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A virtual event, gathering together the Luxembourg Honorary Consuls across the US, Canada, Central America and the Caribbean, took place on 1 June 2021. The meeting was opened by Ambassador Gaston Stronck, who welcomed the participants and expressed his gratitude...

Jean-Baptiste Merkels was a Luxembourg-American author. He was born on 10 October 1860 in Hollerich, Luxembourg. After completing secondary education, he briefly worked at the public prosecutor's office and for various Luxembourg and foreign companies. Merkels emigrated...

The Grand Duchy of Luxembourg has amended the list of third countries whose residents are not affected by a temporary restriction at the external borders on non-essential travel. Consequently, as of 28 June 2021, third-country nationals residing in...

Pride Month is celebrated each year in June in homage to the June 28, 1969 Stonewall Uprising in New York City. That event was a tipping point for the Gay Movement. In major cities across the United States the day...

I am Jean Asselborn and I would like to talk to you today about my country’s candidacy to the United Nations Human Rights Council for the 2022-2024 term. The pandemic crisis is straining our health systems. It accentuates...

The Network of Spouses of the European Union Ambassadors based in Washington DC organized the first of a series of events within the initiative Sustainable Residences in Washington DC (SRW-DC) on April 7, 2021. The event was hosted by...

Richard Francis Kneip was the 25th governor of South Dakota and the 6th United States Ambassador to Singapore. Kneip was born on January 7, 1933, in Tyler, Minnesota, to Bernice DeSales Pederson and Frank Joseph Kneip. His grandfather Mathias Kneip...

Monday marked the official inauguration of the headquarters of the European High Performance Computing Joint Undertaking (EuroHPC JU) in Luxembourg. Minister of Foreign and European Affairs Jean Asselborn, Minister of the Economy Franz Fayot, European Commissioner for the Internal Market...

Located in the north-east of Luxembourg, Vianden Castle is a witness to history. One of the largest fortified castles west of the Rhine, it is set on a rocky promontory, overlooking the town of Vianden and the River Our...

As global businesses start to reconsider their international footprint in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic, many are assessing the viability and attractiveness of different locations around the world. Employees’ skills and know-how are key elements of competitiveness...

Luxembourg's Minister of the Economy, Franz Fayot, and the CEO of Luxinnovation, Sasha Baillie, launched the new Startup Luxembourg Platform during the “Towards the next level” event on July 5, 2021. The platform will aim to improve the visibility...

Bourscheid Castle is located near the village of Bourscheid in north-eastern Luxembourg. It is situated on a steep promontory, perched nearly 500 feet high above the Sauer river and accessible only from the northwest. Around the year 1000, a...

In a recent report by CARE, a Danish nongovernmental organization, scrutinizing and ranking the climate finance plans of 23 developed countries around the world, Luxembourg came on top of the list. “Fighting the climate crisis is the biggest investment opportunity...

Luxembourg for Finance is organizing an online event on investment structuring on September 16, 2021 at 10:30-12:00 CEST. Structuring investments is a complex task, one that requires a financial ecosystem with both flexible and well understood structures...

Bourglinster Castle is located in the village of Bourglinster in central Luxembourg, about 10 miles to the east of Luxembourg City. The castle was first mentioned in 1098 as belonging to St Simeon of Trier. At the time, the castle...