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This year, this unique festival - thriving to share European arts with American families and children of all backgrounds - is held virtually, from October 17-November 29. The programming features “Melusina: A Fairy's Tail”, a story about the legend of...

On Tuesday October 13, 2020, at the 71st International Aeronautical Congress, the NASA announced the signature of the Artemis Accords, a series of bilateral agreements establishing rules for the peaceful and responsible exploration of the Moon and Mars. The Minister...

On September 14, 2020, Europe’s first sovereign sustainability bond, issued by the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, has been listed on our exchange and displayed on LGX, the world’s leading platform for sustainable securities. The EUR 1.5 billion...

Press release by the Directorate of Defense/Ministry of Finance/ Ministry of Economy On September 23, 2020, the Vice Prime Minister and Minister of Defense, François Bausch, the Minister of Finance, Pierre Gramegna, and the Minister of Economy, Franz Fayot...

On September 11 2020, the credit rating agency Standard & Poor’s maintained the Grand Duchy’ AAA status with a stable outlook. DBRS Morningstar and Fitch had already confirmed Luxembourg’s triple A rating earlier this summer. Praise for Luxembourg...

Three of Luxembourg’s most prominent jazz musicians wil perform at the DC Jazz Festival on September 27 2020. Please see details here.

Luxembourg becomes the first European country to launch a Sustainability Bond Framework. This innovative framework, which meets the highest market standards, is also the first in the world to fully comply with the new recommendations of the European taxonomy for...

Cloud computing is exposing businesses to new risks and it is easy to imagine that data “in the cloud” is safe and secure. But in reality, all these data exist somewhere in a physical form, often in some of the...

On June 22, 2020, the Luxembourg Public Transport System added a bus route between Luxexpo, in the Kirchberg quarter of Luxembourg City, and the Luxembourg American Cemetery, in Hamm, just outside the city.  The bus runs every hour, from 10...

On 4 August 2020, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Ministry of the Economy, as the supervisory body of the Luxembourg Space Agency (LSA), and the Luxembourg Institute of Science and Technology (LIST) in view of the creation, by...

Dear friends, Thank you for your help, friendship, advice, support, partnership and collaboration with the Embassy of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg over the last 12 months. Had it not been for Covid-19, I would be hosting the Luxembourg...

In the 2020 edition of the FM Global Resilience Index, Luxembourg ranks 3rd in the category "Economy" and 2nd in terms of productivity. The country also ranks 7th globally. More information can be found at https://www.fmglobal.com/research-and-resources/tools-and-resources/resilienceindex

It is with great sadness that the Embassy of Luxembourg shares the news of former Ambassador Adrien Meisch's death just a few weeks after his 90th birthday. Ambassador Meisch has been Luxembourg’s Ambassador to the United States from...

The Embassy of Luxembourg is delighted to announce that on Sunday, May 10 2020, Their Royal Highnesses Crown Prince Guillaume and Crown Princess Stéphanie welcomed their first child. Prince Charles Jean Philippe Joseph Marie Guillaume was born at the Maternité Grande...

9 May is Europe Day, celebrating the unity and peace achieved through the European Union. What does it mean to live in the European Union to Luxembourg nationals and residents, a melting pot of more than 170 nationalities and diverse...