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Sustainable Finance
Introduction Dans le but de satisfaire aux obligations issues des accords de Paris et en ligne avec la politique de diversification de la place financière, le ministère des Finances s’intéresse de près aux financements axés sur l’économie durable...
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Door to door sales
The consumers have the right to refuse every type of door to door selling at their home.
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GouvCheck – Check the authenticity of an official document
GouvCheck – Check the authenticity of an official document What is the purpose of GouvCheck? GouvCheck enables you to check the authenticity of an
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The Luxembourgish nationality
To find out if you meet the requirements to apply for Luxembourgish nationality, please consult this link. If you wish to acquire Luxemburgish
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National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction
In order to reinforce governance in the field of disaster risk reduction (DRR), the Minister of Home Affairs has established a national platform. This is part of the United Nations 2030 Agenda, and more precisely of the Sendai Framework, which aims to achieve an essential reduction of disaster risks.
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Brexit: information folder
The Trade and Cooperation Agreement between the European Union (EU) and the United Kingdom has been provisionally applied since January 1, 2021. The agreement between the EU and the UK protects the interests of European citizens as well as those of businesses based in the EU and will allow further cooperation in areas of mutual interest.
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Simple gestures for more responsible consumption
By adopting responsible consumption habits, everyone can actively contribute to protect the environment. Here are a few things you can do in your daily life.
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Political leave for local elected officials
Mayors, aldermen and council members are entitled to political leave for the hours of work devoted to the exercise of their political mandate. The right to political leave is based on articles 78 to 81 of the amended municipal law of December 13, 1988.
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Tiny Houses
In recent years, thanks to developments in the housing market and the quest for more sustainable lifestyles, we have seen the emergence of a type of housing hitherto unheard of in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg: “Tiny Houses”.
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Reform of the municipal law (RLC)
The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg is a unitary country with only one level of territorial decentralisation - the communes are the only decentralised territorial authorities and play an essential role in local political, economic, social and cultural life. They must constantly adapt to the challenges of modern society.
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Local elections
The voters of the commune directly elect the members of the Municipal Council every six years. Each municipality has a Municipal Council from which the College of Mayor and Aldermen, the executive body of the commune, generates.
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Land tax and the mobilisation of land and housing
The current land tax in Luxembourg dates back to the 1930s. Its reform has been part of the political discussion for years. The reform of the land tax is a key element of the package of measures to combat the increasing housing shortage in Luxembourg, which the government has presented together with the introduction of a tax on the mobilisation of land and a tax on the non-occupation of housing.
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Locations to celebrate marriages and partnerships
Marriage is often one of the key events in an individual's life. Modern couples are questioning more and more the formalities imposed by the law for the celebration of a civil marriage and they aspire to a more personalised organisation of their ceremony.
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Article 29bis – Pacte logement 2.0
The main goal of the Housing Pact 2.0 is to support municipalities, who are a central partner of the government, in the development of affordable housing.
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The "Baulandvertrag"
The objective of the so-called “Baulandvertrag” (Building land contract) bill is, on the one hand, to increase the offer of available land in order to accelerate the creation of housing and, on the other hand, to curb land speculation and the unhealthy development of housing prices as far as possible.