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“Despite this favourable situation, we must remain cautious and closely monitor global uncertainties,” Finance Minister Gilles Roth said. Photo: Paperjam archive

Spending rise absorbs almost all €1.34bn revenue gain

Higher tax receipts strengthened Luxembourg’s first-half revenue, but investment, social-security transfers and staff costs pushed spending up by almost the same amount.

Mike Gordon • 13.07.2026

“Of all the heat pumps inspected since the temporary regulation entered into force last summer, one third were not compliant,” said Anne Majerus, deputy director of Luxembourg’s Environment Agency, said in parliament earlier this month. Photo: Shutterstock

Heat-pump incentives paired with tighter quality controls

Mike Gordon • 13.07.2026

How can we protect children from online sexual predators? With this aim in mind, the European Union has revived a proposal that had already been rejected earlier this summer. But what does this proposal involve? (Photo: Shutterstock)

'Chat Control': what the latest EU vote means

Thierry Labro • 13.07.2026

“Making things simpler is much more complicated than merely introducing additional rules,” said Interior Minister Léon Gloden, during the presentation. Photo: SIP

National building code to replace 100 local rulebooks

Mike Gordon • 13.07.2026

The government and MPs are entering the final week of the parliamentary session, which will feature two plenary sittings and a series of votes on a number of far-reaching reforms. (Photo: Julian Pierrot/Pperjam)

Final legislative push before the summer

Marc Fassone • 13.07.2026

“We want young people leaving school to find a job, and for that we need businesses that function well and an attractive economy,” said Prime Minister Luc Frieden during the press conference. Photo: SIP

Frieden puts coalition record centre stage before recess

Mike Gordon • 10.07.2026

The agreement between Uplift360 and the Defence Directorate aims to strengthen Europe’s supply of advanced materials. (Photo: Uplift360)

Luxembourg is strengthening its supply chain with Uplift360

Rebeca Suay • 10.07.2026

Of the 6,280 consultations carried out in 2025, 3,180 took place at the Reception, Care and Referral Centre (Caso) in Bonnevoie and 1,326 at the Caso in Esch-sur-Alzette, pictured here. (Photo: commune d’Esch-sur-Alzette)

Médecins du monde warns of a new form of precariousness

Ioanna Schimizzi • 10.07.2026

“Google should begin engaging with prospective heat users at an early stage and incorporate the necessary technical infrastructure into the project design,” Öko-Institut said. Paperjam archives

Bissen data centre challenged over cleaner design

Mike Gordon • 10.07.2026

The Parliament has approved a reduction of 15 centimes per litre on heating oil and agricultural diesel. This measure, which forms part of the Resilienzpak 2026, will apply from 1 August to 31 December. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Save up to €150 on heating oil thanks to the government.

Ioanna Schimizzi • 09.07.2026

“I have read the employers’ positions and I have read the unions’ positions, but I have not found an explicit demand for a general tank discount anywhere,” said MP and former minister Sam Tanson. (Photo: Paperjam)

Tripartite vote tests limits of crisis compromise

Mike Gordon • 09.07.2026

The minister for labour, Marc Spautz, must now speed up the transposition of the European directive on adequate minimum wages, following the European Commission’s decision to launch infringement proceedings. (Photo: Paperjam/archives)

Minimum wages: Brussels puts pressure on Luxembourg

Marc Fassone • 09.07.2026

From now on, all candidates will follow the same process: they will start by applying for a job, and then sit the general aptitude test as part of that application. (Photo: Archives/SIP/Julien Warnand)

Civil service to simplify hiring from September

Ioanna Schimizzi • 09.07.2026

The consultation debate on the organisation of working time held in the Chamber of Deputies marks the launch of a reform that could become one of the key social issues of this parliamentary term. (Photo: Parliament)

Organisation of work: the government opens a new social front

Marc Fassone • 08.07.2026

“Territorial cooperation agreements are a key instrument for developing either intermunicipal strategies or large-scale urban projects,” wrote Housing and Spatial Planning Minister Claude Meisch. Photo: Paperjam

Planning deals face Luxembourg housing test

Mike Gordon • 08.07.2026

MPs approved the private security reform during a parliamentary sitting that also covered Projet Alpha, heatwave conditions at the Kirchberg tent site and women’s prison conditions. (Photo: Paperjam)

MPs vote security reform and press ministers on schools, prisons

Mike Gordon • 08.07.2026

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