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For the eighth time, the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, attended the World Economic Forum (#WEF23) in Davos, Switzerland. During his trip, the Prime Minister was accompanied by the Minister of Finance, Yuriko Backes and H.R.H. the Hereditary Grand Duke.

On 16th and 17th January Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes participated in the Eurogroup and the Economic and Financial Affairs Council (Ecofin) in Brussels.

With the start of Autofestival 2023, the Ministry of Consumer Protection would like to remind of the importance of some legal principles concerning the protection of consumer rights.

As of January 12th 2023, the Ministry for Consumer Protection has designated the Centre Européen des consommateurs GIE as the organism to host the European Consumer Center Luxembourg.

The public campaign conducted by Luxembourg Stratégie, the strategic foresight department of the Ministry of the Economy, as part of the development of possible future scenarios and the design of a strategic vision for the Luxembourg economy up to 2050, ended on Monday 16 January 2023 with a second citizen debate with Franz Fayot, Minister of the Economy.

Le ministère de la Digitalisation lance un appel à projets pour le financement de projets favorisant l'inclusion numérique au Grand-Duché de Luxembourg pour l'année 2023. L'appel s'inscrit dans la stratégie de mise en œuvre du Plan d'action national d'inclusion numérique.

The rating agency Fitch has just confirmed this Friday, after the markets closed, the "AAA" credit rating of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg with stable outlook. This improved rating reflects the Grand Duchy's good governance indicators, strong public finances and the country's economic resilience despite the current uncertain economic environment.

The Minister for the Environment, Climate and Sustainable Development, Joëlle Welfring, the Water Management Agency (AGE), the syndicate of Luxembourg's cities and municipalities (Syvicol) and the Luxembourg Association of Water utilities (Aluseau) invited to their press conference "Virstellung vum neien Drénkwaassergesetz" today.

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

The Luxembourg Institute of Health, in collaboration with the Ministry of Health as part of the National Cancer Plan, introduces Colive Cancer, a nationwide initiative in which current and former cancer patients can share their experiences to improve cancer care in the country.

On 11 June 2023, voters will renew all communal councils in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg. The main dates for this election and the major changes compared to the last communal elections were the focus of a press conference held today at the Ministry of Home Affairs.

As China faces a massive wave of Covid-19 infections and the Chinese health system is under strain, Luxembourg is following the German travel advice and currently advises against non-essential travel to China:

In view of the rapid progression of SARS-CoV-2 coronavirus infections in China since December 2022, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs wish to inform about the reinforcement of the epidemiological surveillance applicable from January 9, 2023 until February 5, 2023 inclusive, for any travel coming from the People's Republic of China...

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

On 4 January 2023, the Minister for Energy, Claude Turmes, presented the new measures to help households in the context of rising energy prices, and gave an overview of the efforts made to reduce energy consumption in Luxembourg.