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On 25 January, the Minister of Justice presented a bill to adapt the national legal framework on the retention of personal data in the electronic communications sector to the requirements of the recent rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union in this area.

The Ministry of Culture's support for new forms of cultural mediation - blogs, vlogs and podcasts - is a new mechanism to support authors, critics or columnists specialised in cultural matters who create an independent platform, blog, vlog or podcast dedicated to publishing, accompanying or criticising current events in the artistic and cultural scene in Luxembourg.

We are pleased to announce the publication, in collaboration with colleagues from Skeyes, NATS, Eurocontrol, MUAC, FABEC, Canso, DFS, Crocontrol, EASA, Austro Control, Borealis Alliance, ENAV, of two reports relevant to all air navigation service providers looking to increase their sustainability!

On 24 January, the Council of State gave its opinion on the two Grand Ducal regulations on the procedures for the reimbursement of psychotherapy by health insurance.

Following the Chamber of Agriculture's opinion on draft law no. 8060 on support for the sustainable development of rural areas, commonly known as the "agriculture law", Minister Claude Haagen and representatives of the Chamber met several times to find solutions to the issues raised in the law.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the final 5 films in the running for the coveted golden statuette.

Attempted phishing emails containing the government.lu banner are currently in circulation.

On 23 January, the Minister of National Education, Children and Youth, Claude Meisch, presented the results of an evaluation of inclusive education in Luxembourg at a press conference.

The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, attended the meeting of the "Foreign Affairs" Council of the EU, which took place on 23 January 2023 in Brussels.

Following last week's announcement of the selection in the Generation Kplus section of Enzo D'Alò's A Greyhound of a Girl, a co-production with Paul Thiltges Distributions, Luxembourg cinema will be represented at this year's Berlinale (16-26 February) with three films in the Official Selection.

On 20 January 2023, the Government Council approved the preliminary draft of the Grand Ducal Regulation on the nomenclature of medical acts and services covered by health insurance in order to implement the programme of preventive medicine and universal access to contraception at national level.

The number of available resident jobseekers registered with the ADEM amounts to 15,760 on 31 December 2022, a decrease of 643 persons (or -3.9%) compared to December 2021.

In 2022, a total of 10,499 persons obtained Luxemburgish nationality by naturalisation, option and reclamation procedures.

On 18 and 19 January 2023, the Minister of Defence, François Bausch, made a working visit to Cabo Verde.

As part of the "Les Rendez-Vous de l'UNESCO" cycle, the Luxembourg Commission for UNESCO is launching a new series of multidisciplinary events in 2023 on the theme of global citizenship.