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To mark the month of pink October, devoted to the fight against breast cancer, the Ministry of Health has issued a reminder of the importance of breast cancer screening, which can detect tumours at an early stage and thus save lives.

Considering the current situation in Israel, the Luxembourg government strongly recommends that its citizens do not travel to Israel and the region.

The Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, has travelled to Granada, Spain, to take part in the meeting of the European Political Community (EPC) and the informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union on 5 and 6 October 2023.

Intellectual property (IP) intensive products and services, particularly in key areas such as renewable energies, circular economy and artificial intelligence, are of the driving forces behind the green and digital transformation of the economy.

To coincide with National Housing Week, the Housing Observatory is publishing three new studies to support the implementation of housing and accommodation policies.

At the opening of the "Automotive Day" in Esch-Belval on 5 October 2023, Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, Minister of Finance, Yuriko Backes, and Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding with the American company Lyten, which will establish its European headquarters in Luxembourg.

Today, on October 4, 2023, Prime Minister and Minister for Communications and Media, Xavier Bettel, and Minister of Economy, Franz Fayot, had a meeting with Young Sang Ryu, President and CEO of SK Telecom (SKT).

Sam Tanson, Minister for Culture, Claude D. Conter, Director of the National Library of Luxembourg BnL, and Carlo Blum, Deputy Director of the National Library of Luxembourg BnL, invited members of the press and media to discover the new chatbot on the eluxemburgensia.lu portal.

On Tuesday 3 October 2023, the white paper on the new fundamental education curriculum was presented at the Geesseknäppchen Forum in the presence of Claude Meisch, Minister of Education, Children and Youth, Luc Weis, Director of the Department for the Coordination of Educational and Technological Research and Innovation (SCRIPT).

On 4 October 2023, Max Hahn, Minister for Family Affairs and Integration, together with Info-Handicap and Adapth, invited to a press conference to inform about a campaign dedicated to changing and care tables for children and adults with special needs

Breastfeeding Week takes place in Luxembourg from 2 to 8 October, with this year's theme focusing on breastfeeding at work. In line with the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO), the Ministry of Health is reiterating that breastfeeding at work is a right, and that it is in the interests of employers to ensure that breastfeeding and work can be reconciled.

The shift towards sustainable mobility will be the central topic of the Automotive Day 2023, scheduled for October 5 at 9 am in Luxembourg in Esch-Belval and organised by Luxinnovation's Luxembourg AutoMobility Cluster.

Have you ever wondered how much CO2 is generated in various scenarios? We did some research and found that the amount of CO2 generated can vary significantly depending on the situation.

On this 1 October, when the world community traditionally celebrates the International Day of Older Persons, the Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region wishes to highlight the subject of the perception of ageing, to draw attention to the importance of sharing realistic and diverse images of age and to combat ageism and discrimination against older people.

On 28 September 2023, the Minister for Family Affairs and Integration, Max Hahn, and the Minister of Social Security, Claude Haagen, took part in the inauguration of the extension to the "Beim Goldknapp" residential and care home run by the Association Luxembourg Alzheimer (ALA) in Erpeldange.