Humans have reclaimed ‘land size of Luxembourg’ since 2000 Study shows more than 2,500 sq km added to coastlines, mostly port expansion in global south The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2023
Elite garda units team up with European cops for anti-terror exercise that started in Dublin Officers from the National Surveillance and the Emergency Response units played a key role in exercise Firestorm, that involved officers from eight other countries, including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom Dublin Live · Mar 21, 2023
Elite Garda units take part in Europe-wide anti-terror exercise - that started in Dublin Officers played a key role in exercise Firestorm, that involved officers from eight other countries, including Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Switzerland and the United Kingdom Irish Mirror · Mar 21, 2023
NSO Group co-founder emerges as new majority owner Omri Lavie appears to have gained control of blacklisted spyware company’s shares The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2023
European court recognises French whistleblower behind LuxLeaks case A French accountant who helped reveal tax breaks for multinational companies in Luxembourg in a scandal known as "LuxLeaks" has won the right to be recognised as a whistleblower at Europe's top rights court. Radio France Internationale · Feb 15, 2023
European court rules in favour of whistleblower in Luxembourg leaks case The European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday ruled in favour of a former employee of accounting firm PwC, saying his 2016 conviction for leaking data about Luxembourg's tax deals with large corporations violated his right to freedom of expression. Reuters · Feb 14, 2023
EU leaders plan tougher border controls as more people claim asylum Funding pledged for cameras, drones and watchtowers, in move criticised by aid agencies and Luxembourg The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2023
Malaysia says Luxembourg court sets aside request to enforce $15 billion arbitration award Malaysia's law minister on Thursday said a Luxembourg court had set aside an attempt made by the heirs of a former sultanate to enforce a $15 billion arbitration award they won against Malaysia. Reuters · Jan 26, 2023
European Prosecutors Hear Lebanese Bankers in Central Bank Commission Probe Lebanese bankers told European prosecutors they believed that commissions now at the center of a graft probe had been paid to the central bank, four sources said, while investigators suspect the cash illegally ended up with the governor's brother. Prosecutors from Germany, France and Luxembourg have been in Beirut as… Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 20, 2023
'Morocco's jailing of journalists is a no-go': EU Parliament's new vice-president Talking Europe interviews Marc Angel, who was elected a vice-president of the European Parliament on January 18 to succeed Eva Kaili, the MEP at the heart of the Qatargate corruption scandal. Angel, a Socialists and Democrats MEP from Luxembourg, has strong words for authorities in both Morocco and Iran, as… France 24 · Jan 20, 2023
State Pension payments of over £2,000 each month for older people living in these five European countries Retirees living in Luxembourg receive over £3,050 each month. Daily Record · Jan 16, 2023
European legal team arriving in Lebanon in corruption probe Lebanon's justice minister says a European judicial delegation from France, Germany, and Luxembourg has started to arrive in Lebanon to probe the country’s Central Bank governor and dozens of other individuals over suspected corruption The Independent UK · Jan 11, 2023
‘Corsage’ review: A striking Vicky Krieps anchors this anachronistic biopic The Luxembourg-born actor Vicky Krieps has one of those faces that seems to be made of air, her expressions ever-sculpting. Like a young Meryl Streep, she has a soft, quizzical stillness and an unhurried quality, as if she’s ever-so-slightly amused by those swirling around her. In 2018’s “Phantom Thread,” playing… Tribune News Service · Jan 5, 2023
Management of five firms linked to Pegasus maker NSO is moved to London Change could stoke controversy for spyware company amid calls for UK sanctions The Guardian - UK · Jan 4, 2023
Reuters · Dec 28, 2022 European investigators to visit Lebanon in Salameh graft probe - sources European investigators will visit Lebanon in January as part of a cross-border probe into alleged fraud by Lebanese central bank governor Riad Salameh to the detriment of the Lebanese state, three judicial sources said.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 28, 2022 Europe Investigators to Visit Lebanon in Central Bank Chief Probe European investigators will visit Lebanon next month as part of a probe into the wealth of central bank governor Riad Salameh, a judicial official said on Tuesday. The long-serving central bank chief, 72, is among top officials widely blamed for Lebanon's unprecedented economic crisis, dubbed one of the worst in…
Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022 Eurocamp is opening brand new holiday parks in Italy, Netherlands and France Eurocamp is opening five new campsites to add to the 180 already running in France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Luxembourg and Croatia
Reuters · Dec 20, 2022 Luxembourg authorises some frozen Russian assets to be unblocked (This content was produced in Russia where the law restricts coverage of Russian military operations in Ukraine)
The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2022 Legal opinion on European Super League case due to be given A non-binding view on the case is to be provided at the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg.
Daily Record · Dec 10, 2022 Lanarkshire's 'Marzipan Queen' chooses champion chefs at Culinary World Cup The international competition is part of the Expogast held in Luxembourg
Asharq Al-Awsat · Dec 4, 2022 Ukrainian Woman Accused of Helping Lebanon’s Central Bank Governor Fund Embezzlement The French Judiciary indicted a Ukrainian woman, who was said to be close to the governor of Lebanon’s Central Bank, Riad Salameh, as part of its investigation into the latter’s wealth in France. AFP quoted a French judicial source as confirming that the charges against Ukrainian Anna Kozakova, 46, include…
Evening Standard · Nov 24, 2022 10 alternatives to Champagne for Christmas, from fizz from Luxembourg to classic white Burgundy Festive fizz needn’t come France’s finest vineyards, says Douglas Blyde — there’s a whole world waiting out there
Daily Mirror · Nov 17, 2022 Man travelled nearly 600 miles to TEN countries in 24 hours using just public transport Jo Kibble travelled to Belgium, Luxembourg, Germany, France, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, Austria and Slovakia, ending his challenge in Breclav, Czech Republic
The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022 EU court sides with Fiat Chrysler in tax advantage case The European Union’s top court has overturned a decision requiring automaker Fiat Chrysler to pay up to 30 million euros in back taxes to Luxembourg
Reuters · Oct 17, 2022 EU sets up training mission so Ukraine can continue its "courageous fight" European Union foreign ministers agreed to set up a mission to train some 15,000 Ukrainian troops from next month and to provide an extra 500 million euros worth of funding for arms deliveries to Kyiv at a meeting in Luxembourg on Monday.