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Italy government's, led by Mario Draghi, notified the EU of its decision but there were no objections from Brussels
Vaccinations

Italy blocks shipment of AstraZeneca jab to Australia

Intervention is the first of its kind since the EU introduced vaccine export controls on doses going outside the bloc
04.03.2021
Sponsored content

Exit strategy: marketing your business for sale

In this interview, Christophe Vandendorpe and Pierre Kuntzelmann from EY Luxembourg´s Strategy and Transactions team, discuss prepping your business for a successful sale.
Gender pay gap

EU law could bar employers from asking about candidates' pay

04.03.2021
Flavio Becca at Luxembourg court in February this year
Crime

Real estate mogul Becca gets two year suspended sentence

04.03.2021
Luxembourg-based JAB Holding invested in a company sells in-home gardening equipment that's taken off during the pandemic
post-pandemic economy

Profiting from the future of growing your own food

04.03.2021
Lufthansa airplanes at the international airport in Munich, southern Germany
Aviation

Lufthansa counting on vaccine rollout after €6.7bn loss

04.03.2021
A health worker holds a vial of Russian-made Sputnik V Covid-19 vaccine in Podgorica, Montenegro on February 23
Pandemic

EMA to start review process for Russia’s Sputnik V Covid vaccine

04.03.2021
Pandemic

Covid cases keep rising, infections up 5% in past week

03.03.2021
According to Interpol there was a criminal network distributing counterfeit jabs
Crime

Chinese and South African police seize fake Covid vaccines

04.03.2021
Santo Rumbo was acquitted of all charges in a trial targeting the 'Ndrangheta mafia group
Trial

Alleged mafia figure, arrested in Luxembourg, acquitted in trial

03.03.2021
Luxembourg
The survey marked the anniversary of the first confirmed case of Covid-19 in Luxembourg
Pandemic

60% say missing social contacts has been biggest Covid hardship

Survey marks one year anniversary of first case in Luxembourg
by Yannick HANSEN 03.03.2021
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#13 - with John Ryan

In the 13th episode of our health Podcast we talked to John Ryan, the Director Public Health at the Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety (DG Santé). We asked him about European coordination work in the pandemic, DG Santé’s role in it and how it is involved in the vaccination against COVID-19.
The forecast for the IT and technology sectors was made in a study by industry lobby group FEDIL
Employment

Demand for IT and tech workers could see 1,000 posts created

03.03.2021
A further 250 people received fines in Luxembourg last week for failing to comply with Covid-19 regulations
Health

250 people fined for Covid-19 breaches

02.03.2021
Beds in an asylum seeker shelter in Strassen
Asylum

Number of refugees seeking asylum in Luxembourg drops by half

02.03.2021
Irregularities with vaccinations have now happened in two hospitals, including at the Centre hospitalier du Nord in Ettelbrück (here pictured)
favouritism

Hospital asks prosecutor to probe how it handled vaccinations

01.03.2021
Business & Finance
UK capital city, London
Budget

Sunak extends aid for jobs saying UK recovery to take time

The UK economy shrank almost 10% last year
2 min. 03.03.2021
Luxembourg-based Eurasian Resources Group mines and processes copper and cobalt in the Congo.
african mines

Luxembourg-based ERG deals through controversial Congo middleman

Luxembourg-based company holds mining leases in Congo that UK financial fraud office has been investigating for alleged corruption
8 min. 03.03.2021
Spire helps monitor illegal fishing and weather patterns
Space

Spire to list in New York after new investors come in

03.03.2021
Governments across Europe must support companies to avoid a more damaging economic downturn, the IMF has said
Economic recovery

IMF warns Europe’s firms need equity to save 15 million jobs

02.03.2021
A mock-up picture of the new building in Howald, which will be the new offices for the Luxembourg Times and Luxemburger Wort
Real Estate

Church sells future Luxembourg Times building

02.03.2021
A view of the Aviva office in London
Insurance

Aviva plans net-zero carbon emissions from investments by 2040

01.03.2021
European Union
Hungary's leader Viktor Orban has pulled his party out of the EPP grouping in the European Parliament
European Parliament

Orban's Fidesz party leaves EPP group in European parliament

Hungary's leader announces move on Wednesday, after the EPP approved new rules to allow a member party to be suspended
3 min. 03.03.2021
Paris' Charles de Gaulle airport
Travel

EU vaccine passports for travel still months away, memo shows

“The technical work underpinning such a platform could require three to four months,” according to the memo, dated March 2
2 min. 03.03.2021
The European Commission building in Brussels
Budget

EU set to extend suspension of budget rules

03.03.2021
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen said her plans to partner with Israel do not represent a "breach" of European efforts
Vaccinations

Denmark targets ‘significant’ vaccine gains in talks with Israel

02.03.2021
The ECJ issued a ruling on Tuesday on Poland's new rules for appointments to the country's Supreme Court
European Court of Justice

Poland suffers new blow at top EU court over judicial reforms

02.03.2021
Germany's economy is feeling the strain of a lockdown which has been in place since mid-November
Pandemic

German unemployment unexpectedly rises as lockdown persists

02.03.2021
World
US President Joe Biden has vowed to treat Russia differently from his predecessor
Russia

US matches EU and UK sanctions on Russia for Navalny attack

President Joe Biden announces first measures targeting prominent figures
3 min. 02.03.2021
Investigators have said it is extremely unlikely that frozen food caused the initial outbreak of Covid-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan last year
Pandemic

WHO investigators downplay China's Covid-19 origin claims

02.03.2021
Oil and gas operations emitted just over 70 million metric tonnes of methane into the atmosphere in 2020
Environment

After historic fall, carbon emissions are now coming back fast

02.03.2021
Beijing's central business district
China

China ‘worried’ about bubbles in property, foreign markets

02.03.2021
Culture
exhibition

A taste of 17th century Florentine art

How Europe’s richest bankers flaunted their wealth 400 years ago
by YASEMIN ELÇI 2 min. 18.12.2020
Diane Jodes, Apple Dreams Photo: Yasemin Elçi
print makers

Contemporary prints on show in newly opened gallery

11.12.2020
Vanessa Springora, the author of "Le Consentement". Photo: JF Paga
book review

Two separate Vanessas tell a similar tale

04.12.2020
The Egyptian Theatre in Park City, Utah, which takes part in the Sundance Film Festival, where Kajillionaire premiered this year. Photo: Shutterstock.
film review

Family of grifters deals with emotions in earnest comedy

13.11.2020
LT Expat Hub
Appointments should be made online once you receive your invitation letter containing a code, much like the large-scale testing system
Coronavirus

Getting vaccinated

The invitation phases, registering and vaccination centres – a guide to Luxembourg’s Covid-19 vaccination programme
by Sarita RAO 5 min. 26.02.2021
Spice up your usual menu with a visit to a speciality food store
Menu

World food speciality stores

03.03.2021
Taking the time to think about the surroundings you want
Garden Path

Plotting, planning and inspiring a dream garden

26.02.2021
Listen to woodpeckers, watch butterflies and spot new buds Photo: Laurent Jacquemart
Stay fit

Walking routes

02.03.2021