Meisch, minister for national education, children and youth. (Photo: Sip)
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Three new academies to strengthen digital sovereignty

Thierry Labro • 16.06.2026
“At the age of 73, having served on the board for 41 years, I felt the time had come,” explained Jeannot Waringo (centre), who is handing over the chairmanship of the CFL board to Jean-Paul Lickes. Photo: CFL
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Jeannot Waringo hands over the reins at CFL

Ioanna Schmizzi • 15.06.2026
The fireworks display will take place on Monday 22 June at 11 pm from the Adolphe Bridge. (Photo: Ville de Luxembourg/Sven Becker)
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The programme for the first National Day of Grand Duke Guillaume

Rebeca Suay • 15.06.2026
Villa Rother has been open to the public since 13 June. It is open from Tuesday to Sunday, from 10 am to 6 pm. Admission is free and no booking is required. (Photo: ministère de la Culture)
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Villa Rother is starting a new chapter in Haut-Martelange

Thierry Labro • 14.06.2026
“Bad governance is really at the root of all failings or weaknesses that we can detect,” said Karen O’Sullivan, who heads the Innovation, Payments, Market Infrastructures and Governance Department at the CSSF. Photo: Paperjam
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Mica’s licensing sprint gives way to CSSF governance test

Mike Gordon • 11.06.2026
Grégory Gaudillot, who has been a hospital pharmacist at the Luxembourg Hospital Centre since 2008, will take over as head of the National Procurement and Logistics Centre (CNAL) from 1 October. (Photo: Ministère de la santé et de la sécurité sociale)
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Grégory Gaudillot, first director of CNAL

Rebeca Suay • 11.06.2026
From left to right: Denis Rouard, enterprise partner lead at Microsoft Belgium, Laurent Pulinckx, CIO at Creos Luxembourg, Abraham Takom, director of Core Platforms & Resilience at the EIB and Stéphane Zema, advisory director and Cloud Transformation leader at PwC Luxembourg. (Photo: Paperjam)
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Sovereign cloud becomes a strategic imperative in Europe

Anissa Maamri • 11.06.2026
Manuel Schiappa Pietra, Chairman and CEO of FreeBalance; Laurent Mosar, Member of the Luxembourg Parliament; Ayumi Moore Aoki, Chair of Women in Tech; Dr Tawfik Jelassi, Assistant Director-General for Communication and Information at UNESCO; and Maria Tadeo, Chief Europe Editor at Euronews. (Photo: Julian Pierrot/Paperjam)
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Diplomacy, the new playground of tech giants

Souada Kermani • 11.06.2026
Cécile Huet, head of the ‘Excellence in AI & Robotics’ unit at the European Commission, Heli Harrikari, founder of StradivAI, and Laurent Pulinckx, CIO of Creos Luxembourg, spoke at Nexus 2026 on Wednesday 10 June. Photo: Ioanna Schimizzi/Paperjam
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Europe wants to turn its scientific lead into AI power

Ioanna Schimizzi • 10.06.2026
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