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At the invitation of TRH the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess, the President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel, and his wife Eva Pavlová are paying a State visit to Luxembourg from 29 February to 1 March 2024. The presidential couple is accompanied by a delegation including around thirty Czech companies.

The Minister for Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Xavier Bettel, attended the 13th Ministerial Conference of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) in Abu Dhabi from 25 to 27 February 2024.

The Minister Delegate to the Prime minister for Media and Connectivity, Elisabeth Margue, travelled to Barcelona on 26 and 27 February 2024 to attend the Mobile World Congress (MWC).

Yuriko Backes, Minister for Gender Equality and Diversity, attended the informal meeting of EU Ministers for Gender Equality in Brussels on 26-27 February.

New information campaign on the social inclusion income (REVIS) Too many people are unaware of the existence of the social inclusion income (REVIS) or

29 February marks the 17th International Rare Disease Day. A day dedicated to raising public awareness of these diseases and their impact on the lives of those affected.

At the invitation of the Belgian Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the Minister of Finance, Gilles Roth, attended the meetings of the Eurogroup and the Informal Economic and Financial Affairs Council (ECOFIN) in Ghent from 23 to 24 February 2024.

Xavier Bettel, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Minister for Development Cooperation and Humanitarian Affairs, paid a working visit to the United Nations on 22 and 23 February.

Tuesday 20 February 2024 marked the start of the new school year for more than 8,000 students eager to discover a new language or improve their language skills.

Martine Hansen, Minister for Consumer Protection, welcomed a delegation from the “Mouvement Écologique”. This meeting was an opportunity to initiate a dialogue on the promotion of responsible consumption and concrete actions.

The weekly retrospective gives a summary of trends in acute respiratory infections, including COVID-19, influenza (influenza virus) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

We are very concerned about the humanitarian situation in Gaza and the suffering of the hostages as well as the Israeli government’s plans for a possible ground operation in Rafah, where well over a million Palestinians are currently sheltering from the fighting.

Luxembourg's "Overshoot Day" is set to change from 14 February in 2023 to 20 February in 2024. This day symbolises the moment when demand for natural resources exceeds the Earth's capacity to regenerate them for the current year, resulting in the use of future resources.

26 heads of European cyber security authorities discussed the IT security situation in Munich. Luxembourg was represented by the High Commission for National Security (HCPN).

The weekly retrospective gives a summary of trends in acute respiratory infections, including COVID-19, influenza (influenza virus) and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).