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The Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce and national innovation agency Luxinnovation today signed memorandums of cooperation with JETRO, the Japan External Trade Organisation, aimed at establishing a cooperative framework for facilitating cross-border business and investment opportunities.

The 18th edition of the European Forum of Official Gazettes took place at the Abbey of Neumünster in Luxembourg City on 22-24 September 2022. The event was hosted by the Ministry of State − Central Service for Legislation (SCL), which publishes the Official Journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.

The verification of the results regarding the number of signatures collected by each municipality gives the following total number:

The Ministry of Foreign and European Affairs wishes to inform that the temporary entry restrictions to the territory of the Grand Duchy of third-country nationals residing outside the European Union or the Schengen area, put in place from the start of the health crisis linked to COVID19, will end on 1 October 2022.

During the week of 19 to 25 September, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 1,300 cases, compared to 999 cases the previous week.

In the context of the development of projects to allow the ArcelorMittal group’s Luxembourg sites to embark on the path of carbon neutral steel production, the Ministry of the Economy and ArcelorMittal signed a memorandum of understanding on 27 September 2022.

On 26 September, Luxembourg's Minister of Finance Yuriko Backes, Minister of Education, Children and Youth Claude Meisch and EIB President Werner Hoyer inaugurated a new school for migrant children in an EIB building in Kirchberg.

The Ministry of Family, Integration and the Greater Region and the Ministry of Digitalisation announce that the survey on the accessibility of polling stations and election information for people with disabilities is open to the general public as of Monday, 26 September 2022.

The Ministry of the Economy and the University of Luxembourg have signed an agreement that provides a framework for higher education and research activities focused on High-Performance Computing, including the creation by the University of a pilot European Master's degree in High-Performance Computing, Big Data Analysis and Artificial Intelligence.

During the week of 12 to 18 September, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 999 cases compared to 757 cases the previous week.

The Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region has just launched the virtual platform InfoLux.lu, which aims to provide quick access to information on daily life in Luxembourg and to facilitate active participation in the intercultural Living Together in the Grand Duchy.

During the week of 10 to 16 October, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 increased to 2,855 cases, compared to 3,004 cases the previous week.

In view of the soaring energy prices and the resulting consequences for low-income households, the Ministry of Family Affairs, Integration and the Greater Region wishes to inform that the Government in Council has decided to extend the deadline for applying for the cost-of-living allowance and the energy bonus until 31 October 2022.

During the week of 5 to 11 September, the number of people testing positive for COVID-19 remained almost stable with 757 cases compared to 715 cases the previous week.

The Minister of Foreign and European Affairs, Jean Asselborn, paid a working visit to Ireland on 13 and 14 September 2022.