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H.R.H. the Grand Duke and the Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Franz Fayot, paid a working visit to Laos from 5 to 8 December 2022. The agenda for the last two days included a visit to the projects of the Luxembourg Cooperation in the localities of Phonhong and Vang Vieng, as well as a cultural visit to the city of Luang Prabang.

On 5 December 2022, the Agence du bénévolat organised the Journée du bénévolat and celebrated its 20th anniversary in the presence of many volunteers and associative actors.

The Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, travelled to Tirana in Albania on 6 December 2022 to attend the EU-Western Balkans summit.

H.R.H. the Grand Duke and the Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, Franz Fayot, are currently on a working visit to Laos from 5 to 8 December 2022.

Since 2021, the government, under the coordination of the Minister of Home Affairs, has been working on the overhaul of the national alert system.

From 28 November to 2 December 2022, the Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes was on a financial mission to New York and Toronto.

As part of his working visit to Japan, the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, concluded on 2 December in Tokyo an agreement with JCR Pharmaceuticals to establish the company's European logistics platform in Luxembourg.

As part of the reform of the national warning system, the government will continue to implement its national warning system testing strategy on Monday 5. December 2022 by carrying out the monthly test of the siren network and sending an alert SMS to the population in a specific area, as well as a test message on the GouvAlert application.

The second day of the working visit of Economics Minister Franz Fayot to Japan took place in Tokyo to first celebrate the 10th anniversary of Paul Wurth IHI's existence in Japan.

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

During the week of 21 to 27 November, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 1,164 cases, compared to 1,057 cases the previous week.

2022 Social dialogue tripartite meeting Representatives from FABEC States, FABEC staff representatives and Air navigation service providers (ANSPs)

The second day of the official economic mission to South Korea, chaired by HRH the Hereditary Grand Duke and led by Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot, was dominated by the official inauguration of Rotarex's new state-of-the-art production site in Asan City and by an official visit to the War Memorial, in honour of Luxembourg volunteers who fell during the Korean War.

The Benelux Summit was held on 28 November 2022 at Bourglinster Castle as part of the Luxembourg Presidency of the Committee of Ministers of the Benelux Union. The Luxembourg Presidency focused on three priorities: emerging stronger from the pandemic, promoting synergies with neighbouring regions and working towards a green, safe and competitive Benelux.

agenda (28.11.2022) The official economic mission to South Korea, presided over by HRH the Hereditary Grand Duke and led by the Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, opened on 28 November with the participation in two key events - the Korea Space Forum and the Luxembourg-Korea Business Forum - as well as a meeting with President Seok-Youl Yoon and the signing of two memoranda of understanding.