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Minister for Foreign Affairs: Luxembourg leaning towards recognising State of Palestine, says Xavier Bettel
RTL Today
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July 25, 2025
In an interview on Friday, foreign minister Xavier Bettel said the Grand Duchy was leaning towards recognising the State of Palestine at a summit in New York this September. On Thursday, French President Emmanuel Macron signalled France's...
SES and Luxembourg to Develop and Launch Second Defense Satellite for GovSat
SpaceWatch.Global
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July 28, 2025
SES and the Luxembourg Government have announced their plan for the development of a second satellite for GovSat, GovSat-2. GovSat is the public-private partnership and 50/50 joint venture between SES and the Luxembourg Government, offering...
New weapon: Luxembourg to launch taser-equipped police unit
RTL Today
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July 28, 2025
The Luxembourgish government is currently creating a police service (UGO) whose members will be equipped with tasers. A coalition election promise, the addition of tasers to police equipment is taking shape. In response to a parliamentary question...
MFA: We have worked intensively on strengthening Serbia’s international position
Tanjug
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July 28, 2025
BELGRADE - In the first one hundred days of the current Government of Serbia, the MFA "continued to work intensively on strengthening Serbia’s international position, promoting its key national interests, and advancing defined foreign policy...
Urgent meeting requested: LSAP calls on government to shed light on Post cyber attack
RTL Today
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July 28, 2025
The Luxembourg Socialist Workers' Party (LSAP) has requested an urgent meeting with the relevant commissions to discuss the recent cyber attack targeting Post. Deputies Taina Bofferding and Ben Polidori requested the meeting in a written letter in...
The UK Prudential Regulation Authority Fines Barents Reinsurance S.A., London Branch £1,785,000 For Internal Controls, Governance And Reporting Failures
Mondovisione
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The Prudential Regulation Authority (the “PRA”) has fined Barents Reinsurance S.A., London Branch (“Barents”) £1,785,000 for failing to organise and control its affairs responsibly and effectively, as well as governance and regulatory reporting...
Not just for motorists: Luxembourg Automobile Club offers more than just roadside assistance, says general director
RTL Today
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July 28, 2025
Once viewed primarily as a car-focused lobbying body, the Luxembourg Automobile Club (ACL) is repositioning itself as a broader mobility actor, according to its General Director Miriam Eisenmenger. The general director of Luxembourg's most...
10 biggest horse breeds in the world
PetsRadar
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August 4, 2025
Have you ever encountered one of the biggest horse breeds? Many of these tall, broad equines are draft horses. Due to their history, which is mostly rooted in working the land, you don’t see as many of them as you would have 100 or more years ago....
SES and Luxembourg Government to develop second satellite for GovSat
SatelliteProME
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July 28, 2025
Built by Thales Alenia Space on the Spacebus 4000B2 platform, the new satellite will expand connectivity services for government clients by offering broader coverage. Photo credit: SES SES and the Luxembourg Government have announced their plan...
Jordan Participates in International Conference on Implementing the Two-State Solution in New York
Jordan News
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July 28, 2025
Jordan is participating in the “Two-State Solution” conference, which kicks off Monday at the United Nations headquarters in New York, with the presence of 123 countries as well as regional and international organizations involved in the Middle...
Until 2 August: Luxembourg scouts join international 'Odyssey' camp in Netherlands
RTL Today
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July 28, 2025
Since 19 July, the international Scouts camp "Odyssey" has been underway at the Zeewolde Scout campsite in the Netherlands, organised by the National Federatin of Scouts and Guides (FNEL). Among the roughly 450 participants at this camp – held...
Forrester’s Digest: SES, Luxembourg order GovSat-2
SatNews
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July 27, 2025
SES, in a public/private partnership with the Luxembourg Government, is ordering a second highly-secure satellite, GovSat-2. GovSat, the 50/50 joint venture between SES and the Luxembourg Government, provides secure, reliable and accessible...
Luxembourg Case Law Briefing – Corporate Law Highlights - 2025 Edition
JD Supra - California
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July 23, 2025
We are very pleased to present the 2025 edition of our Luxembourg corporate law-focused case law briefing, curated by the A&O Shearman Luxembourg Corporate/M&A team. In this edition, we focus on the 2024 calendar year rulings we identified as the...
Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 to take place January 24
ESCXTRA
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July 23, 2025
Following another successful edition of the Luxembourg Song Contest, RTL the Luxembourgish broadcaster has confirmed the 2026 competition will be held on January 24. 🇱🇺 RTL opens song submissions for Luxembourg Song Contest 2026 Since their...
Czech law marks final blow as communism fades from Europe’s political and legal landscape
ETGovernment
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July 26, 2025
Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Czech Republic counterpart Petr Fiala during a bilateral meeting in January 2024In a landmark move, Czech President Petr Pavel recently signed into law an amendment to the nation’s criminal code that prohibits...
As UK lowers voting age to 16, what’s the right age for politics?
Financial Express
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The United Kingdom announced on July 17 that voting age in the country is being lowered from 18 years to 16 years, to be enacted from the next general elections in 2029, or sooner if the prime minister so wishes. The move, making the UK one of the...
Summer Greetings from America
finews.com
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August 4, 2025
In finews.ch's series, selected fund managers report from their hometown in the summer. This time, the journey takes us to California. Written by Roger Bayston, Head of Digital Assets at Franklin Templeton I live in the East Bay, just across from...
Ministers condemn 'inhumane killing of civilians' in Gaza
RTE Ireland
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July 21, 2025
A statement from the Foreign Ministers of 26 countries including Ireland has condemned what it called the "drip feeding of aid and the inhumane killing of civilians" in Gaza. The statement called for an immediate end to the war and the release of...
‘Hubs offer summer support for working parents’
Westmeath Examiner
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Previous Next Published: Mon 4 Aug 2025, 3:00 PM Submitted by the Irish Hub Network We’re well into the summer season now, and while the long break is brilliant for kids, it’s not always so easy for working parents trying to juggle deadlines while...
Government to present national LGBTQIA+ plan, Pope condemns Gaza war, and CEO in Coldplay kisscam resigns
RTL Today
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The Today Radio news team brings you the latest headlines for Monday, 21 July. Luxembourg NATIONAL ACTION PLAN – Yuriko Backes, Luxembourg’s Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity is presenting a new national LGBTQIA+ plan for Luxembourg...