Tag: Luxembourg

Socialist Paulette Lenert could be Luxembourg’s first woman PM

By Matthieu Demeestere LUXEMBOURG, Oct 6, 2023 (AFP) – Socialist leader Paulette Lenert could become Luxembourg’s first woman prime minister following Sunday’s elections in the country wedged between Belgium, France and Germany. No stranger to a challenge, the 55-year-old rose to prominence during the coronavirus pandemic, steering the country’s response as health minister from February 2020. Lenert remained coy about her ambitions in an interview with AFP, insisting she did not see herself taking over […]

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EU court finds against ‘Dieselgate’ car firms

BRUSSELS, Belgium (AFP) — The European Court of Justice ruled on Thursday that it had been illegal for car companies to install devices to defeat emissions tests and mislead motorists about diesel pollution levels. “A manufacturer cannot install a defeat device which systematically improves, during approval procedures, the performance of the vehicle emission control system and thus obtain approval of the vehicle,” the court said. The statement identified the manufacturer subject to the complaint as […]

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EBC Films’ Make it Reel seminars go online for Western Europe

Eagle News — Being in quarantine has its quirks; pros and cons. On one hand, you’re confined to your home, only allowed to leave to gather essentials. And on the other hand, you get to stay home and work on whatever “me” project that was put on the back-burner. And if filmmaking or acting is one of your “me” projects and you live in the Western Europe area, EBC Films is now offering their Make […]

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Staying positive amid COVID-19 outbreak in Luxembourg

    (Eagle News) — Amid the rising cases of the coronavirus disease worldwide, people in the midst of the crisis are trying to stay positive amid the outbreak. In Luxembourg, virus cases have risen to 140.  These photos show an empty office cafeteria there. The once bustling food center has empty chairs and tables.  Food are packed individually as lunches or snacks, ready just for pick-up by customers to reduce personal contact and prevent […]

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Luxembourg wants cross-border medics to stay over

LUXEMBOURG, Luxembourg (AFP) — Luxembourg on Monday invited the health workers who live outside the duchy and commute in daily to stay overnight during the coronavirus crisis. Germany has already imposed more strict controls on its border and France and Belgium may yet follow suit, which could leave medical staff stranded. Cross-border commuters represent 46 percent of Luxembourg’s salaried workforce and about 62 percent of hard-pressed hospital and healthcare staff. If they are prevented from […]

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SpaceX blasts off Luxembourg government satellite

MIAMI, United States (AFP) — SpaceX on Wednesday blasted off a four-ton secure military communications satellite called GovSat-1, a partnership between the government of Luxembourg and the satellite operator SES. The prime minister and deputy prime minister of Luxembourg were in Florida for the launch, along with the prince and princess of Luxembourg, SpaceX said. “There you saw a successful liftoff of the Falcon 9,” a SpaceX commentator said as the rocket launched on a […]

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