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The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, paid a working visit to the People's Republic of Laos from 5 to 8 February 2024.

The weekly retrospective gives a summary of trends in acute respiratory infections, including COVID-19, influenza (influenza virus) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

Yuriko Backes, Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity, and Prof. Jens Kreisel, Rector of the University of Luxembourg, have signed an agreement announcing the third collaboration between the Ministry for Gender Equality and Diversity (MEGA), the Luxembourg National Research Fund (FNR) and Research Luxembourg on the "Women and Girls in Science 2024" campaign.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, is currently on a working visit to the People's Republic of Laos.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Xavier Bettel, is currently on a working visit to the People's Republic of Laos.

To improve the traceability of the second pillar of retirement provision, two new services relating to supplementary pension schemes are now available online at MyGuichet.lu, providing access to authentic sources made available by the General Inspectorate of Social Security (IGSS).

Martine Hansen and Lex Delles met the « Union Luxembourgeoise des Agences de Voyages ».

On 5 February 2024, the Minister for Research and Higher Education and Minister for Digitalisation, Stéphanie Obertin, met Her Excellency Fleur Thomas, the UK Ambassador to Luxembourg, as part of a courtesy visit to the Ministry of Research and Higher Education.

The DAC is pleased to announce that the declaration procedures for the European standard scenario (STS) and the associated STS examination are now available.

In response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Luxembourg, like all EU Member States, applied the temporary protection mechanism for people fleeing Ukraine starting in March 2022. This mechanism, initially applicable for a period of 12 months from its activation and then prolonged until 4 March 2024, has been extended once again.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, took part in the informal "Gymnich" meeting of EU foreign ministers, which was held in Brussels on 3 February.

Xavier Bettel, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, attended the EU-Indo-Pacific Ministerial Forum and the EU-ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) Ministerial Meeting held in Brussels on 1 and 2 February.

"Contrary to popular belief, cancer is not necessarily a fatality." It is important to be aware of the risk factors identified by science and to work together to adopt a healthy, balanced lifestyle in order to reduce exposure to these risks on a daily basis", says Martine Deprez, Minister of Health and Social Security.

On Monday 5 February 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.

Following recent incidents of "smishing" at various public institutions, such as the impersonation of the names LU-Alert, CNS and CCSS, the Luxembourg government has issued a reminder to the public of the reflexes to adopt when faced with scam attempts in the form of fake SMS messages and/or e-mails