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Xavier Bettel at the World Economic Forum
For the sixth time, the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, is currently participating in the WEF in Davos, Switzerland.
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Focus on health technologies
The conference "Health Technologies @ Luxembourg 2020", organised on 20 January in the "Halle des poches à fonte" in Belval, by the Ministry of the Economy and the HealthTech Cluster of Luxinnovation, provided an opportunity to present the latest trends in health technologies in Luxembourg.
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Corinne Cahen à la réunion ministérielle sur les migrations et l’intégration de l’OCDE
Dans son intervention en plénière, la ministre a mis l’accent sur l’importance de proposer des politiques qui répondent aux besoins spécifiques de chaque personne. Elle a rappelé "qu’on ne parle pas de chiffres et de statistiques, mais de parcours individuels...
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Luxembourg, the first EU country to ban the use of glyphosate
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is in the process of becoming the first country to ban the use of the substance glyphosate in a number of herbicides.
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Luxembourg backs space technology venture capital fund
During a meeting of a parliamentary committee, Étienne Schneider, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economy confirmed that the Government of Luxembourg, together with public and private sector partners, have invested a stake in Orbital Ventures, an investment fund focused on early stage companies engaged in space activities.
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Working visit of François Bausch and Henri Kox to Washington D.C.
On 14 January 2020, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Defence, François Bausch and John Rood, US Under Secretary of Defence for Policy, met on a long-planned productive working visit.
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Présentation du nouveau plan d’action national de mise en œuvre de la Convention relative aux droits des personnes handicapées 2019-2024
La Convention des Nations unies relative aux droits des personnes handicapées (CRDPH) définit les droits des personnes en situation de handicap et vise à combattre la discrimination, c'est-à-dire les obstacles et les conceptions qui empêchent les personnes handicapées de jouir...
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Guichet.lu is contributing to the development of a European automated translation platform
The Government IT Centre (CTIE) announces that it has made the Guichet.lu translation memories available to the European Language Resource Coordination network (ELRC network).
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New Year’s wishes: Cordial meeting between Romain Schneider and representatives of the "Lëtzebuerger Landjugend a Jongbauren"
During the traditional New Year’s wishes, Romain Schneider took the opportunity to brief on agricultural policy, particularly in regards of measures for young farmers.
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Creation of the National Reception Office (ONA) and the Integration Department
The law of 4 December 2019 establishing the National Reception Office (ONA) places the reception of applicants for international protection (AIPs) under the jurisdiction of the Minister Jean Asselborn, as the Minister of Immigration and Asylum.
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New in 2020
Several new legal and regulatory provisions applying directly to citizens will enter into force in 2020. Below is an overview of the main changes that will directly impact citizens. This list is not exhaustive.
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"Becoming a leading data economy"
Interview with Étienne Schneider in Happen
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"Artificial intelligence for the benefit of all"
Interview with Xavier Bettel in Happen
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Luxembourg and NorthStar to create Centre of Excellence for Clean Space
The Luxembourg Government and NorthStar Earth & Space signed a Letter of Intent on 19 December 2019 to create a Centre of Excellence for Clean Space in Luxembourg and to consider a contribution to NorthStar and its innovation activities in order to promote the safe and sustainable use of outer space for the benefit of all humanity.
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Paulette Lenert visits the United Nations Technology Innovations Lab in Finland
On 18 December 2019, Paulette Lenert, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, visited the United Nations Technology Innovation Lab (UNTIL) in Espoo, Finland.
