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Following the triggering of the index bracket, confirmed by the publication of the index results for January 2023, and the monthly meeting of the Index Commission on 10 February 2023, the social parameters were adjusted with effect from 1 February 2023.

On 8 February 2023, the Chamber of Deputies voted unanimously in the first vote on the two bills concerning the merger of the municipalities of Grosbous-Wahl and Bous-Waldbredimus respectively.

In accordance with Article L. 223-1 of the Labour Code, the monthly minimum social wage will be adjusted to the 898.93 weighted cost of living index from 1 February 2023.

Prime Minister, Minister of State Xavier Bettel attended the Special European Council in Brussels on 9th and 10th February. The main items on the agenda included Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine, the economic situation at EU level, as well as aspects of European migration policy.

In view of the extent of the humanitarian needs following the devastating earthquakes that struck Turkey and Syria on 6 February, Luxembourg's cooperation will, in a first phase, contribute almost one million euros through various partners active in the two affected countries by supporting their humanitarian operations.

Today, a second member of the Humanitarian Intervention Team (HIT) of the Corps grand-ducal d'incendie et de secours (CGDIS), an expert in logistics, will leave on a humanitarian mission to the earthquake zone in Turkey.

The financing of enterprises and the coordination of state aid schemes are part of the specific tasks of the Ministry of the Economy as the body responsible for implementing economic development and diversification policy and economic promotion policy.

On 9 February 2023, the Minister for Tourism, Lex Delles, and the Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development, Joëlle Welfring, awarded the 'EcoLabel Luxembourg' and 'bed+bike' labels.

On 9 February 2023, Georges Engel, Minister of Sport, and Taina Bofferding, Minister for Home Affairs, presented the "Lëtzebuerg lieft Sport - Mindmap", a catalogue of 50 examples of good practice designed to encourage municipal officials to promote sport and physical activity at local level.

On Wednesday 8 February 2023, the Chamber of Deputies adopted a bill ratifying the treaty between the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Kingdom of Denmark on statistical transfers of energy from renewable sources in order to meet the targets set out in Directive (EU) 2018/2001.

On 8 February 2023, the Minister of Social Security, Claude Haagen, accompanied by the President of Luxembourg's pension fund (FDC), Alain Reuter, visited the future "Cité de la sécurité sociale". This building was built by the FDC who remain the owner.

On 8 February 2023, the Chamber of Deputies voted on draft law no. 7963 on the integration of artistic works in public buildings.

The weekly retrospective gives you a broader overview of respiratory viruses in general: including COVID-19 and influenza.

Today Statec published its latest inflation forecasts for 2023 and 2024. Inflation is expected to reach 3.4% in 2023 and 4.8% in 2024.

From 5 to 8 February, Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes travelled to South Korea on a financial mission.