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LCTO: Tours of the palace open till 30 August
Friday, 24 Jul, 2009 – 1:50 | No Comment
LCTO: Tours of the palace open till 30 August

Over 80,00 members of the public visit the royal palace every year. Tours of the palace will be continue until 30 August. Tours in English begin at 16h.
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Luxembourgish banks: Profits are up
Friday, 24 Jul, 2009 – 1:47 | No Comment
Luxembourgish banks: Profits are up

Profits for Luxembourgish banks are once more on the up. Compared with 30 June last year profits rose by 11%. For the first half of the year total profits were 3 billion, 396 million euros.
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New ministers officially sworn in
Friday, 24 Jul, 2009 – 1:43 | No Comment
New ministers officially sworn in

The 15 members of the new government were officially sworn in at the Grand-Ducal palace in Colmar-Berg. The three exiting ministers were thanked for their work, amongst them. Jean-Louis Schiltz, after 30 years of being …

Notaries fight against lower fees
Friday, 24 Jul, 2009 – 1:39 | No Comment
Notaries fight against lower fees

Amongst the new government’s many plans, is the lowering of notary’s fees. Frank Molitor, president of the Chambre des Notaires, said that Luxembourg has the lowest fees in Europe. He further added that in France …

Eileen Rose and the Holy Wreck - Claudine Muno and The Luna Boots
Thursday, 23 Jul, 2009 – 14:10 | No Comment
Eileen Rose and the Holy Wreck - Claudine Muno and The Luna Boots

Over the years Rose hasn’t been afraid to work with people who maybe you wouldn’t think were that connected to the kind of country based, rootsy idiom she revels in. Members of Del Amitri, The Sex Pistols, and The Ruts have all guested or played on her albums

Fernand Boden denies resignation claims
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 17:44 | No Comment
Fernand Boden denies resignation claims

Fernand Boden has said that he is not planning to step down after two years as was rumoured recently.
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Heiderscheid: Robert Everling is new mayor
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 17:39 | No Comment
Heiderscheid: Robert Everling is new mayor

Robert Everling will become new mayor of Heiderscheid, replacing Marco Schank who became a minister.
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Man found in the Rue de Thionville was murdered
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 17:34 | No Comment
Man found in the Rue de Thionville was murdered

The man who was found dead last Saturday in Bonnevoie was murdered. There were traces of violence to the victim’s head. No further details have beens released so as not to endanger the investigation.
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How hard has the economic crisis hit the construction industry?
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 17:28 | No Comment
How hard has the economic crisis hit the construction industry?

From 31 July, 60,000 construction workers will go on collective holiday. The big question is whether they will have a job when they come back. The president of the Handwierkerskammer,  Koland Kuhn, said that the …

Oil in the Alzette at Colmar-Berg
Wednesday, 22 Jul, 2009 – 17:24 | No Comment
Oil in the Alzette at Colmar-Berg

On Tuesday morning an oil spill was discovered in the Alzette. According to police, the oil came from an industrial site, but firemen from Ettelbrück managed to prevent the spread of the dirty water. Police …