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In order to cope with the cold snap and the sub-zero temperatures, which are expected for the next three days, the Minister of Family Affairs and Integration, Corinne Cahen, has announced the extension of the Winter Action (Wanteraktioun - WAK) until Tuesday 5 April 2022.

Every first Monday of the month, the emergency services test the siren network installed throughout the country.

In order to alleviate the pressure of rising prices on the purchasing power of the most vulnerable households, the agreement signed between the government, the Union des entreprises luxembourgeoises (UEL) and the trade unions CGFP and LCGB provides for three measures supporting both tenants and owners.

A control of payment service providers, organized by the Ministry for Consumer Protection, showed that the branches established in Luxembourg operate in compliance with the Consumption Code. However, the Ministry draws the attention of consumers that significant costs are linked to these operations.

The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has increased from 7,791 to 9,550 cases (+23%) for the week of 21 to 27 March 2022.

Claude Haagen, Minister of Agriculture, Viticulture and Rural Development, welcomed the new Ambassador of the United States of America, H.E. Thomas M. Barrett, on Tuesday, 29 March 2022, as part of his inauguration.

European Space Agency (ESA) & European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) challenged European and Canadian engineering teams to develop vehicles capable of prospecting resources within a testbed of the Moon's shadowy polar regions.

In March, four municipalities joined the pilot project "Pakt vum Zesummeliewen". The municipalities of Schifflange, Steinfort, Echternach and Bettembourg have just signed the pact with the Ministry of Family, Integration and the Greater Region and with the SYVICOL.

François Bausch, Minister for Mobility and Public Works, together with René Steinhaus, President and CEO of lux-Airport, Richard Forson, President and CEO of Cargolux Airlines International, and Carl Berninghausen, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Norsk e-Fuel, presented lux-Airport's plan to invest in the production of sustainable aviation fuel.

On March 28, 2022 Minister of Justice, Vincent Van Quickenborne, hosted a meeting of the "Vendôme Group", in which the French, German, Dutch, Italian, Spanish and Luxembourg Ministers of Justice participated.

Following the war in Ukraine, many people continue to flee their country to other European countries, including Luxembourg. Most of them are women, children and elderly people, often lacking financial and material resources.

Following the first call for applications, the European Space Resources Innovation Centre (ESRIC) has selected the five start-ups to participate in the "Start-up Support Programme” (SSP) and begin their pre-incubation in April 2022.

The number of people testing positive for COVID-19 has increased from 5,968 to 7,779 cases (+30%) for the week of 14 to 20 March 2022.

After the three first editions took place in Luxembourg, this year's special edition of the "CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa" programme was held in Dubai from 21 until 23 March in the context of the World Expo 2020. eMaisha Pay from Uganda bested eight other fintech finalists from Africa and won this year's edition of the CATAPULT: Inclusion Africa 2022 boot camp.

Although COVID-19 vaccines have been proven to save lives, a significant number of citizens are still reluctant to get vaccinated. ​