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To keep pace with the rapid development and growth of the crypto-asset market and to ensure that recent gains in global tax transparency will not be gradually eroded, we welcome the new international standard on automatic exchange of information between tax authorities developed by the OECD – the Crypto-Asset Reporting Framework (CARF).

Initiated by the International Diabetes Federation (IDF) and the World Health Organisation (WHO), World Diabetes Day is held every year on 14 November to raise awareness of the risks of this chronic disease and possible means of prevention.

As the winter season approaches, and with the obligation to switch to winter tyres when winter weather conditions prevail on the roads, tyre dealers traditionally experience a high level of demand for tyre changes.

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

Statement of the Benelux countries: Belgium, the Netherlands and Luxembourg condemn Russia’s decision to withdraw from the landmark Treaty on Conventional Armed Forces in Europe (CFE), a cornerstone of Europe’s security architecture. The Russian withdrawal comes at a time when Russia is waging an unprovoked, illegal and unjustified war of aggression against Ukraine.

The Ministry for Consumer Protection has just launched an online tool that allows you to calculate your personal carbon footprint.

"Medsafetyweek" takes place from 6 to 12 November. Initiated by the World Health Organisation (WHO), this global campaign aims to raise public awareness of the safety and proper use of medicines.

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

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

In order to implement the law of 23 August 2023 on intercultural living together, the Integration Department of the Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region is launching a call for projects entitled "Promoting intercultural living together", aimed at funding projects that promote intercultural living together in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

To mark World Stroke Day on 29 October, the Ministry of Health is providing support for awareness-raising campaigns on the subject.

On October 19, 2023, a groundbreaking ceremony was held to inaugurate the expansion of the Warehouses Service Agency (WSA) complex in Sanem, which is already the U.S. Air Forces in Europe's (USAFE) largest depot on the continent.

The weekly review provides a summary of the evolution of acute respiratory infections, including COVID-19 and influenza.

On October 16, 2023, the Minister of Finance, Yuriko Backes, welcomed Janet Yellen, the United States Secretary of the Treasury, to the Ministry of Finance for a bilateral meeting. This marks the first visit by a member of President Biden's cabinet to Luxembourg. Janet Yellen also attended a Eurogroup meeting held in Kirchberg in the afternoon.

On the occasion of World Organ Donor Day, celebrated every year on 17 October, the Ministry of Health and the Luxembourg Transplant association, the official body for managing donations and transplants in Luxembourg, are renewing their efforts to raise awareness of organ donation.