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Luxembourg goes to the polls to elect the Chamber of Deputies.
2023-10-8

Georgia, Iceland, Luxembourg, Serbia, and Chile report their first confirmed cases of monkeypox.
2022-06-17

The European Commission formally approves, by a majority vote, Poland's plan for the usage of the EU's Recovery and Resilience Facility funds. Although the money will not be immediately available for use, the plan must go through approval in the European Council, and any future funding requests in that mechanism will also be subject to the approval of other member states. The acceptance was previously withheld due to the Commission's concerns about the rule of law in the country, and in particular Poland's non-compliance with the ruling of the European Court of Justice that ordered the Disciplinary Chamber of the Supreme Court disbanded.
2022-06-1

A number of European countries, including Germany, the Netherlands, Sweden, France and Ireland, condemn the recently passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill in Hungary which bans the "display and promotion of homosexuality" among under-18s as "grotesque". Luxembourg says that the bill violates human rights and along with Belgium says that the bill is a "flagrant form of discrimination".
2021-06-22

The European Court of Justice determines that jailed former Vice President of Catalonia Oriol Junqueras had immunity as an elected MEP, despite being unable to take up his seat, as the Spanish Supreme Court had ruled due to his then-provisional prison situation.
2019-12-19

UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson abruptly pulls out of a press conference in Luxembourg to avoid an anti-Brexit protest organised and attended by British citizens living in Luxembourg. Luxembourg Prime Minister Xavier Bettel attends the press conference, where, during a short speech followed by questions from journalists, he contradicts Johnson's prior public statements and exposes that the UK government has not submitted any concrete proposals for amendments to the UK's Withdrawal Agreement from the European Union, or delivered any alternative to the "Irish backstop" which Johnson wishes to replace. Bettel warns that Johnson "holds the future of all UK citizens in his hands" and that he shouldn't "hold the future hostage for party political gain".
2019-09-16

The European Commission orders Poland, the Czech Republic and Hungary to court over their refusal to incorporate more refugees. This is the third step in a process that may lead to fines and loss of the countries' voting rights in the European Union.
2017-12-7

The European Commission announces that they will begin a formal investigation into Apple, Starbucks and Fiat in relation to tax arrangements with Ireland, the Netherlands and Luxembourg.
2014-06-11

The European Union presses Israel to lift its blockade of Gaza, as EU members meet in Luxembourg to discuss ways that Europe could renew its role in helping supervise Gaza's border crossings.
2010-06-14

It is reported that an iceberg the size of Luxembourg has struck the Mertz Glacier, breaking it in half.
2010-02-26