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On Monday 2 September 2024, the government will continue to implement its strategy for testing the warning and information system for the population by carrying out monthly tests of the siren network and the GouvAlert mobile application.

From 2 September to 1 October 2024, holders of a General Certificate of Secondary Education from the 2023/2024 school year who do not yet have any plans to continue their higher education or any job prospects can enrol in the Diplom+ course.

The fifth edition of Summerschool will take place from 2 to 13 September 2024. It offers supervised activities and refresher courses for primary and secondary school students.

The Severe Weather Risk Assessment Unit (CERI), meeting this afternoon to assess the weather situation, is issuing a warning of thunderstorms accompanied by strong winds, which could affect the whole country.

An unannounced test of the zonal SMS alert took place on Monday 19 August 2024 in the municipalities of Käerjeng, Dippach, Pétange, Differdange, Sanem, Vallée de l'Ernz, Nommern, Waldbillig, Larochette, Heffingen, Fischbach, Junglinster and Betzdorf.

Following the declaration of a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC) by the World Health Organization (WHO) regarding the epidemic of Mpox (formerly monkeypox), the Ministry of Health and Social Security is providing the following information to the public on the risk of Mpox in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

On Monday 5th August 2024, the government will continue to implement its strategy for testing the warning and information system for the population by carrying out monthly tests of the siren network and the GouvAlert mobile application.

Pursuing goals together: A success story for inclusion The first major inclusive event took place this July at the Forum Geesseknäppchen in the heart

To mark World Hepatitis Day, which takes place every 28 July, the Ministry of Health and Social Security, in collaboration with the National Infectious Diseases Service and partner associations, is raising public awareness on the need to step up efforts to combat this disease, which affects millions of people around the world.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, made a working visit to Romania on 23 and 24 July 2024.

The Water management agency announces that following the proliferation of cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) detected last week on the beaches of Rommwiss and Burfelt in the Lac de la Haute-Sûre ─ associated with the presence of high concentrations of toxins produced by these cyanobacteria ─ the situation has returned to normal.

A legal right of access to information will be introduced to facilitate the work of professional journalists, as part of a wider reform aimed at promoting democratic debate and press freedom in Luxembourg.

Minister for Consumer Protection discusses challenges and solutions for promoting more responsible consumption.

As part of the regular monitoring of bathing water quality, a significant proliferation of cyanobacteria, commonly known as ‘blue algae’, has been observed in the Lac de la Haute-Sûre at Rommwiss and Burfelt beaches.

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, through its Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, Minister of Finance, Gilles Roth, and Minister of the Environment, Climate and Biodiversity, Serge Wilmes, today announced the expansion of the International Climate Finance Accelerator (ICFA) to include a new programme: the International Social Finance Accelerator (ISFA).