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EU Directives : Luxembourg moves to 22nd place in implementation
Friday, 17 Jul, 2009 – 17:33 | No Comment
EU Directives : Luxembourg moves to 22nd place in implementation

Regarding the implementation of European directives,  Luxembourg has moved up from 27th to 22nd place.
The directives are there in order for the joint European market of the 27 EU member states to function. The directives …

Déi Lénk: Coalition negotiations in a ‘darkroom’
Friday, 17 Jul, 2009 – 16:51 | No Comment
Déi Lénk: Coalition negotiations in a ‘darkroom’

Dei Lénk have expressed their dismay with regards to the lack of information provided to the public by CSV and LSAP about the ongoing coalition negotiations. In an official statement Déi Lénk have confirmed that …

Dei Gréng; Local section from Echternach chooses spokesmen
Friday, 17 Jul, 2009 – 16:40 | No Comment
Dei Gréng; Local section from Echternach chooses spokesmen

Carole Dieschbourg and Jean-Jacques Kohn were appointed spokesmen for the local Echternach section of Dei Gréng on Thursday evening. In the future they want to strengthen their participation in the community politics. Dei Gréng recently …

The language course debate
Thursday, 16 Jul, 2009 – 21:29 | No Comment
The language course debate

Asti is also getting involved in the current discussion about the new language courses in secondary/high school). The Association of foreigners is in favour of a juvenescence of the current course. The ‘Association de soutien …

Oddo against UBS
Thursday, 16 Jul, 2009 – 15:38 | No Comment
Oddo against UBS

Madoff case: UBS Luxembourg S.A. has won its appeal against Oddo on Wednesday. The French Fund Administrator had taken legal action against the bank because of the Luxalpha Fund. The court had decided in favour of …

Coalition negotiations almost concluded
Thursday, 16 Jul, 2009 – 15:27 | No Comment
Coalition negotiations almost concluded

The coalition negotiations between the CSV and LSAP have almost concluded after exactly one month. Jean-Claude Junker confirmed the discussions “as good as finished”, today just before noon, in a press conference together with the Delegation …

Children’s cough syrup taken off the market
Thursday, 16 Jul, 2009 – 1:35 | No Comment
Children’s cough syrup taken off the market

The Ministry of Health said on Wednesday that Muco Rhinathiol cough syrup for children, produced by the Laboratoires Sanofi Winthrop in Belgium, would be temporarily taken off the market in Luxembourg. The decision stems from …

An act of Civil Disobedience? 30,000 car tax dodgers
Thursday, 16 Jul, 2009 – 1:26 | No Comment
An act of Civil Disobedience? 30,000 car tax dodgers

Radio 100,7 reported on Wednesday that at the end of June 30, 000 people had not paid their car tax, compared to just 2000 over an average year. In other words, 19% of all of …

Health Minister says “Swine flu not as bad as normal flu”
Thursday, 16 Jul, 2009 – 1:13 | 2 Comments
Health Minister says “Swine flu not as bad as normal flu”

So far there have been 18 confirmed cases of “swine flu” in Luxembourg, and that figure is expected to increase over the summer holiday period. But health minister Mars di Bartolomeo, speaking to the press …

Tourism: Hotels suffering
Tuesday, 14 Jul, 2009 – 19:20 | No Comment
Tourism: Hotels suffering

Figures for the opening period of the Luxembourgish tourist season show mixed results for the industry. Hotels were less popular, while camping figures picked up. The number of occupancy nights was down by 7-8%. The …