There is no doubt that Brexit – supposed to happen on the day this magazine appears, but even that is not clear – is a setback for Europe. Perhaps the rift – papered over – was there ever since the UK joined the European Union in
Désirée Nosbusch has been given the prestigious German Grimme TV Award for her portrayal of a Luxembourg-based senior banker in a gloves-off merger fight with a German bank. The award honours the Luxembourgish actress for her portrayal
More than half of the apartments of the prestigious Royal Hamilius building in the centre ofLuxembourg City have now been sold .The Royal Hamilius site, at the entrance to the ville haute, will also house French luxury department store
By Douwe Miedema and Yannick Lambert You have roughly half a year left in your role as Commission President. How would you describe your legacy? Everyone who says the Commission is so much out of breath it is no longer able to run, is
By Yannick Lambert The European Parliament has considerable powers in deciding how the European Union is run. But unlike national parliaments, the parliament cannot initiate legislation. That power is reserved for the European
For EU history buffs, Luxembourg offers wonderful hunting grounds. The very first meetings of what was later to become the European Union took place in the city. At the Place de Metz – in the building that now houses the Spuerkeess –
By Vanessa Challinor Alberto Gagarin is from Spain, and has been living in Luxembourg for six years. He has registered to vote in Luxembourg for the European Parliament, because he does not have Luxembourgish nationality yet. Gagarin
By Hannah Brenton Luxembourg has played a strong hand in the tussle to attract newly-footloose Brexit business from the City of London. The tiny Grand Duchy, with a population of just over 600,000, a tight housing market and
By Marc Auxenfants Emmanuel Frieres is worrying. His company, Morganite Luxembourg, exports a fifth of its Luxembourg production to the UK. The financial controller thinks he may no longer be able to deliver spare parts within the
The entire Kommentariat agrees: Europe faces an uncertain election in two months’ time. This time for real, the EU may fall victim to populist and Eurosceptics. Moderate politicians in Luxembourg and elsewhere are already positioning for
By Heledd Pritchard Luxembourg is building its first residential high-rise tower at the entrance of the Kirchberg business district – and all apartments except two penthouses have been sold. The Infinity Tower, right across from the
By Heledd Pritchard Luxembourg’s two European Schools – set up so children of EU staff could speak their own language at school – are struggling to recruit native English teachers. The dearth has been a problem for years. Primarily
By Douwe MiedemaThe bare rock of the old fortress rises dramatically over Steve Schwartz’s garden. A thousand years ago, somebody on the ramparts high above might have looked down at exactly this spot. But Schwartz is not one to
By Marc Auxenfants Granted, Count Sigfried didn’t build the Taj Mahal or the Great Pyramid of Giza. Nonetheless, the fortress on which he founded Luxembourg became a UNESCO world heritage site. The Grand Duchy has three in total. Now it
By Sarita Rao As so many things in Luxembourg, the practice of visiting a public bathing house goes back to at least the Romans. But it was the Belgian town of Spa that lent its name to what is now an indulgence enjoyed around the world.
By Heledd Pritchard Luxembourg’s education system has faced a number of changes and challenges over the past few years. A major shortage of primary school teachers and the country’s below-average results in the global education
By Carlo Thelen Every country in the EU will lose from Brexit over the long term. In the short term, businesses can adjust to mitigate many of the potential downsides. At the time of writing, there is less than a month to go to Brexit,
By Marc Auxenfants, Heledd Pritchard and Yannick Lambert Hopes Luxembourg provides data on sustainable energy so that companies can reduce their energy costs – and reduce pollution. “We help companies understand, control and
By Adam Walder Nestled in the pretty little village of Born close to the German border, Ramborn is the only commercial producer of cider in the Grand Duchy. If the name reminds you of Sylvester Stallone, that is no coincidence. But cider
CLASSICAL MUSICJohann Sebastian Bach: St John’s Passion Sir Simon Rattle & Peter Sellars Performed by The Orchestra and Choir of the Age of EnlightenmentPhilharmonie | 8pm | €45 - €95 4This well-known Bach oratorio is particularly