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Childcare, park + ride facilities...: Will Luxembourg finance 80% of French border infrastructure?
RTL Today
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August 1, 2025
On 17 September, the next intergovernmental commission between France and Luxembourg will take place, allowing the two countries to discuss issues and review the co-development agreement struck in 2018. Seven years ago, Luxembourg and France...
Youth parties express solidarity with Palestine: Young politicians demand Luxembourg recognise the State of Palestine
RTL Today
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August 1, 2025
In a joint statement, the CSJ, the Young Democrats, the Young Greens and the Young Socialists call for recognition of the Staten of Palestine. Four Luxembourgish youth political parties have issued a joint letter to the government urging formal...
Court verdict: Max Hahn comment: Waitlist scheme to remain in place for male asylum seekers, says minister
RTL Today
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August 1, 2025
The Minister for Family Affairs and Reception of Refugees, Max Hahn, has confirmed the controversial waitlist scheme will remain for single men seeking asylum in Luxembourg after the Administrative Court ruled to uphold the original 2023 decision....
Luxembourg investors see huge potential in Odisha: Ambassador
The Print
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July 30, 2025
Bhubaneswar, Jul 30 (PTI) Ambassador of Luxembourg to India, Peggy Frantzen, on Wednesday said that the business community of her country see Odisha as one of the “investor-friendly” states with huge potential for growth. The Luxembourg Ambassador...
The Luxembourgish Humanist Conference Reflection
The Good Men Project - California
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August 1, 2025
Bob Reuter shared his reflections on the 2025 Humanists International General Assembly and the International g Humanist Conference held in Luxembourg, highlighting a warm, collegial atmosphere and emotional moments, such as Mubarak Bala’s...
Luxembourg Probes Possible Wrongdoing in China CO2 Credits
Mint
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July 31, 2025
Luxembourg authorities are looking into possible wrongdoing tied to carbon-credit projects based in China that have been tapped by European companies to reduce their CO2 footprints. “The Prosecutor General’s office is currently investigating the...
Landmark ECJ ruling ends legal blockade on 92 Spanish wind farms
Recharge
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August 1, 2025
European court rules that Galician judges were wrong to slap injunctions on wind farms amounting to 2.5GW The towers of the Court of Justice of the European Union, of which the European Court of Justice is one part, in Luxembourg.Photo: Court of...
UAE FM welcomes international support to recognize State of Palestine
Madhyamam
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August 1, 2025
The UAE has welcomed the decision by several countries to move toward recognising the State of Palestine, calling it a historic development that strengthens global support for Palestinian rights. Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, UAE Minister...
Declaring a Palestinian state with no government or defined territory
All Israel News
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Flags of countries who intend to recognize a Palestinian state (Photo: Screenshot/Israel's Channel 12) You really have to wonder about the twisted logic behind the rush to declare a Palestinian state, at a time when there is neither any feasible...
Parliamentary questions: CSV seek response on Government refugee work and integration efforts amid continuing obstacles
RTL Today
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August 1, 2025
CSV deputies Morgenthaler and Spautz call for stronger job access for refugees – the government responds with details on existing measures. The Luxembourg government has reaffirmed its commitment to supporting the professional integration of...
Ministry of Education: 5,743 Luxembourg pupils advance to secondary education in September
RTL Today
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August 1, 2025
New government figures reveal 46.4% of Luxembourg's primary graduates will enter general secondary education this year, with classical streams receiving 40.6% of students. On Friday, the Ministry of Education published data detailing the...
Top EU court rules that soccer governing body FIFA’s decisions can be challenged outside...
Journal News - Ohio
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The ECJ ruling in Luxembourg means that EU national courts should be able to review verdicts from the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), involving other sports authorities as well. Switzerland is not a member of the European Union....
Top EU court rules that soccer governing body FIFA’s decisions can be challenged outside...
Journal News - Ohio
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The ECJ ruling in Luxembourg means that EU national courts should be able to review verdicts from the Swiss-based Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS), involving other sports authorities as well. Switzerland is not a member of the European Union....
Israel, Gaza, Iraq, Lebanon, Korea: Political and Dystopian Films in the Locarno Spotlight
The Hollywood Reporter - California
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August 1, 2025
The Locarno Film Festival is known for presenting the latest art-house movie discoveries, and isn’t afraid to push some buttons in the process. As such, its 78th edition will present “cinema that unfolds while the world is undergoing violent...
Sheikh Abdullah welcomes intent of several nations to recognise Palestine, urges broader international support
Gulf Today
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August 1, 2025
Sheikh Abdullah Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, welcomed the intention of Malta, Canada, Australia, Andorra, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Portugal, and San Marino to recognise the State of...
UAE Foreign Minister Welcomes 10 Countries' Intent To Recognise State Of Palestine
MENAFN
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August 1, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) UAE's foreign minister welcomed the intention of Malta, Canada, Australia, Andorra, Finland, Iceland, Luxembourg, New Zealand, Portugal, and San Marino to recognise the State of Palestine . Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al...
Rights groups vow appeal: Luxembourg court upholds controversial asylum seeker housing rules
RTL Today
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August 1, 2025
Refugee advocates have condemned a court decision maintaining Luxembourg's exclusion of single male asylum seekers from automatic accommodation, vowing to appeal what they call a dismissal on "technical" grounds. The Administrative Court has...
UAE welcomes international push for broader recognition of Palestine
The National News
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Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, has hailed the international push for broader recognition of Palestine. In a Ministry of Foreign Affairs statement late on Thursday, Sheikh Abdullah said he welcomed...
German Foreign Minister: Israel Faces Growing Diplomatic Isolation Over Gaza War
Yemen News Agency SABA
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July 31, 2025
[Thu, 31 Jul 2025 22:20:39 +0300] Berlin – Saba: German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock stated on Thursday that Israel is facing increasing diplomatic isolation due to the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and the growing international push...
Interview with Fatima Rougi: Secure abortion rights, urges Planning Familial president
RTL Today
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July 31, 2025
New Planning Familial president Fatima Rougi appeared on RTL Radio on Thursday, reiterating the need to secure abortion rights before "conservative men" begin questioning them. The Family Planning charity is pushing for the right to abortion to be...