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Press conference: Working visit to Luxembourg by the President of the European Council, Charles Michel
At the invitation of the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, the President of the European Council, Charles Michel, will pay a working visit to Luxembourg on 16 September 2021. The livestreaming starts around 12pm.
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Xavier Bettel remains hospitalised following his COVID-19 infection
The Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, remains under medical observation in hospital following his COVID-19 infection, due to persistent symptoms.
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Xavier Bettel discusses state of tech with US tech leaders
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel has held virtual meetings with several US tech leaders, discussing the global economic situation after one year of the COVID-19 crisis. Xavier Bettel has held in-depth talks with Chuck Robbins (CEO, Cisco), Dan Schulman (CEO, Paypal) and Jensen Huang (CEO, Nvidia).
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Press conference: Signing of the Agreement between the State of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and the Consistoire Israélite of Luxembourg
The Livestream of the Press conference beginns at around 5 p.m..
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Next phase of the deployment of the vaccination campaign against COVID-19 in Luxembourg (Phase 2)
Today the Government Council decided on the next phase of the vaccination campaign on the basis of the opinion of the National Ethics Commission (Commission nationale d'éthique, C.N.E.) of 21 January. intervenu en date du 21 janvier.
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Luxembourg Prime minister Xavier Bettel launches Luxembourg's free & highly acclaimed Elements of AI – course
On this 18th of December 2020, Prime Minister Xavier Bettel launched the Luxembourg equivalent of the highly acclaimed "Elements of AI” online course for students, civil servants, businesses and the global community, thanks to the Finnish government's leadership in digital skills.
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Draft law on the reform of press aid - support for professional journalistic work
The reform of the so-called "press aid" is now in the legislative procedure and will be presented to the responsible parliamentary committee. The text adopted by the Government Council will replace the current funding law from 1976.
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Further adaptations of measures to fight the COVID-19 pandemic
On 19 July 2020, in response to the upsurge in the number of people infected with the coronavirus that our country is facing, the Government Council adopted the draft law amending the law of 17 July 2020 introducing a series of measures to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.
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National Day 2020
For the public celebration of the birthday of HRH the Grand Duke, an official ceremony took place on 23 June at the National monument of Luxembourgish solidarity ("Kanounenhiwwel").
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National Day 2020
For the public celebration of the birthday of HRH the Grand Duke, an official ceremony will take place on 23 June at the National monument of Luxembourgish solidarity ("Kanounenhiwwel").
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Prime Minister's first exchange with the ad hoc group to accompany the measures decided as part of the fight against COVID-19
On 20 April 2020, the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel and the Minister of Health, Paulette Lenert, had a first informal exchange with the Advisory Council to accompany the measures decided as part of the fight against COVID-19.
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Installation of a reception structure for patients next to the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL)
In order to fight against the Coronavirus (COVID-19), a patient reception structure next to the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg will be installed during the next few days, with the support of the NSPA (NATO Support and Procurement Agency) which has provided us with the equipment.
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Grand Ducal Regulation of 18 March 2020 introducing a series of measures in the context of the fight against COVID-19
The Grand Ducal Regulation of 18 March introducing a series of measures in the context of the fight against COVID-19 was published in the official journal of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg and has thus entered into effect on this day. As a consequence, the state of crisis has been declared on the national territory, in accordance with article 32(4) of the Constitution.
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Declaration of the Prime Minister at the Chamber of Deputies: Stay at Home!
Today, the Prime Minister, Minister of State, Xavier Bettel, has made a statement at the Chamber of Deputies about the Government's measures to face COVID-19. This was followed by a statement by the Minister of Health, Paulette Lenert.
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Government Council - New measures taken in response to the Coronavirus
Taking into account the evolution of the coronavirus COVID-19 in our neighbouring countries and on the national territory, it is necessary to take additional measures to limit the spread of the virus in the population and to protect those at risk.