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According to the parliamentary response, the energy sector is the hardest hit, whereas in Europe, according to Enisa, this sector ranks only eighth. (Photo: Shutterstock)

One incident a week… and that’s probably just the start

Luxembourg recorded 48 reports of cyber incidents in 2025. This figure may seem modest, but it was recorded before Nis2 came fully into force. According to the European Union Agency for Cybersecurity (Enisa), more than one in two incidents recorded in Europe already affects organisations considered to be critical.

Thierry Labro • 27.07.2026

The projections set out in the master plan anticipate more than 10 million passengers a year by 2050, compared with around five million today, whilst freight volumes could increase by around 50%. (Photo: Paperjam)

The airport is set for a makeover: what travellers can expect

Thierry Labro • 27.07.2026

On Friday, the European Commission authorised Luxembourg to introduce a €54m aid scheme. Road haulage and rail freight companies will be able to receive compensation of up to 70% of their additional fuel costs. Photo: Shutterstock

Luxembourg is providing €54m in funding for transport operators

Thierry Labro • 24.07.2026

According to the estimates set out in the financial statement, around 7,800 households are expected to benefit from the scheme between 2027 and 2032: nearly 6,800 for a new vehicle and 1,000 for a second-hand vehicle. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Social leasing: up to €10,800 to drive an electric car

Thierry Labro • 24.07.2026

“Statistical transfers may contribute to climate goals, but they do nothing to resolve the question of energy-supply security,” the Chamber of Commerce said. Photo: Shutterstock

Renewable surge leaves Luxembourg trailing EU leaders

Mike Gordon • 23.07.2026

Saipem’s Scarabeo 9, one of the vessels used to lay subsea pipelines and cable networks. Brussels believes that, as there are only a few players in the market, the merger could harm competition, whilst Brazil and the United Kingdom have approved the merger. (Photo: Saipem)

Brussels has its sights set on the future giant of the seabed

Thierry Labro • 23.07.2026

What about housing owned by specialised funds, subject to certain conditions, to facilitate investment and construction – a model that currently exists in 42 countries, including around ten in Europe? The government is still not in favour of this. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Whether for or against Reits, the government has made its choice

Thierry Labro • 23.07.2026

Sven Clement wants to develop and deploy technologies in space for satellites “that think, not just take photographs”, using artificial intelligence. (Photo: Eva Krins/archive)

“Sven the Pirate” sets sail for space

Thierry Labro • 23.07.2026

“These figures are forecasts of how many employees may be affected and therefore do not provide a concrete measure of economic conditions,” the Economic Committee (Comité de conjoncture) said. Photo: SIP

Short-time work requests rebound but trail 2025

Mike Gordon • 21.07.2026

Interior Affairs Minister Léon Gloden and Frank Goeders, an official in the Interior Affairs Ministry’s municipal planning directorate appeared before parliament’s home affairs committee Tuesday. Photo: Paperjam

MPs challenge loss of local safeguards under building code

Mike Gordon • 21.07.2026

Buyers of timber from public forests will now have to meet four criteria set by the ministry for the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity. (Photo: Shuttertsock)

Four criteria must be met in order to sell timber from public forests

Rebeca Suay • 20.07.2026

MPs are entering Luxembourg’s final committee week before the summer recess, with family benefits, planning reform and collective bargaining among the main items on the agenda. Photo: Julian Pierrot/Paperjam

Family benefits and building regulation reform dominate final committee week

Mike Gordon • 20.07.2026

“To produce more homes, it will be essential to mobilise private capital more widely, and above all institutional capital,” the Fédération des Artisans wrote on Thursday. Photo: Leko Labs

Builders back package but seek broader tax relief

Mike Gordon • 17.07.2026

(“This government wants to boost construction, but it does not want to finance luxury,” said Finance Minister Gilles Roth, speaking besides Housing and Spatial Planning Minister Claude Meisch. Photo: SIP

€300m push seeks to get stalled projects building

Mike Gordon • 16.07.2026

“The biggest barrier falls away: as a private individual, you no longer have to finance the entire investment upfront,” Environment Minister Serge Wilmes said at a Thursday press conference. Photo: SIP

Housing energy aid extended to ease upfront burden

Mike Gordon • 16.07.2026

Delays in the payment of housing benefit are falling significantly. The backlog of pending applications has fallen by 63% in a year, whilst the government is defending the new rules for calculating benefits. (Photo: Paperjam)

Housing benefits are finally being paid out more quickly

Ioanna Schimizzi • 16.07.2026

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